By Jim Workman
RICHWOOD — Richwood’s 1-2 punch delivered a knockout blow Saturday night.
In fact, quarterback Sam Tindal and running back Dustin Brown seem to enjoy rewriting history.
The No. 3 rated Lumberjacks rolled up a Class A playoff record 594 rushing yards in a 46-26 dismantling No. 6 Wirt County in a Class A quarterfinal playoff contest.
Richwood (12-0) will travel to Man to take on the No. 2 Hillbillies in a semifinal game next week.
Though it will be officially announced by the WVSSAC office this afternoon, Richwood coach Jason Rogers revealed that the Lumberjacks will choose to play the game Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.
“We like playing Saturday nights,” he said. “That way, we can keep the same schedule as this (past) week.”
Tindal contributed an individual playoff rushing record 358 yards.
The junior signal caller scored three touchdowns and senior teammate Brown chipped in with three scores and 206 yards on the ground.
The record breaking performance left even Rogers a bit bewildered.
“I can’t explain it,” he admitted. “All I know is that if they’re on Dustin, Sam takes over. And if you’re on Sam, Dustin takes over.
“The offensive line was dominant,” he added. “You don’t break rushing records without the guys up front.”
Richwood is one victory away from it’s first Super Six appearance.
“It feels awesome,” said Brown. “We’ve never been here before. I’d like to keep playing.”
Wirt County quarterback Jake Hutchinson completed just 12-of-30 passes for 178 yards. He connected with receiver Dalton Brindo on three TD passes as the Tigers played from behind from the opening quarter.
Richwood 46, Wirt County 26
WC (9-3) 0 7 13 6 — 26
R (12-0) 6 18 0 22 — 46
First Quarter
R- Sam Tindal 18 run (kick failed)
Second Quarter
W- Dalton Brindo 16 pass from Jake Hutchinson (Dye kick)
R - Dustin Brown 27 run (Tindal run)
R - Tindal 59 run (Brown kick)
R - FG Brown 37
Third Quarter
W - Brindo 28 pass from Hutchinson (Dye kick)
W - Devin Dye 9 run (kick failed)
Fourth Quarter
R - Tindal 33 run (Brown kick)
R - Brown 76 run (Brown kick)
