Hillsboro-Central Valley makes big plays late to pull away from Thompson in first round of Class A playoffs

Hillsboro-Central Valley makes big plays late to pull away from Thompson in first round of Class A playoffs

HILLSBORO — Hillsboro-Central Valley head coach Joe Johnson has preached all season that “big players make big plays." H-CV entered the fourth quarter of its North Dakota Class A first-round game against Thompson trailing 8-6. On a sunny, nearly spring-like Saturday afternoon at the Hillsboro Event Center, the senior-laden Burros desperately needed those big players to step up. “Gut check is something that we've talked about a lot,” Johnson said…