Four and counting - Blackhawks down Knights 29-14

Start slow — big second quarter — defensive stops — late score.

Those nine words have proven to be the winning formula for the Cheney High School football team the past two games, none bigger than last Friday’s 29-14 win in the Blackhawks Great Northern League opener at East Valley.

In the shortest of Cheney’s five straight road trips to begin the season, the Blackhawks opened up a close game with 22 points in the second quarter. Cheney capped a drive highlighted by a Josh Martin to Kennan Williams 36-yard pass with a 3-yard touchdown run by Austin Kline, tying the score at 8 on Martin’s 2-poi...