Conference Semifinals, 2018

played in Norfolk, VA

63 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	7	10	7	7	-	31
Norfolk Vipers	7	10	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 WVA - Jimmy Roberts 11 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
1Q: 05:23 NFK - Irv Tatum 1 run (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 15:00 WVA - Brent Henderson 2 run (Marlon Cooper extra point)
2Q: 11:34 NFK - Darrell Logan 45 pass from Jon Cavazos (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 06:25 NFK - Chuck Morris 35 field goal
2Q: 01:53 WVA - Marlon Cooper 29 field goal
3Q: 05:28 WVA - Bryant Beckner 15 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
4Q: 14:26 WVA - Andre Thomason 27 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
4Q: 12:14 NFK - Chuck Morris 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:28 WVA - Jimmy Roberts 11 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
1Q: 05:23 NFK - Irv Tatum 1 run (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 15:00 WVA - Brent Henderson 2 run (Marlon Cooper extra point)
2Q: 11:34 NFK - Darrell Logan 45 pass from Jon Cavazos (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 06:25 NFK - Chuck Morris 35 field goal
2Q: 01:53 WVA - Marlon Cooper 29 field goal
3Q: 05:28 WVA - Bryant Beckner 15 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
4Q: 14:26 WVA - Andre Thomason 27 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
4Q: 12:14 NFK - Chuck Morris 30 field goal

Team Statistics WVA NFK
Record 14-4 13-4
First Downs 30 16
- by Rushing 12 4
- by Passing 17 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 463 333
- Offensive Plays 69 58
- Yards per Play 6.71 5.74
Net Rushing Yards 144 65
- Rushing Attempts 34 22
- Yards per Rush 4.24 2.95
Net Passing Yards 319 268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 1 35 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 319 273
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 9.11 7.44
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/10 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/60 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 5/129 4/87
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:03 25:57

Team Statistics	WVA	NFK
Record	14-4	13-4
First Downs	30	16
- by Rushing	12	4
- by Passing	17	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	463	333
- Offensive Plays	69	58
- Yards per Play	6.71	5.74
Net Rushing Yards	144	65
- Rushing Attempts	34	22
- Yards per Rush	4.24	2.95
Net Passing Yards	319	268
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 1	35 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	319	273
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	9.11	7.44
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/10	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/60	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	5/129	4/87
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	34:03	25:57

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:39	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	7:40	1:19	OWN 20	3	17	Fumble
1	5:13	5:23	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
2	11:16	1:33	OWN 45	2	13	Interception
2	6:18	4:33	OWN 32	11	56	Field Goal
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 23	1	-1	Half
3	13:37	1:29	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
3	8:53	3:36	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	1:45	2:33	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	12:06	7:33	OWN 22	10	47	Punt
4	3:49	1:51	OPP 28	3	-10	Punt
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 32	2	-2	Game

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:21	2:41	OWN 23	5	15	Punt
1	6:21	1:08	OPP 37	3	37	Touchdown
2	14:50	3:34	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	9:43	3:25	OWN 34	6	48	Field Goal
2	1:45	1:35	OWN 29	6	6	Punt
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	12:08	3:15	OWN 23	5	20	Punt
3	5:17	3:32	OWN 42	6	15	Punt
4	14:12	2:06	OWN 25	6	62	Field Goal
4	4:33	0:44	OWN 20	4	8	Downs
4	1:58	1:42	OWN 20	9	48	Downs

Game MVP: Deron Markel, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Riddick Scialabba	19	101	5.32	19	3	0
Brent Henderson	10	38	3.80	13	1	1
Deron Markel	4	2	0.50	5	0	0
Terry McNeill	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Tatum	12	61	5.08	19	2	1
Donovan Fleming	8	-6	-0.75	3	0	0
Jon Cavazos	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Irving Delgado	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Markel	35	25	319	0/0	3	31	1	116.2

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ronnie Ackerman	23	11	106	1/5	0	26	0	61.1
Jon Cavazos	12	7	167	0/0	1	45	0	130.5

