The game was closer than the score indicated, with Westfield pulling away late in the game. After a WF punt on the opening drive SB took the ball and drove quickly down the field. The usually tough WF defense was getting blown off the line of scrimmage until SB got to the red zone, where after two runs for a loss they were stopped on 4th down. On this drive the SB QB (Thompson) was injured and left the game. Reports overheard on the sideline said he broke his leg; the injury greatly affected SB the rest of the game.
WF got their first TD on a 17 yard Scanlon to Clancy pass at the 6:45 mark to go up 7-0. SB answered two plays later with a 77 yard TD run by Breece to tie it at 7-7. WF's punting game was superb in the first half, keeping SB pinned most of the time and when forced to punt it resulted in good starting position for WF on most drives. The WF offense still struggled at times due to the lack of a strong running game. The half ended 7-7.
At the beginning of the second half the WF defense had figured out the SB offense (which was certainly hampered by the loss of Thompson) and started to shut down most SB drives. SB got the ball to open the 2nd half and started on their own 20. After a penalty and a short loss, they were on their own 8 yard line when the snap went over the QB's head. He chased the ball down at the back of the end zone, avoided stepping out of bounds, and outran several defenders as he ran across the back of the endzone and advanced the ball to the 2 yard line on the far side to avoid the safety. An outstanding hustle play by McIntyre. On the next play SB had to punt and gave the ball back to WF on the SB 35. WF advanced the ball to the SB 3 yard line and on 4th and 1 Clancy scored from the 3 to put WF up 14-7 with 5:41 to go in the 3rd quarter.
After forcing SB to go 3 and out, WF drove to the SB 20 where they stalled, attempting and missing a 37 yard Delaney FG that was wide right. At this point, the miss FG seemed huge because WF was not moving the ball well or for a sustained amount of time and the score remained 14-7 at the end of the 3rd quarter. It was still anyone's game.
After 2 SB punts and a WF punt on the next three possessions WF got the ball on the SB 45. On the first play Scanlon hit James for a 55 yard TD to extend the lead to 21-7 with 6:24 left. SB later was pinned deep in their own end late in the game and threw a lateral pass that was fumbled and recovered by WF on the SB 3 yard line. Several plays later Cockrill caught a 4 yard Scanlon pass for the final score of 28-7.
WF got their first TD on a 17 yard Scanlon to Clancy pass at the 6:45 mark to go up 7-0. SB answered two plays later with a 77 yard TD run by Breece to tie it at 7-7. WF's punting game was superb in the first half, keeping SB pinned most of the time and when forced to punt it resulted in good starting position for WF on most drives. The WF offense still struggled at times due to the lack of a strong running game. The half ended 7-7.
At the beginning of the second half the WF defense had figured out the SB offense (which was certainly hampered by the loss of Thompson) and started to shut down most SB drives. SB got the ball to open the 2nd half and started on their own 20. After a penalty and a short loss, they were on their own 8 yard line when the snap went over the QB's head. He chased the ball down at the back of the end zone, avoided stepping out of bounds, and outran several defenders as he ran across the back of the endzone and advanced the ball to the 2 yard line on the far side to avoid the safety. An outstanding hustle play by McIntyre. On the next play SB had to punt and gave the ball back to WF on the SB 35. WF advanced the ball to the SB 3 yard line and on 4th and 1 Clancy scored from the 3 to put WF up 14-7 with 5:41 to go in the 3rd quarter.
After forcing SB to go 3 and out, WF drove to the SB 20 where they stalled, attempting and missing a 37 yard Delaney FG that was wide right. At this point, the miss FG seemed huge because WF was not moving the ball well or for a sustained amount of time and the score remained 14-7 at the end of the 3rd quarter. It was still anyone's game.
After 2 SB punts and a WF punt on the next three possessions WF got the ball on the SB 45. On the first play Scanlon hit James for a 55 yard TD to extend the lead to 21-7 with 6:24 left. SB later was pinned deep in their own end late in the game and threw a lateral pass that was fumbled and recovered by WF on the SB 3 yard line. Several plays later Cockrill caught a 4 yard Scanlon pass for the final score of 28-7.
