Paint Valley falls to Purcell Marian in the first round of the playoffs
By: Emily Dietz
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PAINT VALLEY, OH (WOUB) The Pain Valley Bearcats took on the Purcell Marian Cavaliers at Point Valley.
The Cavaliers received the opening kickoff and took the lead with some swift movements as Vinnie Clark Jr was able to scored the first touchdown of the game. A 2-point conversion was attempted, a play that would become familiar, but was unsuccessful.
A strong defensive game from the Bearcats led to a punt from the Cavaliers. Preston Fauber then made a great pass to Braylon Robertson. This play set up Roberston to score a touchdown on the next play followed by a successful PAT.
This celebration was short lived as Justin Thomas took control of the ball and scored a touchdown for the Cavaliers on a 70-yard kick return. This 2-point conversion attempt was successful, bringing the score up to 7 – 14 Cavaliers.
Through the rest of the quarter, the Bearcats clawed their way down the field allowing them to start the second quarter only a few yards away from more points.
The beginning of the second quarter started with a cruise into the end zone by Robertson with another successful PAT. With each Bearcat score addition, the Cavaliers made it their mission to fight back and take hold of the lead once again. Clark Jr was moving quickly this whole game and was able to use his speed yet again to score another Cavalier touchdown. The 2-point conversion attempt that followed was unsuccessful.
Fueled with excitement and support from their fans, the Cavaliers worked hard to get the ball to Terron Vaughn granting another touchdown and successful 2-point conversation.
Halftime starts and both teams head to their locker rooms, ready to reset for the second half of this high stakes game.
Tensions were high at the top of the third quarter as both defenses worked to keep the other from finding any opportunity to make a run. The fans were feeling the stress as they watched flags be thrown one play after the other. A scoreless third quarter readied the teams for more action. More flags and a few turnovers kept the spirits and passion up while the Cavaliers had the ball for most of the quarter.
As the end of the fourth grew closer, the Bearcats wanted to show that they weren’t ready to give up and sent Drez Bolin into the end zone. Now just one touchdown away from tying up the game, Cavalier players stepped it up and were not going to let any Bearcat into the end zone and instead took scored another touchdown.
This 2-point conversion was repeated as penalties continued to occur but ended with an interception by the Bearcats.
Racing to score, a long throw attempt was intercepted by Clark Jr who raced down the field, but the game ended before any more points could be scored. The Purcell Marian Cavaliers secured the win 34 – 21 against the Paint Valley Bearcats.