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Class 2 State Semis: Stuarts Draft 49 Thomas Jefferson (Richmond) 7 - FINAL

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Draft defense holds on 3rd-and-goal from 6, and TJ misses 22-yard FG. Scoreless 1Q 6:28
 
TJ responds with TD on kickoff return by Sutton. Now 7-7 1Q
 
TJ forces Draft fumble. Takes over at Draft 45

End 1Q Thomas Jefferson 7, Stuarts Draft 7 Class 2 state semifinals
 
Dustyn Fitzgerald picks off a pass and returns it to TJ 1. Draft ball 2Q 11:44 7-7

And Freddie Watkins scores on next play. Draft 14, TJ 7 2Q 11:40
 
Freddie Watkins finishes off 78-yard drive with 9-yard TD run. PAT no good. Draft 20, TJ 7 2Q 4:13
 
Watkins with 3rd TD run, this one from 5. Watkins adds 2-point run. Stuarts Draft 28, Thomas Jefferson 7 2Q 1:37
 
Halftime Stuarts Draft 28, Thomas Jefferson 7. VHSL Class 2 state semifinals
 
Freddie Watkins picks up where he left off in the first half with another TD run. Stuarts Draft now leads 34-7 3Q.
 
Blake Roach scores on 5-yard run, then adds run for 2. Draft leads Thomas Jefferson 42-7 3Q 2:08
 
End of 3Q Stuarts Draft 42, Thomas Jefferson 7. Class 2 state semifinals
 
Latrell Fomby with a gain of 9 to the 2 then adds the touchdown run to put Draft in front 49-7. 4Q
 
For the first time in program history, the Cougars football team will play for a state championship after beating Thomas Jefferson 49-7 Saturday in the VHSL Class 2 state semifinals.

Freddie Watkins scored three first half touchdowns and Stuarts Draft's defense controlled the game in beating the Richmond school, which was making its first appearance ever in a state semifinal.

Watkins had scoring runs of 1, 9 and 5 to put Draft up 28-7 at halftime. The Cougars first score of the day came on a run by Blake Roach, who returned from an injury that kept him out of last week's regional championship.
 
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