Conference Semifinals, 2055

played in Champaign (IL), IL

47 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Newark Red Dogs	7	7	10	7	-	31
Champaign (IL) Flames	7	3	10	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:31 CHM - Lincoln Tepper 33 pass from Alvin Light (Cristian Frederick extra point)
1Q: 02:48 NWK - Devonte Cecava 1 run (Carlton Long extra point)
2Q: 12:08 CHM - Cristian Frederick 42 field goal
2Q: 01:34 NWK - Caden Lynn 25 pass from Justics Zimmerman (Carlton Long extra point)
3Q: 12:33 NWK - Carlton Long 22 field goal
3Q: 09:17 CHM - Cristian Frederick 43 field goal
3Q: 03:27 NWK - Dixon Brigance 35 pass from Justics Zimmerman (Carlton Long extra point)
3Q: 03:15 CHM - Wayne Parrish 90 kickoff return (Cristian Frederick extra point)
4Q: 11:54 NWK - Connor Boyer 22 pass from Justics Zimmerman (Carlton Long extra point)
4Q: 02:22 CHM - Cristian Frederick 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:31 CHM - Lincoln Tepper 33 pass from Alvin Light (Cristian Frederick extra point)
1Q: 02:48 NWK - Devonte Cecava 1 run (Carlton Long extra point)
2Q: 12:08 CHM - Cristian Frederick 42 field goal
2Q: 01:34 NWK - Caden Lynn 25 pass from Justics Zimmerman (Carlton Long extra point)
3Q: 12:33 NWK - Carlton Long 22 field goal
3Q: 09:17 CHM - Cristian Frederick 43 field goal
3Q: 03:27 NWK - Dixon Brigance 35 pass from Justics Zimmerman (Carlton Long extra point)
3Q: 03:15 CHM - Wayne Parrish 90 kickoff return (Cristian Frederick extra point)
4Q: 11:54 NWK - Connor Boyer 22 pass from Justics Zimmerman (Carlton Long extra point)
4Q: 02:22 CHM - Cristian Frederick 24 field goal

Team Statistics NWK CHM
Record 13-5 12-5
First Downs 24 15
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 18 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 425 408
- Offensive Plays 72 52
- Yards per Play 5.90 7.85
Net Rushing Yards 86 160
- Rushing Attempts 31 23
- Yards per Rush 2.77 6.96
Net Passing Yards 339 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 28 - 0 29 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 350 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.27 8.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/23 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/21 3/71
Kick Returns/Yards 1/8 5/196
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 32
Time of Possession 36:08 23:52

Team Statistics	NWK	CHM
Record	13-5	12-5
First Downs	24	15
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	18	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	425	408
- Offensive Plays	72	52
- Yards per Play	5.90	7.85
Net Rushing Yards	86	160
- Rushing Attempts	31	23
- Yards per Rush	2.77	6.96
Net Passing Yards	339	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 28 - 0	29 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	350	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.27	8.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/23	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/21	3/71
Kick Returns/Yards	1/8	5/196
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 32
Time of Possession	36:08	23:52

Drive Charts

Newark Red Dogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	1:45	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
1	9:20	6:43	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	0:09	0:51	OWN 8	3	3	Punt
2	12:01	3:14	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
2	6:51	5:31	OWN 17	13	83	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 25	5	70	Field Goal
3	9:12	5:57	OWN 15	12	85	Touchdown
3	3:02	1:14	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	0:23	3:43	OWN 10	9	90	Touchdown
4	6:28	2:20	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	2:14	0:43	OWN 18	3	3	Punt

Champaign (IL) Flames
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
1	11:18	1:58	OWN 5	4	95	Touchdown
1	2:37	2:28	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
2	14:18	2:17	OWN 29	4	46	Field Goal
2	8:47	1:56	OWN 43	4	12	Interception
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 25	4	12	Half
3	12:28	3:16	OWN 31	7	43	Field Goal
3	1:48	1:25	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
4	11:40	5:12	OWN 14	8	48	Punt
4	4:08	1:54	OPP 46	6	39	Field Goal
4	1:31	1:31	OWN 33	6	61	Game

Game MVP: Justics Zimmerman, Newark Red Dogs

Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devonte Cecava	18	45	2.50	14	1	1
RB Griffin Black	8	22	2.75	12	1	0
RB Korey Ballard	3	6	2.00	5	0	0
QB Justics Zimmerman	2	13	6.50	7	0	0

