Game of the year... in a loss

Hats off to the Pike Valley Panthers, who lost in the first round of the 8 man playoffs to 9-0 Quinter, 38-34. Derek Barrett had a monster game, carrying the football 46 times for 262 yards and 4 tds. Dylan Cross gave the Panthers their final lead of the game with a 23 yard end around at 2:57, which proved to be long enough for the Bulldogs. After an Alex Howard sack, Quinter QB Ed Machen found Matt Bird in the right flat, who latteraled to RB Jordon Harggitt, who raced 65 yards down the sideline for the go-ahead score. Pike Valley was only able to drive to midfield, but Lane Koster's pass on 4th down came up short of Barrett.

Again, it was a fantastic game to cover. No one thought PV would even be playing into the second half, let alone have the lead and a chance to win in the 4th. Great job Panthers!

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