A relatively unknown 5-9, 185-pound freshman bolted 75 yards to the end zone on his first-career varsity carry on the second play of Pleasant Valley's 2012 season against Nazareth.

Three years ago, Austyn Borre didn't knock on the door to introduce himself to District 11 football - he kicked it down."That was really exciting for me," said Borre of his first varsity touchdown. "Nobody really knew who I was then - the seniors then realized that they could trust me. While in eighth grade, my goal and mindset was always to work hard and play varsity as a freshman, and that happened. I told myself I wanted my first varsity carry to be a touchdown, and it turned out that it actually happened too."Borre went on to score 17 total touchdowns his freshman campaign, and led the Bears to the District 11 playoffs. Since then, the PV senior has compiled 56 total scores during the course of his career, which currently ranks fourth all-time in the Times News area. Three of those touchdowns came last week against Pocono Mountain West, which helped Borre earn the Times News Player of the Week award."We basically game-planned for the weather and we were able to run the ball," he said. "Our line is young and I feel like they are improving every week. Trent (Thomas) and I were able to ground-and-pound, and we were able to open up the passing game in the second half. I feel like we were able to do everything on all cylinders during the game."Borre's monster stat-line included a single-game school record of 255 rushing yards on 19 carries and two receptions for 31 yards. Two of his three scores were huge gains of 73 and 84 yards respectively - which propelled the Bears past the Panthers, 42-14."Now that I have all of this experience, I have much more confidence and the game is a lot slower for me now," said the PV running back. "We know how important every win is at this stage of the year. We can't afford another loss. Every practice is more intense now that we're getting closer, it's much more serious."Last year, Pleasant Valley dropped its first three games of the year and had to go on a massive winning streak to earn a spot in the postseason."Playing the great teams that we did (initially) definitely betters the young guys we have," said Borre. "I feel like it's a huge boost of confidence now that we got two wins a row, and now we're starting to have a good time."This year is no different, as the Bears have an identical record as they did this time last season. Pleasant Valley will need a little bit of everything from its senior tailback down the stretch if it wants to earn another trip to the playoffs. It's good news that Borre's athletic diversity makes him a threat to do just about everything with the football.In 2015, he ranks sixth in the TN area in rushing yards (59-525), and third in receiving yards (13-225). In fact, Borre needs just 61 receiving yards to reach 1,000 for his career - not too shabby for a tailback."When you have a back like that, it's much easier on your offensive coordinator to make the calls," said Pleasant Valley head coach Dave Pacchioni. "He's a very special kid. A few weeks ago against Allen, he caught a touchdown and even blocked a punt for another one. It's nice to have a guy like that you can count on in key situations in a game. You can hand the ball off to him, and he's also capable of catching the football."Pleasant Valley will look to keep its postseason hopes alive on Friday with a big Eastern Pennsylvania Conference clash with East Stroudsburg South."Last year definitely taught us that we can't come out slow," Borre said."We're all really excited to play in the 'Purple Pit' and we need to start the game the same way we finish it."