HS FOOTBALL: Vikes edge Bears on homecoming night, 28-20

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Williams Valley's DL #75 Jackson Yoder dives in an attempt to tackle Mahanoy Area's QB #13 Ben Manley.

MAHANOY CITY – The Golden Bears dropped their second game of the season in a close game against Williams Valley Friday night.

The game began as a shootout, as the two squads exchanged blows.

Williams Valley struck first, as QB Bryce Herb found FB Logan Williard for a 36-yard touchdown in the first quarter.

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – Williams Valley’s RB #12 Jesse Engle receives a Bryce Herb-thrown pass.

Early in the second, Mahanoy would answer, with a QB Ben Terry run for 21-yards. A failed point-after would give the Vikings a 1-point advantage, 7-6.

Once again, a Herb pass would find paydirt, this time in the hands of Jesse Engle, giving the Vikings a 14-6 advantage.

A Terry pass to Ben Manley would close the gap by halftime, though a failed two-point conversion kept the Vikings up by two.

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – Williams Valley’s #1 RB Hunter Wolfgang runs.

Williams Valley would never relinquish the lead as the shootout continued into the second half.

A 50-yard pick-six by Caden Deibert extended the Vikings lead early in the third.

Terry would find paydirt on the ground again, from 32 yards out. A successful two-point conversion would close the gap once again.

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – Mahanoy Area’s #13 QB Ben Manley runs.

An Engle run would put the Vikings ahead by 8, creating the final score of 28-20.

Williams Valley now stands at 3-1, while Mahanoy is at 2-2.

Mahanoy Area travels to Valley View next week to face the Bulldogs of Tri-Valley (1-0).

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