Photo by RR Best
SOV defense stops Meridian back at Victory Field.

•September 26, 2018•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team may have lost against Meridian 27-14 at Victory Field Friday, but the fundraising efforts of the “Real Men Wear Pink Night” were winners.
Meridian jumped out to an early lead and did not let go.
In the first quarter, SOV punted from its own end zone, and a good punt return put the Hawks deep into Sullivan territory.
SOV had the Hawks at second down and 14 yards, but Hawks quarterback Jacob Jones ran for a first down, and three plays later, Jones kept the ball on an option play and scored from the six yard line.
The point after kick was wide left, leaving the score at 6-0 with just more than six minutes left.
“Defensively, we struggle to stop the run,” said SOV coach Jeff Myers. “Can’t win football games at any level when you can’t stop the run.”
After an SOV drive that took Sullivan into Hawk’s territory stalled on downs, Meridian scored on an option play where Korey Damery scored on a 48-yard touchdown run.
The extra point was good to extend the lead to 13 with just more than three minutes in the first quarter.
“We moved the ball but couldn’t finish drives,” said Myers.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.