Just like when these two teams met earlier in the season, Westfield left points on the field and it cost them again, this time a loss in the region semifinals.
WF's Rennyson fumbled the opening KO and MAD used three plays to score from the WF 17 yard line when Weiler went around the left end for a 7-0 lead (Hopewell XP) less than 90 seconds into the game. WF's next possession was a three and out, before MAD went 60 yards and scored on a Yates one yard run to extend the lead to 14-0 (Hopewell XP) with 3;38 remaining in the first quarter. WF's next drive started at their own 20 yard line and after a few plays Carlson found Lee open in the middle of the field and he took off for the endzone - but the ref, trying to outrun both Lee and the defender, stepped in front of Lee at the MAD eight yard line and he went down. Fortunately, WF still scored when Carlson hit Lee for an eight yard TD pass and the lead was cut to 14-7 (Wiemann XP) with 37 seconds to go in the first quarter. MAD struck again on their third straight possession, a 62 yard drive, when Yates hooked up with Knicely on a 5 yard TD pass to push the lead to 21-7 (Hopewell XP) with 9:19 remaining in the half. WF's next drive reached the MAD 34 yard line, helped by a 32 yard Carlson to Morin pass, but WF failed to convert a 4th and two to give the ball back to MAD on the MAD 33 yard line. On the first play from scrimmage the Yates to Knicely hand off was dropped and WF's Howells recovered the ball on the MAD 29 yard line. WF went on to score on a 3 yard Duda run to cut the lead back to seven, 21-14 (Wiemann XP), with 2:03 remaining in the half. MAD's next possession ended when Morin intercepted Yates at the WF 34 yard line with 46 seconds left, but WF tried to pass with little time left and ended up punting less than 30 seconds left. The kick was blocked and MAD took over on the WF 34 yard line. On the first play from scrimmage Yates found Knicely in the end zone with a diving catch and MAD now had a 28-14 lead (Hopewell XP) seven seconds before the half ended.
MAD got the ball to start the second half and they picked up where they left off in the first half, going 60 yards and scoring on a Yates 4 yard run to extend the lead to 35-14 (Hopewell XP) with 6:48 remaining in the third quarter. Now things were about to change, giving WF hope, as special teams excelled and the defense stiffened noticeably. On the MAD KO, WF's Rennyson took it back 99 yards for a score and the MAD lead was now 35-21 (Wiemann XP) with 6:33 remaining in the third quarter. WF's defense held MAD to a three and out, forcing MAD to punt at their own 20 yard line. WF went to work from their own 38 yard line and reached the MAD 6 yard line where they had a first and goal, but MAD stuffed two runs for no gain, a pass fell incomplete, and the 4th and goal pass was broken up. MAD took over but again punted after three plays gained only three yards. The punt took a hard bounce near midfield and went directly into the hands of WF's Morin, who returned the ball 60 yards down the visitor's sideline for a TD and WF was now within seven, 35-28 (Wiemann XP) with 9:20 remaining in the game. WF forced a MAD three and out for the third consecutive series and this time the MAD punt was shanked and went out of bounds at the MAD 36 yard line to give WF a chance to tie. But after gaining only eight yards on three plays WF faced a 4th and two at the MAD 28 yard line. The sweep around the right side was met by a strong MAD tackle and WF's H. Johnson went down inches short of the first down with 5:18 to play. MAD was again forced to punt, and WF took over on their own 22 yard line with 3:35 remaining. MAD's defense held this time and after three plays lost three yards WF was forced to punt. MAD took over on the WF 46 yard line and failed to gain a first down when a 4th and long pass fell incomplete with 26 seconds left but WF was unable to move the ball and MAD intercepted the 4th down pass with seven seconds left then went into their victory formation to end the game.
WF's Rennyson fumbled the opening KO and MAD used three plays to score from the WF 17 yard line when Weiler went around the left end for a 7-0 lead (Hopewell XP) less than 90 seconds into the game. WF's next possession was a three and out, before MAD went 60 yards and scored on a Yates one yard run to extend the lead to 14-0 (Hopewell XP) with 3;38 remaining in the first quarter. WF's next drive started at their own 20 yard line and after a few plays Carlson found Lee open in the middle of the field and he took off for the endzone - but the ref, trying to outrun both Lee and the defender, stepped in front of Lee at the MAD eight yard line and he went down. Fortunately, WF still scored when Carlson hit Lee for an eight yard TD pass and the lead was cut to 14-7 (Wiemann XP) with 37 seconds to go in the first quarter. MAD struck again on their third straight possession, a 62 yard drive, when Yates hooked up with Knicely on a 5 yard TD pass to push the lead to 21-7 (Hopewell XP) with 9:19 remaining in the half. WF's next drive reached the MAD 34 yard line, helped by a 32 yard Carlson to Morin pass, but WF failed to convert a 4th and two to give the ball back to MAD on the MAD 33 yard line. On the first play from scrimmage the Yates to Knicely hand off was dropped and WF's Howells recovered the ball on the MAD 29 yard line. WF went on to score on a 3 yard Duda run to cut the lead back to seven, 21-14 (Wiemann XP), with 2:03 remaining in the half. MAD's next possession ended when Morin intercepted Yates at the WF 34 yard line with 46 seconds left, but WF tried to pass with little time left and ended up punting less than 30 seconds left. The kick was blocked and MAD took over on the WF 34 yard line. On the first play from scrimmage Yates found Knicely in the end zone with a diving catch and MAD now had a 28-14 lead (Hopewell XP) seven seconds before the half ended.
MAD got the ball to start the second half and they picked up where they left off in the first half, going 60 yards and scoring on a Yates 4 yard run to extend the lead to 35-14 (Hopewell XP) with 6:48 remaining in the third quarter. Now things were about to change, giving WF hope, as special teams excelled and the defense stiffened noticeably. On the MAD KO, WF's Rennyson took it back 99 yards for a score and the MAD lead was now 35-21 (Wiemann XP) with 6:33 remaining in the third quarter. WF's defense held MAD to a three and out, forcing MAD to punt at their own 20 yard line. WF went to work from their own 38 yard line and reached the MAD 6 yard line where they had a first and goal, but MAD stuffed two runs for no gain, a pass fell incomplete, and the 4th and goal pass was broken up. MAD took over but again punted after three plays gained only three yards. The punt took a hard bounce near midfield and went directly into the hands of WF's Morin, who returned the ball 60 yards down the visitor's sideline for a TD and WF was now within seven, 35-28 (Wiemann XP) with 9:20 remaining in the game. WF forced a MAD three and out for the third consecutive series and this time the MAD punt was shanked and went out of bounds at the MAD 36 yard line to give WF a chance to tie. But after gaining only eight yards on three plays WF faced a 4th and two at the MAD 28 yard line. The sweep around the right side was met by a strong MAD tackle and WF's H. Johnson went down inches short of the first down with 5:18 to play. MAD was again forced to punt, and WF took over on their own 22 yard line with 3:35 remaining. MAD's defense held this time and after three plays lost three yards WF was forced to punt. MAD took over on the WF 46 yard line and failed to gain a first down when a 4th and long pass fell incomplete with 26 seconds left but WF was unable to move the ball and MAD intercepted the 4th down pass with seven seconds left then went into their victory formation to end the game.
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