Conference Semifinals, 2029

played in Cleveland, OH

19 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	14	7	3	7	-	31
Cleveland Clawz	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 WVA - Andrew Perrotta 26 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
1Q: 02:29 CLE - Mercury Sander 4 run (Derrick Tatum extra point)
1Q: 02:20 WVA - Brantley Vieane 97 kickoff return (Jason Haney extra point)
2Q: 08:31 WVA - Carson Freeman 12 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
3Q: 05:56 WVA - Jason Haney 41 field goal
4Q: 01:46 WVA - Walter Malone 13 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 WVA - Andrew Perrotta 26 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
1Q: 02:29 CLE - Mercury Sander 4 run (Derrick Tatum extra point)
1Q: 02:20 WVA - Brantley Vieane 97 kickoff return (Jason Haney extra point)
2Q: 08:31 WVA - Carson Freeman 12 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)
3Q: 05:56 WVA - Jason Haney 41 field goal
4Q: 01:46 WVA - Walter Malone 13 pass from Thomas Burgess (Jason Haney extra point)

Team Statistics WVA CLE
Record 13-5 12-5
First Downs 15 23
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 259 303
- Offensive Plays 53 69
- Yards per Play 4.89 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 104 96
- Rushing Attempts 30 17
- Yards per Rush 3.47 5.65
Net Passing Yards 155 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 15 - 0 47 - 32 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 169 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 5/43
- Yards per Pass Play 6.74 3.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/15 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/24
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/97 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 2/27 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:27 30:33

Team Statistics	WVA	CLE
Record	13-5	12-5
First Downs	15	23
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	259	303
- Offensive Plays	53	69
- Yards per Play	4.89	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	104	96
- Rushing Attempts	30	17
- Yards per Rush	3.47	5.65
Net Passing Yards	155	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 15 - 0	47 - 32 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	169	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	5/43
- Yards per Pass Play	6.74	3.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/15	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/24
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/97	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	2/27	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:27	30:33

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	2:01	OWN 19	4	81	Touchdown
2	14:50	6:30	OWN 24	13	76	Touchdown
2	4:53	1:52	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:59	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	9:04	3:15	OPP 31	6	7	Field Goal
3	1:14	3:50	OWN 11	8	27	Punt
4	8:46	4:30	50	6	15	Punt
4	3:46	2:06	OPP 26	6	26	Touchdown

Cleveland Clawz
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 24	6	15	Punt
1	9:10	6:50	OWN 10	12	90	Touchdown
1	2:04	2:14	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	8:20	2:14	OWN 24	3	-4	Punt
2	6:06	1:13	OPP 35	4	-4	Downs
2	3:01	2:47	OWN 13	8	33	Punt
3	12:01	2:57	OWN 18	7	22	Fumble
3	5:49	4:35	OWN 19	8	65	Interception
4	12:24	3:38	OWN 25	8	41	Interception
4	4:16	0:30	OWN 20	4	6	Downs
4	1:40	1:40	OWN 26	4	19	Game

Game MVP: Thomas Burgess, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
D.J. Wolf	14	47	3.36	11	1
Mo Osborne	12	47	3.92	15	2
Thomas Burgess	2	3	1.50	5	0
Rodney Moyer	2	7	3.50	4	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Sander	9	38	4.22	9	0	1
Karl Bauer	4	44	11.00	20	2	0
Brad Godfrey	4	14	3.50	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thomas Burgess	21	15	169	2/14	3	44	0	134.7

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Karl Bauer	47	32	250	5/43	0	23	2	63.2

