Back-to-back league champs: PV girls in romp, 16-3-1, with breakout players

Front to back, left to right: Maddie Wu, Natalie Weissman, Ciara Dersimonian, Lidia Guerriero, Allie Polyniak, Gabby Velecela, Amanda Polyniak, Jade Dabros, Avery Stein, Ella Saxon, Celina Bussanich, Margo Perlman, Emma Sandt, Alex Lambrinos, Ava Burke, Alia Moreira, Lana Freedberg, Sarah Mastowski, Anya Dembowski, Tara Stewart, and Katelynn Park.

PASCACK VALLEY—Congratulations to the Pascack Valley High School girls soccer team, league champs once again. Many of the girls also emerged from the fray with individual accolades.

History teacher and head coach Leah Jerome told Pascack Press the girls came up strong with a 16-3-1 record, falling to NVOT in the semifinals, in Little Falls, Nov. 2. 

Jerome said, “They went undefeated in their league and won back-to-back league championships. They were Top 8 in the county tournament and lost in the sectional semi finals. The girls had an outstanding year!”

Sarah Mastowski fired in PV’s lone goal of the game, though these players brought the heat relentlessly since their Sept. 7, 2-0 start against River Dell. In their wake nursing shutouts and other decisive losses were the likes of OT, Pascack Hills, Bergenfield, Tenafly, Fair Lawn, Teaneck, Demarest, Bergenfield, Paramus Catholic, Becton, and Lakeland.

Giving PV’s hard-charging girls trouble this outing: Wayne Hills and, in the quarterfinal round, Immaculate Heart.

  • Assistant coaches are Ken DelSanto and Isabella Bussanich.
  • First Team All County: Tara Stewart and Amanda Polyniak.
  • Third Team All County: Allie Polyniak 
  • First Team All League: Tara Stewart, Amanda Polyniak, Allie Polyniak, Sarah Mastowski, Celina Bussanich
  • Second Team All League: Anya Dembowski, Maddie Wu, Alex Lambrinos
  • Honorable Mention All League: Katelynn Park.