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Eagles pull off minor upset in Springville

By The Post-Journal 2 min read

SPRINGVILLE -- Tristen Gibbs ran 15 times for 155 yards and two touchdowns as Class C South No. 3 Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton beat Class C North No. 2 Springville 40-6 in a Section VI Class C quarterfinal Friday.

Gibbs opened the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and the Eagles' lead grew to 14-0 when Thandon Bensink ran for a 9-yard touchdown in the second quarter.

Springville's only score of the game made it 14-6 when Liam Fisher connected with Ross Michalski for a 21-yard touchdown pass, but Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton dominated from there.

Parker Covert caught a 17-yard touchdown from Josh Swan to make it 21-6 heading into halftime.

After the break, Swan ran for a 37-yard touchdown, Gibbs ran for a 35-yard score and eighth-grader Paxton Liddell ran for a 6-yard touchdown.

Bensink finished with seven carries for 78 yards and the score while Swan completed five passes for 67 yards and ran for 86 yards.

Defensively, Gibbs had nine tackles while Lance Franklin had seven tackles and a fumble recovery. Bensink had six tackles, Jacob Walker blocked a punt, and Trent Ramm and Michael Jauss each had an interception.

Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton will take on Class C South No. 1 Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove in the semifinals next weekend at Bill Race Field. The Herd topped the Eagles 14-8 during Week 6 in Mayville.

Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton 7 14 7 12 -- 40

Springville 0 6 0 0 -- 6

CL/W/B--Gibbs 2 run (Swan kick)

CL/W/B--Bensink 9 run (Swan kick)

Spr--RMichalski 21 pass from Fisher (kick failed)

CL/W/B--Covert 17 pass from Swan (Swan kick)

CL/W/B--Swan 37 run (Swan kick)

CL/W/B--Gibbs 35 run (kick failed)

CL/W/B--Liddell 6 run (kick failed)

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