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andrew Perrotta	4	7	79	19.75	11	44	1
RB D.J. Wolf	4	4	28	7.00	10	10	0
TE Kenny Drake	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	0
WR Tom Grier	1	2	17	17.00	0	17	0
WR Walter Malone	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	1
FB Rodney Moyer	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Carson Freeman	1	3	12	12.00	7	12	1
WR Jameson Poole	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Clyde Abrams	6	8	42	7.00	8	12
WR Ron Huntley	6	9	57	9.50	25	16
WR Raymond Vaughn	4	8	46	11.50	23	23
FB Clay Dodge	4	4	14	3.50	11	6
WR Tucker Martinez	4	5	28	7.00	2	14
RB Brad Godfrey	3	6	20	6.67	10	10
RB Mercury Sander	2	2	1	0.50	1	2
TE Bobby Duncan	2	2	29	14.50	12	17
TE Paul Booker	1	2	13	13.00	0	13
WR Jamie Livanis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bernard Weisz	1	27	27.00	0
OLB Karl Walendy	1	0	0.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carson Freeman	1	0	0
Bryan Linthicum	0	1	0
Mario Bell	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Karl Bauer	1	0	0
Byron McLerran	0	1	0
Max Manning	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vinny Bullock	4	162	40.5	34.5	46	2

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Hardy	4	189	47.3	39.3	54	1

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Haney	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	4/4

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Tatum	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Freeman	2	12	6.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Livanis	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brantley Vieane	1	97	97.0	1

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Livanis	2	43	21.5	0
Desmond Maass	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Logan Bradford	9	0	0.0	15	49
DE Bryan Linthicum	5	0	2.0	14	35
S Chester Emley	5	2	0.0	17	51
OLB Jimmy Newhart	5	1	0.0	11	34
CB Wendell Owens	5	1	0.0	6	38
S Weston Reed	4	3	0.0	17	52
OLB Karl Walendy	3	0	1.0	6	16
CB Mike Porter	3	2	0.0	17	52
CB Bernard Weisz	3	1	0.0	17	51
OLB Michael Castleberry	3	1	0.0	7	6
DE Bert Vos	2	1	0.0	14	39
DT Mario Bell	1	2	1.0	16	35
S Mickey Bierria	1	0	0.0	1	15
ILB Bert Correa	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE J.B. Young	1	0	0.0	3	13
ILB Dale Gadrinab	1	0	0.0	2	2
S Brantley Vieane	1	0	0.0	1	10
DT Corwin Wolflick	0	1	0.5	13	35
DT Graham Gerhardt	0	1	0.5	6	20

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S R.J. Gilmore	7	2	0.0	29	23
DE Vincent Dallesandro	6	1	2.0	28	21
OLB Deon Bernstein	6	1	0.0	24	15
CB Desmond Maass	4	2	0.0	17	19
ILB Ken Orellana	4	0	0.0	29	21
DT Elias Word	3	3	0.0	15	13
CB Malik Wicher	3	0	0.0	24	22
DT Leonard Wingfield	2	1	0.0	21	16
DT Curtis Velez	2	0	0.0	10	9
S O.J. Hou	1	2	0.0	8	5
DT Kirk Porter	1	1	0.0	14	11
OLB Jorge Mili	1	1	0.0	10	7
OLB Rufus Richardson	1	0	0.0	10	7
RB Brad Godfrey	1	0	---	---	---
WR Clyde Abrams	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ron Huntley	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ike Force	1	0	0.0	26	21
DE Otis McLemore	1	0	0.0	8	4
ILB Alex Henson	0	1	0.0	4	2

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryan Linthicum	2.0	0	1	1	35
DT Mario Bell	1.0	0	1	0	35
OLB Karl Walendy	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Corwin Wolflick	0.5	1	0	1	35
DT Graham Gerhardt	0.5	1	0	0	20
ILB Logan Bradford	0.0	0	2	0	49
DT Morris Hedges	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE J.B. Young	0.0	0	1	0	13

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vincent Dallesandro	2.0	0	0	1	21
DT Leonard Wingfield	0.0	1	0	0	16
DT Elias Word	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Logan Bradford	7	1	0	49
OLB Jimmy Newhart	5	1	0	34
CB Wendell Owens	5	0	0	38
CB Bernard Weisz	2	1	1	51
S Weston Reed	2	1	0	52
OLB Karl Walendy	2	0	1	16
S Chester Emley	2	0	0	51
DE Bert Vos	2	0	0	39
CB Mike Porter	2	0	0	52
S Mickey Bierria	1	0	0	15
DE J.B. Young	1	0	0	13
OLB Michael Castleberry	1	0	0	6

