Conference Finals, 2018

played in Cleveland, OH

24 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	3	0	7	3	-	13
Cleveland Clawz	7	6	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 CLE - Ralph Weiser 8 pass from Corey Perkins (Hugh Whiting extra point)
1Q: 04:10 WVA - Marlon Cooper 43 field goal
2Q: 09:14 CLE - Hugh Whiting 31 field goal
2Q: 02:02 CLE - Hugh Whiting 38 field goal
3Q: 12:10 WVA - Jimmy Roberts 51 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
3Q: 06:19 CLE - Hugh Whiting 43 field goal
4Q: 06:50 WVA - Marlon Cooper 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 CLE - Ralph Weiser 8 pass from Corey Perkins (Hugh Whiting extra point)
1Q: 04:10 WVA - Marlon Cooper 43 field goal
2Q: 09:14 CLE - Hugh Whiting 31 field goal
2Q: 02:02 CLE - Hugh Whiting 38 field goal
3Q: 12:10 WVA - Jimmy Roberts 51 pass from Deron Markel (Marlon Cooper extra point)
3Q: 06:19 CLE - Hugh Whiting 43 field goal
4Q: 06:50 WVA - Marlon Cooper 44 field goal

Team Statistics WVA CLE
Record 14-5 14-5
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 300 332
- Offensive Plays 58 63
- Yards per Play 5.17 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 60 158
- Rushing Attempts 18 33
- Yards per Rush 3.33 4.79
Net Passing Yards 240 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 19 - 1 28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 245 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 5.80
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 5/128 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:46 33:14

Team Statistics	WVA	CLE
Record	14-5	14-5
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	300	332
- Offensive Plays	58	63
- Yards per Play	5.17	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	60	158
- Rushing Attempts	18	33
- Yards per Rush	3.33	4.79
Net Passing Yards	240	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 19 - 1	28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	245	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	5.80
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	5/128	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:46	33:14

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:03	6:01	OWN 27	12	47	Field Goal
1	1:08	2:02	OWN 9	5	16	Punt
2	9:06	2:17	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	1:54	0:34	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	3:09	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
3	6:14	3:16	OWN 37	5	34	Missed FG
3	0:13	3:22	OWN 43	7	49	Missed FG
4	10:12	3:29	OWN 48	6	25	Field Goal
4	4:17	1:22	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
4	2:29	1:27	OWN 16	9	27	Interception

Cleveland Clawz
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:57	OWN 2	9	98	Touchdown
1	4:02	2:54	OWN 40	5	19	Punt
2	14:06	5:00	OWN 44	8	42	Field Goal
2	6:49	4:55	OWN 37	9	42	Field Goal
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 20	4	14	Half
3	11:51	5:37	OWN 20	9	54	Field Goal
3	2:58	2:45	OWN 36	8	21	Fumble
4	11:51	1:39	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
4	6:43	2:26	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
4	2:55	0:26	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 45	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Corey Perkins, Cleveland Clawz

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Riddick Scialabba	9	17	1.89	8	0
Brent Henderson	6	20	3.33	7	0
Deron Markel	2	13	6.50	7	0
Nathan Regalado	1	10	10.00	10	1

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Hunter Battle	14	70	5.00	20	2
C.J. Rambo	8	40	5.00	13	1
Karl Ricci	7	27	3.86	10	1
Corey Perkins	4	21	5.25	16	1

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Markel	39	19	245	1/5	1	51	1	66.7

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Corey Perkins	28	18	187	2/13	1	39	0	95.3

