BENTON, Tenn. – Finally, Polk County fans and football coach Derrick Davis are thinking happy thoughts.
The Wildcats put together four solid quarters Friday night, especially on defense, and secured a 33-7 victory over Walker Valley. That kept the Mustangs winless in the series and extended their 2013 losing skid to three games following a 3-0 start. Polk is now 4-1.
“We were more fired up tonight, and I think it finally hit the seniors that we are only guaranteed five more games,” said Polk fullback Zach Miller, who returned to his 100-yard rushing ways with 169 yards and four touchdowns.
“I didn’t see it coming, but what we saw tonight is what I had been hoping for,” Davis said. “I thought I had lost them. It was a great win. We need that. Heck, I needed that.”
The coach had been disappointed the previous three weeks with a loss at East Ridge and a slipshod victory over McMinn Central.