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Valley won tonight in a strange game.

The first quarter was maybe the best football Valley has played all year. They started out with the ball and scored within a couple minutes. After a 4th down stop, they took over and quickly scored again for a 14-0 lead. The Wildcats held Mullins on each of their next two drives as well, and followed both stops with quick scores of their own. By the end of the first quarter, the score was 30-0 and a running clock began.

The second quarter saw Valley begin to put in some subs on defense. The Tigers quickly took advantage of this with an impressive long TD run to cut it to 30-8. Valley would answer back with another score before the half to make it a 36-8 margin.

The third quarter saw Valley stop Mullins on their first possession, then put together another scoring drive of their own for a 42-8 lead. With some of the Wildcat subs in again, Mullins had another long TD run to make it 42-16. On the next possession for Valley, a Mullins defender made a great play by ripping the ball away from a backup RB, then taking it to the house to set the final score.

Valley is now 10-1 on the year. They are back in action Thursday against Johns Creek.

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Valley won tonight in a strange game.

The first quarter was maybe the best football Valley has played all year. They started out with the ball and scored within a couple minutes. After a 4th down stop, they took over and quickly scored again for a 14-0 lead. The Wildcats held Mullins on each of their next two drives as well, and followed both stops with quick scores of their own. By the end of the first quarter, the score was 30-0 and a running clock began.

The second quarter saw Valley begin to put in some subs on defense. The Tigers quickly took advantage of this with an impressive long TD run to cut it to 30-8. Valley would answer back with another score before the half to make it a 36-8 margin.

The third quarter saw Valley stop Mullins on their first possession, then put together another scoring drive of their own for a 42-8 lead. With some of the Wildcat subs in again, Mullins had another long TD run to make it 42-16. On the next possession for Valley, a Mullins defender made a great play by ripping the ball away from a backup RB, then taking it to the house to set the final score.

Valley is now 10-1 on the year. They are back in action Thursday against Johns Creek.

What kind of participation numbers do you guys have on the 5th/6th grade team? pretty impressive record!

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What kind of participation numbers do you guys have on the 5th/6th grade team? pretty impressive record!

20 kids on the 5th/6th grade team. Of that, 11 are in 6th grade, although 4 of them are playing football for the first time.

Numbers aren't anything like what you guys have over at Belfry, I'm sure. But we have a good core of around 15 kids who have been playing together for a while and have some talent. If they all stick with it into high school, SV should have a good team here in a few years.

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20 kids on the 5th/6th grade team. Of that, 11 are in 6th grade, although 4 of them are playing football for the first time.

Numbers aren't anything like what you guys have over at Belfry, I'm sure. But we have a good core of around 15 kids who have been playing together for a while and have some talent. If they all stick with it into high school, SV should have a good team here in a few years.

Those numbers really are not that bad. I know several central Kentucky county programs that are seeing similar participation numbers. Studies are reflecting a downward trend in youth football participation country wide. Over the last 4 years..participation has dropped by 16% nationwide.

Would love to see Shelby see some sustained success football wise. Great for the county. Belfry is a different animal. Football is King....and nothing else is even close to being second. It's crazy to see the sheer number of kids participating from flag level all the way thru the 8th grade.

However...if the economy doesn't change......there won't be any way for our local teams to stay competitive statewide.

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Those numbers really are not that bad. I know several central Kentucky county programs that are seeing similar participation numbers. Studies are reflecting a downward trend in youth football participation country wide. Over the last 4 years..participation has dropped by 16% nationwide.

Would love to see Shelby see some sustained success football wise. Great for the county. Belfry is a different animal. Football is King....and nothing else is even close to being second. It's crazy to see the sheer number of kids participating from flag level all the way thru the 8th grade.

However...if the economy doesn't change......there won't be any way for our local teams to stay competitive statewide.

Of course, I would love to see Valley see some sustained success too, lol. I am fully aware that it has been basketball first and everything else a distant second around here for far too long. Hopefully this group can be part of trying to change all that.

We have 20 in 5th/6th, close to 30 on the 3rd/4th team, and we have over 60 in our K-2nd little league program. So the numbers are there, if they stick with it and don't fall off.