The Wayne Hills Patriots will square off against the NV - Old Tappan Golden Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wayne Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-6 victory over Passaic Valley. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Wayne Hills found their leader in sophomore ETHAN ZACHARSKI, who rushed for 150 yards and a pair of scores on only 15 carries. CJ PUGLISI was another key player, rushing for 81 yards and one TD on only eight carries.
Wayne Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Wayne Hills, racking up 12 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of DAVID VAN HOOK, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, NV - Old Tappan strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They claimed a resounding 40-0 win over West Milford. The Golden Knights pushed the score to 33-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Highlanders had no chance of recovering from.
NV - Old Tappan's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Wayne Hills, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Wayne Hills ended up a good deal behind NV - Old Tappan in their previous matchup back in October, losing 47-28. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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