Week 15, 2023

played in West Virginia, WV

40 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Norfolk Vipers	14	7	7	7	-	35
West Virginia Beasts	3	9	7	14	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:00 NFK - Leslie McFarlane 20 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
1Q: 08:07 WVA - Wayne Curie 42 field goal
1Q: 05:27 NFK - J.C. Shields 3 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 12:42 NFK - Arnie Hagood 22 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 07:57 WVA - Wayne Curie 20 field goal
2Q: 03:51 WVA - Wayne Curie 28 field goal
2Q: 00:12 WVA - Wayne Curie 40 field goal
3Q: 09:56 WVA - Willie Malone 2 pass from Peter Van Verth (Wayne Curie extra point)
3Q: 00:41 NFK - Scott Maru 7 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 10:35 NFK - J.C. Shields 11 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 05:14 WVA - Burt Terry 6 pass from Peter Van Verth (Wayne Curie extra point)
4Q: 02:00 WVA - Burt Terry 93 pass from Peter Van Verth (Wayne Curie extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:00 NFK - Leslie McFarlane 20 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
1Q: 08:07 WVA - Wayne Curie 42 field goal
1Q: 05:27 NFK - J.C. Shields 3 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 12:42 NFK - Arnie Hagood 22 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 07:57 WVA - Wayne Curie 20 field goal
2Q: 03:51 WVA - Wayne Curie 28 field goal
2Q: 00:12 WVA - Wayne Curie 40 field goal
3Q: 09:56 WVA - Willie Malone 2 pass from Peter Van Verth (Wayne Curie extra point)
3Q: 00:41 NFK - Scott Maru 7 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 10:35 NFK - J.C. Shields 11 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 05:14 WVA - Burt Terry 6 pass from Peter Van Verth (Wayne Curie extra point)
4Q: 02:00 WVA - Burt Terry 93 pass from Peter Van Verth (Wayne Curie extra point)

Team Statistics NFK WVA
Record 3-11 6-8
First Downs 23 23
- by Rushing 11 6
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 425 462
- Offensive Plays 65 63
- Yards per Play 6.54 7.33
Net Rushing Yards 201 121
- Rushing Attempts 39 22
- Yards per Rush 5.15 5.50
Net Passing Yards 224 341
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 0 40 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 224 347
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.62 8.32
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/23
Kick Returns/Yards 7/93 5/152
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 32:28 27:32

Team Statistics	NFK	WVA
Record	3-11	6-8
First Downs	23	23
- by Rushing	11	6
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	425	462
- Offensive Plays	65	63
- Yards per Play	6.54	7.33
Net Rushing Yards	201	121
- Rushing Attempts	39	22
- Yards per Rush	5.15	5.50
Net Passing Yards	224	341
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 0	40 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	224	347
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.62	8.32
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/23
Kick Returns/Yards	7/93	5/152
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	32:28	27:32

Drive Charts

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:14	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
1	8:02	2:43	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
1	1:56	4:26	OWN 12	10	88	Touchdown
2	7:52	2:58	OWN 8	5	15	Punt
2	3:46	1:54	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	13:26	1:11	OWN 3	3	8	Punt
3	9:47	2:41	OWN 34	4	21	Punt
3	4:27	3:52	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
4	14:26	4:00	OPP 36	8	36	Touchdown
4	8:36	0:18	50	2	2	Fumble
4	5:08	3:08	OWN 15	5	28	Punt
4	1:46	1:46	OWN 18	5	19	Game

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:46	3:44	OWN 31	5	44	Field Goal
1	5:19	3:23	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
2	12:30	4:38	OWN 27	9	70	Field Goal
2	4:54	1:08	50	4	39	Field Goal
2	1:52	1:46	OWN 30	8	47	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:34	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
3	12:15	2:28	OPP 41	6	41	Touchdown
3	7:06	2:39	OWN 6	6	19	Punt
3	0:35	1:09	OWN 22	3	-10	Punt
4	10:26	1:50	OWN 41	4	9	Downs
4	8:18	3:10	OWN 48	8	52	Touchdown
4	2:00	0:14	OWN 7	1	93	Touchdown

Game MVP: Peter Van Verth, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Leslie McFarlane	20	92	4.60	20	2	1
J.C. Shields	13	82	6.31	20	3	2
Grant Bechtel	4	12	3.00	6	0	0
Devin Gray	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Carl Platt	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg Galloway	16	102	6.38	26	3
Peter Van Verth	5	22	4.40	7	0
Richie Tanner	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Bechtel	26	18	224	0/0	2	47	0	121.3

