The Bureau Valley football team may not have won Friday against Macomb, but first-year coach Patrick Elder saw improvement and promise from his squad.

“We really did some positive things tonight that we haven’t done before,” Elder said. “We’ve gotten better every week. We haven’t seen the results on the field yet (in terms of wins and losses), but I believe we will.”

Although the Storm fell 42-16 in Friday’s Lincoln Trail-Prairieland Conference Large Division matchup in Manlius, BV scored a season high in points against its toughest opponent to date.

Unfortunately for the Storm (0-4, 0-2 LTPC Large), the Bombers (4-0, 3-0 LTPC Large) took control early and never looked back, pulling away to a running clock victory.

“We’ve got to be cleaner,” Elder said. “Oftentimes, we can be our own

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