Blackhawks come up short in GNL battle

Goal-line stand in final seconds preserve's West Valley's 17-14 win

Cheney High School football head coach Bobby Byrd knew his Blackhawks' showdown last Friday night with visiting sixth-ranked West Valley would be a battle.

And an epic battle it was.

With the time ticking rapidly away and no timeouts, the Blackhawks tried four times inside West Valley's 10 to punch in the winning touchdown - the last coming on fourth and goal at the four that was stopped two yards short as the Eagles preserved a hard-fought 17-14 win at Tom Oswald Field. The loss knocked Cheney from the 2A top-10 and set up a must-win game this Friday night in Pullman for a chance at making th...

 

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