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Box Score 1 2 3 4 — F
South County 7 20 0 0 — 27
Westfield 7 16 0 0 — 23
Scoring Plays
1Q — SC — Andrews 9 run (kick good) — 8:56
1Q — WF — Monticue 18 run (Crossett kick) — 5:18
2Q — WF — Crossett 34 FG — 11:49
2Q — WF — Turner 9 from Fenyak (kick failed) — 9:58
2Q — WF — Anderson 18 run (Crossett kick) — 8:39
2Q — SC — Jordan 3 run (kick blocked) — 4:53
2Q — SC — Jordan 1 run (kick good) — 0:59
2Q — SC — Iyebote 28 from Andrews (kick good) — 0:00
Passing
SC – Andrews – 13-for-25, 126 yards, TD, INT.
WF – Fenyak – 7-for-18, 44 yards, TD.
Rushing
SC – Jordan – 17 car, 83 yards, 2 TD; Andrews – 7 car, 73 yards, TD; Simmons – 3
car, 8 yards; Team – 2 car, -2 yards.
WF – Monticue – 21 car, 94 yards, TD; Anderson – 4 car, 54 yards, TD; Ferington
– 3 car, 15 yards; Doty – 1 car, 2 yards; Spees – 1 car, -10 yards; Fenyak – 4 car, -17 yards.
Receiving
SC – Iyebote – 3 rec, 35 yards, TD; Meyers – 2 rec, 30 yards; Jordan – 3
rec, 32 yards; Vane – 2 rec, 18 yards; Stein – 3 rec, 7 yards.
WF – Turner – 4 rec, 24 yards, TD; Scoville – 1 rec, 10 yards; Spees – 1 rec, 10 yards; Doty – 1 rec, 0 yards.
Times Targeted
SC – Stein – 8; Iyebote – 6; Jordan – 4; Meyers – 3; Simmons – 2; Vane – 2.
WF – Turner – 8; Scoville – 4; Monticue – 2; Spees – 2; Castleberry – 1; Doty – 1.
Total Yards
SC – 269.
WF – 182.
First Downs (Total; Run-Pass-Penalty)
SC – 13: 7-6-0.
WF – 11; 8-3-0.
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GAME SUMMARY
In a battle of two of the best defensive teams in the region, Westfield and South County lit up the scoreboard Saturday night, with the Stallions taking the game, 27-23, advancing to the Division 6 semifinals.
The Bulldogs got the ball to start the game and started at their own 49 yard line. Three plays later, Westfield senior quarterback Danny Fenyak made the first mistake of the game by throwing an interception to senior defensive back Andre Simmons (Vanderbilt). The Stallions capitalized on that mistake and drove down the field and took the 7-0 lead on a 9-yard touchdown run by senior quarterback Aaron Andrews. The Bulldogs came back on the next drive and ran the ball down the field and scored on a Bryan Monticue 18-yard touchdown run. James Crossett tacked on the extra point and the score was tied, 7-7.
The score stayed tied only until seven seconds had run off the clock in the period, when Crossett booted a 34-yard field goal to give the Bulldogs a 10-7 lead.
The first play of the next drive resulted in a fumble and Westfield recovered the ball and took over at the South County 8-yard line. Four plays later, Fenyak found senior receiver Gary Turner in the corner of the end zone to extend the Bulldogs lead to 16-7, after a bad hold cost the Bulldogs the extra point.
The Westfield defense made its presence felt again by forcing Andrews to make a bad pass that was intercepted by senior defensive back Ryan Sweet. It was not long after that, one play and :07 seconds to be exact, when sophomore running back Kendall Anderson found the scoring sheet with an 18-yard score that put the Bulldogs up 23-7.
The Stallions refused to give up and decided to go 77 yards down to field and score on a David Jordan, 3-yard run to cut the deficit to 23-13 after the extra point was blocked by Sweet.
The next drive ended with a Bulldog punt so the Stallions got the ball on their own 22. They started the drive with a 24-yard run by Andrews and later that drive he found more running room and took off for a 28-yard scamper down to the Bulldog 19. South County found the end zone two plays later on a 1-yard run, a direct snap to Jordan. The Westfield lead was dwindled to 23-20 with :59 seconds remaining in the second quarter.
Westfield fumbled three plays into its next possession and South County took over at the Bulldog 27-yard line with :18 seconds to go in the half. After two incomplete passes by Andrews, the Stallions were left with :05 seconds and one last shot to score. Andrews heaved a pass into the end zone and junior wide receiver Oyinemi Iyebote made a great catch for a touchdown as time expired. The Stallions scored 20 points in the final five minutes of the half to shock the Bulldogs and take a 27-23 lead at halftime as the fog was rising at a steady pace at the Westfield Sports Complex.
The scoring was over for the game so it was time for the defense to shine. The two teams traded punts on the next three drives and the Bulldogs set up shop at the Stallion 40-yard line to start their next drive. They drove down the field and looked like they would score but Crossett’s 31-yard field goal attempt was blocked by senior Charles Meyers of the Stallions.
The clock started to wind down as the punters made more cameos in this game.
With just over 3 minutes remaining Fenyak hit Turner with what looked like a Bulldog first down but an ineligible man down field penalty backed them up. The next play picked up that first down with a pass to senior wide receiver Aaron Scoville, but two plays later Fenyak was picked off by Mark Jorgenson.
Stallions take over in the victory formation and Andrews took the knee and the game was over.
With this win, the Stallions beat the Bulldogs for the first time in school history improving their record to 1-3 against Westfield. South County earned its first seven-win campaign in school history, as well. Also, the Stallions advanced to a rematch with Woodson next Friday night at Woodson High School in the semifinals of the Northern Region Division 6 Football Playoffs.
The two teams matched up last week and the Cavaliers won, 35-0, over the Stallions.
PLAYMAKERS OF THE GAME:
Considering the exceptional play of both offenses in the first half and both defenses in the second half, tons of choices for this from both teams but Saturday night’s honors go to two players who carried their teams all the way through the game.
For the Stallions, the honor goes to senior quarterback Aaron Andrews. Aaron had seven rushes for 73 yards and a touchdown. He also completed 13-of-25 passes for 126 yards, had one interception and the crucial game-winning touchdown pass to Iyebote on the final play of the firsthalf. Andrews took many hard shots from a tough Bulldog defense, but got back up after all of them and continued to lead his team to victory.
For the Bulldogs, the honor goes to senior Dylan Doty. Dylan was always around the ball on defense on was throwing his body into the ball carrier every time.
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