Conference Semifinals, 2066

played in Columbus (OH), OH

44 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Newark Tigers	7	3	0	3	-	13
Columbus (OH) Wardogs	7	10	14	3	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 NWK - Howard Singleton 13 pass from Efrain Tracy (Oscar Welch extra point)
1Q: 01:03 COL - Colby Polidixon 16 pass from Terrence Sjostrom (Alan Brandon extra point)
2Q: 06:30 COL - Caiden Wedderburn 7 run (Alan Brandon extra point)
2Q: 01:14 NWK - Oscar Welch 42 field goal
2Q: 00:03 COL - Alan Brandon 29 field goal
3Q: 08:29 COL - Colby Polidixon 79 pass from Terrence Sjostrom (Alan Brandon extra point)
3Q: 03:10 COL - Trent Sellers 14 pass from Terrence Sjostrom (Alan Brandon extra point)
4Q: 09:19 NWK - Oscar Welch 44 field goal
4Q: 02:04 COL - Alan Brandon 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 NWK - Howard Singleton 13 pass from Efrain Tracy (Oscar Welch extra point)
1Q: 01:03 COL - Colby Polidixon 16 pass from Terrence Sjostrom (Alan Brandon extra point)
2Q: 06:30 COL - Caiden Wedderburn 7 run (Alan Brandon extra point)
2Q: 01:14 NWK - Oscar Welch 42 field goal
2Q: 00:03 COL - Alan Brandon 29 field goal
3Q: 08:29 COL - Colby Polidixon 79 pass from Terrence Sjostrom (Alan Brandon extra point)
3Q: 03:10 COL - Trent Sellers 14 pass from Terrence Sjostrom (Alan Brandon extra point)
4Q: 09:19 NWK - Oscar Welch 44 field goal
4Q: 02:04 COL - Alan Brandon 39 field goal

Team Statistics NWK COL
Record 11-7 14-3
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 317 486
- Offensive Plays 64 61
- Yards per Play 4.95 7.97
Net Rushing Yards 69 146
- Rushing Attempts 17 33
- Yards per Rush 4.06 4.42
Net Passing Yards 248 340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 28 - 0 28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 257 340
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.28 12.14
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 5/32
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 29:17 30:43

Team Statistics	NWK	COL
Record	11-7	14-3
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	317	486
- Offensive Plays	64	61
- Yards per Play	4.95	7.97
Net Rushing Yards	69	146
- Rushing Attempts	17	33
- Yards per Rush	4.06	4.42
Net Passing Yards	248	340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 28 - 0	28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	257	340
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.28	12.14
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	5/32
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	29:17	30:43

Drive Charts

Newark Tigers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	3:26	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
1	6:33	3:51	OWN 14	8	57	Missed FG
1	0:52	1:47	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	11:15	0:55	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	6:22	5:14	OWN 20	10	55	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 25	3	13	Punt
3	9:52	1:17	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	8:10	2:44	OWN 25	6	13	Punt
3	3:04	2:04	OWN 13	4	40	Punt
4	13:08	3:57	OWN 36	8	37	Field Goal
4	4:40	1:21	OWN 33	4	8	Downs
4	1:55	1:19	OWN 39	6	29	Downs

Columbus (OH) Wardogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 44	4	25	Missed FG
1	9:56	3:23	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
1	2:42	1:50	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
2	14:05	2:50	OWN 34	6	23	Punt
2	10:20	3:58	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 37	3	51	Field Goal
3	13:07	3:15	OWN 14	7	35	Punt
3	8:35	0:25	OWN 31	1	69	Touchdown
3	5:26	2:22	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
3	1:00	2:52	OWN 11	4	12	Punt
4	9:11	2:11	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	7:00	2:20	OPP 28	3	2	Missed FG
4	3:19	1:24	OPP 41	4	19	Field Goal
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 32	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Terrence Sjostrom, Columbus (OH) Wardogs

Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Harry Weisenburg	9	18	2.00	10	1	0
QB Efrain Tracy	8	51	6.38	19	1	0

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kyle Ackerman	13	50	3.85	11	1	0
RB Caiden Wedderburn	12	69	5.75	20	4	1
RB Emmanuel Blackwell	5	20	4.00	9	0	0
QB Terrence Sjostrom	3	7	2.33	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Efrain Tracy	45	28	257	2/9	1	44	0	85.1

