Neither of our quarterfinals were particularly close- but don't blame the Moosecrew's valiant effort. They simply ran into a relentless Lead Farmer team who rode their juggernaut offense to the tune of 284 points.
HCM got off to the early lead and never took their foot off the pedal, with Josh Allen and DeAndre Hopkins both putting up 30+ and Dante Waller, Derrick Henry, and Kevin Byard scoring 26-29 apiece. Wire pickup Salvon Ahmed, who broke out a few weeks ago only to nurse a sore shoulder, came up huge in a mop up role for the crimson squad.
Lamar Jackson and Travis Kelce had their typical magic working, while Leonard Fournette and Antonio Brown showed up in the end game, just as the Crew hoped they might. However, there just was not enough firepower to keep up, and some disappointing late game performances from quality players Mike Hilton and Sheldon Richardson ended the Cinderella run.
For the Lead Farmers this will be their second Larkspur Bowl appearance- they lost LBIX to the Phoenix Uprising. Manitoba will play Hill Valley in the bronze medal game; The Moose Crew finished in third in LBVIII.
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