Blog Class 4 State Finals: Salem 43, Louisa 22 - FINAL

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Louisa will start from their own 20.... Let's see how they adjusted at halftime

Job Whalen with a nice run on second down with Lions facing 3rd & 2.

 

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Job Whalen with a nice run on second down with Lions facing 3rd & 2.

Whalen with a yard... 4th & 1 bounces off a tackle and goes to the right for a first.

 

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Whalen with a yard... 4th & 1 bounces off a tackle and goes to the right for a first.

David Sharp with a big run but a flag goes against Louisa for illegal shift...

 

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David Sharp with a big run but a flag goes against Louisa for illegal shift...

Louisa now facing 1st & 15 from 27

 

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Louisa now facing 1st & 15 from 27

False start again Louisa... Lions going the wrong way. 1st & 20!

 

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False start again Louisa... Lions going the wrong way. 1st & 20!

Interception by Joseph Quinn and Salem is in business with the ball 1st & 10 at the Louisa 35

 

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Interception by Joseph Quinn and Salem is in business with the ball 1st & 10 at the Louisa 35

Ramsey tackled out of bounds at the 12.

 

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Ramsey tackled out of bounds at the 12.

Brandon Smith with a tackle on Ramsey keeping the Spartans out of the endzone. 2nd & 10 coming up

 

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Brandon Smith with a tackle on Ramsey keeping the Spartans out of the endzone. 2nd & 10 coming up

Gladen and Quinn hook up for another touchdown. 28-6 9:42 3rd quarter...

 

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We are a little over an hour away from kickoff here at Zable Stadium on the campus of William & Mary. That is the site of today's Class 4 Title bout between undefeated Cinderella Louisa and Salem, your reigning back-to-back Class 4 champion.

Salem's only two losses came to Dinwiddie by 5 and Blacksburg by 37. They have won 9 straight since dropping 2 in a span of 3 weeks.

Louisa has been on a tear this season but has won their last 3 games by 11 or fewer.

Louisa's Bell runs for a first down as Louisa keeps it on the ground after a 3-interception day

 

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Louisa's Bell runs for a first down as Louisa keeps it on the ground after a 3-interception day

Whalen fighting for yards shaking off defenders gets the first.

 

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Whalen fighting for yards shaking off defenders gets the first.

Lions going backwards as Salem defenders swarming to Bell

 

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Lions going backwards as Salem defenders swarming to Bell

Whalen with a huge run of 54 yards! Tucker brings him down but Lions in business at the Spartan 5!

 

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Whalen with a huge run of 54 yards! Tucker brings him down but Lions in business at the Spartan 5!

Bell punches it in as the Lions score their second touchdown of the day! Bell gets the 2-point conversion and trail 14-28 with 7:06 left in 3rd quarter

 

[CRF4Dan]

We are a little over an hour away from kickoff here at Zable Stadium on the campus of William & Mary. That is the site of today's Class 4 Title bout between undefeated Cinderella Louisa and Salem, your reigning back-to-back Class 4 champion.

Salem's only two losses came to Dinwiddie by 5 and Blacksburg by 37. They have won 9 straight since dropping 2 in a span of 3 weeks.

Louisa has been on a tear this season but has won their last 3 games by 11 or fewer.

Tucker fumbles ball on return and Louisa has ball back at Salem 29!

 

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Tucker fumbles ball on return and Louisa has ball back at Salem 29!

Bell picks up 5 yards as Louisa inches closer and closer, 3rd & 3

 

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Bell picks up 5 yards as Louisa inches closer and closer, 3rd & 3

Whalen picks up the first down as Louisa is not done... Looking to draw within a touchdown of Spartans

 

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Whalen picks up the first down as Louisa is not done... Looking to draw within a touchdown of Spartans

Bell takes it down to the 13... 2nd & 5 for Lions

 

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Bell takes it down to the 13... 2nd & 5 for Lions

3 yard gain for Bell, 3rd & 1 for Lions

 

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3 yard gain for Bell, 3rd & 1 for Lions

David Sharp picks up 2 yards, another Lions first down!

