The River Dell Golden Hawks will head out to face off against the Pascack Valley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pascack Valley is hoping to do what Teaneck couldn't on Thursday: put an end to River Dell's winning streak, which now stands at six games. River Dell simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Teaneck 27-0 at home. The Golden Hawks' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last four matchups.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Pascack Valley last Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Paramus out of the water with a 42-0 final score. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Spartans are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pascack Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kevin Regula, who rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Shaw, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Pascack Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Marc Dellaquila, Michael Colletti, and Michael Fronzaglia picked up one apiece.
River Dell pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Pascack Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
River Dell might still be hurting after the 48-27 loss they got from Pascack Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Regula, who rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that River Dell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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