Blue Valley Northwest was riding high into the third quarter until a lightning delay 2 minutes in changed everything against rival Blue Valley on Friday night at Blue Valley Northwest.

After a half-hour delay, Blue Valley scored 14 unanswered points in 5 minutes and tied the game.

But the Huskies showed their mettle by responding with an 80-yard touchdown drive.

The winning play was a 31-yard quarterback keeper by Blue Valley Northwest senior Mikey Pauley with 6:07 remaining, and it helped lift the Huskies to a ultimately turned out to be a 35-21 victory.

“This is the best feeling you could possibly have,” Pauley said. “There was a lot of talk from other people, saying who was better and who was not. We proved it tonight.”

BV Northwest Junior running back Grant Stubblefield put the finishing touch on the thrilling win with his third touchdown of the game, going 61 yards for the score.

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