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2 DAILY PRESS SPORTS High Schools defense first. The defense held, forcing a 25-yard field goal by Lake Adrian Bravo-Morales. On second play of the extra period, Kavon Bellamy went off-tackle to the left side and ended up pushing a pile into the end zone and drawing a touchdown call from aside judge. The back judge reversed the call, told Smith he heard a whistle and placed the ball on the 2-yard line. The Crabbers lost yardage on the next play, setting up Travis block.

In regulation, Lake Taylor scored on its second possession to open a 7-0 lead. It was the first touchdown Hampton had surrendered in 14 quarters. Neither team managed much offense in the first half. The Crabbers were held to minus-19 yards, but surrendered just 55 as the teams combined for eight first-half punts. LAKE TAYLOR 10, HAMPTON 7, OT Hampton00070 7 Lake Taylor70003 10 LT: Rowson 26 pass from Walls (Bravo-Morales kick) Ham: Manago 44 pass from Watford (Hutcheson kick( LT: Bravo-Morales 25 kick TEAM STATSHamLT First downs55 Rushes-yards27-435-69 Passing yards10528 Comp-Att-Int4-20-12-13-1 Penalties-yards8-856-46 Fumbles-lost1-11-0 POWHATAN Powhatan domination of York in their Region I Division 4 semifinal Friday was swift, merciless and complete: as in four long touchdown drives and four defensive three-and-outs to start the game.

With a 28-point lead and total control in hand, the final quarters were academic. But the Indians continued their domination to the very end of a 49-0 victory. The Indians (11-0) advance to the regional final for the sixth time in seven seasons. go after their fifth regional title in that span next Saturday, when they host the winner of Smithfield-Chancellor semifinal. The Falcons finished 7-4, ending the season in the playoffs for the first time in four years.

York coach Doug Pereira offered no excuses, admitting the obvious: that the Falcons were beaten by a far superior foe. get things going on offense early, and we stop he said. a double The biggest wham came courtesy of Landon Bradley, who rushed for 126 of his 188 yards in the first quarter. was just said Bradley, a 6-foot, 192-pound sophomore. think the biggest quarter ever had.

were arm-tackling, so I was able to run The Indians began the game with touchdown drives of 59, 86, 66 and 70 yards. Bradley ran for 41 yards on the first touchdown march, setting up quarterback Shawn 1- yard TD run. Collin Cristovich, a 6-3, 286-pound lineman, made the big hit as the Indians limited the Falcons to three downs on their first series. Bradley broke multiple tackles en route to a 33-yard gain on the next possession, which culminated with Dustin 12-yard run through a big hole on the right side. The Indians ran to the right often and for good reason.

The right side of their line goes 295 pounds (Pat Purrington), 286 (Christovich) and 327 (Brandon Dodd). was pretty said Purrington, a transfer from York. run game is our bread and butter. We care if you know our plays, going to run right at Following next three-and- out, the Indians drove 66 yards for a score, with Bradley capping the series on a 1-yard run that increased the lead to 21-0. Yet another York three-and-out set the stage for 70-yard scoring drive, in which Minor displayed his passing skills.

Minor, who completed all seven first-half pass attempts, hit Josh Ingram for 28 yards before connecting with Kurt Taylor for 18 yards on a post pattern to give the Indians a 28-0 cushion midway through the second quarter. The Falcons followed with their best offensive display of the half, with Alex Johnston completing passes of 12 and 19 yards to Charles Rogerson, and for 13 yards to Ben Edwards. But Minor intercepted Johnston at the York 18 to end the threat. Early second-half turnovers compounded the frustrations, leading to two more Powhatan touchdowns in the third quarter and a 42-0 advantage. York, and especially Edwards in on tackle after tackle from his defensive back position, after missing the past two games with a broken collarbone battled throughout despite being overmatched.

extremely proud of what our kids did this year to get us into the Pereira said. proud of what they did tonight: play hard to the POWHATAN 49, YORK 0 York0000 0 49 Pow Minor 1 run (Moore kick) Pow Kingery 12 run (Moore kick) Pow Bradley 1 run (Moore kick) Pow Taylor 18 pass from Minor (Moore kick) Pow Kingery 13 run (Moore kick) Pow Taylor 9 pass from Minor (Moore kick) Pow C. Higuchi 2 run (Malcolm kick) TEAM STATSYorkPow First downs826 Rushes-yards20-7254-393 Passing yards9592 Comp-Att-Int6-16-27-8-0 Penalties-yards6-386-49 Fumbles-lost2-20-0 D-4 R-I SEMIFINAL POWHATAN 49, YORK 0 Indians quickly dismiss Falcons Top-seeded dominant offensive line and stifling defense signal the end for York By Marty 247-4963 It was flat-out domination against a team with a high-powered passing game. we got it cranking, I was pretty happy with the way we played from about four minutes to go in the first quarter the rest of the Phoebus coach Stan Sexton said. think it was as close as you can get to playing well for four Defensively, the Phantoms made life miserable for Great Bridge quarterback Brad Hudson, who came in completing 60 percent of his passes for 2,269 yards and 24 touchdowns.

