Essex 14 Westmoreland 7 Halftime

[kwhs95fan]

Essex went up 8-0, only to have the Eagles march down the field. However, Westmoreland turned it over on downs at the Essex 10. Essex then fumbled it at their own 6, and Westmoreland recovered. The very next play, Westmoreland fumbled it back. Essex goes on a 93 yard drive to go up 14-0, but Westmoreland responded by returning the kickoff for a TD. Westmoreland gets the ball to start the 2nd half.

 

[kwhs95fan]

Westmoreland moves the ball to start the 3rd quarter, but turn it over on downs at the Essex 12. 8 mins left in the 3rd

 

[kwhs95fan]

Essex with another fumble and Westmoreland recovers around midfield

 

[kwhs95fan]

This time Westmoreland capitalizes on the turnover and have now tied it up, 14-14, with 2 minutes left in the 3rd

 

[kwhs95fan]

Heading to the 4th. Westmoreland forces a punted, but then fumbled it and Essex recovers.

 

[kwhs95fan]

Essex scores, but doesn't convert the 2 pt conversion. 20-14 Essex, 11 minutes to go.

 

[kwhs95fan]

Essex with an interception. Ball on the Westmoreland 38 with 9 minutes left

 

[kwhs95fan]

Now Westmoreland gets an interception off of Essex. Third turnover of the day for Essex

 

[kwhs95fan]

Westmoreland couldn't take advantage. Now Essex has the ball on the Eagles 20 yd line with a minute to go

 

[kwhs95fan]

Essex 20 Westmoreland 14 Final. Essex will be the 2 seed in Region A and play West Point in the 1st round. Westmoreland will be the 4 seed and host Northumberland.

 

[m-squared]

I was at this game today - my first NND game in many years. The new Westmoreland stadium is very nice and Westmoreland came very close to protecting the house. They had a TD called back with about 4 minutes left in the 4th quarter that would have put them ahead (assuming they make the extra point). Penalties and turnovers hurt both teams at time. Penalties especially hurt Westmoreland on their last drive. In addition to the offensive pass interference that took the TD away, they had a couple more penalties after that and had to punt with just under 2 minutes left when facing a 4th and 30 (or 40).

Were you there kwhs95fan? Do you think Westmoreland moving the ball easily at times through the air, possibly exposed something in the Essex defense? Have a good one!

 

[kwhs95fan]

I was at this game today - my first NND game in many years. The new Westmoreland stadium is very nice and Westmoreland came very close to protecting the house. They had a TD called back with about 4 minutes left in the 4th quarter that would have put them ahead (assuming they make the extra point). Penalties and turnovers hurt both teams at time. Penalties especially hurt Westmoreland on their last drive. In addition to the offensive pass interference that took the TD away, they had a couple more penalties after that and had to punt with just under 2 minutes left when facing a 4th and 30 (or 40).

Were you there kwhs95fan? Do you think Westmoreland moving the ball easily at times through the air, possibly exposed something in the Essex defense? Have a good one!

Every team has a bit of a weakness, and for many high schools, it's pass defense. Westmoreland, just happens to have one of the best QBs in Class 1 in Tolson, not to mention this is a bitter rivalry game. Essex definitely can't afford to have 3 turnovers in a game in the playoffs though. I'm sure Coach Jones will fix those things moving forward though. I fully expect it to be Rappahannock-Essex 2 in the regional championship game in a few weeks and I expect it will be another war.

 

[Essex Trojan1]

@m-squared …Just to add a little more to kwhs95fan post about Westmoreland. Our local paper The Rappahannock Times post the top 5 players in Rushing, Passing, Receiving and Scoring in the Northern Neck & Tidewater Districts. It’s updated weekly. Before yesterdays game, QB Tolson is leading the NND in passing with…
156 Att. 99 Com. 5 Int. 24 TD. 1772 Passing yards. 63.5 PCT.

Westmoreland also have the top 3 receivers in the NND…

1.) Burrell- 34 catches. 641 yards. 18.9 Avg
2.) Garnett - 20 catches. 428 yards. 21.4 Avg
3.) Meade - 17 catches. 306 yards. 18.1 Avg.

I agree that pass coverage is Essex weak spot BUT…how weak is it if passing teams not score much against them? They may give up a lot of yards vs. passing teams but when the field get short, they lock it down for the most part. I don’t know the exact number but Essex has gotten a number of INT’s vs the pass.