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Huge win for the Wildcats!

Like others have mentioned, this game was close for about a quarter and a half.  The turnover bug hurt Valley early on and allowed PBurg to hold a 14-7 lead, but a Blackcat fumble would even the early turnover margin, and SV would soon take their first lead at 21-14.  Still, PBurg would get the ball with a chance to tie the game up, but another fumble on the kickoff was an absolute killer.  Once SV took advantage of the short field to grab a 2 touchdown lead, you could sense that the tide had shifted in their favor.  Then after PBurg failed to convert a 4th down, Valley marched down the field and scored another touchdown on a Russ Osborne prayer that was answered as time expired.  With a 35-14 halftime lead, this game was effectively over.

The second half looked like PBurg's spirit was broken.  SV scored the next 4 scores to stretch the lead to 62-14 at one point, meaning that after the Blackcats took the 14-7 lead, Valley scored the next 8 touchdowns in a row.  That's impressive.  I would be curious to see the stats from last night, because several Wildcats had big nights offensively.

On to next week's game against Martin County!  After the Cardinals blew out East Ridge, the matchup between SV and MC looks like the de facto district championship.

That game next week will be huge for the #1 seed in the district. If I’m correct, then that district will match up with d7 which is the Breathitt, Middlesboro, Leslie, and Morgan district. Breathitt is head and shoulders above everyone else in that district so most likely the loser next week will go to Breathitt in round 2.