Game recap: Valley Christian grabs late lead to take down Casa Grande

By Staff Report Sep 14, 2012, 10:00pm

Game recap

Valley Christian (Chandler, Ariz.) took the final lead of the game on Saturday as TJ Widner thew a touchdown to Spencer Richardson with 5:00 to go, bringing the team to victory over Casa Grande (Ariz.) 32-27.

After trailing 19-14 at the half, the Cougars went ahead on a touchdown with 8:00 to go in the fourth.

Valley Christian expanded its lead to six points entering the fourth quarter. VC scored once in the quarter on a touchdown run by Ty Corbin.

Corbin was the top performer for the Chandler school. The junior ran for three touchdowns.

The Trojans got revenge for last year's 28-13 loss to Casa Grande with the victory.



The win was a nice bounce back for Valley Christian, which lost to Bourgade Catholic last week, 27-13. The loss comes after Casa Grande defeated Vista Grande 35-8 last week. The victory snapped VC's 2-game losing streak.

In a III Section I game next week Casa Grande (1-3) takes on Santa Cruz Valley, and Valley Christian (2-2) will go up against Coronado in a non-conference game.

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