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Thomason	7	11	85	12.14	31	27	1
WR Bryant Beckner	6	7	108	18.00	25	23	1
WR Jimmy Roberts	6	10	81	13.50	45	31	1
TE Luke DiFazio	2	2	16	8.00	0	8	0
RB Brent Henderson	2	2	13	6.50	0	9	0
FB Nathan Regalado	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Bart Shepard	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kim Newman	5	7	63	12.60	10	31	0
WR Darrell Logan	3	8	89	29.67	58	45	1
TE Jermaine Allred	2	4	20	10.00	1	12	0
FB Marshall Richard	2	4	6	3.00	0	3	0
TE Ernest Magro	2	4	45	22.50	27	28	0
WR Irving Delgado	2	4	34	17.00	10	26	0
WR Rickey Staigvil	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Irv Tatum	1	2	10	10.00	3	10	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Winston Nissly	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov
Alvin Humphrey	1	0
Jimmy Roberts	1	0
Brent Henderson	1	0
Bart Shepard	0	1
Kurt Buhner	0	1

Norfolk	Recov	Force
Eric Jacobs	1	1
Rickey Staigvil	0	1
Cory Yates	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	3	105	35.0	20.7	38	0

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Orlando Foster	5	256	51.2	36.2	62	1

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marlon Cooper	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	4/4

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Morris	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvin Humphrey	2	15	7.5	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Staigvil	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Thomason	3	92	30.7	0
Otis Davison	2	37	18.5	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Farr	3	71	23.7	0
Eric Jacobs	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Binder	8	0	0.0	16	19
S Freddie Adams	4	1	0.0	12	24
S Lenny Snodgrass	3	1	0.0	17	24
S Harvey Ingle	3	1	0.0	11	19
ILB Chester Kinsey	3	0	0.0	6	12
DE Andrew Kinney	2	2	0.5	22	33
DT Gus Hutchins	2	3	0.0	19	16
CB Otis Davison	2	1	0.0	12	23
DE Barry Mendenhall	2	1	0.0	20	34
OLB Michael Cibella	2	1	0.0	15	30
OLB Otis Chesnut	2	1	0.0	17	13
DT Todd Warren	1	1	0.5	14	25
CB Perry Mincey	1	1	0.0	11	25
CB Damon Rose	1	1	0.0	1	17
CB Kevin Stanton	1	1	0.0	8	12
FB Nathan Regalado	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Darrell Harnisch	1	0	0.0	10	5
CB Christian Jacobs	1	0	0.0	14	24
DT Erik Jennings	0	1	0.0	12	18

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Winston Nissly	9	2	31	35
ILB Nathan Fisk	8	3	29	32
S Cory Yates	5	1	33	30
ILB Fred Owens	4	2	14	10
ILB Bryan Eddleman	4	2	24	24
DT Karl Austin	3	1	14	18
ILB Tommie Light	3	1	20	22
ILB Ethan Evans	2	2	7	9
CB Chad Donovan	2	1	21	24
OLB Alan Boone	2	1	15	18
CB Eric Jacobs	2	0	25	27
DE Johnnie Lincoln	2	0	26	29
CB Dale Beyer	1	1	13	12
DE Jumbo Winslett	1	1	24	15
DE Curtis Carpenter	1	0	16	25
DT Drew Healy	1	0	20	17
S Gilbert Pote	0	1	9	10
CB Bert Quinn	0	1	3	0

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andrew Kinney	0.5	0	2	0	33
DT Todd Warren	0.5	0	1	0	25
DE Barry Mendenhall	0.0	2	2	0	34
DT Gus Hutchins	0.0	1	0	1	16
DT Erik Jennings	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Benjamin Flora	0.0	0	1	0	5

Norfolk	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Karl Austin	1	1	18
ILB Bryan Eddleman	1	0	24
DE Johnnie Lincoln	1	0	29
OLB Alan Boone	1	0	18
DT Drew Healy	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Eric Binder	5	0	19
S Lenny Snodgrass	3	1	24
S Freddie Adams	2	0	24
CB Otis Davison	1	1	23
OLB Michael Cibella	1	1	30
ILB Chester Kinsey	1	0	12
ILB Darrell Harnisch	1	0	5
CB Christian Jacobs	1	0	24
OLB Otis Chesnut	1	0	13
CB Perry Mincey	1	0	25
S Harvey Ingle	1	0	19
CB Kevin Stanton	0	1	12

