Live! VHSL D5 State Finals - Stone Bridge vs. Phoebus

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Final: Phoebus 15, Stone Bridge 10

P 3-3 SB25 - Phoebus gets the first down and that will be the gain as they can take a knee
PH 2-9 SB31 - gain of 6 and Stone Bridge calls final time out with 1:22 left
PH 1-10 SB32 - short gain

SB 3-12 SB 32 - Rody's second interception of the day should end the game as Morant returns the pick to SB 32
SB 2-15 SB 29 - 3:05 and counting ... Harris breaks one tackle but is stopped for short gain, 3
SB 1-15 SB 29 - 3:40 to go ... Harris is stuck hard, no gainh\
SB 1-10 SB 34 - Penalty SB motion
SB 2-13 SB 14 - Rody pass to Rositano first completion of the day for SB to the 34 for 20 yards
SB 1-10 SB 17 - Harris has to be tired! dragged down for 3 yard loss
Rositano fair catch at the 17

P 4-3 SB 47 - they send punt unit out and elect to play for field position, Phantoms run clock down to 4:48 and take a time out. SB has only 1 time out left and will have around 4:30 left to go after this punt (if they punt!)
Ph 3-11 P45 - 5:42 and counting ... Morant keeps on option and is 3 yards shy
Ph 2-15 P41 - Morant keeps and gets back 4
PH 1-10 P 46 - Goodwyn stopped in backfield and Flag, Hold but SB refuses and takes 5 yard loss and second down

SB 4-4 PH 48 - And that might be the game as Harris is stopped after just 2 yards, Phoebus ball 6:19 to go
SB 4-4 PH 48 - Thompson calls time out with 6:24 to go and four yards to get down by 5
SB 3-4 PH 48 - Rositano is stoppped, no where to go ... 4th down
SB 2-4 - Ph48 - Rositano is stopped at line of scrimmage, two downs for SB to get 4
SB 1-10 SB 46 - Harris nice hole on left, across midfield, down to 8:00 this has to likely be the drive for SB
SB 4-1 SB 44 - Rositano on second effort dives ahead for first down
SB 3-3 SB 42 - Rositano gets just 2
SB 2-7 SB 38 - Harris more punishment and more yardage, jumps ahead for 4
SB 1-10 SB35 - Harris strung out but gets 3



PH 4-5 P31 - punt out of bounds at SB 35
P3-4 P32 - Pittman stopped in backfield, loss of 1
Ph 2-8 P28 - Phantoms get 4 on ground
START 4th Q
PH 1-10 Ph26 - 9.8 seconds to go in third. Goodwyn for 2. END OF THIRD

SB 4-3 SB32 - Rositano back to punt, And it rolls all the way to the Phoebus 26 for a 42 yard punt
SB 3-5 SB30 - Harris fights outside but is knocked out of bounds short of the first down marker. Gain of 2
SB 2-7 SB28 - Rositano is in at "QB" for SB and takes direct snap for 2 yards
SB 1-10 SB25 - Harris fights ahead for a hard-nosed 3 yards.

Time out: That last SB drive went 12 plays, 60 yards and 10 of those plays were Harris carries who has set a new VHSL record with 37 attempts already in the contest.
PH 3-5 P34 - Morant punt is fair caught this time by Rositano at SB 25. Bulldogs with ball and 1:46 to go in third. Can they drive again?
PH 3-8 P31 - Morant tries to keep and cut back bu Calderwood open field tackle and Phantoms must punt. Gain of 3.
PH 2-10 P29 - Calderwood, Rositano and Gouveia stop Goodwyn after 2 yards - Another key 3rd down.
PH 1-10 P29 - Goodwyn gang-tackled by SB, no gain
PH 3-9 P18 - Goodwyn gets the first down with gain of 11 - Big play for Phantoms.
PH 2-13 P14 - Morant keeps after fake dive, gain of 4
PH 1-10 P17 - Calderwood and company smash Goodwyn in backfield. SB defense is play a great game! Loss of 3

SB kicks off: SB kicks to Goodwyn again on the 2 but Dexter Rogers with tackle at the 17

