Wild Card Playoff Games, 2017

played in Norfolk, VA

50 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	7	9	7	10	-	33
Norfolk Vipers	0	14	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 WVA - Ralph Donovan 99 kickoff return (Marlon Cooper extra point)
2Q: 09:33 WVA - Marlon Cooper 22 field goal
2Q: 08:24 NFK - Kim Newman 48 pass from Jon Cavazos (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 06:31 WVA - Marlon Cooper 46 field goal
2Q: 01:58 NFK - Tommie Light 80 interception return (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 00:11 WVA - Marlon Cooper 35 field goal
3Q: 07:48 WVA - Andre Thomason 6 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
3Q: 02:34 NFK - Chuck Morris 34 field goal
4Q: 12:55 WVA - Marlon Cooper 45 field goal
4Q: 06:52 WVA - Riddick Scialabba 4 run (Marlon Cooper extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 WVA - Ralph Donovan 99 kickoff return (Marlon Cooper extra point)
2Q: 09:33 WVA - Marlon Cooper 22 field goal
2Q: 08:24 NFK - Kim Newman 48 pass from Jon Cavazos (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 06:31 WVA - Marlon Cooper 46 field goal
2Q: 01:58 NFK - Tommie Light 80 interception return (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 00:11 WVA - Marlon Cooper 35 field goal
3Q: 07:48 WVA - Andre Thomason 6 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
3Q: 02:34 NFK - Chuck Morris 34 field goal
4Q: 12:55 WVA - Marlon Cooper 45 field goal
4Q: 06:52 WVA - Riddick Scialabba 4 run (Marlon Cooper extra point)

Team Statistics WVA NFK
Record 11-6 10-7
First Downs 24 13
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 369 340
- Offensive Plays 78 47
- Yards per Play 4.73 7.23
Net Rushing Yards 105 60
- Rushing Attempts 32 21
- Yards per Rush 3.28 2.86
Net Passing Yards 264 280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 26 - 1 25 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 264 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.74 10.77
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 13/20 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/44 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 4/236 7/161
Interception Ret./Yards 2/4 1/80
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 27
Time of Possession 38:01 21:59

Team Statistics	WVA	NFK
Record	11-6	10-7
First Downs	24	13
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	369	340
- Offensive Plays	78	47
- Yards per Play	4.73	7.23
Net Rushing Yards	105	60
- Rushing Attempts	32	21
- Yards per Rush	3.28	2.86
Net Passing Yards	264	280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 26 - 1	25 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	264	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.74	10.77
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	13/20	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	10.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/44	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	4/236	7/161
Interception Ret./Yards	2/4	1/80
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 27
Time of Possession	38:01	21:59

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	3:04	OWN 6	7	25	Punt
1	8:28	3:56	OWN 24	9	23	Punt
1	1:01	1:56	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
2	13:56	4:31	OPP 35	7	30	Field Goal
2	8:05	1:39	OPP 27	3	-2	Field Goal
2	4:07	2:18	OWN 34	7	38	Interception
2	1:49	1:43	OWN 35	9	47	Field Goal
3	12:08	4:27	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	2:29	4:39	OWN 38	7	34	Field Goal
4	11:29	4:44	OPP 48	9	48	Touchdown
4	4:42	3:01	OWN 14	6	15	Punt

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:44	1:50	OWN 49	3	-4	Punt
1	9:50	1:22	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
1	4:32	3:31	OWN 1	6	55	Fumble
2	14:05	0:09	OWN 12	1	0	Interception
2	9:25	1:20	OWN 42	2	58	Touchdown
2	6:26	2:19	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	2:52	OWN 27	6	31	Punt
3	7:41	5:12	OWN 27	9	56	Field Goal
4	12:50	1:21	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	6:45	2:03	OWN 40	5	38	Interception
4	1:41	1:41	OWN 16	6	76	Game

Game MVP: Marlon Cooper, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Riddick Scialabba	20	52	2.60	15	1	1
Brent Henderson	8	20	2.50	9	0	0
Deron Markel	2	23	11.50	15	1	0
Nathan Regalado	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
Vernon Ramming	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Irv Tatum	8	2	0.25	5	0
Jon Cavazos	6	41	6.83	9	0
Marshall Richard	5	11	2.20	10	1
Dwayne Nelson	2	6	3.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Markel	46	26	264	0/0	1	35	1	71.2

