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Blog LIVE Game Blog: York 17, Warhill 14 - FINAL

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After an incomplete pass on first down, it's York QB A.J. Wilson escaping a sack with his nimble feet, then scrambling away towards the sideline, but he is popped hard by Warhill DB Elijah Williams, showing why he's a William & Mary commit. Unfortunately for Wilson and the Falcons, that 5-yard gain didn't stop the clock because he was still inbounds. The next play is a quick 4-yard completion to Anthony Custis, stopped before he can get out by sophomore DB Jamonte Jones.

So York is unable to get the snap off before 4th & 1 from the Warhill 36, taking us to half-time in a scoreless battle.
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Blog LIVE Game Blog: York 17, Warhill 14 - FINAL

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What do I know? York stays with the shotgun snap, directly to Evam Muangkhao and he lunges forward just enough to move the sticks on 3rd & 1 for their offense. Another York time-out gets called with 6:44 to go in the second quarter.

After a trio of Warhill defenders, including Isaiah Rembert and Max Schill, drop QB A.J. Wilson for a loss of 6, the Falcons strike with their longest play from scrimmage of the night. A fly sweep run by Anthony Custis results in a gain of 20.

So that's two touches for Custis - one on a catch and another on a run - and he's got 41 yards. Definitely is a good idea to get him the football in space and let him operate.

Leland Hudik and Kameron Lovelady combine to sack Wilson for a loss of 5 and then his pass on 3rd & 14 falls incomplete.

The York punt pins Warhill back at its own 21 with 3:49 till intermission.
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Blog LIVE Game Blog: York 17, Warhill 14 - FINAL

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Using the combination of Seamus Cassidy and Evam Muangkhao - operating as the QB out of a direct snap - the York running game has given them a bit of breathing room to create 3rd & 1 from their own 19 with 7:30 to go in the first half.

Going to a hard count, the Falcons try to get Warhill to jump offsides, but they will end up burning a time-out to avoid a delay of game penalty. Wouldn't be surprised to see them go to more of a tight, under center formation and try to sneak it up there for a yard rather than shotgun style.
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Blog LIVE Game Blog: York 17, Warhill 14 - FINAL

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After York's punt lands at the Warhill 48-yard line with 11:50 to go in the second period, the Lions are stuck in neutral offensively. Their run to the right side ends up going backwards for a loss of 7 as junior LB Ben Ward - brother of the aforementioned Carter Ward - makes the stop behind the line of scrimmage.

Warhill's next two runs get them back to their original line of scrimmage, where they punt it away and they get a fairly decent hop on it, downing York at its 21-yard line with 9:!5 to go in the first half.

Warhill has yet to attempt a pass in this game, whereas York has gone to the air four times out of its 13 plays. So that dimension could pay off for the Falcons if they get another big gainer, but the Falcons just got whistled for their fourth penalty of the half (this an illegal blinside block). That can tilt field position in a hurry.
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Blog LIVE Game Blog: York 17, Warhill 14 - FINAL

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Junior York linebacker Carter Ward comes up with the game's first turnover on a fumble recovery with 2:23 to go in the first period and it couldn't have come at a better time for the Falcons defense with Warhill threatening in the red zone.

Eric Crane - who had 35 yards on his first five carries - ends up putting it on the turf.

So York takes over at their own 11 with 2:23 to go in this relatively quick moving first quarter.
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Blog LIVE Game Blog: York 17, Warhill 14 - FINAL

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Eric Crane touches the football on each of the first five plays from scrimamge for the Warhill offense. His toss on 3rd & 6 moves the sticks with a gain of 6. But even more meaningful was his run on 2nd & 9, slipping away from multiple tackles to get to the second, and then third level, of the defense. It's worth 25 yards down to the York 25.

Play No. 6 is a QB keeper, faking the hand-off with Carson Strickland rushing for a gain of four. Strickland adds three more yards to bring up 3rd & 3 from the 18, but then the York defense is ready for him on the direct snap, dropping him for a loss of a yard.

Lining up for a 36-yard field goal, Warhill gets a fresh set of downs as York gets hit with an encroachment penalty on 4th & 4. That's their second penalty of five yards as the other began the series (an illegal sub flag). That will get under the skin of York Head Coach Doug Pereira for sure.
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Blog LIVE Game Blog: York 17, Warhill 14 - FINAL

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York had a nice drive to start, getting a couple of completiosn from A.J. Wilson to Anthony Cutis for 20 down the far sideline and Jamarcus Tyler on an inside slant for 14 yards as they moved into Warhill territory. One of those converted a 3rd & 5.

However, the Warhill defense clamps down against the run on 2nd & 5, then 3rd & 1, and coming up with consecutive stops on third down followed by the 4th & 1 is Maximus Schill for the Lions.

Warhill starts its first possession at their own 35 with 8:00 exactly on the first quarter clock.
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Blog LIVE Game Blog: York 17, Warhill 14 - FINAL

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Greetings grom Sanford B. Wanner Stadium in Williamsburg on this pleasant Thursday night in September as the Warhill Lions (1-1) play host to the York Falcons (1-0).

We'll have updates here on the Blog + via Twitter or 'X' as they call it @hatfieldsports

Before we get going with Warhill kicking off to York to start, let's go through our Predictions and mini Preview from the game...


York (1-0) at Warhill (1-1) . . . It was a tale of two weeks for Warhill, which went from blasting Manor 68-0 to getting routed 35-0 by Matoaca. They’ve done quite well lately against York. After dropping each of the first nine meetings all-time, the Lions have won five of the past seven encounters, including a 48-0 shutout last September. Solid kicking from Sebastian Benitez-Marrero in going 3 for 3 on extra points helped York as they erased an early deficit and cruised to a 21-6 win over Gloucester. A.J. Wilson threw touchdown passes to Conner Lawson and JeMarcus Tyler. What this game may ultimately come down to his how well Warhill can run the ball with Maximus Schill and Isaiah Rembert against the York defensive front, headed up by four-year starter Xavier Ransome.

Matt Hatfield Says – Warhill 24-14
Coach Ed Young Says – Warhill 29-26 (OT)
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