The Parkview Vikings came to Glendale on Homecoming night, to begin district play.  The Vikings played a tight game, particularly in the second half, but our Falcons held on to win 22-14.

In the first half, it was all Glendale, despite Parkview scoring first on a big run play to take a 8-0 lead.  In the closing minute of the 1st quarter, our Falcons tied it up 8-8.  Then in the second quarter, the offense racked up two more touchdowns, while the defense kept the Vikings out of the endzone – it was 22-8 at the half, and looking like a game where our Falcons would roll on to an easy victory.  But as Chris Berman of ESPN lore likes to say, “that’s why they play the game!”

The Vikings scored a touchdown on another big run play, making the score 22-14, while the Falcons could not manage to finish any drives, with some turnovers to halt those drives.  The Vikings drove down to the 5 yard line in the closing minutes of the game, and with no timeouts left, under a hurried attempt to run a play with under 10 seconds to go, the snap was fumbled, Glendale fell on it, and secured the victory.  This brings our Falcons to 3-5 overall, 2 wins in-a-row now, and 1-0 in District 5.

Next week we travel to Lebanon to face the 4-4 Yellowjackets, who have now lost 4 games in-a-row, after losing at Kickapoo Friday night 14-16.   But if the game against Parkview is any indication, our Falcons will need to really step up the intensity to have a shot at beating Lebanon.  We must eliminate giving up big plays, hang on to the ball, and get fired up.  You can help – come up to Lebanon and support your Falcons next Friday night – GO FALCONS!!!