Valor Christian makes a name for themselves against California rival
On Saturday August 24 2013 the Valor Eagles squared up against the formerly 29th ranked team in the nation, the Central High School Grizzlies. After a disappointing first drive by the Grizzlies, the snap to the punter was overshot which led to a Valor recovery very close to the goal line. Even though the eagles did not score a touchdown on this drive, Paul Grizzle, the eagles kicker, shot a 41 yard attempt through the uprights putting them up 3-0.
From then on, it was all Eagles. In the first half the Grizzlies fumbled the ball 3 times and did not capitalize on 3 4th down conversions. However, the Eagles played a very clean and well tuned 3 quarter game with few mistakes before the game was called due to lightning. The final score was 31-7 and the Eagles exited their season opener with a victory. Two notable players were Christian Mccaffery and Sharif Williams. Christian Mccaffery accumulated 172 yards and 3 touchdowns in the game and was the star of the show for the eagles. Sharif Williams, versatile tackle for the grizzlies and Arizona verbal committee, was forced to exit the game with about 2 minutes left in the 2nd quarter due to a severe left knee injury. Williams requires surgery and will be a season ending injury. Below is a video of Valor sending out prayers to him.
The Valor Eagles next game will be 2 weeks from now against out-of-state Utah rival Bingham High School.
