Patriot playoffs cut short by Greyhounds

  • VALLEYFALLS TheValley Patriots fell to the Knox City Greyhounds 64-42 in a bi-district battle in Chillicothe last week. Knox City advances to the area round on Friday, Nov. 22, when they face Water Valley at Hermleigh at 6:30 p.m. | COURTESY PHOTOS|
    VALLEYFALLS TheValley Patriots fell to the Knox City Greyhounds 64-42 in a bi-district battle in Chillicothe last week. Knox City advances to the area round on Friday, Nov. 22, when they face Water Valley at Hermleigh at 6:30 p.m. | COURTESY PHOTOS|
  • Patriot playoffs cut short by Greyhounds
    Patriot playoffs cut short by Greyhounds
  • Patriot playoffs cut short by Greyhounds
    Patriot playoffs cut short by Greyhounds

    The Valley Patriots finished off their football playoff run against the Knox City Greyhounds in Chillicothe Friday night, losing a 64-52 in a back-and-forth heartbreaker.

    The first quarter of the game was a fast-paced, neck-and-neck battle as both teams ran the score up to 32-30 with a Greyhound lead going into the second quarter.

    Valley remained the underdog for the remainder of the game, haunted b…