Nov. 7, 2025 ---
G.W. 50 Magna Vista 49
Instant
Classic!
Alex Brandon celebrates one of his three touchdowns!
(Photos courtesy Dan
River Sports!)
Rarely
has a hotly-anticipated high school football game so thoroughly lived
up to the hype! In a week 10 clash of the titans at Christopher
Stadium, the Magna Vista Warriors and the G.W. Eagles did battle for 48
minutes. But that wasn't enough to determine a winner. After two
overtimes, and a stop on a two-point conversion, the G.W. Eagles laid
claim to thier second consecutive Piedmont District title with an
indescribably-exciting 50-49 win!
G.W. scored on their second possession to take a 7-0 lead, but Magna
Vista answered a little more than a minute later with the first of
their four touchdown passes to tie the game. The Warriors added a
field goal and another passing touchdown just before the end of the
half to take a 16-7 lead into the break.
The Eagles wasted little time responding. Stanford Lipscomb burst
through for a 78-yard touchdown run to get the Eagles to within two.
But the Warriors answered with touchdown pass #3 to take a 22-14 lead.
Alex Brandon scored the first of his three touchdowns on the night. A
two-point conversion tied the game at 22-22 late in the third. Before
the quarter ended, Tyler Martin caught his third touchdown pass from
Simeon Moore to put the Warriors up 29-22 heading into the fourth.
Brandon struck again from 49 yards out on the Eagles' first play of the
fourth quarter to tie the game back up. The Eagles regained their lead
on their next possession with Brandon's fourth touchdown.
But back came the Warriors! Ethan Dukes scored from four yards out with 4:41 left to tie the game at 36-36.
The Eagles offense executed a solid drive to set up a 35-yard
game-winning field goal. But the Warriors blocked it, and we moved to
overtime.
In the first overtime the Warriors scored first. The Eagles had a third-and-eight. They resorted to a little trickery to tie the game AGAIN!
The Eagles scored on their second overtime possession. The
Warriors followed suit. Rather than go for the tie, Warriors Head Coach
Joe Favero opted to go for two and the win. The Eagles broke up the pass and escaped with an improbable 50-49 win!
TEAM
STATS
| |
G.W. |
OPP. |
| First
Downs |
18 |
13 |
| Rushes-Yds |
61-404 |
32-105 |
| Pass
YDs |
83 |
379 |
| C-A-I |
5-9-2 |
14-24-2 |
| Total
Yards |
487
|
484 |
INDIVIDUAL
STATS
| RUSHING |
Att. |
Yds. |
Avg. |
TDs. |
| Lipscomb | 27 | 220
| 8.7 | 3 |
| Brandon | 28 | 163 | 5.9 | 3 |
| Covington | 6
| 21 | 3.5 | 0 |
| PASSING |
ATT. |
Comp. |
Yds |
TDs. |
Int. |
| Covington |
8 |
4
|
75
|
0
|
2
|
| Lipscomb |
1 |
1
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
| RECEIVING |
NO. |
YDS. |
Avg. |
TDs. |
Lipscomb
|
2 |
60
|
30.0
|
0
|
A. Glass
|
1 |
9
|
9.0
|
0
|
Nash
|
1 |
8
|
8.0
|
1
|
J. White
|
1 |
6
|
6.0
|
0
|
| KICKING |
XPM-XPA |
FGM-FGA |
Pts. |
| Stephens |
6-6 |
0-1 |
6 |
| INT. |
No. |
|
SACKS |
No. |
| Newby |
1 |
|
Gehari
|
1
|
|
|
|
| NealHairston |
1 |
|
|
|
First Quarter
GW: Lipscomb 25 run (Stephens kick) 3:53
MV: Martin 32 pass from Moore (Cardillo kick) 2:49
Second Quarter
MV: Cardillo 32 field goal 7:04
MV: Martin 49 pass from Moore (kick blocked) 0:22.2
Third Quarter
GW: Lipscomb 78 run (Stephens kick) 9:31
MV: Scott 26 pass from Moore (run failed) 6:58
GW: Brandon 7 run (Nash pass from Covington) 3:10
MV: Martin 49 pass from Moore (Cardillo kick) 1:32
Fourth Quarter
GW: Brandon 39 run (Stephens kick) 11:51
GW: Brandon 4 run (Stephens kick) 7:18
MV: Dukes 1 run (Cardillo kick) 4:41
1st Overtime
MV: Moore 4 run (Cardillo kick)
GW: Nash 8 pass from Lipscomb (Stephens kick)
2nd Overtime
GW: Lipscomb 2 run (Stephens kick)
MV: Moore 6 run (pass failed)
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