After another huge victory last week against Granville Central, the Vance County Vipers are poised to win a conference championship this Friday night.
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The 6-2 Vipers have been on a roll the last several weeks, but the competition stiffens this week as the Vipers have to hit the road for another trip to Durham to face the defending conference champs Southern Durham.
“We’ve never beaten Southern Durham. We’ve never won a conference championship,” said coach Aaron Elliott on SportsTalk on Thursday. Southern Durham is 4-4 so far this year but played a tough early schedule and has been winning as of late. Right now the Vipers control there own destiny and with a win on the road will secure the school’s first conference championship while a loss muddies the picture considerably.
Southern Durham cannot be taken lightly according to Coach Elliott. “They have athletes on both sides of the ball,” he said. Elliott hopes the Vipers’ speed will be a deciding factor along with the continued strong play of the defense. He also feels if the Vipers can score early and get a lead and can be balanced on offense, then they will be in good shape Friday night.
Airtime on WIZS for Vance County vs. Southern Durham is at 6:50pm with kickoff at 7pm.