Division Returners: Patriot White

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With an impressive playoff run in 2023, West Essex, led by solid defensive play, made it all the way to the state championship before falling to Delsea. Returning a ton of talent from a year before, West Essex is in a position to not only win the division again in 2024 but make their way back to the state championship. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Losing a nail biter to West Essex in the sectional finals last season, Passaic Valley is looking to continue their success and avenge their lost next year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lastly, finishing the season 4-6, Wayne Valley is making a push to compete for th division in 2024. With players returning on both sides of the ball, Wayne Valley has the chance to make some noise within the Patriot White division next fall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1085722"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"A special talent for West Essex, [player_tooltip player_id='1085722' first='Anthony' last='Drago'] is one of the players that can take control of a game from either side of the ball. A smooth runner at the wide receiver position, Anthony carved through defenses with his route running skills as he racked up 569 yards and 4 touchdowns. 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