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Van Verth	40	24	347	1/6	3	93	0	113.2

Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Scott Maru	6	7	85	14.17	57	47	1
TE Arnie Hagood	4	6	68	17.00	27	35	1
WR Corey Washington	3	3	19	6.33	0	9	0
WR Kim Newman	2	3	31	15.50	19	21	0
RB Leslie McFarlane	1	1	20	20.00	10	20	0
WR Shane Whigham	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Ronald Kramer	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
C Ed Hickman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Burt Terry	7	8	135	19.29	80	93	2
WR Bernard Strong	5	12	96	19.20	20	31	0
WR Andre Thomason	4	8	44	11.00	9	14	0
RB Richie Tanner	2	3	10	5.00	8	11	0
TE Willie Malone	2	2	13	6.50	0	11	1
WR Howard Thelwell	2	4	8	4.00	4	5	0
FB Bryce Burgess	1	2	33	33.00	8	33	0
TE Tito Dabbs	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0

Interception Statistics

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leslie McFarlane	1	0	0
Shane Whigham	1	0	0
Devin Gray	0	1	0
Damon Gaines	0	0	1

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Andre Thomason	1	0	0
Dominic Buchanan	0	1	0
Tito Dabbs	0	1	0
Luther Farley	0	0	1
Steve Griffin	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Kramer	5	212	42.4	37.8	53	2

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	4	169	42.3	41.5	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornell Burgess	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wayne Curie	4/4	2/2	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Maru	1	3	3.0	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howard Thelwell	1	23	23.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corey Washington	5	72	14.4	0
Wendell Ferguson	2	21	10.5	0

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Thomason	4	129	32.3	0
Nicky Rickman	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cory Yates	7	1	0.0	17	31
ILB Zach McMeel	6	3	0.0	20	38
OLB Vince Champion	5	2	0.0	16	26
CB Damon Gaines	5	2	0.0	16	18
S Lamont Rattay	5	0	0.0	17	30
S Dexter Green	4	1	1.0	13	23
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	2	0	0.0	17	35
CB Wendell Ferguson	2	0	0.0	10	27
OLB Rob Dawson	2	0	0.0	6	10
CB Bruce Williams	2	0	0.0	16	36
CB Bryant Stevenson	1	1	0.0	16	33
DT Marcus Barker	1	0	0.0	17	34
DE Randy Reeves	1	0	0.0	15	22
DE Terry Mahoney	1	0	0.0	7	19
DE Johnnie Lincoln	0	1	0.0	5	10

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dominic Buchanan	6	5	34	22
S Nathan Lowe	5	2	34	21
OLB Jerome Watkins	5	0	34	15
S Don Streets	4	3	22	14
S Harvey Ingle	4	3	27	20
CB Robert Moss	4	1	29	20
DE Benjamin Flora	3	1	29	14
DE Jonathan Fehr	3	0	19	10
OLB Erik Smith	2	1	5	11
DE Luther Farley	2	1	21	16
OLB Michael Cibella	2	0	5	4
DT Shawn Coronado	2	0	15	16
OLB Howard Clemons	2	0	8	2
CB Dominic Strong	2	0	22	16
DT Mario Bell	2	0	18	11
ILB Alex Henson	1	1	12	10
CB Steve Griffin	1	0	15	14
DT Todd Warren	0	1	20	13
CB Kevin Stanton	0	1	26	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Norfolk	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Dexter Green	1.0	0	23
DT Marcus Barker	0.0	2	34
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	0.0	2	35
DE Johnnie Lincoln	0.0	1	10

West Virginia	Hurry	PPlay
DT Shawn Coronado	1	16
DT Fernando Greer	1	10
DE Jonathan Fehr	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lamont Rattay	5	0	30
CB Wendell Ferguson	4	0	27
ILB Zach McMeel	3	0	38
CB Damon Gaines	3	0	18
S Cory Yates	2	1	31
OLB Vince Champion	2	0	26
CB Bryant Stevenson	1	1	33
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	1	0	35
OLB Rob Dawson	1	0	10
CB Bruce Williams	1	0	36
S Dexter Green	1	0	23