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Floyd Frederick	21	152	7.24	41	4
QB Alvin Light	1	5	5.00	5	0
RB Derek Meadows	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Justics Zimmerman	39	28	350	2/11	3	40	0	124.9

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alvin Light	29	21	248	0/0	1	39	1	95.2

Receiving Statistics

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Fernando Kadletz	7	8	86	12.29	55	26	0
WR Caden Lynn	5	5	48	9.60	26	25	1
RB Devonte Cecava	4	8	34	8.50	25	30	0
TE Matthew Sharber	3	4	29	9.67	17	18	0
TE Connor Boyer	3	3	47	15.67	16	22	1
WR Leonard Dunham	2	4	46	23.00	18	40	0
RB Griffin Black	2	3	19	9.50	7	10	0
WR Dixon Brigance	2	4	41	20.50	2	35	1

Champaign (IL)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lincoln Tepper	6	8	86	14.33	43	39	1
TE Quentin Kesi	5	8	68	13.60	12	23	0
RB Floyd Frederick	4	4	21	5.25	0	8	0
WR Drake Hannah	3	5	46	15.33	0	31	0
FB Donnie Gellings	2	2	23	11.50	17	19	0
RB Derek Meadows	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Riley Ham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Julio Rossel	1	0	0.00	0

Champaign (IL)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
G Robert Zachary	0	0	1	0

Champaign (IL)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Jacob Strauser	1	0	0	0
CB Deron Weaver	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dashawn Altuna	6	293	48.8	37.0	60	1

Champaign (IL)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Noah Liljegren	4	149	37.3	27.0	42	2

Kicking Statistics

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carlton Long	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	4/4

Champaign (IL)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cristian Frederick	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alejandro Sachnik	1	21	21.0	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacob Strauser	3	71	23.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devonte Cecava	1	8	8.0	0

Champaign (IL)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Parrish	4	170	42.5	1
Drake Hannah	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Newark	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Hugh Fields	6	1	19	25
CB Alejandro Sachnik	5	1	23	28
ILB Nick Hagen	4	1	19	21
CB Julio Rossel	4	0	15	24
ILB A.J. McWilliams	4	0	22	26
S Cody Chapman	3	2	16	25
DT Eric Atkins	3	1	10	8
DE Marc Posavec	3	1	5	21
DE Norbert Murray	3	0	21	22
CB Conrad Gruden	2	3	20	24
DT Colby Anthony	2	0	12	11
DT Tommy Mason	1	2	16	22
ILB Noah Kennedy	1	1	4	8
CB Nicholas Cholewczynski	1	0	3	6
S Emmanuel Graziani	1	0	12	11

Champaign (IL)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Deron Weaver	9	4	0.0	31	41
DE Corwin Beyer	7	5	2.0	30	40
CB Jacob Strauser	7	1	0.0	23	32
DE Jeremiah Lindsay	6	6	0.0	27	38
CB Toby Grant	6	1	0.0	30	40
DE J.J. Mathis	4	2	0.0	21	31
DT Tre Luxmore	4	1	0.0	24	29
S Tom Heath	4	1	0.0	30	41
S Julio Paterno	2	3	0.0	21	28
DE Vince Phan	2	0	0.0	21	28
OLB DeAndre Mount	1	1	0.0	10	13
DE Demetrius Loper	1	0	0.0	8	13
DT Greg Robb	1	0	0.0	11	10
S Wayne Parrish	1	0	0.0	8	9
S Drew Perroni	1	0	0.0	1	1
WR Drake Hannah	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dean Bradford	1	0	0.0	10	13
S Isaac Jarvis	0	1	0.0	17	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Newark	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marc Posavec	1	2	21
DE Gustavo Bennink	1	0	11
ILB A.J. McWilliams	0	1	26

Champaign (IL)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Corwin Beyer	2.0	0	1	2	40
DE J.J. Mathis	0.0	1	0	0	31
DT Tre Luxmore	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alejandro Sachnik	4	0	0	28
CB Julio Rossel	3	0	1	24
CB Hugh Fields	3	0	0	25
ILB A.J. McWilliams	3	0	0	26
ILB Nick Hagen	2	0	0	21
CB Conrad Gruden	2	0	0	24
DE Marc Posavec	2	0	0	21
ILB Noah Kennedy	1	0	0	8
S Cody Chapman	1	0	0	25
OLB Blaine Mapes	0	1	0	2