SB 1-G P1 - Harris dives across for touchdown. 5:49 to go. Huge Bulldog drive after the shocking kickoff return by Phoebus. They go for PAT. By Shaban is good. Phoebus 15, Stone Brige 10.
SB 4-1 P2 - Rositano dives forward for first down at the 1
SB 3-3 P3 - Harris gets a tough 1 yard - Breaks VHSL record
SB 2-7 P8 - Michael Kajust lead blocking as Harris ties VHSL record for carries in AAA game with his 35th overal. Ball to 3.
SB 1-10 P11 - Rody with first carry, picks way for 3 yards
SB 4-2 P16 - Harris with his 7th straight carry, gets first down, running over tackler to PH 11
SB 3-4 P18 - Phoebus stacks up the middle and he gets just 2
SB 2-8 P22 - Harris bouncing off tacklers, he is taking a beating and running hard. gain of 4
SB 1-10 P 24 - Harris just 2
SB 2-3 P29 - Harris gets first down with gain of 5
SB 1-10 P36 - Harris for 7
SB 1-10 SB 40 - Harris breaks outside for a 26 yd gain
SB with ball on own 40 after kickoff

11:44 to go in third quarter and the SB defense has yet to give up anything but the Bulldogs trail by 12 on a KR return, INT return that set up short run and safety!

SB to kick off to start second half: Bulldogs in deep trouble as Goodwyn fields ball and with foot on goal line ... goes goal liine to goal line for a 100-yard kickoff return TD. Officially a 98 yard TD return. Phantoms go for 2 but the run is stopped. Phoebus 15, Stone Bridge 3.

Halftime Stats
SB 115 total yards to Phoebus just 15
Bulldogs ran 32 plays to Ph 15
Marcus Harris 21 for 114 yards
SB passing 0-for-1 with an interception (and the safety)
Goodwyn for Ph, 6 for 43
Morant is 3-4-1 for 10 yards passing
Rogers leads SB with 3 tackles
Justin Lyles for PH has 7 tackles
time of possession: SB 15:49 to PH 8:11

Harris carried the ball 15 times in first quarter and I think 12 more in second quarter ... that would be 27 rushes and the state AAA playoff record is only 35 by De'Antwan Williams, Woodbridge in 2007

SB 1-10 SB 26 - After that crazy play, Mickey Thompson says ... let's take a knee and get to the lockerroom,down by 6 ... END OF FIRST HALF
SB 2-3 SB 27 - Wow! Double fumble. Harris fumbles into secondary, scooped up by Phoebus and they appear poised to move the ball inside the 20 or more but then the DB fumbles and it is recovered by Kyle Gouveia ... his second big play in the first half. Bulldogs bal at their own 26.
SB 1-10 SB 20 - Harris again (46 seconds and counting) gains 7
SB 1-10 SB 9 - (1:23 in 2nd Q) - Harris gets 11 but not out of bounds.

PH 4-12 PH 39 - Morant punt rolls to SB 9, Bulldogs might want to fair catch that in the future, as it nets 52 yards!
PH 3-9 PH42 - Phoebus sets up screen but Connor Calderwood reads it and stuffs WR for 3 yard loss
PH 2-16 P35 - Goodwyn on option pitch from Morant, gets 7
PH 1-17 P34 - Morant can't find target but avoids Best sack attempt and scrambles for 1 yard
Ph 1-10 P41 - Phantoms flagged for holding loss of 7
Ph 1-10 P31 - Robinson gets the dive and breaks free for a gain of 10
SB kickos off, Lee fields at own 13 and sidesteps two tacklers for return to the Phoebus 31.

SB 4-6 PH 15 - Shaban FG attempt os from 32 yards and the left-footer splits the uprights to cut the Phoebus lead back to one score: Phoebus 9, Stone Bridge 3 4:40 left in 2nd Q
SB 4-1 P10 - Bad penalty for SB as they get flagged for motion, Bulldogs elect to try a FG from 32 yards but a lineman runs off the field late and SB burns a timeout, coaches appear upset on sidelines at the confusion.
SB 3-6 P15 - Harris waits for his blockers and gets around the right corner, but just short of first down
SB 2-9 P18 - Harris stacked up after just 3, key third down ... can they pass?
SB 1-10 P19 - Harris is stopped after just 1
SB 3-1 P24 - Harris stiff arms his way to another first down. Gain of 5
SB 2-4 P27 - Gouveia picks his way forward for about 3
SB 1-10 P33 - Harris dragging tacklers for 6
SB 4-2 P35 - Rositano his first carry but did he dive forward enough for first down? Yes he did!
SB 3-5 P38 - Harris breaks one tackle and gains 3, fourth and long 2 to go
SB 2-10 P43 - Harris is right back and gains 5
SB 1-10 P43 - Harris is rocked with a great hit for no gain



PH 1-15 SB 45 - Kyle Gouveia inttercepts the ball and returns it all the
way inside the 20 but a block below the knees will move the ball back, still SB has the ball back
PH 1-10 SB40 - Motion on Phoebus will cost them 5
After free kick, Phoebus great field position on Bulldog 40 -- Bulldog defense needs another stop or runs the risk of letting this game get away from them.