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Winston Nissly	5	0	1	35
ILB Nathan Fisk	4	1	0	32
CB Eric Jacobs	3	0	0	27
ILB Bryan Eddleman	3	0	0	24
S Cory Yates	3	0	0	30
OLB Alan Boone	1	1	0	18
DT Karl Austin	1	0	0	18
ILB Ethan Evans	1	0	0	9
ILB Tommie Light	1	0	0	22
ILB Fred Owens	1	0	0	10
CB Dale Beyer	1	0	0	12
DE Curtis Carpenter	1	0	0	25
CB Chad Donovan	0	1	0	24
S Duane Haneke	0	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Raymond Rodriguez	2	3	20	25
Randy Ellard	2	3	27	26
Bucky Shapiro	2	2	11	9
Julio Grant	1	6	31	35
William Hodges	1	4	24	30
Kurt Buhner	1	4	17	17
Sammie Lane	1	3	19	13
Les Wren	1	3	21	20
Nathan Regalado	1	1	11	16
Luke DiFazio	1	1	24	21

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis Price	3	9	22	1	36
Vince Dowdell	1	5	18	0	30
Deion Cheatwood	1	3	18	0	35
Dusty Stewart	1	1	20	0	27
Richie Ballard	1	1	4	0	6
Marshall Richard	0	1	16	0	17
Arnold Willis	0	1	21	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Bart Shepard	2	18
Aaron Henry	1	15
Harvey Ingle	1	6
Kurt Buhner	1	2

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Nelson	2	21
Rickey Staigvil	2	19
Marshall Richard	1	15
Cory Yates	1	12
Kim Newman	1	2

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Julio Grant	31	35	---	---	4	70
Deron Markel	34	35	---	---	---	69
Barry Mendenhall	---	---	20	34	6	60
Luke DiFazio	24	21	---	---	14	59
William Hodges	24	30	---	---	4	58
Andrew Kinney	---	---	22	33	2	57
Randy Ellard	27	26	---	---	---	53
Jimmy Roberts	24	26	---	---	---	50
Raymond Rodriguez	20	25	---	---	4	49
Bryant Beckner	17	18	---	---	13	48
Otis Davison	---	---	12	23	11	46
Michael Cibella	---	---	15	30	---	45
Bart Shepard	12	14	---	---	18	44
Lenny Snodgrass	---	---	17	24	3	44
Otis Chesnut	---	---	17	13	14	44
Nathan Regalado	11	16	---	---	16	43
Andre Thomason	18	20	---	---	5	43
Les Wren	21	20	---	---	2	43
Freddie Adams	---	---	12	24	4	40
Perry Mincey	---	---	11	25	4	40
Todd Warren	---	---	14	25	1	40
Christian Jacobs	---	---	14	24	---	38
Eric Binder	---	---	16	19	3	38
Riddick Scialabba	20	17	---	---	---	37
Erik Jennings	---	---	12	18	7	37
Gus Hutchins	---	---	19	16	1	36
Harvey Ingle	---	---	11	19	6	36
Kurt Buhner	17	17	---	---	2	36
J.R. Bradford	---	---	3	18	13	34
Sammie Lane	19	13	---	---	---	32
Warren Bauer	15	11	---	---	6	32
Brent Henderson	13	18	---	---	---	31
Chester Kinsey	---	---	6	12	12	30
Damon Rose	---	---	1	17	10	28
Terry McNeill	15	8	---	---	4	27
Kevin Stanton	---	---	8	12	6	26
Bucky Shapiro	11	9	---	---	4	24
Darrell Harnisch	---	---	10	5	5	20
Alvin Humphrey	0	6	---	---	11	17
Aaron Henry	1	0	---	---	15	16
Benjamin Flora	---	---	2	5	1	8
Marlon Cooper	0	0	---	---	7	7
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dale Gaudino	0	0	---	---	1	1
Peter Van Verth	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lester Krauss	0	0	---	---	---	0

