Bad timing was evident for the West Genesee football team throughout its penultimate game of the 2014 regular season.

The Wildcats picked the wrong moment to suffer massive struggles on the defensive side of the ball, just as defending Section III Class AA Christian Brothers Academy, facing its worst campaign in nearly two decades, sprung to life and reclaimed its status as a title contender.

All of that translated into 416 total yards and 42 unanswered points from the Brothers in the first half of Friday night’s game at Alibrandi Stadium, and WG never could answer, falling to CBA by a 49-6 margin.

With a 3-1 mark against Class AA-1 division opponents going into the game, the Wildcats had already locked up a place in the sectional playoffs, but it wanted more.

There was still a path to the top of the league standings, requiring that WG somehow win at CBA, and then stun first-place Liverpool the following weekend at LHS Stadium.

But the Wildcats never got past the first part. Stunned by home defeats to Corcoran and Liverpool, CBA, sporting an uncharacteristic 2-3 mark, was angry and looking for redemption. That, plus the emotions of Senior Night, created a charged-up opponent that got rolling early – and WG could not contain it.

By the end of the first quarter, it was already 14-0, Stevie Scott getting the Brothers on the board with a 44-yard scoring run and, minutes later, Jace Whelan finding the end zone from 35 yards out. And this was after the Brothers had a long TD run called back on a penalty and fumbled to squander another scoring chance.

Impressive as that was, CBA doubled it with 28 unanswered points in a decisive second quarter. The surge included Jack Brotzki throwing TD passes of 30 yards to Andre Dowdell and 27 yards to Tanner Hail, with Dowdell also scoring on a six-yard run and Scott returning to go 57 yards to the end zone late in the half.

All told, Scott gained 210 yards on just 10 carries and Dowdell added 98 yards on the ground, balancing out the work of Brotzki, who completed seven of 15 passes for 169 yards.

WG never could get its ground game established, Joey Vetter held to 58 yards on 17 carries. Dashon Turner and Matt Van Allen combined for 142 passing yards, most of them to Collin Taylor, who had 117 yards on seven completions. Turner scored the Wildcats’ lone touchdown on a one-yard run in the third quarter.