SBVC turns in valient effort but falls

Well the San Bernardino Valley College football opener is in the books.

The bad news – the Wolverines lost 13-6 in overtime to the College of the Desert Out-of-State All-Stars. It’s the 16th straight loss, dating back to the 2007 season for SBVC.

The good news is that they turned in one of the most spirited, hard-hitting efforts I have seen since I started covering the school in 2004. They’re going to win some games this season. And yes that’s contrary to what I thought six months ago.

Give new coach Kevin Emerson some credit for pulling this together even after his late hire over the summer.

The Wolverines kept it close early and only trailed 3-0 at the half. They trailed the same team 27-0 at the half in last year’s season opener. They seemed to gain confidence as the game went on.

They turned in some punishing hits, one of which sent the Desert starting quarterback out of the game for good in the first half.

Any opponent that takes this team lightly is in for a rude awakening.

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