Connor Hilling scored the game’s first three touchdowns and host Valley View built a 42-point halftime lead Nov. 4 while opening the playoffs with a 54-7 romp over Honesdale in a District 2 Class 4A football quarterfinal.
Hilling scored on runs of 3 and 14 yards for a 14-0 lead after one quarter. He then opened the second-quarter scoring with another 3-yard touchdown run.
Adam Howanitz took it from there, running 3 yards for a score, passing to Kyle Rupp for the two-pointer and hitting Taheed Jewell with a 9-yard touchdown pass.
Preston Reed added a 2-yard run for a 42-0 lead at halftime.
Johnny Kauffman scored Honesdale’s touchdown in the third quarter on a 2-yard fumble return.
Casey Malsberger ran 1 yard and Mason Iyoob returned an interception 73 yards for fourth-quarter touchdowns by Valley View, which did not attempt either conversion.
Christopher Savkov had an interception and sack in the win.
Howanitz went 10-for-12 for 169 yards passing. Jewell had 7 catches for 85 yards. Hilling ran for 65 yards on 11 carries.
The Cougars showed off a balanced attack with 182 yards passing and 178 rushing.
Valley View advances into Saturday night’s district semifinal at home against Dallas.
