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Bluefield (29) vs. Princeton (32)
Written: Sep 07, 2013
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9/6 Bluefield Beavers face off against Princeton Tigers at Hunnicutt Stadium.

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Bluefield wins coin toss; elects to receive.

D.J. Stewart receives, runs it to the 20-yard line.

R.J. Bourne will be Beaver quarterback.

Corey Coppola runs for four.

D.J. Edwards gets a yard.

Borne to Stewart, who runs it to the 35-yard line. First down Bluefield.

Edwards gains four, makes it to the 39.

Edwards makes it to the 46, another first down for the Beavers.

Coppola gains three. Second down and seven.

Stewart picks up four, makes it to the 45-yard line.

Stewart inside the 35-yard line, a gain of 17.

Stewart powers his way to the 28-yard line. Second and six.

Stewart into the endzone! Touchdown Beavers!

Francesco Desiderio kicks the extra point. It's through the uprights.

Bluefield, 7; Princeton, 0.

Bluefield kicks off to Princeton, flag on the play.

Ball on Bluefield's 47-yard line.

Tahj Johnson to the 41; flag on the play. Spot foul against the Tigers. Moves it back to Princeton's 43-yard line.

Johnson takes it to the 45-yard line.

Another five-yard puts the ball on the 49-yard line.

Johnson takes it to the 43-yard line. Third and long.

Johnson gets the first down at the 36-yard line.

Jay Palmer hands to Johnson, who's down after a short gain. Second and six.

Aaron Saunders takes it to the 28.

Palmer gets to the 24-yard line. First down Tigers.

Jordan Jones drives to the 12. First down.

Palmer makes it to the 7-yard line. Second and six.

Palmer to Johnson, who is down at the 5-yard line.

Bluefield brings down Palmer at the 4-yard line.

Fourth and three.

Jones takes it into the endzone! Touchdown Tigers!

Bluefield, 7; Princeton 6.

Extra point is good! Score is tied 7-7.

Princeton kicks off to Bluefield. Stewart takes it to the 49-yard line.

Stewart runs it to the 36-line yard.

Pass incomplete. Second and 10 for Bluefield.

Edwards to the 26.

Edwards again, makes it to the 19.

Stewart into the endzone! Touchdown Beavers!

Desiderio's extra point is good. Bluefield leads the Tigers 14-7.

Bluefield kicks off to Tigers; Jones takes it to the 29-yard line.

Johnson up the middle to the 39-yard line.

First quarter ends.

Johnson takes it to the 49-yard line for first down.

Pass incomplete, but a flag on the play against Bluefield -- 15-yard penalty.

Palmer and Bluefield recovers.

Punches thrown.

Six flags on the field.

Offsetting dead ball personal fouls, and a second offsetting dead ball penalty. No players ejected.

Officials call timeout, meeting of the captains.

Coppola gains 29 yards.

Coppola gains six, but a flag on the play. Five-yard penalty against Bluefield.

Stewart takes it to the 40-yard line.

Stewart again, takes it to the 33-yard line.

Bourne to Edwards, pass incomplete. Fourth and 12.

Bourne passes, Princeton intercepts! Jones takes it to Bluefield's 35-yard line!

Penalty on the play against Bluefield, ball at the 19.

*Confusion over scoreboard, still reading 6 for Princeton, will update*

Palmer passes to Zen Clements, who's in the endzone! 29-yard touchdown for Princeton Tigers!

Extra point is good!

Bluefield 14, Princeton 13.

Johnson kicks off Princeton; Stewart takes it to the 45-yard line.

Stewart takes it to the 42.

Turnover, Princeton's ball!

Allen to the 15, turnover!

Bluefield recovers, Coppola takes it to the 3-yard line.

Coppola to the 1-yard line. Turnover! Princeton recovers!

Timeout by Tigers.

Beavers drive Tigers back.

Pass to Clements, incomplete.

Kickoff to Bluefield; first and 10 for Beavers on Princeton 34-yard line.

Coppola to the 23.

Edwards gets about a yard.Second and nine for Bluefield.

Stewart loses yardage, ball at the 26. Third and long.

Coppola to the 23.

Fourth and 10; Edwards stopped at the 21. Princeton's ball.

Johnson to the 32.

Johnson, again, he runs it 68 yards for a Princeton touchdown!

Extra point is not good.

Score 19, Bluefield 14.

Princeton kicks off; goes out of bound. Ball on the 35.

Bourne to Stewart; one yard gain. Second and nine.

Bourne takes it to the 47-yard line. First and ten.

Stewart dragged down, loses a half yard.

Stewart to the 43. Third and five for Bluefield.

Bourne down to the 34. A minute and 18 seconds left in the half.

Coppola to the 15-yard line.

Bourne to Stewart, who catches it at 12 but is driven back to the 15-yard line.

