Cat Fight: BV Lynx Defeat Patrick Henry Panthers 13-6

(Editor's Note: Due to Incliment weather, the Media Department was shut down for this game.)
A Game:
Brandon Valley 13, Patrick Henry Panthers 6

(Brandon, SD)--Mother nature made her presence felt in a big way Wednesday afternoon at Brandon Valley Middle School as the rain poured down the entire game. The sloppy conditions made for sloppy play for both teams. In the end, it was the Brandon Valley Lynx who were able to overcome the elements and overcome the opponent, defeating Patrick Henry 13-6. In a game like this, the field position battle is extremely key. The wet field made moving the ball extremely difficult, so the team that held the field position battle controled the game. Early on in the first quarter, the Lynx failed on a fourth down attempt, giving the field position to the Panthers. "I have confidence in my guys to make that play," Klumper commented, "it was there, but the wet ball made things difficult." Patrick Henry took the ball down and scored a touchdown, making the score 6-0. "Even though it was only one touchdown, I knew this wasn't going to be a very high scoring game. One or two touchdowns is all that it was going to take to win the game," remarked Klumper. The second quarter went by without much offensive action, and the two teams went into halftime, with BV down by 6. With a fiery halftime speech, Klumper challenged his team to play more aggressive, more intense, and to play like they wanted to be ther. The Lynx were up to the challenge, as they came out in the second half with a renewed sense of determination. The turning point in the game came midway through the third quarter. Patrick Henry bobbled the snap on a punt attempt. BV rushed in and Jacob Adams picked up the ball and raced for the endzone. Cam Holmes squirted through the line for the 1 point conversion, giving the Lynx a 7-6 lead. "That play was absolutley huge, it totally turned around the game," said Klumper. The defense barely let up a yard the rest of the game, totally overwhelming the Panthers, causing 7 fumbles in the second half. The offense did their job, moving the ball somewhat, but more importantly, running the clock down. Late in the fourth quarter, the Panthers again fumbled, giving the Lynx the ball on the Patrick Henry 5 yard line. With AJ Garrow out of the game with a concussion, Cam Holmes took the QB duties and three QB sneaks later, the Lynx found themselves on the 1-foot line, facing a 4th and goal. Klumper called a timeout to set up the play that was going to seal the victory for the Lynx. "Everyone in the entire stadium knew what we were going to do," commented Klumper, "but I knew there was no way they were going to stop it with Holmes running behind Eric Ode for 1 foot." Klumper proved correct, as Holmes jammed it up into the endzone behind the lead of Ode. Patrick Henry one last attempt at tieing the game failed quickly and the Lynx were victorious. On defense, besides the plethora of fumbles for Patrick Henry that the Lynx recovered, Dominc Nealy had an interception, giving him three for the season.
The Lynx will face Mitchell Kernals on Saturday, October 17th, 2009 at the Brandon Valley High School field. Game time is 9:30 a.m.

Go Lynx!