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cory Yates	---	---	33	30	12	75
Winston Nissly	---	---	31	35	1	67
Eric Jacobs	---	---	25	27	12	64
Nathan Fisk	---	---	29	32	2	63
Duane Haneke	---	---	27	27	7	61
Deion Cheatwood	18	35	---	---	5	58
Dennis Price	22	36	---	---	---	58
Johnnie Lincoln	---	---	26	29	1	56
Dusty Stewart	20	27	---	---	7	54
Jermaine Allred	16	21	---	---	17	54
Vince Dowdell	18	30	---	---	4	52
Arnold Willis	21	31	---	---	---	52
Darrell Logan	21	31	---	---	---	52
Bryan Eddleman	---	---	24	24	1	49
Marshall Richard	16	17	---	---	15	48
Chad Donovan	---	---	21	24	1	46
Alan Boone	---	---	15	18	13	46
Tommie Light	---	---	20	22	---	42
Ernest Magro	12	17	---	---	13	42
Curtis Carpenter	---	---	16	25	1	42
Jumbo Winslett	---	---	24	15	3	42
Drew Healy	---	---	20	17	1	38
Ronnie Ackerman	10	24	---	---	---	34
Irv Tatum	13	21	---	---	---	34
Karl Austin	---	---	14	18	1	33
Kim Newman	11	20	---	---	2	33
Dale Beyer	---	---	13	12	7	32
Irving Delgado	7	22	---	---	---	29
Alvin Korhonen	4	8	---	---	15	27
Rickey Staigvil	1	7	---	---	19	27
Ethan Evans	---	---	7	9	10	26
Fred Owens	---	---	14	10	2	26
Jon Cavazos	12	12	---	---	---	24
Dwayne Nelson	0	3	---	---	21	24
Robbie Webster	5	8	---	---	7	20
Donovan Fleming	9	10	---	---	---	19
Gilbert Pote	---	---	9	10	---	19
Larry Farr	0	3	---	---	14	17
Norbert Fiore	2	7	---	---	7	16
Richie Ballard	4	6	---	---	5	15
T.J. Clayton	---	---	3	1	2	6
Orlando Foster	0	0	---	---	5	5
Calvin Baker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bert Quinn	---	---	3	0	---	3
Chuck Morris	0	0	---	---	2	2
Russell Hutchins	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	92	6.1
Middle	8	36	4.5
Right	8	19	2.4
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	7	23	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Markel	35	25	4	0	0	4	5	1	1

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ronnie Ackerman	23	11	1	2	1	3	3	0	0
Jon Cavazos	12	7	4	0	0	1	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	21	243	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	30	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	46	15.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	132	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	78	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	57	7.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Thomason	11	7	85	1	20
WR Jimmy Roberts	10	6	81	1	26
WR Bryant Beckner	7	6	108	2	18
WR Bart Shepard	2	1	8	0	14
TE Luke DiFazio	2	2	16	0	21
RB Brent Henderson	2	2	13	0	18
FB Nathan Regalado	1	1	8	0	16

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrell Logan	8	3	0	89	2	31
WR Kim Newman	7	5	1	63	1	20
TE Jermaine Allred	4	2	0	20	0	21
FB Marshall Richard	4	2	0	6	0	17
TE Ernest Magro	4	2	0	45	1	17
WR Irving Delgado	4	2	0	34	1	22
WR Rickey Staigvil	2	1	0	6	0	7
RB Irv Tatum	2	1	0	10	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Riddick Scialabba	1	2	2.00	5.32
Brent Henderson	1	2	2.00	3.80

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Tatum	3	7	2.33	5.08
Donovan Fleming	1	-4	-4.00	-0.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Markel	6	4	41	6.83	9.11

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ronnie Ackerman	2	0	0	0.00	4.61
Jon Cavazos	1	0	0	0.00	13.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryant Beckner	2	1	15	7.50	15.43
WR Andre Thomason	2	1	9	4.50	7.73
WR Jimmy Roberts	2	2	17	8.50	8.10

Norfolk	Target	Overall Avg
WR Irving Delgado	1	8.50
WR Rickey Staigvil	1	3.00
WR Darrell Logan	1	11.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Riddick Scialabba	3	1
Terry McNeill	1	1

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Tatum	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Markel	6	4	4

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ronnie Ackerman	8	4	2
Jon Cavazos	4	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Thomason	3	1	1
WR Bryant Beckner	1	1	1
WR Jimmy Roberts	1	1	1
TE Luke DiFazio	1	1	1

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrell Logan	5	2	2
WR Kim Newman	3	2	1
FB Marshall Richard	2	1	1
WR Irving Delgado	1	0	0
WR Rickey Staigvil	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,600 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (21,000)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,600 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (21,000)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (4,500)