Sports : Viking Freshman give Stenberg first win against his former coaches

Lineman David Bray looks for someone to block to make room for Will Edwards to run downfield.

VS Freshman Coach Tony Stenberg earned his first HS win vs. his former coaches.

Will Edwards was one of several Viking freshman who carried the ball for the offense.

Tyler Bartz: Freshman QB scored first touchdown of season.

Will Edwards

Wes Edwards carries the all for the Vikings.

Freshmen defenders tackle a Bobcat ball carrier.

After the Vinton-Shellsburg freshmen defeated Benton Community, 14-6, in Friday's season opener, Tony Stenberg stood at midfield, receiving congratulations from the men who had coached him as a player.

Stenberg, a 2009 graduate, is in is first year as a teacher at the V-S Alternative High School, and also as freshman football coach. He had played football and other sports at Benton, where the same men who coached the opposing team on Friday had coached him from 2005-2009.

The Vikings played tough defense, and touchdown runs by QB Tyler Bartz and RB Tanner Davis were enough points for the victory. The Vikings led, 8-6, at halftime.