PRINCETON, W.Va. — Nathan Tanner knew the exact number of weeks since he was named Princeton’s head coach back in the spring. 31 weeks later, his Tigers have the opportunity to cap a perfect season on the state’s biggest stage.

Princeton (13-0) shutout Spring Valley, 27-0 in the Class AAA semifinals at Hunnicutt Stadium.

“I just thought about all the time we put in. Next week will be week 32 since I got here. These kids have laid it on the line. They bought in. Coaches have bought in and laid it on the line,” Tanner said.

“I told my wife, ‘Honey, if somebody is going to beat us, they are going to have to beat us, beat us. These kids, they dig, scratch, claw for everything they get.”

Princeton’s first shutout of the season came against a Spring Valley (9-4) ball-control, powerful rushin

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