Boys Soccer State Sectional Finals Preview

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Ava Kim

Preston So beats the Bergenfield defender to the ball. Valley look to keep the same energy as they take on Roxbury in the Section 1, Group 3 finals game at Roxbury.

Boys Soccer State Sectional Finals

Pascack Valley Vs. Roxbury

When: Thursday, Nov. 11

Location: Roxbury High School

Time: 3 p.m

No. 12 Seed Pascack Valley: 16-3-3

No. 2 Seed Roxbury: 18-2

Valley lines up before the game starts as they listen to the ref’s speech. (Ava Kim)

PV Perspective: Coming into the game Valley has all the momentum in the world after knocking off the county tournament champs, who also came into the state sectionals as the No. 1 seed. The Panthers have an 8 game winning streak as they look to improve that to 9. 

Roxbury Perspective: Despite Roxburys last game being a relatively easy game against Montville, they come into this game hoping to beat Valley for the first time in the last 5 years. The Gaels have a 6 game winning streak and are excited for an opportunity to make that 7. 

Past Games Between each other: These two teams faced one another in 2017 and it led to a 2-0 Valley win.