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WIAA State -- 2A Quarterfinals
Franklin Pierce came into its Class 2A state tournament quarterfinal game against visiting W.F. West on Friday night undefeated, having run the ball down opponents' throats all season long.
The No. 3 Cardinals ran into a brick wall on Friday night against a prepared and motivated W.F. West defensive front.
And No. 6 W.F. West flipped the script: some of the best runs of the night came from 6-foot-2, 210 pound Bearcats' quarterback Gage Brumfield, an Eastern Washington commit.
Franklin Pierce's offense had been averaging nearly 400 yards per contest on the ground this season. W.F. West silenced Franklin Pierce's Power T offense in Parkland on Friday, leading 21-0 at half en route to a 27-8 win.
"We knew that we had a really good shot at it, we were all confident coming into the game," Brumfield said. "We had a gameplan, we knew what we needed to do and we came through with it."
That gameplan called for a heavy dose of the talented Brumfield, who threw for one touchdown and ran for two more in the win.
"Every time (I run the ball), I plan on scoring," he said. "Every single time. It's my favorite part of the game."
Outside of a loss to No. 1 Tumwater, W.F. West has been flawless this season.
"Especially now, we have a lot of belief in ourselves," Brumfield said. "We have a lot of confidence. That game, we weren't exactly ready for that game but we'll be ready the next time we see (Tumwater)."
One of the game's only bright spots for the hosts came late, when running back Bryson Allen ripped off a 69-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, avoiding the shutout. Otherwise, there wasn't much doing in the run game.
"They were really physical at the point of attack, so hats off to them," Franklin Pierce coach Trevor Hanson said. "Credit to them playing a really strong brand of defense."
With a win, Franklin Pierce would've advanced to the state tournament semifinals for the first time since 2007. It wasn't meant to be.
"The sting of defeat is gonna sting for a while, but when we zoom back and look at the full season and full picture, this is the best season our school has had in 17 years," Hanson said. "League championship, rival championship, making a push to the quarterfinals. We're incredibly proud of our student-athletes."
W.F. West will play the winner of the No. 2 Anacortes vs. No. 7 West Valley (Spokane) in next week's semifinal round.