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S R.J. Gilmore	4	0	23
CB Malik Wicher	2	1	22
ILB Ken Orellana	2	0	21
CB Desmond Maass	2	0	19
S Wes Vaughn	1	0	22
OLB Deon Bernstein	1	0	15
S Roderick Adams	1	0	1
DT Elias Word	1	0	13
OLB Jorge Mili	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alvin Canidate	3	7	30	0	23
Andres Ogden	2	7	25	0	22
Percy Crane	2	2	26	1	22
Levon Albrecht	1	6	28	1	23
Rodney Moyer	1	2	15	0	10
Carlos Mears	0	2	26	0	22
Hunter Pingeton	0	1	5	0	1
Willie McWilliams	0	1	5	0	1

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shane Parsons	3	6	1	17	0	49
Doug Clark	1	2	0	17	1	48
Clay Dodge	1	2	0	9	0	20
Devin Frederick	1	1	0	17	2	46
Paul Booker	0	1	0	9	0	21
Bobby Duncan	0	1	0	7	0	15
Deion Shaver	0	0	0	17	2	48

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Wendell Owens	1	14
Bert Correa	1	12
Carson Freeman	1	12
Brantley Vieane	1	8
Weston Reed	1	4

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie Livanis	1	16
Max Manning	1	5

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Weston Reed	---	---	17	52	4	73
Mike Porter	---	---	17	52	---	69
Chester Emley	---	---	17	51	---	68
Bernard Weisz	---	---	17	51	---	68
Logan Bradford	---	---	15	49	---	64
Wendell Owens	---	---	6	38	14	58
Alvin Canidate	30	23	---	---	5	58
Carson Freeman	23	20	---	---	12	55
Thomas Burgess	30	23	---	---	---	53
Bert Vos	---	---	14	39	---	53
Levon Albrecht	28	23	---	---	1	52
Mario Bell	---	---	16	35	1	52
Corwin Wolflick	---	---	13	35	4	52
Andres Ogden	25	22	---	---	4	51
Bryan Linthicum	---	---	14	35	1	50
Carlos Mears	26	22	---	---	---	48
Percy Crane	26	22	---	---	---	48
Jimmy Newhart	---	---	11	34	---	45
Kenny Drake	21	18	---	---	4	43
D.J. Wolf	18	17	---	---	2	37
Rodney Moyer	15	10	---	---	12	37
Andrew Perrotta	17	18	---	---	---	35
Karl Walendy	---	---	6	16	13	35
Jameson Poole	14	14	---	---	4	32
Graham Gerhardt	---	---	6	20	3	29
Mo Osborne	12	3	---	---	13	28
Omar Shepard	10	4	---	---	13	27
Daniel Gibson	9	1	---	---	13	23
Brantley Vieane	---	---	1	10	8	19
Morris Hedges	---	---	1	17	---	18
Walter Malone	5	3	---	---	10	18
Mickey Bierria	---	---	1	15	1	17
Bert Correa	---	---	3	2	12	17
J.B. Young	---	---	3	13	---	16
Michael Castleberry	---	---	7	6	1	14
Hunter Pingeton	5	1	---	---	5	11
Tom Grier	6	5	---	---	---	11
Sherman Wells	5	1	---	---	5	11
Dale Gadrinab	---	---	2	2	4	8
Jason Haney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Willie McWilliams	5	1	---	---	---	6
Kennedy Cooley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Vinny Bullock	0	0	---	---	5	5
Norman Knudson	0	2	---	---	1	3
Junior Clancy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Corey Duff	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Karl Bauer	17	52	---	---	---	69
Doug Clark	17	48	---	---	4	69
Gene Dean	17	49	---	---	---	66
Shane Parsons	17	49	---	---	---	66
Deion Shaver	17	48	---	---	---	65
Devin Frederick	17	46	---	---	---	63
Ron Huntley	14	44	---	---	---	58
R.J. Gilmore	---	---	29	23	5	57
Raymond Vaughn	13	40	---	---	---	53
Ken Orellana	---	---	29	21	1	51
Vincent Dallesandro	---	---	28	21	1	50
Ike Force	---	---	26	21	2	49
Wes Vaughn	---	---	25	22	1	48
Malik Wicher	---	---	24	22	---	46
Desmond Maass	---	---	17	19	9	45
Tucker Martinez	4	28	---	---	12	44
Clyde Abrams	8	28	---	---	7	43
Deon Bernstein	---	---	24	15	1	40
Mercury Sander	12	28	---	---	---	40
Leonard Wingfield	---	---	21	16	1	38
Pat Cortez	---	---	22	14	2	38
Paul Booker	9	21	---	---	6	36
Brad Godfrey	5	14	---	---	15	34
Clay Dodge	9	20	---	---	5	34
Jamie Livanis	2	14	---	---	16	32
Jorge Mili	---	---	10	7	14	31
Elias Word	---	---	15	13	2	30
Kirk Porter	---	---	14	11	4	29
Bobby Duncan	7	15	---	---	7	29
O.J. Hou	---	---	8	5	10	23
Byron McLerran	2	8	---	---	12	22
Curtis Velez	---	---	10	9	2	21
Roderick Adams	---	---	6	1	13	20
Rufus Richardson	---	---	10	7	---	17
Alex Henson	---	---	4	2	8	14
Otis McLemore	---	---	8	4	---	12
Jamie Baron	0	7	---	---	4	11
Roger Elliott	0	6	---	---	4	10
Myron Lynch	0	4	---	---	4	8
Max Manning	0	0	---	---	5	5
Walter Hardy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Nolan Poage	0	0	---	---	4	4
Damon Shaw	0	3	---	---	---	3
Derrick Tatum	0	0	---	---	2	2
Grant Toviessi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edwin Hyman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	20	72	3.6
Right	5	17	3.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	13	72	5.5
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thomas Burgess	21	15	2	1	2	1	1	1	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Karl Bauer	47	32	1	1	0	4	6	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	57	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	2	30	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	70	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	32	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	129	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	89	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andrew Perrotta	7	4	2	79	2	18
RB D.J. Wolf	4	4	0	28	0	17
WR Carson Freeman	3	1	0	12	0	20
WR Tom Grier	2	1	0	17	0	5
TE Kenny Drake	2	2	0	12	0	18
WR Walter Malone	1	1	0	13	0	3
FB Rodney Moyer	1	1	0	3	0	10
WR Jameson Poole	1	1	0	5	0	14

