“Really, really proud (of our guys) especially the Seniors… when you get to this time of year those guys are trying to get one more game.”– Floyd County Coach Tim Cromer
Beale Field, Floyd, VA– In one of the better first round playoff games Friday night, Floyd out punched Appomattox, 20-15, in a physical contest. The Buffaloes were led by RB 41 Joe March (21/113,TD), QB 9 Sam Phillips (17/127,TD), and RB/LB 34 Luke Schumann (8/53) on the night. But you can give game balls to that Floyd County line up front as they battled all night against a good Raider D-line.
| Floyd Co | Appomattox | |
| 1st Downs | 16 | 12 |
| Rushes/Yards | 53/294,2TD | 36/172,2TD,2ptr |
| Passing – Yards | 1/5,12 | 9/19,117 |
| Total Yards | 306 | 304 |
| Punt/ Avg yards | 2/50 yd avg | 3/23 yd avg |
| Penalties -Yards | 2/25 | 4/35 |
| Kicking | 34, 27 yd FGs, 2/2 PATs | 0/1 FGs, 1/1 PAT |
| Returns | 2/33 | 5/85 |
| Turnovers | – | – |
| Score | 20 | 15 |
Appomattox was led by Sophomore QB/DB 3 Montrevius Fitch (19/132,2TDs) and Sophomore RB 17 Ji’Quarius Ferguson (8/29,2ptr). Floyd stopped Appomattox on their first drive with a 4th down pass breakup at the Buffaloes thirty-eight. From there, Floyd went on a 15-play march that ate up most of the first quarter, and ended in a K/TE/DL 84 Phillip Radford 34-yard FG. On Floyd’s second possession, RB 41 Joe March scored on a 4th and one at the Raider six to put the home team up 10-0.
Offense:
Rushing –
Floyd Co – Sam Phillips 17/127,TD, Joe March 21/113,TD, Luke Schumann 8/53, Max Harris 3/11, Jack LeRoy 1/0, Team 3/(-10) Appomattox – MonTrevius Fitch 19/152,2TD, JiQuarius Ferguson 8/29,2ptr, Jahmil Scott 5/7, Xavier Moseley 4/4
Passing-
Floyd Co – Sam Phillips 1/5,12 Appomattox – MonTrevius Fitch 9/19,117
Receiving-
Floyd Co – Luke Schumann 1/12 Appomattox – Reagan Conroy 3/34, Hartison Ramsey 3/51, Max Nitti 2/19, JiQuarius Ferguson 1/15
Punting –
Floyd Co – Phillip Radford 2/33 yard avg Appomattox – Reagan Conroy 3/23 yard avg
Returns –
Floyd Co – JP Dunford 1/27, Luke Schumann 1/6 Appomattox – Xavier Moseley 2/32, Max Nitti 3/53
Kicking –
Floyd Co – Phillip Radford 34 yd FG, 27 yd FG, 2/2 PATs Appomattox – Mark Aloese 1/1 PAT
Scoring
1st Quarter:
FLCo 3-0 Phillip Radford 34-yd FG (0:50)
2nd Quarter:
FLCo 10-0 Joe March 6-yard TD run; PAT Phillip Radford (5:49)
APP 7-10 Montrevius Fitch 55-yard TD run; PAT Max Aloese (4:53)
FLCo 13-7 Phillip Radford 27-yd FG (1:10)
3rd Quarter:
FLCo 20-7 Sam Phillips 3-yard TD run; PAT Phillip Radford (0:13)
4th Quarter:
APP 15-20 Montrevius Fitch 55-yard TD run; Ji’Quarius Ferguson 2-pt run (2:06)
It took only three plays for QB 3 Fitch to show off his speed on a QB-counter up the middle, 55 yards to make it 10-7. Radford added another FG from 27-yards out with 1:10 left in the half. Appomattox had a chance on a 35-yarder with seconds left but it sailed wide right. The second half started out as more of a defensive battle, but QB 9 Phillips carried the ball into the end zone from the three on a 5 play drive with :13 left in the quarter. Appomattox came back, but Floyd forced the Raiders to use 17 plays to get the Fitch TD from the two. That only 2 minutes on the clock. Floyd picked up a first down and was able to run out the clock. Floyd County Coach Tim Cromer was happy to advance. “Really, really proud (of our guys) especially the Seniors… when you get to this time of year those guys are trying to get one more game.” – Cap’n Crunch
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Floyd Co | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Appomattox | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |