Boys Cross Country
10/27
On Saturday the Viking boys cross country team competed in the 5A mid-state qualifier. The Vikings finished 6th out of the 17 teams and qualify for the State Championship next Saturday. Individually George Wells was 20th (17:13), Murray Jones was 22nd (17:18), Jacob Ho was 26th (17:25), Fernando Castro was 44th (17:58), Mark Wild was 48th (18:05), Andrew Polson was 50th (18:09), and Carlos Angeles was 51st (18:13). The Vikings will be competing in the State Championship on Saturday at 12:00 at Clemson Sandhills Extension
Football
10/26
The Spring Valley Varsity Football team defeated arch rival 10-3 to finish in a tie for second place in the region. The Vikings are now 6-3 and 2-2 in the region. The Vikings were led on offense by Adrian Ross who had 148 yards rushing. TJ Wise had 54 yards rushing and 1 touchdown. The offensive line was led by Aidan Long, Shaun Wiley, and Eric Porter. Malik Wesley had 1 reception for 14 yards. Alex Herrera was 1-1 on field Goals with a 33-yard field goal. He also had 3 punts for a 45.7-yard average.
On defense, the Vikings were led by Anthony Wilson who had an interception and a caused fumble. Isaiah Miller had a huge fumble recovery in the 3rd quarter. OT Nikiri had 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss and a fumble recovery. Anteon Ervin, Paul Davis, and Skylar McCants all had 5 tackles for the Vikings. Antoen Ervin also had 2 tackles for loss.
The Vikings will have their last regular season game this Friday at home against Chapin HS and it will be senior night. We need a huge crowd for this big game as the Vikings look to finish the regular season 7-3.