BRIDGEWATER — Held scoreless midway through the third quarter, Bridgewater-Raynham finally found itself with auspicious field position, marching — for the first time — to its opponent’s 1-yard line.

The first-and-goal attempt was fruitless. The second-down run went backward, and the Trojans’ third attempt to move ahead three feet was similarly unsuccessful. Fourth-and-goal loomed.

On the all-important down, B-R felt confident pitching the ball to senior captain Cam Knudsen, who powered ahead for the Trojans’ first touchdown. Later, Knudsen sprinted down the sideline to return a 55-yard pick-6.

“I wanted to get this done for everyone else,” said Knudsen.

“I would trust No. 7 [Knudsen] with my life right now,” said B-R coach Eian Bain. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a player score in as many different ways as Cam has scored. He does it all. He’s one of the best football players I’ve ever seen.”

The second-seeded Trojans withstood a slow start to defeat seventh-seeded Westford Academy, 27-14, on Friday night and book a ticket to the Division 2 semifinals.

“It feels amazing,” said Knudsen, who handed the semifinalist trophy to family after the win. “We’re going all the way. We’ve been playing with each other since we were second-graders. We want this [expletive] to last. Why not us?”

B-R was seeing Ghosts throughout the first half — both literally and figuratively. The Trojans went quietly each offensive drive, with an interception by Westford senior captain Declan Hevey thwarting the only drive B-R sustained. Senior captain Brett Moran then plunged in for a 1-yard score to put the Ghosts ahead.

“We weren’t playing our best,” admitted Bain.

But the Trojans returned from halftime motivated, ultimately breaking through after Knudsen’s 1-yard touchdown. Senior Isaiah Baptiste intercepted a pass on a Westford fake punt, and junior wideout Gabe Ocampo made a 20-yard over-the-shoulder touchdown grab to give the Trojans the lead.

“We’re a tough team with a lot of tough players,” Ocampo said. “I had confidence — especially in our defense. They backed us up when our offense wasn’t moving. We have a good defense, and our offense is right there, too, to help them out.”

The next two Westford drives ended with a pick-6 – one by Knudsen, the other by sophomore Keenan Bernard – and the game was officially out of reach. Sam Bramanti hauled in a late touchdown for the Ghosts.