The Weirton Madonna Blue Dons clinched a perfect 14 – 0 season and a West Virginia Class A State Championship on the legs of\u00a0QB, Ross Comis on a cold\u00a0Saturday night at Wheeling Island Stadium.<\/p>\n
Comis ran all over the Greenbrier West Cavalier defense for 144 yards on 32 carries and\u00a0a touchdown on Madonna’s second drive of the game. Both teams went three-and-out to start the game before the Blue Dons went 82 yards in 9 plays to start the scoring.<\/p>\n
During that drive, Comis would make the play of the Super 6 weekend when being chased and pulled down by a West defender, he flipped the ball over his shoulder and into the hands of a wide open Elliot Nero for 19 yards\u00a0to keep the drive alive.\u00a0Ross would finish it off with a 1 yd run to make it 7 – 0.<\/p>\n
Greenbrier West and their QB, Malik Boatwright (21 carries, 61 yds, TD)\u00a0would try to answer immediately as they drove inside the Madonna 10yd line, but they would stall and miss a 22 yd field goal. Those would be the only two scoring opportunities by both squads going into the half.<\/p>\n
Madonna\u00a0started the second half with a surprise onside kick, but the ball was illegally touched allowing West to take the ball and drive it 48 yds to tie things up 7 – 7. It would be the closest Greenbrier West came to victory as Comis and the Blue Dons took over from there.<\/p>\n
Comis would hook up with Will Bowser on a 43 yd touchdown on the insuing drive\u00a0and again later from 34 yds out on a desperation scramble from Comis to extend their lead to 21 – 14, but West would not go away as Madonna penalties would aid in a Cavalier touchdown to tighten the score to 7 on a Cory Cox 2 yd run.<\/p>\n
West appeared to stop Madonna on the next possession with just under eight minutes remaining, but a 15 yd personal foul penalty gave the Blue Dons a fresh set of downs setting them up for a 22 yard\u00a0field goal by Matt Green to make it 24 – 14 with 6:12 remaining to secure their second ever State Championship.<\/p>\n
Comis would finish the game 5 \/ 7 passing for 123 yards and two touchdowns while Bowser finished with three catches for 90 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n
Comis was named the player-of-the-game. He finishes the season with\u00a02,037 yards rushing\u00a0and 35 TD and 1,731 yards passing\u00a0and 22 TD passes. Worthy of Kennedy Award recognition.<\/p>\n
(Photo Credit: RSN Sports Network)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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