CD Panthers 20, 253 Heir Black 15
The CD Panthers who were coming off an impressive 26-6 victory last week against the Jr Huskies locked horns with 253 Heir Black in the Northwest Premier Junior Football League’s 6U playoffs. Both the Panthers and 253 Heir Black finished the regular season with 6-2 overall records.
CD’s D’Vonne Pickett, III would score the games’ first touchdown to give the Panthers a 7-0 lead going into the second quarter. 253 Heir Black responded quickly with a touchdown of their own and a two-point conversion to take a 8-7 lead.
With under a minute left before halftime, CD’s Ricky Victoria scored his first touchdown of the morning, giving the Panthers a 14-8 lead going into the half.
The third quarter would remain scoreless due to tenacious defense by both teams.
253 Heir Black’s early score in the fourth quarter gave them a 15-14 lead and their defense would get a stop with five minutes remaining. With 253 Heir Black looking to run the clock out, the CD Panthers’ defense forced and recovered a fumble.
Following their fumble recovery, CD’s Ricky Victoria received the handoff and scored the game winning touchdown to advance the Panthers to the championship game next week.
Benson Bruins 44, 253 Spartans 14
Winning last week 40-14 against 253 Heir Silver helped the Benson Bruins go undefeated heading into playoffs. Seeded first in the 6U division, the Bruins were set to face a 253 Spartan team who put up a season high 48 points versus 5 Star last week to secure the fourth seed.
The Bruins would display their defensive dominance early as they didn’t allow 253 Spartans to gain any momentum, which resulted in them holding their opponent scoreless through the first half.
Offensively Benson couldn’t be stopped, they were able to score four touchdowns in the first half to earn themselves a 24-0 lead going into halftime.
The Spartans showed some life as they were able to escape Benson’s defense and score two touchdowns in the second half.
Even with allowing two touchdowns, Benson continued to display dominance in the second half, scoring at such a quick pace they were able to pull away with a 44-14 win to advance to the championship game.
