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Walled Lake Western winners in Day 1 at Prep Kickoff Classic

By MLIVE artical, 08/25/17, 9:45AM EDT

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FINAL: Walled Lake Western 19, West Bloomfield 14

Walled Lake Western #17 Kevin Jackson makes the run toward the end zone. Walled Lake Western defeated West Bloomfield 19-14 at the 2017 Zenith Prep Kickoff Classic held at Wayne State University's Adams Field in Detroit Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

West Bloomfield opened the third quarter with a blocked field goal as Walled Lake Western's Chris Harris swatted the ball.

After Western punted the ball on the ensuing possession, West Bloomfield took over on the Western 25. Yet, West Bloomfield only went backwards and ended up turning the ball over on downs on a 4th and 17. On the ensuing drive, Western went 68 yards on 12 plays, capping the drive on a 2-yard run by Sam Johnson, making the score 19-14 with only 2:15 to play after a failed 2-point attempt.

West Bloomfield started the next drive on its own 20 and made it to the WLW 23 before time ran out on a last-second pass toward the end zone that was intercepted out of bounds.

Sam Johnson finished 17-for-31 for 236 yards and two rushing touchdowns in his debut with Western. Johnson transferred in from Southfield A&T.

Veasley was 17-for-36 for 208 yards.

Third quarter: West Bloomfeld 14, Walled Lake Western 13

West Bloomfield tries to make the pass complete but does not succeed. Walled Lake Western and West Bloomfield are tied 7-7 in the first half at 2017 Zenith Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State University's Adams Field in Detroit Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

West Bloomfield turned the ball over twice in the quarter but Western managed to only score 3 points off of the two turnovers. The West Bloomfield defense stood tall, stopping Warriors drives that started in Lakers territory, giving up just three points in the process.

However, Western's two field goals (25 and 32 yards) were good enough to give the Warriors a 13-7 lead.

Yet, West Bloomfield responded with a touchdown with 4:59 left in the quarter. Quarterback Bryce Veasley rushed 51 yards down field to the three yard line, setting up his three-yard touchdown run on the very next play.

Second quarter: West Bloomfield 7, Walled Lake Western 7

 

 

West Bloomfield #3 Taj Mustapha makes a run with the ball. Walled Lake Western and West Bloomfield are tied 7-7 in the first half at 2017 Zenith Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State University's Adams Field in Detroit Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Early on in the quarter, West Bloomfield had a 28-yard completion to the Walled Lake Western negated on a chop block, making them face a 3rd and 33 instead, eventually leading to a punt.

On the next drive, Walled Lake Western went 14 plays and 63 yards to score, taking up 6 minutes and 24 seconds on the clock. Quarterback Sam Johnson capped the drive with a one-yard TD run.

First quarter: West Bloomfield 7, Walled Lake Western 0

West Bloomfield #1 Bryce Veasley looks for the throw. Walled Lake Western and West Bloomfield are tied 7-7 in the first half at 2017 Zenith Prep Kickoff Classic at Wayne State University's Adams Field in Detroit Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. (Tanya Moutzalias | MLive Detroit)

Neither team started strong as Walled Lake Western went 3-and-out to open the game. West Bloomfield picked up one first down on its opening drive before punting.

On the second Western drive, the Warriors approached midfield before running back Jakkell Moore-Wells fumbled the ball away.

West Bloomfield capitalized on the following drive as a 33-yard pass to A.J. Abbott set up a 4-yard run by quarterback Bryce Veasley. The extra point was good to make it 7-0, West Bloomfield.

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