Champaign (IL)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Deron Weaver	6	2	41
CB Jacob Strauser	6	0	32
CB Toby Grant	6	0	40
S Tom Heath	3	0	41
DE Corwin Beyer	2	2	40
S Julio Paterno	1	0	28
DE Demetrius Loper	1	0	13
DE Jeremiah Lindsay	1	0	38
S Wayne Parrish	1	0	9
ILB Dean Bradford	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Les Jenkins	1	9	31	0	41
T Dwight Farmer	1	8	31	1	41
C Rodolfo Wicker	1	5	31	0	41
T Gino Mathis	1	2	31	0	41
C Jay Goodwin	0	5	31	1	41

Champaign (IL)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Marquis Buchanan	5	6	23	29
G Gino Tobeck	1	6	23	29
G Chance Kredell	1	5	23	29
TE Quentin Kesi	1	2	22	25
G Nicky Branch	0	2	23	29
FB Donnie Gellings	0	1	2	8

Special Teams Tackles

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy Mason	2	17
Myron Tafoya	1	23
Leonard Dunham	1	23
Matthew Sharber	1	22
Julio Rossel	1	18
Robert Zachary	1	7

Champaign (IL)	Tackles	STPlays
Duane Holmes	1	25
Tre Luxmore	1	23

Participation

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Matthew Sharber	29	40	---	---	22	91
C Jay Goodwin	31	41	---	---	7	79
T Dwight Farmer	31	41	---	---	7	79
QB Justics Zimmerman	31	41	---	---	1	73
WR Dixon Brigance	25	36	---	---	12	73
G Les Jenkins	31	41	---	---	---	72
T Gino Mathis	31	41	---	---	---	72
C Rodolfo Wicker	31	41	---	---	---	72
CB Conrad Gruden	---	---	20	24	17	61
CB Alejandro Sachnik	---	---	23	28	7	58
CB Julio Rossel	---	---	15	24	18	57
WR Fernando Kadletz	21	34	---	---	1	56
DT Tommy Mason	---	---	16	22	17	55
RB Devonte Cecava	20	27	---	---	7	54
ILB Nick Hagen	---	---	19	21	11	51
ILB A.J. McWilliams	---	---	22	26	3	51
WR Leonard Dunham	14	12	---	---	23	49
DE Norbert Murray	---	---	21	22	3	46
CB Hugh Fields	---	---	19	25	1	45
WR Caden Lynn	22	22	---	---	---	44
S Cody Chapman	---	---	16	25	2	43
DE Gustavo Bennink	---	---	20	11	1	32
DE Marc Posavec	---	---	5	21	3	29
WR Myron Tafoya	4	1	---	---	23	28
S Emmanuel Graziani	---	---	12	11	3	26
RB Griffin Black	8	12	---	---	5	25
TE Connor Boyer	8	17	---	---	---	25
DT Colby Anthony	---	---	12	11	2	25
DT Kelvin Cole	---	---	8	15	1	24
OLB Blaine Mapes	---	---	0	2	21	23
DT Eric Atkins	---	---	10	8	1	19
OLB Grayson Dilbeck	---	---	7	2	6	15
ILB Noah Kennedy	---	---	4	8	2	14
RB Korey Ballard	4	3	---	---	7	14
DE Jameson Blackwell	---	---	1	7	4	12
CB Nicholas Cholewczynski	---	---	3	6	2	11
C Dusty Andrews	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Erick Pritchett	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Carlton Long	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Kenny Langfahl	0	1	---	---	6	7
G Robert Zachary	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Dashawn Altuna	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Ethan Johnson	---	---	0	0	6	6
OLB Monty Hamilton	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Gavin Long	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Skip Wolf	0	0	---	---	---	0

