SWEETWATER, TX — The No. 4-ranked Wall Hawks slowed down Littlefield's high-scoring offense in a 56-21 win Friday in their Class 3A Division II regional semifinal football game at the Mustang Bowl in Sweetwater.
Littlefield was averaging 49 points per game, but the Wildcats were stifled much of the game, while Wall's offense stole the show.
Landon York threw five touchdown passes to five different receivers, and Thomas Leanos added two long TD runs.
Briggs Jones also showed what an X-factor he is, returning a punt for a TD and taking a screen pass 73 yards for another score.
Wall lost Lane Stansberry on its opening drive when he was injured on a TD catch. Stansberry is also a defensive lineman and kicker. Freshman kicker Tyler Klinesmith stepped in and was 8-of-8 on extra points.
Reid Robertson, Evan Boehle and Kyler O'Neal also had TD catches.
Wall led 28-7 at halftime and 42-14 at the end of the third quarter.
Littlefield's season ended with a record of 8-5.
Wall improved to 12-1 and will play Canadian next week in the regional final at a site and time to be determined.
This will be the third straight year Wall and Canadian have met in the regional final, with Canadian winning both of the previous matchups.
Canadian hung on to beat Idalou 27-21 in the other regional semifinal after an interception on fourth-and-goal on Idalou's final drive.
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3:40 p.m. Wall 56, Littlefield 21 - FINAL
3:35 p.m. Wall's defense makes a stand, and the Hawks may be able to run out the clock now.
3:29 p.m. Kyler O'Neal with a 10-yard TD catch from Landon York. Wall leads 56-21 late in the fourth quarter.
3:26 p.m. Littlefield fumbles and Wall recovers with 6:42 remaining.
3:22 p.m. Evan Boehle with an 18-yard TD catch from Landon York. Wall extends its lead to 49-21 with 7:49 to play.
3:15 p.m. Bradyn Redman with a TD catch from Chip Green. Littlefield cuts the deficit to 42-21 early in the fourth quarter.
3:09 p.m. Wall 42, Littlefield 14 - end 3rd Qtr
3:06 p.m. Briggs Jones turns a screen pass into a 73-yard TD catch. Wall leads 42-14 with 39 seconds left in the third quarter.
3:05 p.m. Littlefield stopped on fourth down at Wall's 29-yard line.
3:01 p.m. Littlefield recovers an onside kick.
2:59 p.m. Chip Green with a 5-yard TD run, and Littlefield gets within 35-14 late in the third quarter.
2:55 p.m. Canadian is leading Idalou 20-0 midway through the second quarter of their regional semifinal. Certainly looking like a Wall-Canadian rematch in the regional final right now.
2:54 p.m. Littlefield's offense is averaging 49 points per game, but Wall's defense has really smothered them so far today.
2:52 p.m. Wall's defense with a stop, and Briggs Jones returns the punt for a TD. Wall leads 35-7 with 5:27 left in the third quarter.
2:49 p.m. Littlefield forces Wall to punt the ball right back.
2:47 p.m. Jacob Braden with a sack that forces Littlefield to punt. Wall will take over on its own 27 with 8:15 left in the third quarter.
2:42 p.m. Wall was driving, but the Hawks fumbled on the opening drive of the second half. Littlefield recovered at its own 40 with 10:22 left in the third quarter.
2:08 p.m. Wall 28, Littlefield 7 - HALFTIME
2:03 p.m. Littlefield's defense makes a stop in the final minute of the half. Wildcats will start at their own 28.
1:56 p.m. Wall's defense forces a three and out, and Hawks will get another possession late in this first half.
1:52 p.m. Leanos takes off for a 68-yard TD run, and he is having a huge first half. Wall now leads 28-7 with 3:58 left in the second quarter.
1:50 p.m. Littlefield stuffed, and Wall will take over.
1:48 p.m. Littlefield facing a 4th and 1 at Wall's 32. Timeout.
1:45 p.m. Littlefield driving, Wildcats are across midfield.
1:37 p.m. Thomas Leanos with a 59-yard TD run. Wall leads 21-7 with 9:28 remaining in the second quarter.
1:35 p.m. Littlefield has to punt. Wall will take over on its 35 with 10:03 left in second quarter.
1:33 p.m. Landon York throws an interception inside Littlefield's 10-yard line. Only his seventh INT of the year. Picked off by Nate Castaneda, who returns it to Littlefield's 30.
1:30 p.m. Wall 14, Littlefield 7 - end 1st Qtr
1:28 p.m. Leanos breaks another big run, and the Hawks are across midfield.
1:27 p.m. Wall's defense steps up, and Littlefield turns the ball over on downs. Wall will start on its own 34-yard line.
1:24 p.m. Littlefield with another big pass from Green, this time to Gabriel Villanueva, and the Wildcats are at Wall's 21-yard line.
1:21 p.m. Reid Robertson with a one-handed 19-yard TD catch from Landon York, and Wall is back on top 14-7 with 4:15 left in the first quarter.
1:14 p.m. Busted coverage leads to a wide-open touchdown pass for Littlefield from Chip Green to Zane Champion with 7:02 left in the first quarter. We're tied up at 7-7.
1:11 p.m. Stansberry walks off the field, but he's also the kicker, so freshman Tyler Klinesmith has to come on. He connects on the extra point, and Wall leads 7-0 with 8:05 left in the first quarter.
1:08 p.m. Lane Stansberry with a 10-yard TD catch from Landon York on second-and-goal. He's injured on the play, however, and still down in the end zone.
1:07 p.m. Wall drives down to the 5-yard line. The Hawks fumble the ball, but Wall falls on it at the 10.
1:04 p.m. Littlefield receives the opening kickoff, but the Wildcats turn the ball over on down at Wall's 46-yard line.
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