Shelby Valley overcame an early deficit to defeat Martin County, 16-7, in a defensive struggle played at Hobart Clay Johnson Field on Friday night.

Cardinal quarterback Jackson Miller scored on a two-yard run with less than five minutes to play in in opening quarter. Dray Duff’s PAT kick made it 7-0.

Shelby Valley grabbed the lead for good on Brady Bentley’s nine-yard TD pass from quarterback Russ Osborne. He then passed to Jonah Bartley to make it 8-7.

Osborne capped the scoring with a two-yard run with 1:10 to play in the half. Osborne ran in the two-point conversion.

Both teams are back in action on Friday night as the Cardinals visit Paintsville (1-2) and the Wildcats hit the road for Middlesboro (2-1). Both game are set for 7:30 pm.

At Robinson Creek

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

MC  (1-2)……7    0   0  0 –   7

SV (2-1)…….0   16   0  0 – 16

Scoring:

First Quarter

MC – Jackson Miller, 2-yard run (Dray Duff kick), 4:46

Second Quarter

SV – Brady Bentley, 9-yard pass from Russ Osborne (Jonah Bartley pass from Russ Osborne), 11:25

SV – Russ Osborne, 2-yard run (Russ Osborne run), 1:10

Third Quarter

No scoring

Fourth Quarter

No scoring

Next up: Martin County (1-2 at Paintsville (1-2); Shelby Valley (2-1) at Middlesboro (2-1), 7:30 pm, Sept. 8.