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:47 Fourth Quarter
Morgan 9, Hurricane 26
Cory Edwards FG good
2:04 Fourth Quarter
Morgan 9, Hurricane 23
Morgan\'s Matt Largent flagged for intentional grounding on 3rd down. Morgan with 4th and 16 to keep their hopes alive. Largent picked by Anderson Rich and the ball is returned by Rich to the Morgan 7 yard line sealing the game for the Tigers
3:01 Fourth Quarter
Morgan 9, Hurricane 23
Hurricane is able to move the ball out to the 25, eating up a few crucial minutes, but are forced to punt on 4th down. Running into the kicker is called on Morgan the penalty is declined, Morgan takes over at their own 28
6:14 Fourth Quarter
Morgan 9, Hurricane 23
Tyson Winchester hauls in the Largent pass to give Morgan 1st and goal at the 10 but on the next play Largent is picked by Tyler Ewell at the 1. 1st and 10 Hurricane at the 4
6:40 Fourth Quarter
Morgan 9, Hurricane 23
Tad Sargent gives the trojans 1st and 10 on the Tiger 31 after picking up 15 yards on the reverse.
7:44 Fourth Quarter
Morgan 9, Hurricane 23
Morgan recovers the onside kick, 1st and 10 on the Hurricane 46.
7:45 Fourth Quarter
Morgan 9, Hurricane 23
With 4th and goal from the 1, Morgan\'s Jakob Kinsey takes it in on the sweep. Extra Point blocked
9:02 Fourth Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 23
Matt Largent picks up another 1st down with his feet. 1st and goal Morgan from the 4
9:35 Fourth Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 23
A personal foul and a defensive holding had given Morgan their 2 1st downs on the drive, then on a 2nd and long Matt Largent scrambles 32 yards to the Tiger 22
11:47 Fourth Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 23
Morgan begins their drive on the 25 yard line
11:57 Fourth Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 23
Beginning of the 4th quarter, Tigers have 3rd down from the 2. Gordie Dotson takes the handoff for the TD, extra point good.
1:03 Third Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 16
4th and 5 for the Tigers at the 15, Jace Langston connects with Tommy Hirschi at the 8, 1st down tigers
1:20 Third Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 16
28 yard run by Gordie Dotson gives the tigers 1st and 10 at the trojan 20
3:22 Third Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 16
4th and 4 from the 38 for Morgan, Dayton Smith drops the 1st down pass. Hurricane takes over on downs
4:15 Third Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 16
Morgan continues to pound away with the run, 6 straight running plays, Dayton Smith takes the ball into tiger territory on 6 yard reverse, 1st and 10 Trojans on the Tiger 44
7:50 Third Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 16
Morgan begins their drive afer returning the kickoff to the 18 yard line, Dayton smith picks up 11 yards on a 1st down run
8:02 Third Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 16
Pugh finishes off the drive with a 16 yard td run and the Tigers take a 13 point lead.
9:04 Third Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 9
5 plays and the Tigers are into Trojan territory, Zach Evans had a 14 yard run for the tigers, then Jacob Pugh picked up 22 yards on a sweep to give the tigers 1st and 10 on the Morgan 26
12:00 Third Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 9
Hurricane recieves the ball to begin the 3rd quarter. Caught in the endzone for a touchback, 1st and 10 tigers from the 20
12:00 Third Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 9
A quick correction, due to a misprint in the program, Cory Edwards kicked the 37 FG at the end of the half not Preston Beatty. The 2nd half is ready to begin
12:00 Third Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 9
A few quick halftime stats: Both teams keeping it on the ground, only 10 pass attempts combined from both teams, in fact all of Morgan\'s offense has come from their running game, 31 attempts for 121 yards. Morgan\'s 1 turnover is the difference at this point in the game, it lead to the only TD of the half and Hurricane\'s 6 point lead.
0:00 Second Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 9
Morgan takes over at 18 yard line after kick off, they take a knee and we\'re at halftime.
:13 First Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 9
:13 Second Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 6
3rd and goal from the 10, Morgan\'s defense holds, a holding penalty is called on Hurricane, replay 3rd down from the 20. An illegal shift is called on Hurricane but the penalty is declined 4th and goal from the 20. 37 yard FG attempt good from Preston Beatty.
40 Second Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 6
Jace Langston takes the ball inside the Morgan 10 on the keeper. Next play Morgan\'s Tyson Winchester breaks up a near TD pass
1:11 Second Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 6
Jace Langston converts 3rd and short with the QB keeper. 1st and 10 Hurricane at the Morgan 26
1:46 Second Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 6
Jace Langston picks up 21 yards on the QB keeper for Hurricane. 1st and 10 and their own 46. Jacob Pugh then gets the Tigers into Trojan territory with a 6 yard run.
3:14 Second Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 6
Hurricane begins drive at 20 after Touchback
3:14 Second Quarter
Morgan 3, Hurricane 6
The Hurricane defense stuffs Jacob Kinsey on 3rd and goal from the 4, Matt Roundy drills a 16 yard FG for Morgan
5:30 Second Quarter
Morgan 0, Hurricane 6
Jacob Kinsey picks up 4 yards on 3rd and 3. 1st and 10 Morgan at the 8
6:31 Second Quarter
Morgan 0, Hurricane 6
Dayton Smith runs 6 yards to convert 4th and inches for the Trojans. So far 5 Pass attempts combined for both teams, 35 Rush attempts.
8:40 Second Quarter
Morgan 0, Hurricane 6
Morgan\'s Dayton Smith with a bruising 14 yard run, gives Morgan the ball 1st and 10 at the Hurricane 39
9:55 Second Quarter
Morgan 0, Hurricane 6
Hurricane goes 3 and out, punting from their own endzone. A 53 yard punt Morgan takes over 1st and 10 at their own 40 yard line
11:51 Second Quarter
Morgan 0, Hurricane 6
Morgan attempts to convert 4th and inches but a false start moves them back 5 yards and forces them to punt. The punt goes out of bounds inside the 1. 1st and 10 Hurricane
0:00 First Quarter
Morgan 0, Hurricane 6
End of the 1st Quarter, Hurricane leads 6-0
1:24 First Quarter
Morgan 0, Hurricane 6
Jace Langston connects with Jacob Pugh for an 18 yard touchdown, Extra point failed. Ensuing kick off returned to the 50 yard line on a reverse
1:48 First Quarter
Morgan 0, Hurricane 0
Morgan QB Matt Largent intercepted by Gordie Dotson, returned to the Morgan 47
First Quarter
Morgan , Hurricane
Dayton Smith picks up 3 yards on 3rd down to move the chains, 1st and 10 Morgan on the Hurricane 17
6:10 First Quarter
Morgan 0, Hurricane 0
Morgan\'s Jacob Kinsey runs 18 yards on 2nd down, personal foul for a late hit called on Hurricane tacks on 15 more yards. Morgan 1st and 10 at Hurricane 29
7:11 First Quarter
Morgan 0, Hurricane 0
After picking up one first down, Hurricane fails to convert 3rd and 10, they punt and Braden Saunders takes the ball on the bounce to the 38 yard line
10:00 First Quarter
Morgan 0, Hurricane 0
Morgan receives to begin the game. Hurricane\'s kick off goes into the endzone for a touchback. Morgan punts after Ian Gates lays a big hit on Morgan QB Brayden Ross, Hurricane takes over at the 39
12:00 First Quarter
Morgan 0, Hurricane 0
Now on to the 3A semi-finals, tonight\'s matchup pits Region 11 champ Morgan, against the Region 9 champ Hurricane. Kickoff is about 20 minutes away.
