The Marshfield Tigers came back from a 16 point deficit to clinch their third straight VFA West Title.
DC Everest would get on the board on an 85 yard touchdown run by Ethan Ostrowski to take a 7-0 lead.
Late in the second quarter, Marshfield would get called for intentional grounding in the end zone, resulting in a safety. Everest would then take their ensuing possession in for another Ostrowski touchdown run giving the Evergreens a 16-0 lead with 1:16 left in the half.
The Tigers would then drive down and get a touchdown on an 8 yard run by quarterback Joey Goettl with 3 seconds left in the half.
DC Everest would get a 23 yard field goal from B. Morris late in the third to increase their lead again to 19-7.
The Tigers would respond early in the fourth quarter on a 2 yard Goettl run to cut the lead to 19-14.
Then the Tigers would take their first lead of the game with 29 seconds left in the game on a 9 yard pass from Goettl to Simon Slade. The two-point conversion would fail, giving Marshfield a one-point lead.
The Evergreens would complete a few passes and then with 6 seconds left Joey Goettl would intercept Everest quarterback Ethan Ostrowski as time expired to seal the win.
Marshfield next hosts Sparta in a nonconference matchup Friday, October 18th at 7:00 PM.
Team Stats | Team Leaders | ||||
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Stats | DCE | MFLD | D.C. Everest | ||
1st Downs | Passing | Ethan Ostrowski | 7-15 109 Yards 1 INT | ||
Rush Att. | 26 | 36 | Rushing | Ethan Ostrowski | 14 Car. 126 Yards 2 TD |
Rush Yards | 192 | 106 | Receiving | Brennan Neitzel | 7 Rec. 38 Yards |
Pass Comp. | 7 | 9 | Marshfield | ||
Pass Att | 15 | 17 | Passing | Joey Goettl | 9-17 125 Yards 1 TD |
Pass Yards | 109 | 125 | Rushing | Joey Goettl | 19 Car. 58 Yards |
Total Yards | 301 | 231 | Receiving | Wyatt LeMoine | 4 Rec. 75 Yards |