5A North FINAL: (5) Stone Bridge 54 (2) Tuscarora 41 - FINAL

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Stone Bridge draws first blood on 5 yard pass from Joe Thompson to Brett Smedley with 4:52 left in first quarter. Bulldogs lead 7-0

 

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23-yard circus catch by Tuscarora's Nic Speroni moves the ball to the Stone Bridge 1; 2 plays later Daniel Smith scores to tie game at 7-7

 

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Stone Bridge answers with 57-yard drive, scoring on 11-yard run by Joe Thompson. With 1:36 left in Q1, Stone Bridge leads Tuscarora 14-7

 

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End of the first quarter: Stone Bridge 14, Tuscarora 7. Stone Bridge has the ball on the Tuscarora 33

 

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Stone Bridge goes up two scores on 8 yard run by Chase Ridley; Bulldogs lead Tuscarora 21-7 early in Q2

 

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Gunnar Biebighauser catches 28-yard TD pass from Daniel Smith on 4th &5 to cap a 13-yard 80-yard drive for Tusky. Stone Bridge leads 21-14

 

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Joe Thompson completes 3 passes for 73 yards, then caps 85-yard drive with 1-yard scoring run. 2:37 left in half and SB leads Tusky 28-14

 

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Chase Ridley walks into end zone from 5 yards out on counter play to put Stone Bridge up 3 scores. With 50 seconds left, SB leads 35-14

 

[Daboyz19]

Time for the big Tusky comeback

 

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Doing his best Aaron Rodgers imitation, Daniel Smith chucks a 43-yard Hail Mary to Nic Speroni on last play of half; SB leads 35-21

 

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A 22-play 9 minute and 19 second drive by Tuscarora ends with no points scored. Stone Bridge gets ball back at own 13 with 2:31 left in Q3

 

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Stone Bridge goes 87 yards in 6 plays, scoring on an 18-yard run by Joe Thompson with 12 seconds left in q3. Stone Bridge 42, Tusky 21

 

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End of the 3rd of the 5A North Championship - Stone Bridge 42, Tuscarora 21

 

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Daniel Smith takes Tuscarora 65 yards in 4 plays, scoring on a 34-yard run to make it Stone Bridge 42, Tuscarora 28. 11:43 left to go

 

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Stone Bridge answers with 6-play 57-yard drive capped by 21-yard pass from Joe Thompson to Dewayne Winston. XP no good. SB up 48-28

 

[Daboyz19]

I guess a comeback is out of the question

 

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71-yard drive in only 3 plays by Tuscarora with Daniel Smith 19 yards to Nic Speroni to make it Stone Bridge 48, Tusky 35 with 8:11 to go

 

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Stone Bridge's Chase Ridley fumbles during a big run, Tuscarora recovers at the 20. This one not over until its over

But Tuscarora turns it back over to Stone Bridge. Third turnover of the night for the Huskies

 

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Under 5 minutes to go and Stone Bridge is at the Tuscarora 10

 

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Stone Bridge now on Tuscarora 5 yd line leading 48-35 with 4:18 remaining

 

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Football: Thompson to Smedley 11-yard TD Pass.

2PT NO GOOD.

Stone Bridge 54, Tuscarora 35 with 3:34 left 4Q

All three Tuscarora turnovers have led to Stone Bridge touchdowns. 3:30 left in the game

 

[DinwiddieProud]

The single most important factor in playoff football is making mistakes, and taking advantage of mistakes.

You can't give the ball to a good team three extra times.

 

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Daniel Smith with the sneak from the 1-yard line with 1:04 left. Two-point attempt no good to make it Stone Bridge 54, Tuscarora 41

Stone Bridge recovers the onside kick and now only needs to kneel a few times to run out the final minute

 

[OCBoy]

The single most important factor in playoff football is making mistakes, and taking advantage of mistakes.

You can't give the ball to a good team three extra times.

Doesn't help they played earlier in the season and tusky rolled them... IMO!! This is playing right into the hands of Highland Springs

 

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Stone Bridge, which at one time was only 4-4, wins its sixth straight with 54-41 victory over Tuscarora to advance to state title game

 

[DEVILSLB99]

Doesn't help they played earlier in the season and tusky rolled them... IMO!! This is playing right into the hands of Highland Springs

Highland Springs still has to beat Indian River. I believe HS is the favorite in the game, but IR will be no pushover.

 

[OCBoy]

Highland Springs still has to beat Indian River. I believe HS is the favorite in the game, but IR will be no pushover.

That's why I said IMO in caps but the winner of Highlabd springs Indian River should win it