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jon Cavazos	25	15	285	1/5	1	48	2	79.6

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Thomason	5	10	57	11.40	9	14	1
WR Jimmy Roberts	5	9	71	14.20	36	35	0
WR Alvin Humphrey	4	7	30	7.50	6	12	0
FB Nathan Regalado	3	5	24	8.00	0	14	0
TE Luke DiFazio	3	3	30	10.00	4	17	0
TE Bruce Madison	2	5	22	11.00	3	11	0
RB Brent Henderson	2	2	16	8.00	1	9	0
WR Ralph Donovan	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Warren Bauer	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrell Logan	6	8	130	21.67	50	27	0
FB Marshall Richard	3	3	49	16.33	42	29	0
RB Irv Tatum	2	2	18	9.00	0	16	0
TE Jermaine Allred	1	2	20	20.00	5	20	0
TE Ernest Magro	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Kim Newman	1	7	48	48.00	5	48	1
WR Irving Delgado	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Chester Kinsey	1	0	0.00	0
S Pat Wiggins	1	4	4.00	0

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tommie Light	1	80	80.00	1

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eric Binder	0	1	0	0
Otis Davison	0	0	1	0

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marshall Richard	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	4	200	50.0	45.3	55	3

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Orlando Foster	5	230	46.0	33.2	55	3

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marlon Cooper	4/4	2/2	0/0	46	3/3

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Morris	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvin Humphrey	3	44	14.7	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Staigvil	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Donovan	3	196	65.3	1
Andre Thomason	1	40	40.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Jacobs	5	120	24.0	0
Julio Bryant	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Perry Mincey	4	0	0.0	17	20
S Pat Wiggins	4	0	0.0	19	22
DT Todd Warren	4	0	0.0	15	19
S Freddie Adams	3	1	0.0	14	16
ILB Chester Kinsey	3	1	0.0	17	20
S Lenny Snodgrass	2	2	0.0	16	22
DE Barry Mendenhall	2	1	0.0	20	25
DT Gus Hutchins	2	1	0.0	13	13
CB Damon Rose	2	1	0.0	9	9
CB Christian Jacobs	2	0	0.0	13	18
ILB Eric Binder	2	0	0.0	4	5
DT Erik Jennings	1	0	1.0	16	19
CB Otis Davison	1	2	0.0	11	17
DE Andrew Kinney	1	1	0.0	13	19
OLB Michael Cibella	1	1	0.0	18	21
S J.R. Bradford	1	0	0.0	6	7

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Eric Jacobs	10	0	0.0	29	43
S Winston Nissly	8	2	0.0	25	39
S Preston Welch	6	1	0.0	30	42
ILB Bryan Eddleman	4	5	0.0	21	27
ILB Nathan Fisk	4	1	0.0	15	25
CB Chad Donovan	4	1	0.0	21	32
S Cory Yates	3	3	0.0	25	42
ILB Fred Owens	3	1	0.0	11	9
S Gilbert Pote	3	1	0.0	12	18
ILB Tommie Light	2	2	0.0	12	9
CB Julio Bryant	2	1	0.0	28	43
DT Karl Austin	2	0	0.0	15	17
ILB Ethan Evans	2	0	0.0	6	12
WR Kim Newman	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Victor Wynn	1	0	0.0	16	20
DT Jerome Sweeney	1	0	0.0	15	20
DE Moe Schwartz	1	0	0.0	14	23
DE Johnnie Lincoln	0	2	0.0	19	23
DE Curtis Carpenter	0	1	0.0	18	23
DE Jumbo Winslett	0	1	0.0	13	23

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Erik Jennings	1.0	0	19
DE Barry Mendenhall	0.0	1	25
DT Gus Hutchins	0.0	1	13

Norfolk	Hurry	PPlay
DT Karl Austin	1	17
DE Moe Schwartz	1	23
DT T.J. Clayton	1	9
S Cory Yates	1	42