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryant Beckner	5	12	70	14.00	24	34	0
WR Jimmy Roberts	5	8	112	22.40	59	51	1
WR Andre Thomason	3	8	20	6.67	7	12	0
TE Warren Bauer	2	4	15	7.50	2	8	0
TE Luke DiFazio	2	3	16	8.00	5	11	0
WR Alvin Humphrey	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
WR Bart Shepard	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Riddick Scialabba	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Brent Henderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ralph Weiser	5	10	60	12.00	23	20	1
TE Donny Bressany	3	5	51	17.00	34	39	0
RB Hunter Battle	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
FB Phillip Francis	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Gino Markel	1	2	21	21.00	8	21	0
RB C.J. Rambo	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Roger Egbert	1	2	10	10.00	2	10	0
WR Sammie Oskolkoff	1	2	10	10.00	2	10	0
RB Karl Ricci	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Zac Amador	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trent Moye	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Andre Thomason	1	0	0
Brent Henderson	1	0	0
Benjamin Flora	0	1	1
Les Wren	0	1	0
Luke DiFazio	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Force
C.J. Rambo	1	0
J.T. Rydzak	0	1
Toby Wampler	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	4	168	42.0	36.5	63	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Jue	4	156	39.0	35.0	46	3

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marlon Cooper	2/4	2/3	0/0	44	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hugh Whiting	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvin Humphrey	2	16	8.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Markel	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Thomason	4	108	27.0	0
Otis Davison	1	20	20.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Markel	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Andrew Kinney	6	3	0.5	31	28
DE Benjamin Flora	5	0	1.0	7	8
S Harvey Ingle	5	0	0.0	14	14
S Freddie Adams	4	2	0.0	19	17
ILB Eric Binder	4	1	0.0	23	21
CB Kevin Stanton	4	1	0.0	12	13
CB Perry Mincey	4	0	0.0	24	20
ILB Chester Kinsey	3	1	0.0	10	9
CB Otis Davison	3	0	0.0	14	16
S Lenny Snodgrass	3	0	0.0	30	23
OLB Michael Cibella	2	1	0.0	22	23
DT Erik Jennings	2	1	0.0	29	22
DT Todd Warren	2	0	0.0	15	16
DE Barry Mendenhall	1	3	0.5	28	24
S J.R. Bradford	1	1	0.0	5	9
OLB Otis Chesnut	1	1	0.0	20	21
WR Andre Thomason	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Darrell Harnisch	0	1	0.0	16	8
DT Gus Hutchins	0	1	0.0	20	19

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sedrick Vance	5	1	0.0	18	33
S Pat Wiggins	5	1	0.0	7	19
OLB R.J. Doyle	4	2	0.0	14	36
OLB Jimmie O'Donnell	3	0	0.0	8	13
CB Johnny Edens	3	0	0.0	13	27
CB Anthony Cantwell	3	0	0.0	11	28
S Albert Garcia	2	2	0.0	11	23
CB Trent Moye	2	0	0.0	5	13
ILB Toby Wampler	2	0	0.0	8	19
DE Earl Caldwell	1	0	1.0	11	28
DE Joseph Gonzalez	1	2	0.0	11	26
CB Adrian Gunn	1	1	0.0	7	13
ILB J.T. Rydzak	1	0	0.0	0	7
DT Jessie Borgerson	1	0	0.0	15	22
DE Ryan Grier	1	0	0.0	10	28
DT Adam Williams	1	0	0.0	13	31
S Ernie Compton	1	0	0.0	14	33
DT J.J. Johnson	0	1	0.0	13	21

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Benjamin Flora	1.0	0	0	8
DE Andrew Kinney	0.5	1	1	28
DE Barry Mendenhall	0.5	1	0	24
DT Todd Warren	0.0	1	0	16

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Earl Caldwell	1.0	1	2	3	28
DT J.J. Johnson	0.0	0	2	1	21
DE Ryan Grier	0.0	0	2	0	28
DE Joseph Gonzalez	0.0	0	1	1	26
DT Adam Williams	0.0	0	1	1	31
CB Anthony Cantwell	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Perry Mincey	3	0	20
CB Kevin Stanton	3	0	13
S Lenny Snodgrass	2	1	23
CB Otis Davison	2	0	16
ILB Eric Binder	2	0	21
S J.R. Bradford	1	1	9
S Freddie Adams	1	0	17
ILB Chester Kinsey	1	0	9
OLB Michael Cibella	1	0	23
DE Benjamin Flora	1	0	8
DT Erik Jennings	1	0	22
CB Christian Jacobs	0	1	17

