Eagle Valley heads to Roosevelt for playoffs

By Chris Freud

And then there was one.Eagle Valley football, go east, young men.The last local team left in the postseason, the Devils open the 3A football playoffs at Roosevelt today at 1 p.m.First off, I didn’t cut and paste the phrase of “Eagle Valley at Roosevelt” from last season, even though this is a rematch. Of course, one doesn’t need to remind the Devils that the Roughriders won this game, 42-7, last year.Eagle Valley’s the underdog, but last week’s game, a 19-18 win over Central, shows a few reasons why people shouldn’t give the Roughriders an automatic pass to the second round.• …

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