Wayne Hills Upsets Wayne Valley 52-49 In O.T!

Wayne…….When two rival schools get together you can throw records out the window! Wayne Valley was riding high after a great win against Passaic Valley had pushed their record to 9-6 and feeling good about the way they were playing! Meanwhile, Wayne Hills has been struggling most of the year because of inconsistant play which had resulted in a 4-12 record! But that’s why they play the games! Hills pulled off the win 52-49 in overtime and watching the contest it would have been hard to decide which team was which! Valley controlled the game in the 1st half,taking a 28-20 lead into intermission!Hills came out in the 3rd and outscored Valley 18-8 in the quarter to take a 38-36 lead into the 4th! Senior center Peter Daibes(top right), point guard Michael Driesse(bottom right) and Matt Heskins were the key players for Hills as they made it known they were here to stay! The 4th quarter stayed close as Valley cut the lead  to 40-39 on a three point play from Junior guard Jay Mustafa and after a Hills free throw, Mustafa tied it at 41 on a layup with 13 seconds left! Hills ran a perfect play for the win but Daibes shot went in and out which sent the game to overtime! In the extra session Driesse found Daibes twice down low to take a 4 point lead 45- 41! Valley continued to fight but Hills kept the lead behind the free throw shooting of Heskins and Sam Pressler! Valley could not score a field goal in overtime, getting all their points at the free throw line! Daibes led Hills with 16 points and 9 rebounds, while Heskins scored 14 points and Driesse ran the show with 11 points, 6 dimes and 5 rebounds! Valley really only got it from two players as Senior Andrew Herasimtchuk led the scoring with 18 points and Junior point guard Mustafa added 17 points! This game again shows how up for grabs the Passaic County Tournament will be!