Agape Freedom Sports LLC

📅 Date: August 22, 2025

📍 John Henzes/Veterans Memorial Stadium

🏆 Final Score: Valley View 14, Scranton Prep 10

⸻

Storyline:

No. 5 Valley View opened the season with a statement win over No. 1 Scranton Prep in a defensive slugfest. The Cougars overcame two costly fumbles, 102 penalty yards, and a 10-minute Prep drive to gut out a 14-10 victory in front of a packed home crowd.

⸻

Key Highlights

• First Quarter

• Scranton Prep struck first after recovering a fumble in the end zone.

• Valley View answered on a 48-yard bomb from Caleb Brown to Gabe Davis in the final seconds of the quarter (7-7).

• Second Quarter

• Tyler Bianchi’s 25-yard field goal gave Prep a 10-7 halftime lead.

• Third Quarter

• After a muffed punt by Prep, Valley View’s Tyler Muchal scored on a 4th-and-1 run from 18 yards out, giving the Cougars a 14-10 lead.

• Defense Wins It

• VV defense held Prep scoreless in the second half.

• Key stops included Brady Bachman’s 4th-and-2 tackle and the secondary forcing five straight incompletions on Prep’s final drive.

⸻

Stat Leaders

Valley View

• Caleb Brown: 6/8, 81 yards, 1 TD

• Gabe Davis: 48-yard TD reception

• Tyler Muchal: 17 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD

• Jeffrey Wasilchak: 7 carries, 43 yards

Scranton Prep

• Owen Jeffers: 4/12, 31 yards

• Anthony Prince: 14 carries, 68 yards

⸻

Game MVP Candidates

• Tyler Muchal (RB) – clutch 18-yard TD run on 4th down

• Gabe Davis (WR) – huge 48-yard TD catch

• Jeffrey Wasilchak (RB/LB) – two-way force with bruising runs and big defensive stops

• Brady Bachman (LB) – critical 4th-quarter tackle on 4th-and-2