Abington Heights is 1-9 against Valley View since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Abington Heights Comets will head out to take on the Valley View Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Abington Heights will bounce into Friday's match after beating Dallas, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Abington Heights enjoyed a cozy 30-13 win over Dallas on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Comets.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Nick Bradley and his top target Shawn Theodore Jr.. Bradley threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns while Theodore Jr. picked up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Abington Heights also got a significant boost from Dominic Vergnetti, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 104 yards.
Meanwhile, Valley View didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Wilkes-Barre on Friday, but they still walked away with a 25-20 win.
Valley View's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zach Cwalinski, who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 58 yards and two touchdowns. Preston Reed was another key back, rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown.
Reed wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Valley View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilkes-Barre only rushed for 109.
Valley View's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Brady Skeen, Gianni Marino, and Tim Ulkoski picked up one apiece. Marino also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Abington Heights now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Valley View, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Abington Heights might still be hurting after the 35-14 defeat they got from Valley View when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Abington Heights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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