BOYCEVILLE, WI – It wasn’t the first time something like this has happened, but the Cardinals rebounded from a loss to Durand earlier in the week only to have another opportunity to capture a part of the Dunn-St. Croix Conference title. To do so, they would need some help.
The boys’ basketball team fell to Durand at home last week for what they thought was their lone shot at capturing the Dunn-St. Croix Conference Championship. The loss gave Valley two losses in the conference to just one for the Panthers.
But Colfax decided to be a spoiler to the Panthers hopes for the outright title, giving Durand all they could handle while the Cardinals were taking care of business in Boyceville. Once the Valley boys’ celebrated their win, they took to watching the livestream of the Colfax Durand game on the floor of Boyceville. The roar of the Cardinals startled some Boyceville players and fans still milling about in the gym when the final horn sounded in Colfax with the Vikings on top 63-62, giving Valley a share of the conference title as both Durand and Spring Valley finished with identical 12-2 conference records.
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