By Marla Jones, Sports Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

Plainview 7-Sylvania 0

Two bitter rivals met Friday night for a fierce showdown.  Watching the game felt similar to watching an episode of Survivor.  Who would Outplay, Outwit and Outlast?  In the last minute of the game, Plainview won the prize and the title of Survivor.

Plainview Head Coach Dustin Goodwin had this to say about the game, “Rain changed our game plan.  It forced us to be one-dimensional.  We were planning on passing but we had to run the ball. We had to fight for all four quarters. Our defense played great.  The resilience of our team showed up and showed out.”

Sylvania Head Coach Matt Putnam assessment of the game, “Our kids played hard.  We need to execute in the red zone.”

The game was a back and forth grudge match till the bitter end.  Neither team was able to put a score on the board until the fourth quarter.  Early  in the fourth quarter, Sylvania missed a valuable field goal attempt.   With only one minute left in the game, Sam Mueller stampeded into the endzone on a 8-yard touchdown run.  The clock ran out for the Rams.  Final Plainview 7, Sylvania 0.

Coach Dustin Goodwin had this to say about travelling to Brindlee Mountain for this week’s game, “If we win this game, we will be insured a spot in the playoffs,  That was my goal.  I feel good about where we are now.”

Looking forward to hosting Geraldine, Coach Putnam said this, “Geraldine has a good football team and we’ll need to do our jobs for four quarters.”