[Hondo]

I wasn't sure if it was a fake or not, but either way I disagree with the decision. I know you say the kicker could have hit it, but a 35 yard FG is still a low-percentage play for most high schools around here. The question is, which would have had a better chance of success, nailing a 35 yard FG, or picking up the first by gaining 3 yards on the ground? I say the latter had a MUCH better chance of succeeding, not to mention FAR less risk involved.

Still, a win is a win, so SV fans can't complain too much I guess.

I'm not upholding the play call, because like you said, this is a low % play in high school football, but the possible reasoning was that SV has the potential to being a decent kicking (PAT, Field Goal) team, and we know in hind sight that it was too early, but Valley had a 2 td lead and were dominating the field the first sequence of the 2nd half, possibly the coaching staff just wanted to establish that kicking game potential and get our new kicker's "feet wet" so to speak; nonetheless, it was too early to experiment, even with a lead of that size that early in the second half.

I agree with you, valley should have went for it on 4th down; but if the field goal attempt had of been good, I guess the Coach would have looked like a genius, up 3 scores (17 points) with a qtr and a half to go.