Sports : West Delaware outscores Vikings, 56-22

Punter Cole Garwood's run on this fake punt gave the Vikings a first down.

Joel Barnes scored two of the Vikes three TDs.

Wyatt Lyons returns a kickoff in the second half.

Tanner Davis tries to get open in the end zone on a 2-point conversion. QB Overton ran in to score.

Brandon Geiger

Michael Neal fights for yardage.

Tanner Spies takes a handoff of QB Chase Overton. He scored the Vikings first TD.

Sophomore action: Wes Edwards leaps to try to block a WD pass.

Cole Garwood deflected this pass but the WD receiver was able to grab it for a TD.

Chase Werderman (42) makes diving tackle.

Navon Dunlap carries the ball for the Viking sophomores.

Penalty: A WD lineman is flagged for holding a Viking defender.

Will Edwards tries to get past a Hawk defender.

Ben Wood (65) puts pressure on the QB.

Ben Wood and Ken Jorgensen (77) pursue a WD runner.

Going into the 2013 season, Vinton-Shellsburg Coach Jim Womochil predicted that Decorah and West Delaware would be the two best teams in the conference.

Their records (Decorah, 7-0 and WD, 6-1), as well as the scoreboard the last two Friday nights are convincing evidence of that.

West Delaware built a 35-0 lead en route to a 56-22 victory in Vinton.

Joel Barnes scored the last two Viking touchdowns; senior Tanner Spies scored the first one on a 39-yard pass from QB Chase Overton.

The Vikes (2-5, and 1-4 in district play) travel to Williamsburg for a non-district game. They end the season at Crestwood, Oct. 25.

Two Vikings had first ball-carrying opportunities for the season. Punter Cole Garwood ran for a first down on a fake punt. And senior Wyatt Lyons returned his first kickoff. However, he was injured on the play and missed the rest of the game as he sat on the bench with his ankle wrapped in ice.

The sophomores also struggled, losing 36-0. Former VS graduate and teacher Matt Finn is the WD sophomore coach.

See complete varsity stats HERE.