Valley High School is headed to the Division III playoffs following a dominant victory over Del Sol in its season finale.
In a game in which the winner would secure the final playoff spot from the East League, the Vikings rolled to a 32-8 road victory.
“We took care of business this week. We came in focused, and this is the most locked in we’ve been all season,” Valley coach Rodney Harris said. “At the end of the day, the focus paid off.”
Valley’s domination came on the strength of a defense that did not allow a touchdown and an offense that erupted for 24 points in the second quarter.
Del Sol managed 149 total yards. Much of the credit goes to Valley’s run defense.
The Dragons run a triple-option offense, which Valley (5-2) spent the week preparing for. The Vikings shut down the ground game, allowing 90 rushing yards.
On the few occasions Del Sol (5-2) was forced to pass, Valley had answers there as well, allowing two completions of more than 10 yards.
“The defense was phenomenal, the coaching was phenomenal, everyone on that side was phenomenal,” Harris said. “We knew they were a one-dimensional team, so if we took the run game away from them, we could do whatever we wanted to do...