The Vikings made the short trek to Canal Winchester and handed the Indians their first loss of the year, as well as the first loss ever on their brand new field. The Vikings improved to 2-1 and now have their eyes firmely set on repeating as MSL Buckeye Divison Champions. The offense was led by Tyler Mosier with one receiving touchown (thrown by Jacob Betts on a beautiful flag route), Jacob Betts with one rushing touchdown and Keegan Irwin with a rushing touchdown. Irwin also converted 2 of 3 PATs. Brandon Wright also contributed an awesome leaping catch for 34 yards in the opening half of play, which led to a Viking touchdown that was questionably called back for holding. The Vikings seem to be a favorite target of the referee's yellow flags this year when scoring touchdowns, as they have had three touchdowns in three games called back. The defense was led by the strong play of defensive end Corey Mullens, linebacker Brandon Wright and cornerback Jacob Betts. Tyler Mosier picked off two more passes (which gives him three on the year) and Wessley Call also ballhawked an opponent's pass for the INT. The Vikings will welcome Fairfield Union to Viking Stadium next Tuesday and are looking to hand them a lopsided loss and move to 3-1 on the year. The Vikings would once again like to thank their dedictaed fans, parents and friends for cheering us on and giving us the motivation and spirit to rise and conquer. "Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose."

The 8th grade team took its record to 4-1 by defeating the Bulldogs of Bloom Carroll under the lights Monday night. The Vikings were well prepared for the "spread" offense that was thrown at them by Bloom Carroll and has been allowing the Bulldogs to average over 30 points this year, by limiting Bloom Carroll to only one touchdown. The Viking defense was led by the strong play of defensive tackle Derrick Adkins, nose guard Derek Vaughn, cornerback Buddy Hill, defensive end Dominic Bourne and linebacker Joey Quickle, who harrassed the Bulldogs QB all night. Owen Dorsey also contributed an interception. The Viking offense was paced by the able arm and legs of QB Jacob Betts, fullback Keegan Irwin, wide receiver Brandon Wright and wide receiver Tyler Mosier, who hauled in an 87 yard touchdown catch. It was a total team effort and the Vikes met every goal they set out to meet on the evening. The 8th grade gridiron gang welcomes the Braves of Logan Elm next Tuesday for their final home game of the 2008 campaign. The Vikings would like to invite all their fans, parents, friends and teachers to come out and watch them take their last home victory of the season!

The 8th grade pigskinners made quick and easy work of the Logan Elm Braves on Tuesday night. The Vikings held a comfortable 28-0 lead at halftime and went on to score two more times to run their point total to 40. Teays Valley was led by quarterback Jacob Betts, fullback Keegan Irwin, wide receiver Tyler Mosier (who had over 100 yards receiving and two touchdowns) and a strong offensive line. The starting 11 of the Vikings defense gave up nary a point, and held the Braves to little, if not zero, offensive yards in the first half. Many of the Vikings starters were fans during the second half, as the Viking reserves put two more scores on the Braves and allowed three scores to the opposition. It was a great team effort and all players got an opportunity to contribute and make their presence felt on the field. It was an honor for 8th graders to win the last middle school football game to ever be played at Viking Stadium. The 8th grade team will look to improve to 6-1 next week when they take on Circleville Everts.

The 8th grade football team closed its season with a 43-6 victory over Circleville. The Vkings finished the year at 6-1, but came 1 point short (and one and a half yards short) of being MSL Champions.  The Vikings settled in after shaking off the lag of the bus trip down and giving up the first score of the game. Though the Tigers scored first, the Vikings struck back relentlessly with 43 unanswered points. The Vikes got standout performances from Jacob Betts, Nik Schiff, Tyler Mosier, Jacob Wissinger and Owen Dorsey offensively. Defensively, the middle school gridders were led by Joey Quickle, Travis Hedge, Jesse Younkin, Brandon Wright, Keegan Irwin and Corey Mullens. Teays Valley also got great play from Nick Taylor, Brandon Reeves, Kyle Willis, Lane Hedrick, Tyler Davis and Ian Pritchard. The Vikings were happy to see every member of the team get field time and finished their incredible year in the exact fashion they hoped for. The 8th grade team would like to thank its incredible fans, parents and supporters for being behind us 100% this year. It is you that makes our seasons so special and we look forward to providing you with great football in the next few years.

"Clear eyes, full heart, can't lose"