Wayne Hills (5-3) beat Passaic Tech (6-2) to clinch its 17th straight playoff berth and its 23rd playoff berth in head coach Chris Olsen's 26 years at Hills. The Patriots will probably be on the road in the playoffs, likely making tonight's game with PCT Olsen's last home game at Wayne Hills.
Cristian Rodriguez ran for two touchdowns to lead Wayne Hills' offense.Rodriguez opened the scoring with a 1-yard run in the first quarter and added a 2-yard score in the second. Robby Schiller also broke off a 55-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter. Schiller finished with 141 yards on 14 carries. Rodriguez ran for 76 yards. Justin DeGroat threw a 9-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to Ryan Kardux.
For Passaic Tech, Jared Quintero connected with Marquise Hansford for a 40-yard touchdown pass.
Issac Williams and Thomas Jefferson rushed for a combined 1,538 yards and 16 touchdowns in the PCTs' first seven games. Hills limited them to a combined 54 yards on 14 carries.
"Our defense came out on fire," said Rodriguez. "They didn't let up much yardage until we put in the [second string] at the end of the game. We stopped their offense completely, the whole game."
"We feel real good about [reaching the playoffs] because I think our history in the playoffs is pretty much as good as anybody's," said Chris Olsen. "Now that we're in, I think our chances are as good as anybody's. I don't think they wanted to be the team that didn't make the playoffs, when expectations were so high in the preseason, and rightfully so."
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Cristian Rodriguez ran for two touchdowns to lead Wayne Hills' offense.Rodriguez opened the scoring with a 1-yard run in the first quarter and added a 2-yard score in the second. Robby Schiller also broke off a 55-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter. Schiller finished with 141 yards on 14 carries. Rodriguez ran for 76 yards. Justin DeGroat threw a 9-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to Ryan Kardux.
For Passaic Tech, Jared Quintero connected with Marquise Hansford for a 40-yard touchdown pass.
Issac Williams and Thomas Jefferson rushed for a combined 1,538 yards and 16 touchdowns in the PCTs' first seven games. Hills limited them to a combined 54 yards on 14 carries.
"Our defense came out on fire," said Rodriguez. "They didn't let up much yardage until we put in the [second string] at the end of the game. We stopped their offense completely, the whole game."
"We feel real good about [reaching the playoffs] because I think our history in the playoffs is pretty much as good as anybody's," said Chris Olsen. "Now that we're in, I think our chances are as good as anybody's. I don't think they wanted to be the team that didn't make the playoffs, when expectations were so high in the preseason, and rightfully so."
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