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by
Lloyd Combs
Sports Reporter
It
ain't over till it's over, Yogi Berra once said.
For
Grundy, it's finally over.
Grundy
ended a Southwest District losing streak that dated back
to 2004 with a 21-16 win over Tazewell Friday night at
Nelson Memorial Field.
More
importantly the victory kept the Golden Wave's playoff
hopes alive and ended a four-game losing streak this
season. Cody Justus and Jon Kelly played key roles, on
offense and for a defense that slowed down Tazewell after
a fast start and superior field position for the Bulldogs.
Justus
scored two touchdowns, one on offense and one on defense,
and accumulated 162 all-purpose yards. Kelly threw for one
TD and ran for another. Both Grundy juniors had
interceptions.
"I'm
just glad we got the win for these kids," Grundy
coach Greg Rowe said. "They deserve it."
Grundy,
which had lost two of its previous three district games by
a total of six points, lost two fumbles late in the game,
but Tazewell (5-5, 2-4) only scored after one of them.
The
Wave defense also made a key last-minute stand. Tazewell
drove to the Grundy 22-yard line on its final possession.
Kelly intercepted a fourth down pass inside his own 20
with 23.5 seconds remaining.
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