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jimmie O'Donnell	3	1	0	13
ILB Sedrick Vance	2	1	0	33
OLB R.J. Doyle	2	1	0	36
CB Johnny Edens	2	1	0	27
CB Trent Moye	2	0	1	13
S Pat Wiggins	2	0	0	19
CB Anthony Cantwell	2	0	0	28
S Albert Garcia	1	1	0	23
CB Adrian Gunn	1	1	0	13
ILB J.T. Rydzak	1	0	0	7
ILB Toby Wampler	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Julio Grant	2	5	15	1	39
Les Wren	2	4	14	0	20
Sammie Lane	1	1	7	0	19
Raymond Rodriguez	0	2	15	0	26
Randy Ellard	0	2	11	0	36
William Hodges	0	2	15	0	34

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Sweeney	6	8	2	33	0	30
Alfred Brickner	2	2	0	8	0	10
Phillip Francis	1	5	0	20	0	17
Britt Hines	1	3	0	25	0	20
Terry Johnstone	1	3	0	24	0	23
Rusty Lane	1	1	0	9	0	7
Butch Parker	0	4	1	27	0	22
Lamont Shepard	0	1	0	33	2	30
Earnest Davidson	0	1	0	6	0	8
Donny Bressany	0	1	0	25	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Bart Shepard	3	15
Chester Kinsey	1	10

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
C.J. Rambo	3	20
Pat Wiggins	2	9
Zac Amador	1	15
Hunter Battle	1	8

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Julio Grant	15	39	---	---	8	62
Andrew Kinney	---	---	31	28	3	62
Barry Mendenhall	---	---	28	24	7	59
Deron Markel	18	40	---	---	---	58
William Hodges	15	34	---	---	8	57
Bryant Beckner	13	29	---	---	14	56
Erik Jennings	---	---	29	22	5	56
Lenny Snodgrass	---	---	30	23	2	55
Otis Chesnut	---	---	20	21	11	52
Raymond Rodriguez	15	26	---	---	8	49
Bart Shepard	11	23	---	---	15	49
Randy Ellard	11	36	---	---	1	48
Eric Binder	---	---	23	21	4	48
Michael Cibella	---	---	22	23	2	47
Perry Mincey	---	---	24	20	3	47
Luke DiFazio	11	20	---	---	14	45
Otis Davison	---	---	14	16	12	42
Gus Hutchins	---	---	20	19	3	42
Les Wren	14	20	---	---	7	41
Freddie Adams	---	---	19	17	4	40
Christian Jacobs	---	---	21	17	2	40
Riddick Scialabba	12	26	---	---	---	38
Nathan Regalado	5	15	---	---	16	36
Jimmy Roberts	10	22	---	---	---	32
Warren Bauer	8	17	---	---	7	32
Harvey Ingle	---	---	14	14	4	32
Todd Warren	---	---	15	16	1	32
Andre Thomason	5	21	---	---	5	31
Darrell Harnisch	---	---	16	8	7	31
Chester Kinsey	---	---	10	9	10	29
J.R. Bradford	---	---	5	9	14	28
Kevin Stanton	---	---	12	13	3	28
Sammie Lane	7	19	---	---	---	26
Kurt Buhner	4	22	---	---	---	26
Aaron Henry	0	0	---	---	21	21
Bucky Shapiro	9	4	---	---	8	21
Brent Henderson	6	13	---	---	---	19
Alvin Humphrey	5	4	---	---	9	18
Benjamin Flora	---	---	7	8	1	16
Terry McNeill	4	10	---	---	1	15
Damon Rose	---	---	3	2	8	13
Marlon Cooper	0	0	---	---	8	8
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dale Gaudino	0	0	---	---	4	4
Peter Van Verth	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lester Krauss	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Sweeney	33	30	---	---	6	69
Corey Perkins	33	30	---	---	3	66
Lamont Shepard	33	30	---	---	1	64
Ralph Weiser	26	26	---	---	9	61
Donny Bressany	25	24	---	---	10	59
Sedrick Vance	---	---	18	33	6	57
Butch Parker	27	22	---	---	7	56
R.J. Doyle	---	---	14	36	2	52
Ernie Compton	---	---	14	33	5	52
C.J. Rambo	17	14	---	---	20	51
Adam Williams	---	---	13	31	4	48
Terry Johnstone	24	23	---	---	---	47
Phillip Francis	20	17	---	---	10	47
Britt Hines	25	20	---	---	---	45
Anthony Cantwell	---	---	11	28	6	45
Zac Amador	16	14	---	---	15	45
Ryan Grier	---	---	10	28	6	44
Johnny Edens	---	---	13	27	3	43
Jessie Borgerson	---	---	15	22	4	41
Earl Caldwell	---	---	11	28	2	41
Joseph Gonzalez	---	---	11	26	3	40
Hunter Battle	17	15	---	---	8	40
Roger Egbert	21	13	---	---	4	38
Albert Garcia	---	---	11	23	4	38
Jimmie O'Donnell	---	---	8	13	17	38
J.J. Johnson	---	---	13	21	3	37
Pat Wiggins	---	---	7	19	9	35
Toby Wampler	---	---	8	19	7	34
Adrian Gunn	---	---	7	13	12	32
Gino Markel	5	8	---	---	16	29
Sammie Oskolkoff	9	9	---	---	10	28
Alfred Brickner	8	10	---	---	7	25
J.T. Rydzak	---	---	0	7	13	20
Trent Moye	---	---	5	13	1	19
Earnest Davidson	6	8	---	---	5	19
Karl Ricci	8	10	---	---	---	18
Rusty Lane	9	7	---	---	2	18
Shaun Miller	---	---	6	10	---	16
Ty Fields	---	---	3	10	2	15
Hugh Whiting	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gabe Belin	0	0	---	---	7	7
Earnest Jue	0	0	---	---	4	4
Wally Hastings	---	---	0	0	3	3
Mitch Campbell	1	0	---	---	---	1
Reuben Walton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gus Rome	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	7	25	3.6
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	79	7.2
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	9	43	4.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Markel	39	19	3	1	2	6	9	6	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Corey Perkins	28	18	3	1	2	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	145	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	100	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	99	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	88	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryant Beckner	12	5	1	70	1	29
WR Andre Thomason	8	3	0	20	0	21
WR Jimmy Roberts	8	5	1	112	2	22
TE Warren Bauer	4	2	0	15	0	17
TE Luke DiFazio	3	2	0	16	0	20
WR Alvin Humphrey	1	1	0	5	0	4
WR Bart Shepard	1	1	0	7	0	23
RB Riddick Scialabba	1	0	0	0	0	26
RB Brent Henderson	1	0	0	0	0	13

