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CITY,ND (NEWSDAKOTA.COM)-The Paint Bucket will remain in Valley City after The VCSU Vikings held on to beat The University of Jamestown 15-10 Thursday night. With 1:04 left in the game The Jimmies started a drive on their 10 yard line and got as far as their 37 before time expired securing the win for VCSU.
The Vikings took a 2-0 lead in the 1st quarter after a botched snap on a punt attempt by Jamestown resulted in a safety. Freshmen kicker Landon Arrendondo had a 22 yard field goal in the 1st quarter and made one from 34 yards out in the 2nd. Jacob Duilio had Valley City State’s lone touchdown on a 22 yard run in the 3rd quarter.
The Viking’s racked up 259 yards of offense, while Jamestown had 277. Duilio had 138 yards on 29 carries. Quarterback Kurtis Walls was 15 for 27 on pass attempts with 82 yards. DJ Edwards made 5 catches for 33 yards. Nicolas McBeain led the defense with 28 tackles, Andre Peppers and AJ Potter each collected 10. Sam Cooke had a fumble recovery and Travon Smith an interception
VCSU has now won 5 straight against The University of Jamestown. They’ll hit the road next week to face nationally ranked Dickinson State University kickoff is at 3.