Football Recap: Blue Valley West Jaguars vs. Blue Valley Tigers
On Friday, Blue Valley West faced Blue Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. In a tight match that could have gone either way, the Blue Valley West Jaguars made off with a 35-34 victory over the Blue Valley Tigers. Winning may never get old, but the Jaguars sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Blue Valley West was led to victory by Wayne Carter and Tate Nagy. Carter rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown, while Nagy threw for 237 yards and a touchdown. Carter really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. A healthy portion of that aerial production (101 yards to be exact) went to Quin Myers.
Christopher Aiello and Jackson Hopper certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Aiello threw for 445 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, while Hopper picked up 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Hopper is becoming a predictor of Blue Valley's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Blue Valley West's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Blue Valley, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
Blue Valley West will square off against St. James Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Blue Valley West's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matchups. As for Blue Valley, they will challenge Bishop Miege at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blue Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.5 points per game this season.
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