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terrence Sjostrom	28	18	340	0/0	3	79	0	141.9

Receiving Statistics

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Warren Hoffman	7	10	74	10.57	47	44	0
WR Kim Davis	5	12	37	7.40	3	18	0
TE Rob Mardeusz	5	9	47	9.40	15	20	0
WR Howard Singleton	4	6	38	9.50	18	15	1
TE Trent Meeks	3	3	16	5.33	3	7	0
WR Hayden Barlow	2	3	21	10.50	5	18	0
RB Harry Weisenburg	2	2	24	12.00	15	16	0

Columbus (OH)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Colby Polidixon	7	12	182	26.00	120	79	2
WR Trent Sellers	6	6	87	14.50	41	28	1
RB Kyle Ackerman	2	2	33	16.50	16	26	0
TE Francisco Holmes	2	5	24	12.00	7	15	0
WR Everett Dills	1	3	14	14.00	5	14	0

Interception Statistics

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Columbus (OH)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Ty Dole	2	0	0
RB Harry Weisenburg	1	0	0
T Lionel Ulbrich	0	1	0
TE Trent Meeks	0	1	0
OLB Jeremiah Teller	0	0	1

Columbus (OH)	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Jerry Lyle	1	0	0
DT Branden Carter	0	1	0
G Theodore Wilkins	0	1	0
OLB Larry Shapiro	0	0	1
TE Francisco Holmes	0	0	1
WR Everett Dills	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Winston Lombardi	6	278	46.3	41.0	56	3

Columbus (OH)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Aaron Miller	5	236	47.2	32.8	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oscar Welch	2/3	2/3	0/0	44	1/1

Columbus (OH)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alan Brandon	2/4	0/2	0/0	39	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ty Dole	3	32	10.7	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Lyle	5	32	6.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonard Whitten	2	43	21.5	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Winslett	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Newark	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jeremiah Teller	9	1	26	28
CB Nicky Poole	8	2	28	23
CB Leonard Whitten	7	1	33	28
S Leonard Osborne	5	4	27	28
CB Dominique Schroeder	4	2	23	26
DT Jermaine Preston	3	2	26	25
ILB Stan Haven	2	1	18	2
DT Hayden Neigebauer	2	0	11	5
ILB Henry Bauer	1	1	21	23
S Sammy Beechler	1	1	27	21
DE Antoine Jenkins	1	0	23	23
DT Sammie Wright	1	0	8	4
DE Monty Boynton	1	0	29	28
S Blake Gillespie	1	0	6	0
OLB Tim Dodge	0	1	5	5

Columbus (OH)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Andy Gerak	11	2	0.0	15	46
S Kim Page	8	1	0.0	17	47
OLB Larry Shapiro	5	2	0.0	14	31
CB George Boyer	5	1	0.0	14	34
OLB Cedric Devine	3	0	1.0	17	39
S Joseph Norwood	3	0	0.0	15	46
DT Camden Reeves	2	2	0.5	8	35
CB Daniel Foley	2	0	0.0	13	38
ILB Jermaine Cass	2	0	0.0	7	27
DE Colton McPherson	1	1	0.5	4	14
ILB Ryan Scheffer	1	1	0.0	15	38
CB Thomas Huh	1	0	0.0	2	8
DT Terrance Rash	1	0	0.0	15	39
OLB Jack Wardzala	1	0	0.0	2	8
DT Branden Carter	0	2	0.0	10	13
S Jordan Serbicki	0	1	0.0	5	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Antoine Jenkins	0.0	1	0	1	23
DE Monty Boynton	0.0	0	3	0	28

Columbus (OH)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Cedric Devine	1.0	1	1	0	39
DT Camden Reeves	0.5	0	1	0	35
DE Colton McPherson	0.5	0	0	0	14
OLB Jack Wardzala	0.0	1	0	0	8
DE Arnold Bowler	0.0	1	0	0	7
DT Terrance Rash	0.0	0	2	2	39
DE Steven Dotson	0.0	0	2	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jeremiah Teller	8	0	28
CB Nicky Poole	3	0	23
CB Leonard Whitten	3	0	28
CB Dominique Schroeder	2	3	26
S Leonard Osborne	1	0	28
ILB Henry Bauer	1	0	23

