Ok, I have to say this first because I am a Westfield fan-WF did not play their best game. However, in all fairness, Madison had a whole lot to do with that on both sides of the ball. The MAD running game controlled the flow of the game and they used the running game well to control the clock with long scoring drives. As a result MAD moves on to face Freedom-W in one state semifinal, while the other state semifinal will be Lake Braddock vs Highland Springs.
WF received the ball first and went three and out, followed by a MAD three and out, then another WF three and out. MAD started their second drive on their own 36 yard line and it as not long before MAD's Dom Knicely went 62 yards straight up the middle for a 7-0 lead (Pfleghardt XP) with 4:37 remaining in the first quarter. WF punted on their next possession, followed by another MAD punt to give WF the ball on their own 28 yard line. On the first play from scrimmage WF's Murphy out ran the defense and Jenks hit him with a 72 yard pass for a TD to tie the game at 7-7 (Nicklas XP) with 9:43 remaining in the half. MAD then answered with a six minute, 71 yard drive to go back out in front on a Dom Knicely one yard TD run, 14-7 (Pfleghardt XP) with 3:35 to go in the half. WF started their next drive on their own 22 yard line and eventually punted with less than 20 seconds left. MAD's Salvosa blocked the kick (I think that is who got the block) and MAD recovered on the WF 28 yard line with eight seconds left. A pass to the end zone was incomplete but WF was flagged for defensive holding, so MAD elected to kick a 34 yard FG (Hopewell) to go into the half leading 17-7.
MAD received the second half KO and moved into WF territory before MAD's DeSimone fumbled on the WF 41 yard line. The white hat signaled WF ball, but then the referees huddled and overturned the call. MAD then went deep on the next play-Yates was flushed from the pocket and heaved a wobbly pass that was tipped by two WF defenders before falling into the hands of MAD's Darren Knicely who reached the WF three yard line. After losing three yards, Yates found Darren Knicely two plays later for an eight yard TD pass and the score was now 24-7 (Pfleghardt XP) with 6:26 to go in the third quarter. WF's next possession was a three and out. MAD then sealed the game with a long 76 yard ground drive capped by another Dom Knicely TD run of one yard to extend the lead to 31-7 with 7:28 remaining in the game. WF punted on their next possession, followed by a MAD fumble recovered by WF's Lucas at the WF 38 yard line but WF again failed to move the ball and punted to MAD. MAD got one first down then ran out the clock.
WF received the ball first and went three and out, followed by a MAD three and out, then another WF three and out. MAD started their second drive on their own 36 yard line and it as not long before MAD's Dom Knicely went 62 yards straight up the middle for a 7-0 lead (Pfleghardt XP) with 4:37 remaining in the first quarter. WF punted on their next possession, followed by another MAD punt to give WF the ball on their own 28 yard line. On the first play from scrimmage WF's Murphy out ran the defense and Jenks hit him with a 72 yard pass for a TD to tie the game at 7-7 (Nicklas XP) with 9:43 remaining in the half. MAD then answered with a six minute, 71 yard drive to go back out in front on a Dom Knicely one yard TD run, 14-7 (Pfleghardt XP) with 3:35 to go in the half. WF started their next drive on their own 22 yard line and eventually punted with less than 20 seconds left. MAD's Salvosa blocked the kick (I think that is who got the block) and MAD recovered on the WF 28 yard line with eight seconds left. A pass to the end zone was incomplete but WF was flagged for defensive holding, so MAD elected to kick a 34 yard FG (Hopewell) to go into the half leading 17-7.
MAD received the second half KO and moved into WF territory before MAD's DeSimone fumbled on the WF 41 yard line. The white hat signaled WF ball, but then the referees huddled and overturned the call. MAD then went deep on the next play-Yates was flushed from the pocket and heaved a wobbly pass that was tipped by two WF defenders before falling into the hands of MAD's Darren Knicely who reached the WF three yard line. After losing three yards, Yates found Darren Knicely two plays later for an eight yard TD pass and the score was now 24-7 (Pfleghardt XP) with 6:26 to go in the third quarter. WF's next possession was a three and out. MAD then sealed the game with a long 76 yard ground drive capped by another Dom Knicely TD run of one yard to extend the lead to 31-7 with 7:28 remaining in the game. WF punted on their next possession, followed by a MAD fumble recovered by WF's Lucas at the WF 38 yard line but WF again failed to move the ball and punted to MAD. MAD got one first down then ran out the clock.
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