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ralph Weiser	10	5	0	60	1	26
TE Donny Bressany	5	3	1	51	1	24
WR Gino Markel	2	1	1	21	1	8
WR Roger Egbert	2	1	0	10	0	13
WR Sammie Oskolkoff	2	1	0	10	0	9
RB Hunter Battle	2	2	0	13	0	15
FB Phillip Francis	2	2	0	9	0	17
RB C.J. Rambo	1	1	0	5	0	14
RB Karl Ricci	1	1	0	9	0	10
TE Zac Amador	1	1	0	-1	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Riddick Scialabba	1	0	0.00	1.89
Brent Henderson	1	4	4.00	3.33

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Markel	2	1	0	0.00	6.28

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Corey Perkins	2	2	14	7.00	6.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Thomason	2	1	0	0.00	2.50

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Hunter Battle	1	1	6	6.00	6.50
WR Ralph Weiser	1	1	8	8.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Riddick Scialabba	2	1
Deron Markel	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Hunter Battle	3	3
Corey Perkins	1	0
Karl Ricci	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Markel	11	4	3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Corey Perkins	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryant Beckner	4	1	1
WR Andre Thomason	4	1	0
WR Jimmy Roberts	2	1	1
TE Warren Bauer	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammie Oskolkoff	2	1	0
RB Hunter Battle	2	2	1
TE Donny Bressany	2	1	1
WR Gino Markel	1	1	1
WR Roger Egbert	1	0	0
WR Ralph Weiser	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,500 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (19,800)
End Zone 14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,500 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (19,800)
End Zone	14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)