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Robert Moss	4	0	20
OLB Jerome Watkins	3	0	15
ILB Dominic Buchanan	3	0	22
OLB Erik Smith	2	0	11
DE Jonathan Fehr	2	0	10
CB Dominic Strong	1	2	16
S Don Streets	1	0	14
S Nathan Lowe	1	0	21
CB Steve Griffin	1	0	14
CB Kevin Stanton	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Arnold Willis	4	9	30	18
Austin Boren	3	4	34	23
Shawn Hanks	3	3	30	21
Deion Cheatwood	2	5	31	20
Wade Stitt	1	5	30	20
Richie Ballard	1	1	9	5
Devin Gray	1	1	12	10
Randy Hernandez	0	2	9	8
Donald Fletcher	0	1	14	9
Arnie Hagood	0	1	25	19
Carl Platt	0	1	17	11
Ed Hickman	0	1	19	9
Stephen Lynch	0	1	8	6

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lamar Todd	3	5	21	0	40
Hardy Stephens	2	2	9	0	18
Harvey Durham	1	2	16	1	30
Vernon Lynnwood	1	1	19	0	37
Willie Malone	1	1	16	0	27
Dave Bates	1	1	20	0	31
Randy Ellard	0	4	18	0	33
Bryce Burgess	0	1	3	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Green	2	20
Damon Gaines	1	24
Ed Hickman	1	19
Scott Maru	1	18
Ronald Kramer	1	15

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Erik Smith	4	24
Don Streets	1	19
Bernard Strong	1	19
Nicky Rickman	1	18
Harvey Ingle	1	8

Participation

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Grant Bechtel	39	26	---	---	---	65
Zach McMeel	---	---	20	38	4	62
Austin Boren	34	23	---	---	4	61
Leslie McFarlane	22	13	---	---	23	58
Damon Gaines	---	---	16	18	24	58
Dexter Green	---	---	13	23	20	56
Russell Thamilarasan	---	---	17	35	3	55
Wade Stitt	30	20	---	---	5	55
Bruce Williams	---	---	16	36	3	55
Jumbo Winslett	---	---	17	31	6	54
Cory Yates	---	---	17	31	6	54
Marcus Barker	---	---	17	34	3	54
Bryant Stevenson	---	---	16	33	4	53
Shawn Hanks	30	21	---	---	1	52
Wendell Ferguson	---	---	10	27	15	52
Deion Cheatwood	31	20	---	---	---	51
Lamont Rattay	---	---	17	30	3	50
Arnold Willis	30	18	---	---	---	48
Arnie Hagood	25	19	---	---	3	47
Ed Hickman	19	9	---	---	19	47
Scott Maru	15	11	---	---	18	44
Carl Platt	17	11	---	---	16	44
Vince Champion	---	---	16	26	1	43
Shane Whigham	25	15	---	---	---	40
Corey Washington	16	12	---	---	12	40
Randy Reeves	---	---	15	22	2	39
Kim Newman	21	15	---	---	---	36
Devin Gray	12	10	---	---	14	36
J.C. Shields	16	13	---	---	---	29
Donald Fletcher	14	9	---	---	5	28
Terry Mahoney	---	---	7	19	2	28
Ronald Kramer	7	2	---	---	15	24
Rob Peterson	---	---	3	10	10	23
Ben Long	---	---	4	4	14	22
Randy Hernandez	9	8	---	---	5	22
Johnnie Lincoln	---	---	5	10	6	21
Rob Dawson	---	---	6	10	5	21
Mel Leagra	---	---	5	6	9	20
Stephen Lynch	8	6	---	---	5	19
Richie Ballard	9	5	---	---	---	14
Kelvin Tchoukaleff	---	---	5	8	1	14
Cornell Burgess	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Kramer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Russell Hutchins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marvin Cable	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Rohr	0	0	---	---	---	0

