ELKVIEW, W.Va. — Herbert Hoover came up with a pivotal fumble recovery with just inside 4 minutes to play in the fourth quarter, then proceeded to march 54 yards to setup a game-winning 29-yard field goal from Voss Duernberger with 1:06 remaining that lifted the home standing to a 15-14 victory against Nitro on Friday night.
For the Huskies, it was their second close call in three contests, having rallied from a 23-point deficit only to fall short against Independence in Week 1, 37-34.
“We found a way to win this one,” Huskies’ head coach Joey Fields said. “Earlier, we go down 30-7, go up 34-30 and then fall short. Do we win this game without that happening to us? This team has learned a lot. We’ve put them through a lot because we think we have a lot of talent. We can be really good and