Blue Valley North entered Friday’s homecoming showdown having lost four straight against archrival Blue Valley Northwest.

The game was intense, as rivalries always are. The game was close, as rivalries often can be.

BV North walked off of the District Athletic Complex field with a 28-21 victory because it outmuscled the Huskies in those little moments that define games.

All those moments came in the second half, and all played into the victory.

Moment one: With the game tied 14-14 at the half, BV Northwest, 0-4, got the ball to start the third quarter and was driving. Points seemed inevitable until junior Mustang defensive back Keilon Hunter wrestled the ball away from BV Northwest receiver Cooper Trusdale. There were four hands on the ball when they went to the ground. Hunter had the most ball and was awarded the interception, which led directly to …

Moment two: Alex Blake’s go-ahead 59-yard touchdown catch, which gave the Mustangs, 3-1, a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

Blake ran underneath a rainbow pass from quarterback Joey Dolan on the left sideline but was eventually corralled by the ankle 20 yards short of the end zone