SB 2-10 SB 3 - The SB passing game has given up its second points of the afternoon as Rody after play fake is swarmed in the end zone, he is smashed as he tried to throw but it is ruled a fumble, lucky for Bulldogs the ball ended up rolling out of bounds for a safety. Phoebus 9, Stone Bridge 0. 11:06 2ND q
SB 1-10 SB 3 - Harris may have lost a half yard on first down

PH 3-32 - PH 44 - Phantoms elect to kick quick on third an long (this play is NOT in Mickey Thompson's playbook!) ... works as ball rolls to the SB3 ... 97 yards to go to tie the game.
START SECOND Quarter
PH 2-19 SB 42 - Phoebus wants to pull a halfback pass with Tyree Lee with the ball but he is smothered by a defensive wave of Bulldogs for a huge 13 yard loss. END OF THE FIRST QUARTER
PH 1-23 SB 46 - Morant short pass that Dexter Rogers makes nice tackle, gain of 4
PH 1-10 SB 33 - Andre Best with great play, tracking down Morant on rollout from the offside blitz. Flag down on the play, looks like it is against Phoebus. Total loss of 13. 3 on sack and 10 on penalty
PH 3-1 SB 34 - Phoebus dives ahead for first down after measurement
PH 2-10 SB 43 - Option right and Morant pitches to Goodwyn who breaks a tackle at the line of scrimmage and gains nine
PH 1-10 SB 43 - Robinson the big FB for Phoebus no gain
PH 1-10 PH 41 - Goodwyn gets outside and gains 16 before being knocked out of bounds
PH 2-10 PH 31 - Morant passes to Romero for a gain of 10
PH 1-10 PH 31 - Goodwyn is smothered for no gain

4-7 PH 36 - SB elects to not pass and Harris is stopped after getting 5 of the 7 he needed. Phoebus takes over on downs, 4:15 to go 1st quarter
Stone Bridge calls time out to think about it .. too long for a FG unless they want to try a 53-yarder!
SB 3-7 PH 36 - Harris is dragged down by his shirttail for no gain, key 4th down coming up
SB 2-8 PH 37 - Harris tried to cut outside right and this time it doesn't pay off as Phoebus limits him to 1 yard
SB 1-10 PH39 - Harris yet again (get used to it folks!), gain of 2
SB 1-10 SB 46 - Harris bumps a carry outside left and gets th corner on the Phoebus defense, gain of 15
SB 3-4 SB 41 - Harris finds another hole and gets another first down. Single wing is working today vs. Phantoms +5.
SB 2-5 SB 40 - Harris gets just 1
SB 1-10 SB 35 - Harris ahead for 5, Bulldogs can run on Phoebus but can they protect the ball?
SB returns kickoff to the 35

PH 2-G SB 4 - Goodwyn breaks a tackle and scores with 7:32 to go. PAT is good. Phoebus 7, Stone Bridge 0
PH 1-G SB 5 - Goodwyn gets 1

SB 3-6 P28 - Huge mistake for Bulldogs as Brian Rody is picked off by Dontrell Jones and he returns the ball 70 yards, dragged down by Marcus Harris at the SB 5. On the play, Rody tried a jump pass to the left but there was no receiver and he scrambled to the right and threw into double coverage. Second straight year that a key turnover has plagued SB vs. Phoebus early in the contest
SB 2-7 P29 - Harris with his 7th straight carry is stopped after 1 yard
SB 2-12 P34 - But Bulldogs draw Phantoms off side and get the 5 back on the flag
SB 2-7 P29 - First mistake of the game for SB and it comes near the Red Zone as there is motion on the line of scrimmage, loss of 5
SB 1-10 P32 - Harris picks a hole and plunges forward for 3 more
SB 3-1 P35 - SB line getting great push and Harris again gets good yardage, gain of 3
SB 2-8 P42 - Harris simply bulls his way, back turned, for extra yardage, 7 total
SB 1-10 P44 - Harris again, this time for 2 yards
SB 2-4 P49 - Harris dives ahead for a first down, 5 yard gain
SB 1-10 SB 45 - Harris runs for 6
KO - Harris takes squib kick at 30 and returns to 45

Stone Bridge will receive the ball first, defending the side of the stadium with the huge scoreboard and grassy hillside

Captains are meeting at Scott Stadium, beautiful facility. The Phoebus band is playing just down to my right ... it is going to be some good music today.

The National Anthem is being played

It is 7 minutes until game time and the starting line-ups have been announced. The Bulldogs have brought a huge crowd frm Ashburn, they appear to out-number Phoebus fans at least 2-to-1. Bulldogs are on the sunny side of the stadium ... of course! The sun has shone on this team all season.