Thanksgiving weekend is synonymous with region championship weekend, and there were some humdingers in Northern Virginia this weekend as the eight teams in each classification whittled down to four semifinalists for each of the six classifications.
RecruitNoVA.com was on hand with coverage of four of the region finals – Tuscarora’s nailbiter 28-27 win over Stone Bridge, Colonial Forge’s 48-27 romp over Manchester, Stafford’s offensive explosion in a 59-26 win over favored Brooke Point, and Woodbridge’s 28-14 defeat of Prince William’s “hot” team, Hylton.
There were several other region finals over the weekend, and here are the recaps.
6D Region – Westfield 27, South Lakes 7
Westfield relied on a stout defense, which held the vaunted Seahawks rushing attack to just 79 yards, and Spencer Alston to 13 yards on 11 carries, as they stunned a South Lakes team that had more than a puncher’s chance of upending the Bulldogs.
Noah Kim threw for 114 yards and two touchdowns. The first, a 30-yarder to Bizzet Woodley, gave Westfield an early 7-0 lead. After South Lakes evened the score on a razzle-dazzle pass from Joseph Dagbe to Seahawk quarterback Devin Miles, it was all Bulldogs. Kim scored on a ten-yard reception from Dominique Cheeks to complete the first half scoring, and then found Woodley for a second scoring pass, from 11 yards.
Eugene Asante led the Dogs with 136 yards on 19 carries., while Woodley finished with four receptions for 60.
A Kim five-yard keeper finished the scoring for Westfield (13-0), who remains undefeated and will host Woodbridge on Saturday.
4C Region – Sherando 33, Liberty-Bealeton 21
The Eagles erased a 20-point deficit to crawl within six points at 27-21 with 6:26 left to play. But the Warriors relied on a ball-control offense and won the game with an 11-play, 74-yard drive that ate five minutes off the clock to seal the win for Sherando (11-2), who will face defending state 4A champion Salem next week in southwest Virginia.
Warrior quarterback Hunter Entsminger delivered the final blow with a six-yard run for the game-winning score. Entsminger rushed 16 times for 85 yards and also completed 13 of 17 passes for 245 yards and three touchdowns. T.J. Washington added 103 yards rushing with a touchdown.
3B Region – James Monroe 51, Culpeper 27
The Yellow Jackets (7-6) fell behind Culpeper 14-7 early in the second quarter, but roared back to decimate the Blue Devils 51-27 and earn a state semifinal matchup with Hopewell.
A 20-0 third-quarter run extended Monroe’s lead from 24-20 to 44-20 and put the game away. A.J. Johnson (13 carries, 221 yards) scored two of his four rushing TD’s in the third, while Aidan Ryan intercepted a pass for a 35-yard pick-six.
Zakk Davis completed seven of eight passes for 110 yards and a touchdown pass to Brandon Woodbridge (4-53). The Yellow Jackets gained 482 yards, with 372 coming on the ground.
State Semi-Finals for this weekend
3 A/B: James Monroe (7-6) @ Hopewell (9-4), Sat. 12/2, 1:30 PM
4 C/D: Sherando (11-2) @ Salem (11-2), Sat. 12/2, 2:00 PM
5 C/D: Stafford (10-3) @ Tuscarora (11-2), Sat. 12/2, 4:00 PM
6 A/B: Oscar Smith (11-2) @ Colonial Forge (12-0), Sat. 12/2, 2:30 PM
6 C/D: Woodbridge (12-1) @ Westfield (13-0), Sat. 12/2, 2:00 PM
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