•September 28, 2016•

Kirk Whitaker
NP Sports

In recent memory when Sullivan Okaw Valley has played Meridian in football, it has been all SOV.

This year was a little different but with the same result: a Redskin victory.

Sullivan led on both sides of the ball by senior halfback/linebacker Drew Hubbard who had 14 carries for 76 yards and the game sealing touchdown. This was all accomplished with eight inactive Redskin starters.

“Hubbard is a hard nosed kid; he plays with some passion,” Redskins’ head coach Gerald Temples complimented. “He had a good ballgame for himself and us and doesn’t avoid contact, and that’s the way the game is supposed to be played.”

It was no cheap victory though.

For the first time all season, SOV was held scoreless in the first quarter. Luckily Meridian didn’t score either. But it was with 8:27 left in the half that Meridian sophomore running back Gage Holgarth took a carry in from the 1-yard line to give the Hawks the lead before missing the PAT.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.