The Pascack Valley Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Northern Highlands Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Northern Highlands is hoping to do what Teaneck couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Pascack Valley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Pascack Valley took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over Teaneck. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Highwaymen are ranked 182nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kevin Regula went supernova for Pascack Valley, rushing for 165 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also picking up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. Adam Shaw was another key player, throwing for 174 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Northern Highlands owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Hackensack 28-0 on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Highlanders.
Pascack Valley's record is now 3-0. As for Northern Highlands, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Pascack Valley came up short against Northern Highlands when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 14-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northern Highlands' Nate Johnson, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 105 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes. Now that Pascack Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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