CVC Football

Cedar Valley beats Harmony for 1st win

FARMINGTON - Cedar Valley Christian Coach Ed Betsworth knew what he was talking about when he said the Huskies had a good chance to win their first football game in school history this year.

It happened Friday night.

Cedar Valley defeated Harmony, 30-20, in an 8-Player game in Farmington.

Cedar Valley began its football program four years ago and suffered a series of lumps in all of its games, but Betsworth liked the way his guys performed in a 7-on-7 passing league this summer against much bigger schools like Cedar Rapids Washington, Prairie and Solon.

The Huskies have 20 players on the roster this year, giving them much more depth than in previous campaigns. They are also bigger, stronger and faster and have an experienced quarterback in Kenan Ulmer.

Now the Huskies have a victory.

The Harmony Rockets shared a football program with Central Lee in recent years, but they broke away and formed their own team this season.

Cedar Valley tackled big boys this summer

Cedar Valley Christian has suffered some lopsided losses during its three years of playing 8-man football, so why in the world did the Huskies voluntarily play Cedar Rapids Washington, Prairie, Iowa City West and Solon in a 7-on-7 passing league this summer?

It's simple.

Coach Ed Betsworth wanted his players to improve as quickly as possible against the best competition he could find.

"It was a good experience for us," he said. "It was a tough situation, here we are a little 8-man squad and we show up with 11 guys. We played Solon, Iowa City West, Prairie and Cedar Rapids Washington and they're walking in with 30 to 50 boys.

"It was a little bit of a learning experience there, but you know what? I'm pleased with what we did. We held our own.

"We didn't win any games, but gosh, we moved the ball down the field on them and we scored a few times," he said. "That's a good thing, that's a good feeling. We scored against schools that are three to six times bigger than us.

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Huskies end season with 62-8 setback

PRESTON - Cedar Valley Christian lost to Easton Valley, 62-8, in an 8-Player football game in the final game of the season Friday night in Preston.

Cedar Valley scored on a 6-yard pass from Kenan Ulmer to Apollo Betsworth. Ulmer passed to Caleb Severson for the 2-point conversion.

The Huskies finished the season with an 0-8 record. Easton Valley raised its record to 5-3.

Huskies set record in 70-36 defeat

ELKADER - The Cedar Valley Christian football team scored the most points in school history Friday night in a 70-36 loss at Central Elkader.

Quarterback Kenan Ulmer ran for two touchdowns, passed for two touchdowns and scored on a 65-yard kickoff return for the Huskies. He also provided three two-point conversions to have a hand in all 36 of his team's points.

Ulmer hit Eric Gustafson with an 8-yard touchdown pass and found Caleb Severson with a 49-yard scoring pass.

The Huskies fell to 0-7 for the season. They finish the year next Friday at Easton Valley.