Columbus (OH)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Andy Gerak	8	0	46
S Kim Page	4	1	47
CB George Boyer	4	0	34
DE Colton McPherson	2	1	14
S Joseph Norwood	2	0	46
CB Daniel Foley	2	0	38
ILB Jermaine Cass	1	1	27
OLB Larry Shapiro	1	0	31
CB Thomas Huh	1	0	8
DT Camden Reeves	1	0	35
OLB Jack Wardzala	1	0	8
OLB Cedric Devine	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ezra Bruce	1	2	17	0	47
T Jessie Woolington	1	2	17	0	47
C Alfred Farrell	1	1	17	0	47
G Allen Ackerman	0	3	17	2	47
T Lionel Ulbrich	0	1	17	0	47

Columbus (OH)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Bart Austin	4	7	33	28
G Landon Romanowski	4	6	33	28
T Ken Banks	3	7	33	28
C Isaiah Hernandez	0	5	33	28
C Luke Clayton	0	5	33	28

Special Teams Tackles

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Jeremiah Teller	3	25
Harry Weisenburg	2	24
Trent Meeks	1	24
Henry Bauer	1	22
Leonard Whitten	1	20

Columbus (OH)	Tackles	STPlays
George Boyer	2	18
Francisco Holmes	1	25
Everett Dills	1	25
Otis Wuerffel	1	9

Participation

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Leonard Whitten	---	---	33	28	20	81
TE Rob Mardeusz	17	44	---	---	19	80
OLB Jeremiah Teller	---	---	26	28	25	79
WR Warren Hoffman	16	43	---	---	18	77
RB Harry Weisenburg	16	37	---	---	24	77
T Ezra Bruce	17	47	---	---	9	73
G Allen Ackerman	17	47	---	---	3	67
ILB Henry Bauer	---	---	21	23	22	66
C Alfred Farrell	17	47	---	---	---	64
T Lionel Ulbrich	17	47	---	---	---	64
S Sammy Beechler	---	---	27	21	16	64
QB Efrain Tracy	17	47	---	---	---	64
T Jessie Woolington	17	47	---	---	---	64
DE Monty Boynton	---	---	29	28	4	61
S Leonard Osborne	---	---	27	28	4	59
DT Jermaine Preston	---	---	26	25	7	58
WR Kim Davis	15	35	---	---	6	56
CB Dominique Schroeder	---	---	23	26	4	53
CB Nicky Poole	---	---	28	23	1	52
DE Antoine Jenkins	---	---	23	23	6	52
WR Howard Singleton	12	35	---	---	---	47
DT Jordan Hancock	---	---	21	22	3	46
TE Trent Meeks	2	11	---	---	24	37
CB Mark Hagans	---	---	5	5	17	27
CB Maurice Talley	---	---	11	5	9	25
RB Ernie Richardson	4	15	---	---	4	23
ILB Stan Haven	---	---	18	2	---	20
DE Myles Hamilton	---	---	8	5	3	16
DT Hayden Neigebauer	---	---	11	5	---	16
DT Sammie Wright	---	---	8	4	3	15
OLB Tim Dodge	---	---	5	5	3	13
TE K.C. Rivers	1	4	---	---	6	11
WR Hayden Barlow	2	8	---	---	---	10
C Hugh Voong	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Richie Silverstone	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Alex Jordan	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Winston Lombardi	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Oscar Welch	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Brayden Rosa	---	---	6	0	---	6
S Blake Gillespie	---	---	6	0	---	6
CB Ty Dole	---	---	0	0	5	5
RB Rodolfo Herrlich	0	3	---	---	---	3
S Amari Duncan	---	---	1	2	---	3
WR Floyd Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Otis Jenkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Mackenzie Pena	0	0	---	---	---	0

