FB | Vikings vault to 3-1 after shaky start in Siskiyous
The Vikings score 20 unanswered points in the final 9:20 of the 1st half to seal the fate of the College of the Siskiyous.
WEED >> In a game that featured 51 combined first half points, followed up by a scoreless second half, the Diablo Valley Vikings were able to hold off College of the Siskiyous Eagles with a 27-24 road victory. Diablo Valley moves to 3-1 on the season with a victory in Weed. This win comes one week after suffering a narrow defeat at the hands of Modesto last week, 28-27.
Siskiyous jumped out to an early 10-0 lead behind the efforts of a 34 yard Grimmett Taylor field goal and 54 yard touchdown pass from Kaden Culp to Michael Benton-Ferguson. Diablo Valley concluded the first quarter with a 9 play 75 yard drive that ended with a 2-yard touchdown by Jake Villa.
Siskiyous started the second quarter with a bang, taking only 48 seconds to hit a 48 yard touchdown pass from Culp to Kendrick Murphy. Three minutes later the Eagles were able to tack on another touchdown, a 14 yard pass from Culp to Tyler Kretschman to go up 24-7.
This is where Diablo Valley turned the tables, scoring three touchdowns in a matter of 3 minutes and 8 seconds. Adam Wood hit Marcus Armstrong-Brown with a 5 yard pass with 9:20 remaining in the half, followed up by Jake Villa's 2nd rushing touchdown of the day with 7:10 remaining in the half. 58 seconds later Adam Wood would run in the final score of the day to give the Vikings a 27-24 lead that they would not relinquish.
Wood finished the afternoon completing 28 of 44 passes for 299 yards and 1 score. Wood remains in the top 5 statewide with a 64.6% completion percentage. Marquis Waters added 71 yards on 10 carries to pace the Vikings run game. Efrain Montalvo hauled in eight catches for 68 yards. Marcus Armstrong-Brown had five catches for 61 yards and 1 score.
Both defenses pitched a second half shutout with Marcell Frazier of Siskiyous, DJ Moffitt and Hanani Aiono of Diablo Valley finishing with a pair of sacks each.
Diablo Valley returns home to face Sierra College on Friday, October 3rd at 7 pm.
PHOTO TAKEN BY ANDREW BARBER