Coach Pearson listed perseverance as the key to the win for this game.
In the first quarter the Vikings were able to put up 15 points, while South Bend only put up nine points. The same pattern emerged in the second quarter, where Valley scored 13 points and South Bend scored only 6. At halftime the score was set at 15 to 28, in the Vikings' favor.
In the third quarter the Valley boys followed the same trend that they had set in the rest of the game, scoring 17 points, the Vikings' defense let up a little after halftime, as they allowed the Indians 12 points in the third quarter.
The fourth quarter sealed the deal for the Vikings. Even though they let the Indians have 16 more points in the fourth quarter, Valley scored 13 of their own, ending the game with an overall score of 58 to 43 in the Vikings' favor.