Lafayette said:

Another close game with Poquoson

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I honestly expected yall to win by a larger margin. What’s your thoughts on game?

Sidenote: how did Bruton get off without playing Lafayette?

Kenneth Harris said:

When I checked for tickets on the Hampton and Newport News sites the game is not listed.

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Here you go…scroll down they’re up there. Todd Stadium doesn’t use gofan

Salem JV curb stomped bburg 52-0.

Pioneers02Champs said:

JF's biggest strength is their OL. It would be a great matchup to see GW D-line vs JF O-line.

If both teams do what they are supposed, that should be the region championship game.

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lol

When I checked for tickets on the Hampton and Newport News sites the game is not listed.

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CaesarEagle said:

How is JF up front? GW's strength is the D-line, so they've been pretty successful at stopping the run.

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JF's biggest strength is their OL. It would be a great matchup to see GW D-line vs JF O-line.

If both teams do what they are supposed, that should be the region championship game.

BleedingNavy said:

I have very little knowledge of the abilities of most of the teams in Region D. I am very familiar with two of the contenders in GW Danville and Salem. If GW can play mistake free football they surely have a chance. Especially playing at home. I understand many of the Salem fans being discouraged over the defense; however, their two losses have been to undefeated teams. @Pioneers02Champs, just curious. What exactly does JD bring to the table that will present a problem for Salem and the other contenders in Region D? Thanks in advance.

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JF has a strong run game and a solid run defense. I am a firm believer that you have to do both well in order to be a contender at any level of football. Especially high school and more specific, in the JF's region. They are also disciplined and don't turn the ball over much or commit a lot of penalties.

DinwiddieProud said:

Thanks for the game blog Matt. Your usual good job.

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My pleasure - - thanks for following along!

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Daniel Jackson recovers the onside kick for Lafayette, so the Rams just need one first down to ice this victory to cap a perfect 10-0 regular season.

Breon Stokes runs for 8 yards to set up 2nd & 2. They then power it ahead to the right side with Stokes for +7, plus a Poquoson 15-yard flag. That will allow them to get into victory formation.

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Poquoson now has to think about the onside kick, particularly given they have just two time-outs left. Lafayette is good enough to run out the clock if they recover.

The Poquoson offense simply cannot shake this Lafayette defense, which is too good - smart, disciplined and hard-hitting. Their latest 3 & out really came to fruition when Cody Little accidentally slipped on a toss on 2nd & 8.

After Lafayette advances into Poquoson territory, they fumble an exchange and it's recovered by the Bull Islanders. Looked like Ryan Burke on the recovery for the PHS defense. It'll be at their own 46 with 7:23 to go.

Now Poquoson has a very fine drive going, except they are taking a lot of time to get it done. The big conversion was a 21-yard run by Owen Cupp on 3rd & 10. Not long after when it appeared the Poquoson defense had them stopped, it turned out to be a penalty on third down against the Lafayette defense.