NV - Old Tappan is 8-2 against Pascack Valley since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The NV - Old Tappan Golden Knights are on the road again to play the Pascack Valley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
NV - Old Tappan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past West Essex 41-13.
Meanwhile, Pascack Valley came tearing into Friday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Golden Hawks onto the board and left with a 38-0 victory. The Panthers pushed the score to 24-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Hawks had little chance of recovering from.
Adam Shaw continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 143 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Kevin Regula, who rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pascack Valley's defense and their 6.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Colin Krause and Dante Ricciardi, who racked up four sacks between them. Ricciardi has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 13 times he's played.
Pascack Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Pascack Valley's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.7 points per game. As for NV - Old Tappan, their record is now 10-1.
NV - Old Tappan came up short against Pascack Valley when the teams last played back in October, falling 27-21. Can NV - Old Tappan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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