WHAT A FINISH! West comes up with late defensive stand to beat Page and win Class-5A title

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Head coach Lamar Brown and the West High Football Rebels rolled off from campus midday on Friday to the sounds of cheers from the entire student body, which lined the football field as the team made their way to the busses for the short journey down to Chattanooga.

The Rebels are facing Page High School out of Franklin, TN for the Class-5A state championship. The Game is set for 7pm inside UTC’s Finley Stadium.\

1ST HALF

Page gets on the board first with a 38 yard TD pass at the 4:25 mark of the first quarter.

Page intercepts a West pass at the 13, stopping the Rebels most successful possession of the night. Page 7, West 0 — 11:12 // 2Q

West goes for 4th/inches at the goal line and it’s senior Marshaun Bowers taking it in from a yard out on 4th and goal. West 7, Page 7 — 6:54 // 2Q

The West TD came after a tremendous defensive stop at the Page 21 yard line with the Patriots going for it on 4th and one.

The West defense would come up with another big play in the 2nd quarter courtesy of the 2nd interception of the game by Syxx Hord.

That interception would lead to 31 yard FG by Patrick Schmid. WEST 10, Page 7 — 2:45 // 2Q

The Rebels would get on the board one more time on the final play of the half as quarterback Hunter Dance connects with wide receiver Connor Cummings in between two defenders in the endzone as time expires. Point after would give West a 17-7 halftime lead.

2ND HALF

The second half starts with another West touchdown on another Dance to Cummings pass. This one on 4th and 3 at the Page 27, Dance goes up top and htis Cummings with a pretty pass in the endzone. The PAT makes it 24-7 Rebels in the 3rd quarter.

Page responds with a nice drive and a2-yard TD run with 3:32 left in the 3Q West 24, Page 13.

After a defensive stop, Page takes over and the momentum continues to ride with the Patriots who drive down on the Rebels once again and come up with another touchdown. PAT was no good making the score 24-13 Rebels. Page would add another touchdown to pull to within five points at 24-19.

Last year the Rebels beat these same Patriots 47-13, obviously much closer this year. After giving up 24 straight points, Page would score 12 in a row and had a chance to win, but it was not meant to be thanks to an incredible finish and a terrific defensive stand by the Rebels.

Page had 1st and goal with :57 to go and on 4th and goal their pass into the endzone is incomplete! A big rebel yell on defense as West holds on to win 24-19. Their 3rd overall and 2nd straight Class-5A championship. Congrats to coach Lamar Brown and the Rebels!