[More Cowbell]

Good win for Shelby Valley.

I did think new coach Jeff Norman made some odd decisions early in the second half that almost let Central back in the game. The (fake) field goal on fourth and 3 at the 18 made no sense at all. SV had been gaining 5+ yards on most of their runs all night long, why not run the ball and hopefully pick up the first down? Worse case scenario you turn it over on downs deep in the Hawks' own territory. Instead, the misplay gives Central the ball on the 40 and a short field to work with, and before you know it, it's 20-13.

Then, after SV methodically marches down the field on the shoulders of the running game, they inexplicably throw it up for grabs on 1st and goal from the 8, and it gets picked off. Again, the ground game was working so well, why mess with success? The INT gave PC the ball, not to mention all the momentum, with the chance to tie a game that should've already been in the bag. Just some odd play-calling, but the SV defense really stepped it up after that and shut down the Hawk offense the rest of the way.

Anyway, good game to the Cats and Hawks, and good luck to both next week!