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Chester Kinsey	4	0	1	20
S Lenny Snodgrass	2	2	0	22
CB Perry Mincey	2	0	0	20
CB Christian Jacobs	1	2	0	18
S J.R. Bradford	1	1	0	7
S Pat Wiggins	1	0	1	22
S Freddie Adams	1	0	0	16
CB Otis Davison	1	0	0	17
OLB Michael Cibella	1	0	0	21
CB Damon Rose	1	0	0	9

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eric Jacobs	8	0	0	43
CB Chad Donovan	4	2	0	32
S Winston Nissly	4	2	0	39
ILB Nathan Fisk	3	0	0	25
ILB Fred Owens	2	0	0	9
S Preston Welch	1	4	0	42
CB Julio Bryant	1	2	0	43
ILB Ethan Evans	1	0	0	12
S Gilbert Pote	1	0	0	18
S Cory Yates	1	0	0	42
ILB Tommie Light	0	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Randy Ellard	2	5	27	35
Luke DiFazio	2	2	16	36
Julio Grant	1	7	32	46
Raymond Rodriguez	1	6	32	46
Bryant Terrell	1	3	19	31
Bruce Madison	1	1	25	35
William Hodges	0	3	18	26
Les Wren	0	3	24	34

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis Price	1	6	20	1	24
Deion Cheatwood	1	2	18	0	22
Arnold Willis	0	3	19	0	19
Vince Dowdell	0	2	13	0	20
Alvin Korhonen	0	2	11	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Bart Shepard	2	21
Chester Kinsey	2	13
Riddick Scialabba	2	12
Roger May	1	24
Perry Mincey	1	23
Nathan Regalado	1	7

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Marshall Richard	2	9
Darrell Logan	2	8
Dwayne Nelson	1	22
Dusty Stewart	1	6

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Julio Grant	32	46	---	---	8	86
Deron Markel	32	46	---	---	---	78
Raymond Rodriguez	32	46	---	---	---	78
Bruce Madison	25	35	---	---	10	70
Luke DiFazio	16	36	---	---	15	67
Randy Ellard	27	35	---	---	1	63
Riddick Scialabba	23	25	---	---	12	60
Perry Mincey	---	---	17	20	23	60
Bryant Terrell	19	31	---	---	8	58
Les Wren	24	34	---	---	---	58
William Hodges	18	26	---	---	7	51
Barry Mendenhall	---	---	20	25	6	51
Chester Kinsey	---	---	17	20	13	50
Alvin Humphrey	21	22	---	---	5	48
Nathan Regalado	15	24	---	---	7	46
Andre Thomason	22	19	---	---	4	45
Pat Wiggins	---	---	19	22	3	44
Jimmy Roberts	16	27	---	---	---	43
Michael Cibella	---	---	18	21	1	40
Brent Henderson	12	26	---	---	2	40
Lenny Snodgrass	---	---	16	22	1	39
Erik Jennings	---	---	16	19	4	39
Todd Warren	---	---	15	19	---	34
Andrew Kinney	---	---	13	19	1	33
Freddie Adams	---	---	14	16	2	32
Ralph Donovan	8	12	---	---	12	32
Christian Jacobs	---	---	13	18	---	31
Otis Davison	---	---	11	17	1	29
Pat Marlowe	8	12	---	---	8	28
Gus Hutchins	---	---	13	13	---	26
Roger May	0	0	---	---	24	24
J.R. Bradford	---	---	6	7	11	24
Fernando Shaw	---	---	4	7	13	24
Bart Shepard	0	0	---	---	21	21
Damon Rose	---	---	9	9	1	19
Bryant Beckner	0	2	---	---	16	18
Eric Binder	---	---	4	5	4	13
Marlon Cooper	0	0	---	---	12	12
Vernon Ramming	1	0	---	---	7	8
Courtney Wolfstone	0	0	---	---	8	8
Warren Bauer	1	2	---	---	5	8
Otis Chesnut	---	---	4	4	---	8
Benjamin Flora	---	---	2	3	2	7
Mark McMurray	0	0	---	---	4	4
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Edgar Hutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Preston Welch	---	---	30	42	19	91
Eric Jacobs	---	---	29	43	16	88
Julio Bryant	---	---	28	43	15	86
Cory Yates	---	---	25	42	12	79
Winston Nissly	---	---	25	39	3	67
Chad Donovan	---	---	21	32	3	56
Bryan Eddleman	---	---	21	27	3	51
Darrell Logan	18	23	---	---	8	49
Jon Cavazos	21	26	---	---	---	47
Nathan Fisk	---	---	15	25	6	46
Dennis Price	20	24	---	---	---	44
Curtis Carpenter	---	---	18	23	3	44
Johnnie Lincoln	---	---	19	23	2	44
Jermaine Allred	13	24	---	---	6	43
Deion Cheatwood	18	22	---	---	3	43
Dusty Stewart	14	21	---	---	6	41
Jerome Sweeney	---	---	15	20	6	41
Alvin Korhonen	11	13	---	---	17	41
Ernest Magro	13	12	---	---	16	41
Arnold Willis	19	19	---	---	---	38
Moe Schwartz	---	---	14	23	1	38
Jumbo Winslett	---	---	13	23	2	38
Victor Wynn	---	---	16	20	1	37
Marshall Richard	12	16	---	---	9	37
Karl Austin	---	---	15	17	4	36
Vince Dowdell	13	20	---	---	3	36
Irving Delgado	8	12	---	---	11	31
Gilbert Pote	---	---	12	18	1	31
Ethan Evans	---	---	6	12	12	30
Dwayne Nelson	4	2	---	---	22	28
Kim Newman	13	11	---	---	2	26
Richie Ballard	10	10	---	---	6	26
Rickey Staigvil	3	5	---	---	17	25
Tommie Light	---	---	12	9	3	24
Fred Owens	---	---	11	9	4	24
Robbie Webster	9	7	---	---	6	22
Irv Tatum	10	12	---	---	---	22
Joel Baca	---	---	4	3	15	22
Norbert Fiore	2	7	---	---	6	15
T.J. Clayton	---	---	2	9	4	15
Edwin Bush	---	---	1	4	2	7
Orlando Foster	0	0	---	---	5	5
Calvin Baker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chuck Morris	0	0	---	---	1	1
Russell Hutchins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ralph Given	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	19	63	3.3
Right	13	42	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	-1	-0.1
Middle	11	51	4.6
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Markel	46	26	1	1	4	10	4	0	1