Champaign (IL)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Jeremiah Lindsay	---	---	27	38	23	88
CB Deron Weaver	---	---	31	41	7	79
DT Tre Luxmore	---	---	24	29	23	76
S Tom Heath	---	---	30	41	1	72
WR Lincoln Tepper	21	29	---	---	21	71
DE Corwin Beyer	---	---	30	40	1	71
CB Toby Grant	---	---	30	40	1	71
S Julio Paterno	---	---	21	28	19	68
CB Jacob Strauser	---	---	23	32	7	62
G Chance Kredell	23	29	---	---	7	59
G Warren Everson	23	29	---	---	7	59
DE Vince Phan	---	---	21	28	7	56
DE J.J. Mathis	---	---	21	31	1	53
RB Floyd Frederick	22	25	---	---	6	53
QB Alvin Light	23	29	---	---	---	52
C Marquis Buchanan	23	29	---	---	---	52
G Gino Tobeck	23	29	---	---	---	52
G Nicky Branch	23	29	---	---	---	52
TE Quentin Kesi	22	25	---	---	---	47
TE Riley Ham	8	9	---	---	25	42
WR Drake Hannah	16	20	---	---	6	42
WR Edwin Ena	15	21	---	---	---	36
S Isaac Jarvis	---	---	17	15	---	32
RB Derek Meadows	3	5	---	---	19	27
FB Duane Holmes	0	0	---	---	25	25
CB Joseph Peay	---	---	1	4	18	23
OLB DeAndre Mount	---	---	10	13	---	23
S Wayne Parrish	---	---	8	9	6	23
ILB Dean Bradford	---	---	10	13	---	23
FB Donnie Gellings	2	8	---	---	12	22
DE Demetrius Loper	---	---	8	13	---	21
DT Greg Robb	---	---	11	10	---	21
DE Dave Rousseau	---	---	9	12	---	21
CB Hugh Hutchins	---	---	4	10	1	15
K Cristian Frederick	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Drew Perroni	---	---	1	1	6	8
G Carson Francis	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Kaden Lincoln	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Conrad Ferguson	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Noah Liljegren	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Tanner Lowe	---	---	3	2	---	5
TE Winfred Weaver	3	2	---	---	---	5
WR Jermaine Tatangelo	3	1	---	---	---	4
OLB Damon McElroy	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Jeff Bernardini	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kim Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	21	60	2.9
Right	6	19	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	14	113	8.1
Right	3	31	10.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Justics Zimmerman	39	28	7	1	3	4	2	2	0

Champaign (IL)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alvin Light	29	21	4	0	1	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	79	7.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	113	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	83	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	75	37.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	94	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	88	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	64	21.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fernando Kadletz	8	7	0	86	2	34
RB Devonte Cecava	8	4	0	34	1	27
WR Caden Lynn	5	5	0	48	1	22
WR Leonard Dunham	4	2	1	46	1	12
TE Matthew Sharber	4	3	1	29	0	40
WR Dixon Brigance	4	2	1	41	1	36
RB Griffin Black	3	2	0	19	0	12
TE Connor Boyer	3	3	0	47	1	17

Champaign (IL)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lincoln Tepper	8	6	0	86	2	29
TE Quentin Kesi	8	5	1	68	1	25
WR Drake Hannah	5	3	0	46	1	20
RB Floyd Frederick	4	4	0	21	0	25
FB Donnie Gellings	2	2	0	23	0	8
TE Riley Ham	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Derek Meadows	1	1	0	4	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devonte Cecava	4	0	0.00	2.50
RB Griffin Black	1	1	1.00	2.75

Champaign (IL)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Floyd Frederick	1	8	8.00	7.24

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Justics Zimmerman	3	1	-1	-0.33	8.97

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alvin Light	5	3	13	2.60	8.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Devonte Cecava	1	0	0	0.00	4.25
WR Leonard Dunham	1	0	0	0.00	11.50
WR Caden Lynn	1	1	-1	-1.00	9.60

Champaign (IL)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Floyd Frederick	2	2	9	4.50	5.25
TE Riley Ham	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Derek Meadows	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
TE Quentin Kesi	1	0	0	0.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
RB Griffin Black	4	1
QB Justics Zimmerman	1	1
RB Devonte Cecava	1	1

Champaign (IL)	Rushes	Conversions
RB Floyd Frederick	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Justics Zimmerman	11	8	7

Champaign (IL)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alvin Light	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fernando Kadletz	3	2	2
RB Griffin Black	2	1	1
WR Dixon Brigance	2	2	2
WR Leonard Dunham	1	0	0
TE Matthew Sharber	1	1	0
WR Caden Lynn	1	1	1
TE Connor Boyer	1	1	1

Champaign (IL)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Quentin Kesi	4	2	2
WR Lincoln Tepper	2	2	0
WR Drake Hannah	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (20,300)
End Zone 14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (20,300)
End Zone	14,700 (14,700)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)