Quarterback Elijah Warner missed the regular season game against Blessed Sacrament Huguenot but he made up for lost time in the VISAA DIII State semi-finals. Warner gained 204 yards on 12 carries to help the Falcons reach the State title game with a 58 25 road win.
The Falcons scored three touchdowns in the second quarter to break open a tight game. Fuqua led 36-12 at halftime and increased the lead to 51-12 after three quarters.
Warner scored on touchdown runs covering 67 and 31 yards and he threw a touchdown pass to Matthew Osbourne.
Christian Adams scored on a 39-yard touchdown for the first score of the game. Jackson Allen had a 15-yard touchdown run and assisted on a touchdown run when his fumble was recovered by Osbourne in the endzone.
Osbourne also had a pick six which he returned 72 yards for a touchdown. Frank Denaro picked off two passes and he returned a kickoff 82-yards for a touchdown that gave Fuqua a 14-6 lead. Isaac Drummond and D'J Williams had big nights on the defensive side of the ball.
Fuqua will face Roanoke Catholic in a rematch of the 2017 VISAA DIII championship game.
The Falcons scored three touchdowns in the second quarter to break open a tight game. Fuqua led 36-12 at halftime and increased the lead to 51-12 after three quarters.
Warner scored on touchdown runs covering 67 and 31 yards and he threw a touchdown pass to Matthew Osbourne.
Christian Adams scored on a 39-yard touchdown for the first score of the game. Jackson Allen had a 15-yard touchdown run and assisted on a touchdown run when his fumble was recovered by Osbourne in the endzone.
Osbourne also had a pick six which he returned 72 yards for a touchdown. Frank Denaro picked off two passes and he returned a kickoff 82-yards for a touchdown that gave Fuqua a 14-6 lead. Isaac Drummond and D'J Williams had big nights on the defensive side of the ball.
Fuqua will face Roanoke Catholic in a rematch of the 2017 VISAA DIII championship game.
