Football defeats Blue Valley West in overtime
BVNW defeated the undefeated BVW Jaguars in overtime, 28-21. The team is now 2-2 on the season.
The BVNW football team defeated BVW tonight in overtime with a final score of 28-21.
The Jaguars scored the first touchdown of the night with 10:58 to go in the quarter on a 70 yard run. BVW followed up with a field goal at the 4-minute mark, extending their lead 10-0. With 30 seconds left in the quarter, the Huskies retaliated when junior running back Miles Alexander scored for BVNW putting 7 points up on the board. The Husky defense shut down BVW in their first drive of the second quarter and then took their first lead of the night with a touchdown by senior Vince Fritz, making the score 14-10. The Huskies went into the second half with this lead, but the Jaguars soon narrowed it with by a field goal with 10 min left in the third quarter. Neither team scored the remainder of the quarter.
Late in the fourth quarter, excitement rose on both sides of the field with the Jaguars drew within one yard of the end zone but were stopped on all four downs by the BVNW defense. When the Huskies got the ball back, senior Jaqwan Stone caught a pass from senior Jacob Rominger and ran to score a 99 yard touchdown, raising the score to 21-13 with 3:18 left in the game.
“We were finally playing as a team,” Senior Kyle Pottinger said.
Tension rose in the Pound as the Jaguars retaliated with a touchdown of their own and a two point conversion to tie the game with 1:31 left in the fourth and final quarter. Neither team was able score for the rest of regulation, and the game went into overtime.
BVNW scored on the first play of overtime from the ten-yard line on a pass from Rominger to junior Jack Kuety. The Husky defense shut down the Jaguars on all four downs, which resulted in a BVNW victory.
The win was not only exciting for the parents and students, but especially the players and coaches on the field.
“We finally played as a unit, this is how we want to play and we came out on top for once,” Pottinger said. “Everyone was great, the fans were here and they were crazy.”
Athletic director Steve Harms also said that the team played well and together as a whole, and he could not be more proud.
“They stayed together, instead of letting big plays get them down,” Harms said. “[BVW] was undefeated and favored to win the league, it’s a big win.”
Harms said although the game was both exciting and nerve-wracking for everyone, having a full student section backing the team helped the Huskies succeed and bring in a big win.
“The big crowd helped [the team],” Harms said. “It was a total school win. This was the best game we’ve had so far this year, on both sides of the ball.”
