HAVRE — Joey Cave's 9-yard touchdown run with 20 seconds left lifted Valley City State (N.D.) to a 13-9 victory over MSU-Northern at Tilleman Family Field on Saturday.

The Vikings' winning drive went for nine plays over 2:39, culminating in Cave's TD run that decided a defensive game. The loss sent MSU-Northern to a 1-9 overall record and an 0-5 mark in the Frontier Conference East division. Valley City State is now 6-3 overall and 3-2 in the East.

The Lights led 7-0 at halftime after Ethan Maroni threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Colter Woldstad in the second quarter. But Valley City State tied the score early in the third on a 1-yard run by Devyne Pearson.

Neither team produced much offense. The Vikings finished with 250 total yards while the Lights ended with just 161 yards. Northern

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