Varsity Football Wins
CCS!
Adams, Perez lead the way in perfect ending to
almost-perfect season
By Kylie Gifford
The league season was full
of surprises for the varsity football team, and as the Warriors
headed into the playoffs, no one quite knew what to expect.
At the league game against Bellarmine on November 6, the guys
came out ready and willing to defend their undefeated record.
To the surprise of many, the Bells held their own through the
first half, keeping the game fairly close. But the Warriors stepped
it up in the second half, finishing the game with a convincing
35-14 victory.
The last league game on November 12 against St. Francis brought
an unexpected turn of events for the varsity team. The Lancers
proved to be a worthy opponent, which appeared to be more than
the Warriors had bargained for.
The two teams battled it out
under the bright stadium lights as fans sat on the edge of their
seats in excitement, unsure of what the outcome would be. As a
speechless Valley Christian crowd looked on, the end of the game
brought the first loss of the season with a final score of 14-17.
Though their perfect record was gone, the team knew that they
needed to put it behind them and step it up as playoffs began.
The playoffs began with the game against Palma on November 20.
The game was intense as both teams fought to stay in the competition.
With a little over two minutes left, the Warriors were down, but
there was no reason to worry. As the clock ticked down, a calm
Dante Perez made a 23-yard run to put the ball close to the Palma
end zone, but with little time left, there was a bit of a problem.
The snap was made, and Perez looked up in time to see the answer
waiting in the end zone. He fired the ball into the waiting hands
of Cameron Bradford for the game-winning touchdown, giving the
Warriors a victory of 24-20.
At the semi-final game on November 27, the Warriors got their
chance to redeem themselves against the Lancers, and they made
it count. Proving that the Lancers’ previous victory was
nothing more than a fluke, the unbreakable defense and unstoppable
offense of Valley Christian gave up nothing to their opponent.
VCHS attained victory at 92.34 points, a solid lead on Valley
View’s score of 90.9. Spirits high in their triumph, VCHS
musicians stood proudly in the end zone to receive their awards.
With such an impressive victory, Valley won the sweepstakes trophy,
as well as Best Percussion, Best Music and Best General Effect.
The band was also awarded a silver scepter by the Marine Corp
for best displaying the Marine Corp spirit.
