Del Valle and Lubbock Coope r left it all on the field on in the bidistrict round of the Class 5A, Division 2 high school football playoffs.

In the end, the Pirates were just a little bit better in a 45-42 road win at Conquest Stadium.

The Pirates improve to 7-4 and advance to the area round of the playoffs vs. Walnut Grove or Seguin. Del Valle. which shared the District 1-5A, Division 2 title with Andress and Chapin, finishes 9-2 and its two losses were by a total of four points.

Del Valle was seeking its third bidistrict win for coach Rudy Contreras.

How Lubbock Cooper won the game

The Pirates took advantage of a Del Valle turnover on special teams with under five minutes left to go up 10, 45-35, on a Chamayne Johnson on an 8-yard touchdown run. Del Valle forced a punt down 42-35,

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