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernard Strong	18	35	---	---	19	72
Willie Malone	16	27	---	---	22	65
Peter Van Verth	22	41	---	---	---	63
Tito Dabbs	18	28	---	---	17	63
Vernon Lynnwood	19	37	---	---	6	62
Lamar Todd	21	40	---	---	---	61
Dominic Buchanan	---	---	34	22	2	58
Greg Galloway	21	26	---	---	9	56
Don Streets	---	---	22	14	19	55
Harvey Ingle	---	---	27	20	8	55
Nathan Lowe	---	---	34	21	---	55
Randy Ellard	18	33	---	---	1	52
Dominic Strong	---	---	22	16	14	52
Dave Bates	20	31	---	---	---	51
Jerome Watkins	---	---	34	15	1	50
Robert Moss	---	---	29	20	---	49
Harvey Durham	16	30	---	---	---	46
Richie Tanner	5	20	---	---	20	45
Benjamin Flora	---	---	29	14	---	43
Kevin Stanton	---	---	26	15	---	41
Erik Smith	---	---	5	11	24	40
Luther Farley	---	---	21	16	3	40
Andre Thomason	11	20	---	---	8	39
Todd Warren	---	---	20	13	3	36
Steve Griffin	---	---	15	14	7	36
Alex Henson	---	---	12	10	13	35
Shawn Coronado	---	---	15	16	3	34
Fernando Greer	---	---	24	10	---	34
Hardy Stephens	9	18	---	---	7	34
Burt Terry	8	19	---	---	6	33
Howard Thelwell	9	20	---	---	4	33
Jonathan Fehr	---	---	19	10	2	31
Mario Bell	---	---	18	11	1	30
Graham Woods	6	11	---	---	8	25
Barry Mendenhall	---	---	10	12	2	24
Nicky Rickman	1	4	---	---	18	23
Bryce Burgess	3	6	---	---	12	21
Chester Rhodes	0	4	---	---	8	12
Wayne Curie	0	0	---	---	12	12
Howard Clemons	---	---	8	2	1	11
Michael Cibella	---	---	5	4	1	10
Chuck Maurer	1	1	---	---	4	6
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bryan Blades	---	---	0	0	4	4
Dean Dole	0	0	---	---	4	4
Devin Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	88	6.3
Middle	15	74	4.9
Right	9	41	4.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	33	11.0
Middle	13	46	3.5
Right	6	42	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Bechtel	26	18	5	1	1	3	3	0	0

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Van Verth	40	24	5	4	5	2	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	164	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	25	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	104	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	178	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	54	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Scott Maru	7	6	0	85	1	11
TE Arnie Hagood	6	4	0	68	2	19
WR Kim Newman	3	2	0	31	1	15
WR Shane Whigham	3	1	0	2	0	15
WR Corey Washington	3	3	0	19	0	12
C Ed Hickman	2	0	1	0	0	9
RB Leslie McFarlane	1	1	0	20	1	13
WR Ronald Kramer	1	1	0	-1	0	2

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernard Strong	12	5	1	96	3	35
WR Andre Thomason	8	4	2	44	0	20
WR Burt Terry	8	7	1	135	1	19
WR Howard Thelwell	4	2	0	8	0	20
RB Richie Tanner	3	2	0	10	0	20
FB Bryce Burgess	2	1	1	33	1	6
TE Willie Malone	2	2	0	13	0	27
TE Tito Dabbs	1	1	0	8	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Leslie McFarlane	5	33	6.60	4.60
J.C. Shields	4	16	4.00	6.31

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Galloway	1	1	1.00	6.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grant Bechtel	5	3	19	3.80	8.62

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Van Verth	7	6	41	5.86	8.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Scott Maru	2	2	18	9.00	12.14
WR Kim Newman	1	0	0	0.00	10.33
WR Shane Whigham	1	0	0	0.00	0.67
WR Corey Washington	1	1	1	1.00	6.33

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Burt Terry	3	3	20	6.67	16.88
WR Andre Thomason	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
WR Bernard Strong	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
TE Willie Malone	1	1	2	2.00	6.50
TE Tito Dabbs	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
J.C. Shields	3	2
Leslie McFarlane	2	1
Grant Bechtel	1	0

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Van Verth	2	0
Greg Galloway	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grant Bechtel	6	5	4

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Van Verth	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Scott Maru	4	4	3
TE Arnie Hagood	1	1	1
WR Shane Whigham	1	0	0

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernard Strong	4	2	1
WR Andre Thomason	2	1	1
WR Burt Terry	1	1	0
WR Howard Thelwell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,100 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,300 (15,500)
End Zone 11,000 (11,200)
Mezzanine 6,400 (6,500)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (9,900)
Club Seats 14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,100 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,300 (15,500)
End Zone	11,000 (11,200)
Mezzanine	6,400 (6,500)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (9,900)
Club Seats	14,800 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,800 (9,900)