Columbus (OH)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Cedric Devine	---	---	17	39	24	80
TE Francisco Holmes	26	25	---	---	25	76
T Bart Austin	33	28	---	---	9	70
WR Everett Dills	22	22	---	---	25	69
S Joseph Norwood	---	---	15	46	7	68
S Kim Page	---	---	17	47	3	67
CB George Boyer	---	---	14	34	18	66
CB Andy Gerak	---	---	15	46	3	64
QB Terrence Sjostrom	33	28	---	---	---	61
C Isaiah Hernandez	33	28	---	---	---	61
WR Colby Polidixon	33	28	---	---	---	61
G Landon Romanowski	33	28	---	---	---	61
T Ken Banks	33	28	---	---	---	61
C Luke Clayton	33	28	---	---	---	61
WR Trent Sellers	31	28	---	---	---	59
ILB Ryan Scheffer	---	---	15	38	3	56
DT Terrance Rash	---	---	15	39	2	56
ILB Jermaine Cass	---	---	7	27	19	53
CB Daniel Foley	---	---	13	38	1	52
OLB Larry Shapiro	---	---	14	31	1	46
DT Camden Reeves	---	---	8	35	3	46
DE Steven Dotson	---	---	13	27	---	40
RB Emmanuel Blackwell	6	5	---	---	25	36
TE Philip Garris	13	3	---	---	19	35
RB Kyle Ackerman	14	18	---	---	---	32
DT Branden Carter	---	---	10	13	6	29
CB Ernest Pound	---	---	0	4	21	25
RB Caiden Wedderburn	13	5	---	---	1	19
DE Colton McPherson	---	---	4	14	1	19
S Jordan Serbicki	---	---	5	9	2	16
DT Norm Mason	---	---	1	7	7	15
DE Arnold Bowler	---	---	0	7	6	13
RB Josiah Zodda	0	0	---	---	13	13
WR Les Winslett	5	3	---	---	4	12
OLB Jack Wardzala	---	---	2	8	2	12
CB Thomas Huh	---	---	2	8	---	10
K Alan Brandon	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Aaron Miller	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Otis Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Edward King	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Theodore Wilkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Jerry Lyle	2	0	---	---	6	8
RB Deron Blanchard	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Claude Ford	0	3	---	---	---	3
TE Harris Stowe	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Andy Bowler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	54	6.0
Middle	18	73	4.1
Right	5	20	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Efrain Tracy	45	28	2	3	2	3	6	3	0

Columbus (OH)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terrence Sjostrom	28	18	6	1	2	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	32	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	110	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	97	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	79	79.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	116	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	117	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	28	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kim Davis	12	5	0	37	0	35
WR Warren Hoffman	10	7	1	74	1	43
TE Rob Mardeusz	9	5	1	47	1	44
WR Howard Singleton	6	4	0	38	0	35
WR Hayden Barlow	3	2	0	21	0	8
TE Trent Meeks	3	3	0	16	0	11
RB Harry Weisenburg	2	2	0	24	0	37

Columbus (OH)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Colby Polidixon	12	7	0	182	3	28
WR Trent Sellers	6	6	0	87	2	28
TE Francisco Holmes	5	2	1	24	0	25
WR Everett Dills	3	1	1	14	0	22
RB Kyle Ackerman	2	2	0	33	1	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kyle Ackerman	1	3	3.00	3.85
RB Caiden Wedderburn	1	7	7.00	5.75
RB Emmanuel Blackwell	1	9	9.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Efrain Tracy	1	1	13	13.00	5.71

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terrence Sjostrom	3	2	30	10.00	12.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Howard Singleton	1	1	13	13.00	6.33

Columbus (OH)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Colby Polidixon	1	1	16	16.00	15.17
WR Trent Sellers	1	1	14	14.00	14.50
WR Everett Dills	1	0	0	0.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
QB Efrain Tracy	3	2
RB Harry Weisenburg	2	1

Columbus (OH)	Rushes	Conversions
RB Emmanuel Blackwell	5	2
QB Terrence Sjostrom	1	0
RB Caiden Wedderburn	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Efrain Tracy	9	5	1

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terrence Sjostrom	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Warren Hoffman	2	1	0
WR Howard Singleton	2	1	1
WR Kim Davis	1	0	0
WR Hayden Barlow	1	0	0
RB Harry Weisenburg	1	1	0
TE Rob Mardeusz	1	1	0
TE Trent Meeks	1	1	0

Columbus (OH)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Colby Polidixon	3	2	1
TE Francisco Holmes	1	0	0
WR Everett Dills	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,000 (74,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,700 (22,700)
End Zone 16,300 (16,300)
Mezzanine 9,400 (9,400)
Sideline Seats 14,400 (14,400)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,200 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,000 (74,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,700 (22,700)
End Zone	16,300 (16,300)
Mezzanine	9,400 (9,400)
Sideline Seats	14,400 (14,400)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,200 (5,200)