Week in Review: 1/24-1/29

Ava Kim

Sr. Julia Graham looks to pass to her teammate. The girls moved on in the county tournament after defeating Immaculate Conception of Lodi.

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023
Boys Basketball vs Bergenfield | Valley 65 – Bergenfield 46 WIN
The boys basketball team was victorious over Bergenfield, as this game marked the team’s sixth straight win.

Girls Swimming vs Passaic | Valley 121 – Passaic 32 WIN
Amanda Bramley came in first in several events to help Pascack girls swim beat Passaic.

Boys Swimming vs Passaic | Valley 108 – Passaic 31 WIN
Brian Yang, Nathan Jeong, Kyle Hanna, and Juan Zapateiro came in first in the Metropolitan Relay, helping Pascack win.

Ice Hockey vs Northern Highlands (Ice Hockey BCCA Tournament Quarterfinal Round) | Pascack 1 – Northern Highlands 5 LOSS
The Pascack Hockey Team fell to Northern Highlands for the second time this year, as Northern Highlands remained undefeated. Aidan Rybacki had 40 saves, and Zach Groves scored Pascack’s only goal of the game.

Girls Basketball vs Bergenfield | Valley 64 – Bergenfield 20 WIN
Lindsay Jennings and Celina Bussanich led in scoring for PV with 14 points each, as the girls basketball team beat Bergenfield at home.

Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023
Wrestling vs Tenafly | Valley 55 – Tenafly 18 WIN
Valley started the match off strongly with 55 straight points, as Ray Kohan, Dylan Biegel, Brayden Morgan, Adan Cedeno, Antonio Cedeno, Nick Brue, and Alex Bainbridge all pinned their opponents.

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023

Boys Bowling vs NVOT | Valley 2 – NVOT 5 LOSS
Old Tappan bowler Sean Kim led both teams in scoring, as he finished with a combined score of 659.

Girls Bowling vs NVOT | Valley 5 – Old Tappan 2 WIN
The girls bowling team improved its record on Thursday, after defeating NVOT.

Boys Basketball at Passaic Tech | Valley 54 – Passaic 40 LOSS
Christian Vargas racked up 19 points in Valley’s win against PCTI. Jimmy Shea added 14 points to the victory as well.

Friday, Jan. 27, 2023
Wrestling vs Dumont | Valley 42 – Dumont 39
Valley took down Dumont after a back-and-forth match. Valley and Dumont each won five of the first ten matches, resulting in Valley’s 30-27 lead. Dumont briefly took the lead, at 33-30, before pins from Valley’s Julian Morris and Nate Lewis secured the victory.

Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023
Boys Basketball vs Ridgewood (Bergen County Jamboree) | Valley 52 – Ridgewood 48 WIN
Pascack Valley narrowly edged out Ridgewood in the second round of the Bergen County Tournament. Christian Vargas led both teams in scoring with 20 points.

Wrestling vs Sparta | Valley 32 – Sparta 43 LOSS
Valley fell to a 14-4 Sparta team as Nate Lewis, Adan Cedeno, Nick Brue, and Ray Kohan all pinned their opponents. Sparta’s heavyweights closed the match out for the Spartans.

Wrestling vs Vernon | Valley 48 – Vernon 27 WIN
Pins from Adan Cedeno, Antonio Cedeno, Ryan Carlson, and Nate Lewis sealed the deal over Vernon on Saturday evening.

Girls Basketball vs Immaculate Conception (BCWCA Tournament) | Valley 63 – Immaculate Conception 61 WIN
Lindsay Jennings (22 points) and Madison McCarthy (17 points) led Valley in scoring as PV won a tightly contested county tournament game against Immaculate Conception of Lodi.
Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023

Ice Hockey vs Paramus | Valley 5 – Paramus 1 WIN
Pascack defeated Paramus, as the team improved its record to 13-4-1. A shorthanded goal from Pascack’s Jack Sheehan in the second period gave the team a two goal cushion, as Pascack led Paramus 2-0. Despite Paramus getting one back to make the game 2-1, Pascack’s Austin and Zach Groves each added one goal—putting the game away.