Hudson hit on 13-of-20 throws for 95 yards. He was intercepted twice and sacked four times. knew we had to get pressure on said lineman Tevin McGougan, who had one of the sacks. just tried to stay low and explode off the Great Bridge (9-3) moved from its 13-yard line to the Phoebus 21 on its first possession, with Hudson completing his first five throws for 48 yards. But the drive stalled when Aric Speziale, who has a 53-yarder to his credit this year, missed badly from 38.

The Wildcats got this far by taking chances, and a gamble was costly late in the first quarter. On a fourth-and-1 from the Phoebus 47- yard line, Hudson threw incomplete under pressure. That gave the Phantoms, whose offense had sputtered to that point, a short field. Sticking to the ground, Phoebus needed eight plays to get on the board. Colby 2-yard run made it 6-0 (the PAT was blocked) with 11:48 left in the second.

Dontrell Jones then intercepted Hudson at the Wildcat 43, and the Phantoms cashed in. 17-yard burst he bulldozed Great Bridge safety Mark Meier near the goal line and 2-point conversion run made it 14-0 with 9:21 to go. After a three-and-out, Phoebus started at its 46-yard line. Eight plays later, Goodwyn (18 carries, 100 yards, three touchdowns) went over from the 2. Great Bridge punted again, and the Phantoms scored again.

This time it was through the air as quarterback Paul Morant found Daquan Romero (three catches, 54 yards) for a 42-yard touchdown pass with 1:47 left. After a scoreless first quarter, suddenly it was 28-0. Phoebus scored four touchdowns in 10 minutes and one second. we get it going like that, we feel like we be Goodwyn said. just wanted to run it at them and keep it Next game will be a rematch of last Eastern Region Division 5 final.

The Phantoms beat Lake Taylor 14-0 at Harbor Park on their way to winning their fourth state title this decade. PHOEBUS 42, GREAT BRIDGE 0 Great Bridge0000 0 Phoebus028140 42 Pho: Goodwyn 2 run (kick blocked) Pho: Goodwyn 17 run (Goodwyn run) Pho: Goodwyn 2 run (Enderson kick) Pho: Romero 42 pass from Morant (Enderson kick) Pho: Lyles 25 fumble return (Enderson kick) Pho: Morant 9 run (Enderson kick) TEAM STATSGBPho First downs1116 Rushes-yards21-6245-228 Passing yards130103 Comp-Att-Int17-35-35-14-2 Penalties-yards9-457-66 Fumbles-lost3-10-0 DIANE PRESS PHOTOS Chaz Robinson (25) puts pressure on Great Brad Hudson (5) on Friday during their Eastern Region Division 5 semifinal. Phoebus Continued from 1 Colby Goodwyn (38) pushes off a Great Bridge defender in the first quarter Friday. The Phantoms (12-0) will host second-seeded Lake Taylor in the regional final next Friday night. Hampton Continued from 1 Justin Lyles (33) intercepts the ball against Great Trey Bray (3) in the second quarter Friday.

think it was as close as you can get to playing well for four Phoebus coach Stan Sexton The back judge reversed the call, told Mike Smith he heard a whistle and placed the ball on the 2-yard line. Regional football pairings EASTERN REGION DIVISION 6 CHAMPIONSHIP Woodside (11-1) at Oscar Smith (12-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday EASTERN REGION DIVISION 5 CHAMPIONSHIP Lake Taylor (10-2) vs. Phoebus (12-0) at Darling Stadium, 7:30 p.m. Friday REGION I DIVISION 4 CHAMPIONSHIP Smithfield-Chancellor winner at Powhatan (11-0), next Saturday REGION I DIVISION 3 CHAMPIONSHIP Greensville County- Bruton winner vs.

Poquoson-Park View winner, date and site TBA REGION A DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONSHIP King William (9-2) at Essex (11-0), date TBA REGION A DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONSHIP West Point (10-1) vs. Charles City-Sussex Central winner, date and site TBA Product: DPress PubDate: 11-21-2009 Zone: ALL Edition: 1ST Folio: C2 User: japatterson Time: Color: CMYK Notes:.