Kyle Stackpole
PV Sports Beat
There are many ways to lure students to particular sporting
events, but giving out t-shirts may be the best one yet. The Indians had a
gigantic crowd supporting them Monday afternoon and were determined not to
disappoint.
After being teammates just of couple years before, players
from Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley faced off in a battle to improve their
record and more importantly, for bragging rights.
The Indians made it obvious they were ready to play, easily
defeating the Cowboys 14-3, earning their 10th win of the season,
and giving the student section something to cheer about.
“It was awesome,” said Senior Captain Mike Vicchio, “I love
playing in front of my family, friends, and classmates. The support from the
crowd helps us play better and to dominate Hills in front of a good portion of
the school was sick.”
Valley wasted no time fooling around as they scored two
goals only 5 minutes into the game. By the time the Cowboys had time to blink,
they were in a two-goal hole. The Indians added another, giving them a
three-goal cushion heading into the second quarter.
The Cowboys did show some life in
the second, scoring two minutes into the period, making it a 3-1 contest. They
was as close as Hills would get as Pascack Valley added three goals by the end
of the quarter, giving them a comfortable lead heading into halftime.
After Illian scored less than 30 seconds into the second
half, the game was all but over.
Valley used the remaining time to give minutes to guys who
usually don’t get a chance to play, letting them get accustomed to the
varsity spotlight.
When it was all said and done, Valley came out victorious
with a 14-3 win.
The highlight of the game (well at least for me) was seeing junior
defender Ryan Foley sprinting down the middle of the field and scoring his
first goal of the season. Although the game was out of reach that might have
been the loudest the fans had cheered during the game.
As stated before, Pascack Valley now improves to 10-2 and
will face Paramus on Wednesday.
“I had a great time because we were all feeling it out there,”
added Vicchio, “and the fans loved it, especially vs. Hills.”
Hopefully this same fan base will support when Pascack Valley faces
River Dell in their first county game Saturday at Pascack Valley High School at
2 pm.
When asked if Vicchio had any last words, he simply replied,
“I love it. Vegas.”
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