The past two years, James River had just four wins combined, but Coach Jack Baker has the Knights sitting at 5-5 entering the playoffs, visiting Floyd County.
Floyd County led 7-0 early, but Gavin Binns got a score and set up what would have been the game-tying score, but a missed extra point would cut the score to 7-6.
Floyd’s offense did not slow down, however. John Hajek, with a big gain, set up a Sam Phillips touchdown pass to give the Buffaloes a 14-6 lead.
James River still had plenty of fight left,in the second quarter, Merit Hammons set up the game-tying score to knot the score at 14-14, but Floyd hung on, winning the game 26-21.