It was tough to see #16 shank that punt and then miss the PAT in OT. He's one of the better kickers in the area. Hopefully he'll shake it off and get a shot at redemption in the playoffs.
Great game though. Both teams made some great in-game adjustments, and it came down to who made the fewest mistakes. Great teams do what West did last night - they got points on all three drives into Powell territory (plus the OT score), they didn't turn it over, they didn't miss a kick, and they only had a few penalties.
Powell didn't have many penalties, but they shanked a punt deep in their own territory (led to the tying TD), they threw an INT in West territory midway through the 4th, and they also turned it over on downs in the red zone when they were up 17-7 (WR caught the ball in the end zone on the previous play, but he was ruled OB). That defensive stop by West was a turning point, followed by a 3rd and long conversion by Cummings (three plays later) on a really nice side-arm throw. The Panthers were running downhill on their first two drives of the second half, and I don't know if West wins if they fall behind 3 scores there.
Powell's front 6/7 has really grown this season, and they really made West earn it on the ground. The only time West was able to move the ball at all was when they went tempo and leaned on the stretch hand-off. They started doing that after Powell turned it over on downs midway through the 3rd. Up to that point, West only had ~75 yards of total offense (3 first downs), and half of that came on the passing TD right before the half.
Really hoping these two get a rematch in the quarterfinals!