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ron Huntley	9	6	57	0	44
WR Raymond Vaughn	8	4	46	1	40
WR Clyde Abrams	8	6	42	0	28
RB Brad Godfrey	6	3	20	0	14
WR Tucker Martinez	5	4	28	0	28
FB Clay Dodge	4	4	14	0	20
TE Paul Booker	2	1	13	0	21
RB Mercury Sander	2	2	1	0	28
TE Bobby Duncan	2	2	29	0	15
WR Jamie Livanis	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mo Osborne	2	2	1.00	3.92

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Godfrey	1	12	12.00	3.50
Mercury Sander	1	4	4.00	4.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thomas Burgess	4	3	31	7.75	8.05

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Karl Bauer	3	1	2	0.67	5.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andrew Perrotta	2	1	6	3.00	11.29
WR Walter Malone	1	1	13	13.00	13.00
WR Carson Freeman	1	1	12	12.00	4.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clyde Abrams	1	0	0	0.00	5.25
WR Ron Huntley	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
FB Clay Dodge	1	1	2	2.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Mo Osborne	5	4
Thomas Burgess	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Godfrey	1	0
Mercury Sander	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thomas Burgess	9	7	6

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Karl Bauer	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB D.J. Wolf	3	3	2
WR Tom Grier	2	1	1
WR Andrew Perrotta	1	0	0
WR Walter Malone	1	1	1
TE Kenny Drake	1	1	1
WR Carson Freeman	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Raymond Vaughn	2	1	0
WR Clyde Abrams	2	1	1
FB Clay Dodge	2	2	1
WR Tucker Martinez	2	2	2
RB Brad Godfrey	1	1	1
WR Ron Huntley	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)