Bluefield takes a timeout.

Bourne to the 6-yard line.

Bourne to Edwards, who takes it into the endzone! Touchdown Beavers!

Penalty against the Tigers; half-the-distance penalty for illegal substitution.

Bluefield going for two. Stewart into the endzone for the two-point conversion.

Bluefield 22, Princeton 19.

Bluefield kicks off to Princeton, who takes it to the 32-yard line.

Johnson to the 45. Timeout.

Johnson down, no yardage gained.

*Halftime*

Bluefield kicks off to Princeton.

1st and 10 at the 33.

Johnson picks up a couple of yards to 35.

Palmer to the sideline for a gain of one; third and two.

Johnson runs to the 32; fourth down and long one.

Johnson takes it to the 43; first down Tigers.

Johnson to the 47.

Devin Allen knocked off at midfield.

Johnson takes it to the Bluefield's 44.

Palmer gains four.

Johnson hit after two-yard pick up.

Palmer to Johnson who takes it to the 13-yard line.

Johnson powers forward for three.

Johnson runs it to the 10; third and seven.

Johnson passes to Allen; ball at the 1 yard line.

Princeton into the end zone but a flag on play; five yard penalty, illegally aiding the runner on Princeton. Ball on the six.

Palmer takes it to the three; second and goal.

Palmer hands off the Johnson who takes it to the one; third and goal.

Ball at the half yard line; fourth down.

Palmer hands to Johnson who is stonewalled at the one.

Bluefield's ball.

Bourne runs it to to the 45-yard line; a 54-yard run!

Coppola gains a couple of yards.

Pass caught by Justin Carter, who is dragged down at the 12-yard line.

Bourne pass to Stewart, but lost yardage; ball on the 17.

Bourne hands to Stewart who takes it to the 3.

Third quarter over.

Edwards powers forward for first and goal at the 2-yard line.

Bourne plows forward to the end zone. Touchdown Bluefield!

Bluefield 28; Princeton 19.

Desiderio kicks the field goal, it's good.

Bluefield 29; Princeton 19.

Princeton's ball.

Kickoff to Austin Fulp who takes it to the 39-yard line.

Johnson moves forward to gain four; second and six.

Palmer passes to Kirkland Perdue who runs out of bounds at the Bluefield 48.

Palmer takes ball; no gain.

Jones takes it to 43-yard line; third and four.

Palmer gains nine for a first down.

Johnson gets to the 26 for a gain of eight yards.

Flags at the start of the play; five yard penalty, illegal substitution.

Palmer fumbles, Princeton recovers at the 28; second and 18.

Pass incomplete.

Third and 18 for Princeton.

Pass to Clements who takes it to the end zone!

Touchdown Tigers!

Bluefield 29; Princeton 25

Dead-ball penalty on the play; ball on the one and a half. Princeton going for two.

Conversion no good.

Bluefield still leads Princeton 29-25.

Bluefield's ball; first and ten at the 32-yard line.

Stewart gains a couple.

Fumble at the snap; flag on the play, ball goes back five.

Bourne passes to Coppola, pass incomplete; third and 15.

False start; ball back to the 25; third and 20.

Bourne passes, pass intercepted by Princeton!

Ball at Bluefield's 45-yard line.

Palmer gains four.

Johnson up the middle takes it to the 35 for a first down.

Timeout Bluefield.

Palmer to Johnson for an eight-yard gain.

Palmer gets to the 25.

Palmer hands to Johnson who gets it to the 20 for a first down.

Allen gets down to the 17.

Johnson takes it to the 12; third and three.

Timeout Tigers. 3:17 left in the game.

Johnson takes it to the 7 for a first down.

Allen picks up four to the 3-yard line.

Palmer drops snap; Tiger's ball, third down and goal.

Bluefield timeout.

Johnson takes it to the one; fourth down and goal.

Timeout Princeton.

Johnson bulls his way into the end zone! Touchdown Tigers!

Bluefield 29; Princeton 31

1:26 remaining.

Extra point good.

Bluefield 29; Princeton 32

Bluefield's ball.

Princeton called for delay of game; ball back to the 35.

Johnson kicks off, Edwards returns to the 43-yard line.

Bourne to Edwards who catches at the 35.

Bourne laterals to Carter who passes to Edwards; ball now at the 7.

Stewart goes out of bounds at the 5-yard line; second and goal.

Bourne takes it to 1-yard line

Bourne stopped short at the goal line.

Clock expires.

Penalty on the play.

Bluefield will have untimed play.

Fourth and goal at the 1.

Bourne fumbles on the snap.

Game over! Tigers win 32-29!

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GAME SCOREBOARD
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT SCORE
Bluefield 14 8 0 7 0 29
Princeton 6 13 0 13 0 32
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