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jon Cavazos	25	15	7	0	1	5	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	15	127	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	126	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	29	29.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	95	10.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	87	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	74	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Thomason	10	5	1	57	0	19
WR Jimmy Roberts	9	5	1	71	1	27
WR Alvin Humphrey	7	4	0	30	0	22
FB Nathan Regalado	5	3	1	24	0	24
TE Bruce Madison	5	2	1	22	0	35
WR Ralph Donovan	4	1	0	7	0	12
TE Luke DiFazio	3	3	0	30	0	36
RB Brent Henderson	2	2	0	16	0	26
TE Warren Bauer	1	1	0	7	0	2

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrell Logan	8	6	0	130	4	23
WR Kim Newman	7	1	0	48	1	11
FB Marshall Richard	3	3	0	49	1	16
TE Jermaine Allred	2	1	1	20	1	24
WR Irving Delgado	2	1	0	10	0	12
RB Irv Tatum	2	2	0	18	0	12
TE Ernest Magro	1	1	0	10	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Riddick Scialabba	3	9	3.00	2.60
Brent Henderson	2	2	1.00	2.50
Vernon Ramming	1	1	1.00	1.00

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Markel	3	2	13	4.33	5.74

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jon Cavazos	1	1	2	2.00	11.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Thomason	1	1	6	6.00	5.70
WR Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0	0.00	7.89
RB Brent Henderson	1	1	7	7.00	8.00

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Irv Tatum	1	1	2	2.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Riddick Scialabba	4	2
Deron Markel	1	1
Nathan Regalado	1	1
Vernon Ramming	1	0

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Jon Cavazos	4	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Markel	13	11	9

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jon Cavazos	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Roberts	4	4	4
WR Andre Thomason	3	3	3
WR Alvin Humphrey	2	1	0
FB Nathan Regalado	2	1	0
TE Bruce Madison	1	1	1
TE Luke DiFazio	1	1	1

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrell Logan	4	3	3
TE Jermaine Allred	1	0	0
FB Marshall Richard	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,000 (81,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (21,700)
End Zone 15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 17,100 (17,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,000 (81,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (21,700)
End Zone	15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	17,100 (17,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (4,500)