2022 Week 8

No doubt about it. This one is going to sting for some time.

The G.W. Eagles squandered a three-touchdown lead with less than seven minutes left in the game. The Bassett Bengals forced overtime and ended up winning 50-43, ending a nine-year losing streak to the Eagles.

The Eagles stormed out of the gate, scoring on their second play of the game to take an 8-0 lead. They added a touchdown late in the first quarter to take a 16-0 lead.

The senior-laden Bengals mounted a comeback. With backup quarterback Elijah Stokes replacing injured started Jaricous Hairston, the Bengals returned a squib kickoff 60 yards for a score to make it 16-7. They got to within two points with a late second quarter touchdown. It would remain that way until halftime. Both teams scored in the third quarter, giving G.W. a 24-21 edge at the break.

G.W. stretched the lead on the first play of the fourth quarter. They added another score four minutes later to take a 36-21 lead. On Bassett's next series, linebacker Kaliq Hairston forced a fumble and Omarion Hairston executed the scoop-and-score, giving the Eagles a seemingly insurmountable 43-21 lead with 5:15 left.

Bassett struck quickly, scoring on the first play of their next possession to make it 43-28 with under five minutes left. The Bengals then recovered an onside kick. Two minutes later, they hit on another long pass to make it 43-35 with just over three minutes left. The Eagles managed to get a first down on their next drive, but they eventually lost the ball on downs. Bassett worked their way downfield. On a fourth down and 15 they executed a wide receiver option pass for a thirty-yard touchdown. The score was allowed despite the fact that the pass to the wide receiver was forward, making his pass downfield illegal. The Bengals got a two-point conversion to tie the game a 43-43, forcing overtime.

In the extra period, Bassett scored and got an extra point. The Eagles moved to a third-and-goal from less than a yard out. The officials ruled that two Bridges dives fell short.

First quarter

GW --- Brawner 57 pass from Cabell (Myers pass from Brawner) 3:49

GW --- Bridges 3 run (Lynsky pass from Cabell) 2:42

Bassett --- Leduc-Mattox 60 kickoff return (Byrd kick) 2:29

Second Quarter

Bassett --- Coco Lobo 6 run (Byrd kick) 11:19

Third Quarter

GW --- Bridges 37 run (Myers pass from Cabell) 8:43

Bassett --- Stokes 7 run (Byrd kick) 3:47

Fourth quarter

GW --- Myers 16 pass from Cabell (pass failed) 11:54

GW --- Bridges 33 run (pass failed) 7:56

GW --- O. Hairston 60 fumble return (Payne kick) 5:15

Bassett: Gilbert 47 pass from Stokes (Byrd kick) 4:55

Bassett: Lide 50 pass from Stokes( Byrd kick) 3:12

Bassett: Lide 30 pass from Leduc-Mattox (pass good) 0:34

Overtime

Bassett: Patterson 10 run (Byrd kick)

	*G.W.*	*OPP.*
First Downs	16	8
Rushes-Yds	30-192	24-67
Pass YDs	243	260
C-A-I	27-42-2	10-21-0
Total Yards	435	327

RUSHING	Att.	Yds.	Avg.	TDs.
Bridges	21	179	8.6	3
Mabin	5	10	2.0	0
Cabell	3	6	2.0	0
O. Hairston	1	-3	-3.0	0

PASSING	ATT.	Comp.	Yds	TDs.	Int.
Cabell	42	27	243	2	2

RECEIVING	NO.	YDS.	Avg.	TDs.
O. Hairston	6	54	9.0	0
Myers	12	76	6.3	1
Brawner	6	100	18.7	1
Bridges	1	8	8.0	0
Mabin	2	9	4.5	0

KICKING	XPM-XPA	FGM-FGA	Pts.
Payne	1-1	0	1

INT.	No.	SACKS	No.
		Conway	1
		Harper	1
		Inge	1