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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.

I actually think that the intent was to kick a field goal. This was not a fake, it was a case of a bad snap. They have experienced trouble getting that snap right. If this had been a fake then someone besides our normal kicker would have been in there to kick (such as BJ Roberts, who did the kicking last year). We had our "soccer player" kicker in there, who actually can hit that field goal if the snap is right and he has decent coverage.

The other observation of the INT, I completely agree with you; it was simply a bad play call. But, overall, the play calling for the game was good for SV. I loved how they went from the bone to a spread offense, and then back. By the time they went back to the bone in the second half, you could tell that the defensive unit of PCC was wearing down.