David Case gets choked up when he talks about his daughter, Viktoria, and her budding coaching career.

A few seconds later, he cracks a joke about how bad he wants to defeat her when their teams play.

Such is life in the Warren Central-Vicksburg rivalry.

The Cases are assistant coaches on opposite sidelines twice a year. David is in his second season with WC, and Viktoria is in her first at VHS. The rest of the time, they’re each other’s biggest fans.

“It’s a win for me to see her on the other side coaching,” David Case said, his voice cracking. “It makes me emotional. I’m very proud of her. It wouldn’t matter if I coached another day, to see my daughter coaching, to see her taking what I taught her, passing it down and developing her own style. She could have gone anywhere in her career path and I’m very happy she’s chosen to do this.”

Viktoria, 23, credits her father for instilling most of her soccer knowledge. He coached her on select teams from the time she was 12 until she was 18. Viktoria Case starred at Vicksburg High, and went on to play at Hinds Community College and Belhaven University.