 

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David Sharp picks up 2 yards, another Lions first down!

Touchdown Louisa from 7 yards out and Whalen scores 2 point conversion so it is 28-22 Salem with 4:22 go 3rd quarter!

 

[CRF4Dan]

We are a little over an hour away from kickoff here at Zable Stadium on the campus of William & Mary. That is the site of today's Class 4 Title bout between undefeated Cinderella Louisa and Salem, your reigning back-to-back Class 4 champion.

Salem's only two losses came to Dinwiddie by 5 and Blacksburg by 37. They have won 9 straight since dropping 2 in a span of 3 weeks.

Louisa has been on a tear this season but has won their last 3 games by 11 or fewer.

Salem will be looking to make statement on offense after Lions rally.

 

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Salem will be looking to make statement on offense after Lions rally.

Tae Hale with 5-yard gain

 

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Tae Hale with 5-yard gain

Ramsey fumbles but is able to recover... dodging a bullet and getting the first down in the process.

 

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Ramsey fumbles but is able to recover... dodging a bullet and getting the first down in the process.

6-yard pass from Gladden to Tucker

 

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6-yard pass from Gladden to Tucker

Ramsey who has had plenty of time to rest has his legs working and is chewing up yards and eating up clock.

 

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Ramsey who has had plenty of time to rest has his legs working and is chewing up yards and eating up clock.

Tae Hale has been a difference maker in this one helping take the load off of Ramsey

 

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Tae Hale has been a difference maker in this one helping take the load off of Ramsey

Ramsey bottled up at the line

 

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Ramsey bottled up at the line

Tae Hale picked up a couple of yards after an initial hit.

 

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Tae Hale picked up a couple of yards after an initial hit.

Ramsey has no room to run... Salem faces 4th & 8 at the Louisa 31!

 

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Ramsey has no room to run... Salem faces 4th & 8 at the Louisa 31!

Salem cannot convert on 4th down, Louisa gets ball back.

 

[CRF4Dan]

We are a little over an hour away from kickoff here at Zable Stadium on the campus of William & Mary. That is the site of today's Class 4 Title bout between undefeated Cinderella Louisa and Salem, your reigning back-to-back Class 4 champion.

Salem's only two losses came to Dinwiddie by 5 and Blacksburg by 37. They have won 9 straight since dropping 2 in a span of 3 weeks.

Louisa has been on a tear this season but has won their last 3 games by 11 or fewer.

Nick Anthony with a big stop of Malik Bell as defense looks to get the Salem offense back on the field.

 

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Nick Anthony with a big stop of Malik Bell as defense looks to get the Salem offense back on the field.

Louisa will go for it on 4th & 4!

 

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Louisa will go for it on 4th & 4!

Bell with a huge 4th down conversion and Louisa keeps drive going with 9:29 and counting to go

 

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Bell with a huge 4th down conversion and Louisa keeps drive going with 9:29 and counting to go

Sharp met by Nick Wade on end around for a gain of one

 

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Sharp met by Nick Wade on end around for a gain of one

Job Whalen trucking it against a gang of Salem defenders. 3rd & 2 for Louisa

 

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Job Whalen trucking it against a gang of Salem defenders. 3rd & 2 for Louisa

Whalen with another first down. Louisa potentially wearing down Salem defenders.

 

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Whalen with another first down. Louisa potentially wearing down Salem defenders.

Whalen just keeps attacking with the ball now at the 30 of Salem

 

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Whalen just keeps attacking with the ball now at the 30 of Salem

Bell brought down by Avery Close at the 25... 3rd & 5 for Louisa

 

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Bell brought down by Avery Close at the 25... 3rd & 5 for Louisa

4th & 4 for Louisa... Huge play in the game with 5 minutes to go