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down. They added the PAT for a 21-14 lead. Sherwood intercepted a pass on Heritage's next drive and took over at the VHA 37-yard line. The Heritage defense held, though, and they took over at their 30-yard line near the start of the second quarter.

On the first play Smith hit John-Colby Thompson for a 70-yard touchdown pass with 11:39 left in the half. Sikes went in for the two-point conversion for a 22-21 lead over Sherwood.

Sherwood added a 32-yard pass for a touchdown with just over 10 minutes left on the clock to go back on top 28-22. Heritage moved the ball down the field on their next possession on a big run by Curl and reception by Sikes to the 15-yard line. VHA moved the ball down near the goal line and capped it off with a Smith touchdown with 5:10 left in the half. Sikes added the two-point conversion for a 30-28 lead.

They came right back with a 70-yard touchdown run with 4:42 left in the half. They tacked on the two-point try to take a 3630 lead over Heritage.

With just 18 seconds to play in the first half Heritage had the ball all the way to the 15-yard line of Sherwood, but a penalty moved them back 15 yards and ended their threat. The score at the half was 36-30 with Sherwood on top.

In the second half of the game the scoring did not slow by much as Sherwood added 22 points to their total, while Heritage posted 24 points. But that difference gave the win to Sherwood, 58-54, over Heritage.

The loss was the first of the season for VHA who is now 6-1 on the year and 2-1 in Region play. This week Heritage will travel to Sharpsburg to take on the 2-5 Central Christian Crusaders. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.