The Valley Central Vikings's game last Friday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They had just enough and edged O'Neill out 23-21.
Valley Central was led to victory by Adrian Gentles and AJ Gonzalez. Gentles gained 74 total yards and two touchdowns, while Gonzalez rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Valley Central's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Aiden White.
O'Neill's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Chad Haley, who rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 159 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Robert Federovich, who rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Valley Central's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for O'Neill, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Valley Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. O'Neill will take on Chester/Seward Park at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
