Swan Valley loses 20-21 in Overtime 10-23-09

Friday night’s game was bittersweet as Swan Valley lost to Dexter after failing on a two point conversion in overtime. The game started out slow as neither team scored points after a tough 1^st quarter.

The 2^nd quarter picked up as Swan Valleys Jonathan Grace ran for 91 yards to score the first points of the game. Andy Collison kicked the extra point for a 7-0 Swan Valley lead. Dexter hit back as Seqouyah Burke-Combs ran for 3 yards for the TD, along with a 2 point conversion to bring the score 7-8. A few minutes later Kyle Karagitz kicked a field goal bringing the score to a 7-11 Dexter lead at the end of the quarter.

The 3^rd quarter was scoreless as both teams played hard. In the 4^th quarter, Karagitz kicked a 28 yard field goal for 3 points to bring the score to 7-14 Dexter lead. Toward the end of the quarter, Vikings QB Cody Call broke in for a 1 yard run to score with Collison kicking the extra point to tie the game 14-14 and forcing the overtime.

In overtime Dexter's Burke-Combs rambled in 10 yards for a TD, with Karagitz scoring the extra point to bring the score to 14-21 to put Dexter in the lead. A few minutes later, Viking Matt Reardon caught a 9 yard pass from Call to score a TD. The Vikings decided to go for the 2 point conversion and failed, bringing the score to a 20-21 Dexter lead. Overtime ended with Dexter taking the win.

Vikings Jonathan Grace rushed for 104 yards and a TD, quarterback Cody Call passed for 34 yards and a TD and rushed for another 43 yards and a TD.

Key players for Dexter were Seqouyah Burke-Combs rushing for 179 yards and 2 TDs, Travis Chaffee had 2 receptions for 34 yards, and Mason Marbyled the defense with 4 tackles and assisted on 8 more.

Although they lost the game, Swan Valley had already secured a spot in the playoffs. The Vikings finish the regular season at 7-2.