North Laurel defeats Shelby Valley, 27-12
Sep. 10—North Laurel played host to Shelby Valley Friday night, coming off a big win last week against Johnson Central.
Shelby Valley got themselves on the board first within four minutes of the first quarter, leading 6-0. The North Laurel offense couldn't answer in the first quarter.
The Jags weren't able to score in the first quarter but they were ready to pounce in the second quarter, as they would be starting it on the Shelby Valley four-yard line.
North did not take long to answer, scoring a touchdown on the first play of the second quarter.
The Wildcats would answer with a 10-yard touchdown of their own with eight minutes left before halftime, but failed the 2-point conversion yet again. Shelby Valley led 12-7.
The Jags' offense would strike hard, scoring another running touchdown and regaining the lead going into halftime, 13-12.
In the second half, the Wildcats lost their defensive momentum — allowing North to make a huge play with Tucker Warren throwing a 65-yard touchdown pass in the first play of the second half to bring the score to 20-12. That would be the only touchdown in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the defense was very intense, not allowing any scoring at all, until North headed to the redzone, running in a one-yard touchdown to pad the Jags' lead. North Laurel came out victorious, winning 27-12.
The Jaguars will be back in action in The Jungle this week against Barren County.
