Valley Falls to Glen Rock in Bergen County Quarters

Kyle Stackpole

PV Sports Beat

Both Glen Rock and Pascack Valley both pride themselves on defense, making it a foregone conclusion that it would be a low scoring game.

Those who believed that would only have been half right.

At River Dell on Tuesday night, Pascack Valley fell at the hands of Glen Rock 11-3, ending their shot at a county crown.

The key for the Panthers was their defense, as Pascack Valley rarely had a good shot on goal. When they were able to get a clean look, goalie Jake Quiat was there, making 7 saves in the game.

After Pascack Valley scored 2 minutes into the game, Glen Rock scored 6 unanswered goals to take a 6-1 lead into halftime.

When Joe Farinelli scored with 3 minutes left in the third, the Indians cut the lead to 8-3, giving them a glimmer of hope.

Glen Rock proved too much however, scoring 5 more goals to finish the game with an 11-3 win. 

Senior Tim Miller put on a show once again for Glen Rock, scoring 4 goals and adding 3 assists. He now has 69 points on the season, which is good for the county lead. Mike Mount added 3 more goals for the Panthers, who improve to 13-0.

Although they lost, there was one player who stood out for Pascack Valley. Junior Kevin Illian scored 2 goals and had 1 assist. He wasn’t intimidated at all by the undefeated Panthers and continued to play his game.

The season isn’t over for Pascack Valley as they still have the state tournament to go along with a few more regular season games. This was a learning experience for the Indians, realizing the level of play needed to compete with the best of the best.

When asked what his team could take and use towards preparing for the state game, Nick Soravilla responded, “It means that we have to work twice as hard during practice to get ready for it.”

They don't have to mourn the loss for long as Indian Hills comes to town tomorrow to play Pascack Valley in one of their last regular season games.

“We have to take all these games seriously from this point on,” added Soravilla. “If we treat every game like it's a county game, it will only better prepare us for the state tournament.”