The Spring Valley Varsity Football team defeated Lower Richland HS 42-6 this past Friday. The Vikings improved their record to 2-0 The Vikings were lead on offense by Jacquez Terrell 10 rushes for 144 yds. and 2 Touchdowns. Quincy Hill had 10 Rushes for 60 yds. and 1 touchdown, he also threw a 54 touchdown pass to Marcus Simpson, and a 28 yd. touchdown pass to Jaylon Morris. The Vikings were lead on the offensive line by Matthew Branch who had 8 knockdowns and 1 extra effort play, and Reggie Stewart who had 10 knockdowns and 2 pancakes. Alex Herrera was 6 for 6 on extra points.
On defense, the Vikings were lead by John Crim who had 5.5 tackles, and 2.5 sacks. K'onte Brown had 7 tackles and 3 sacks, DJ Skelton had 3 tackles and 2 interceptions, and Ajani Tonge had a 14 yard interception returned for a touchdown. Channing Tindall had 10 tackles 1 tackle for loss and 1 sack. the Vikings defense has had back to back games where they held their opponents to 1 TD.
The Vikings will play arch rival Richland Northeast HS. this Friday at Harry Parone Stadium. The winner will get the Sword and Saber Trophy. We will be on the visiting side of the stadium for Friday nights game. We need a huge crowd this Friday night in Green and Gold.
Cross Country
It was a great weekend to race in Hendersonville, NC at the WNC Cross Country Carnival. Morning temps around 70° with 80% humidity felt cool and our athletes took advantage of it!
The varsity boys started the morning off with a great fast pack. The team leader Steven Andreen, finished in 9th overall with a time of 16:54. Followed closely by the pack: Amir McCall (17:29), Murray Jones (17:45), Carlos Angeles (17:59), Jacob Ho (18:00) Rob Godfrey (18:14) George Wells (19:14). The boys finished in 6th place.
The girl's varsity squad made some big improvements from the early season scrimmage and placed 20th as a team. Varaity athletes this week were; Ahja Amos (23:25), Dani Murrin (23:55), Alexa Lashley (23:56), Citlaly Rojo (25:10), Maddy Dissinger (25:27), Paige Waters (25:42) and Morgan Mcleod (29:53).
Both JV squads had quality performaces: Andrew Polson (19:27), Mark Wild (19:55), Fernando Castro (20:12), Henry Pettis (20:20), Patrick Kittrell (21:23), Elizabeth Ream (27:06) Jane McCallum (28:40) Kyona Harris (32:33), Jordon Williams (33:03), Hanna Wells (37:14).
The boys will compete over the Labor Day weekend in Virginia while the girls will focus on preparing for the Coaches Classic on September 9th at Sandhills Extension.