---GAME OF THE WEEK--- Chicago Hedgehogs 33 - 25 San Diego Lightning
Chicago look to improve their 3-1 record with another win, while SD tries to stay above .500 with a win here. This is AAA1 vs AAA2...who will take this battle of the newcomers?
On the opening drive, the Hogs find themselves in SD's red zone. Shutdown Chromartie makes an amazing jumping deflection near the LOS as Tom Koziol was looking endzone all the way. Chi-town settles for 3.
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After a 3 and out, another nice deflection by the San Diego D on 3rd & 10 forces another Hedgehog FG.
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However this time the Bolts would answer with a FG of their own after their drive stalls in the Hogs red zone
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This game would prove to be a defensive struggle of sorts as both teams go on to make 2 more FGs trading points before the half. It seems like the first team to score a TD will have a chance at winning this.
Chicago Hedgehogs burrow back into their locker room with a 3 point lead.
Whatever the Hogs coach said in the locker room must have worked because they have another solid drive this time capped off by a touchdown as Tom Koziol is hurried into finding TE Hard Headly uncovered in the endzone.
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The Lightning are having trouble getting anything going on offense in the 2nd half; failing to convert on 2 4th down tries. However their D comes up big when they get a 4th down stop themselves.
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SD would fail to capitalize on the turnover, and the Hedgehogs would once again maintain a nice drive where Devon Wolfe punches it in from 1 yd out. Maurice Watson did most of the work on this drive.
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SD go on to make another FG, but with a 26-12 deficit with 10 minutes left, they need a miracle to get back in this game. Their prayers are answered as Anthony Waters comes up with a huge forced fumble on a Punt. Bart Bonebreaker scoops it up and takes it to the house. SD are still down 26-19, but are still in this game.
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Trying to get back into the game, SD throws an INT as Roy MacDonald manages to catch the ball off a deflection and bring it back all the way to SD's endzone. This pick seals the deal as the Hogs go up by 2 TDs with just about 2 and a half minutes left in the game:
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SD would score again on a nice play, but the clock isn't on their side and it's too little too late. Chicago would take a knee 3 times to end the game.
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Chicago improves to 4-1 proving many of the naysayers wrong. Their strength of schedule has been very week so far. It will be interesting to see how they stack up against some of USA Pro West's better teams. SD fall to 9th place at 2-3.
Columbus Bucks 27 - 13 Richmond Rebel Yell
Two 0-4 teams looking for their first win...SOMEBODY's gotta get the W. Richmond return home to King Cotton Coliseum to take on another struggling team in the Bucks; another pass oriented team.
Surprisingly the Bucks get most of their yardage on special teams as Steve Clements fields this punt and brings it back almost 50 yds to set up a Columbus FG:
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A heavy dose of Jefferson Davis, River Rivers, and Stud Griffin get the Yell in the Bucks red zone quickly. This drive is capped off by River Rivers finding some room to run after he's uncovered on the short route:
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The Bucks have an easy time moving the chains up the field but fail to punch it in the endzone, having to settle for a FG from the 17.5 yd line.
After forcing a 3 and out, the Bucks move the ball again quite impressively and manage to find Skull Cracken uncovered in the endzone:
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Both offenses stall for awhile, and the half is capped off by the Yell alllllmost getting a safety with a little over a minute left. Nice sack nonetheless from AC Slater:
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Halftime: Bucks 13, Yell 7
The Yell once again find themselves in the Buck's red zone, but fail to get 6 when Mister Bojangles makes a great play on 3rd & 6 to bring Jefferson Davis down just short of the marker. Yell kick a FG:
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On the ensuing drive, Jack Sheppard looks LOST out there and throws a pick to Leonidas Pavalkis. This turnover eventually ends up with another Yell FG as they tie the game up 13-13.
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Later in the 4th, the Bucks would strike again as a long 33 yd pass to Arnd Fechner sets up another nice TD pass to Adran Merot. Bucks take a TD lead.
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Trying to play from behind, the Yell turnover the ball at the worst time as Pierce Dravz throws an interception to Paul James.
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This would prove to be the final straw as the Bucks would run down the clock with a long 6 minute drive capped off by another TD; this time by Dick Erickerson:
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The Bucks get a very important first win, as the Richmond fans are getting frustrated with their teams performance. The Yell only managed to get 1.9 YPC, and had to punt 8 times this game.
Lincoln Navigators 44 - 3 Dallas Vaqueros
Lincoln comes into this game at 4-0 facing an improved Vaqueros squad who sit at 2-2. With the offseason acquisitions be enough to keep them competitive in the Pros?
The opening drive is capped off by an off-tackle run from Jason Shock who cuts it back into the middle and takes it to the house after making 2 people miss:
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On the Vaqueros' first play from scrimmage they realize it may be a long day as the Nav's opportunistic D force a fumble and turnover when Ulysses Conner decides to carry the ball himself. Navs would turn this into 3 points when they're held to a 22 yd FG.
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Dallas tries to go for it on 4th & 1 on Lincoln's 32. Finn McPlugger makes a great play as he stops the HB in the backfield for a loss and turnover on downs. This leads to Shonn Greene doing what he does best as he breaks some tackles on the pitch and puts Lincoln up by 17.
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John Alexander beats his man to get the key sack on 3rd down forcing the Vaqueros to punt once again:
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At halftime, Lincoln takes a 20 point lead into the locker room leaving Dallas with nothing.
Dallas manage to scrounge out a FG at the top of the 4th, but at this point the score is 30-3.
Jason Shock answers right back with another impressive Off-tackle TD. This time 33.5 yds out.
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Heraldo Pwnzor believes in kicking them when they're down as he is involved in another fumble. This time he's the one who forces it on 4th down. Dallas recover, but turn the ball over on downs.
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Tough day out there for the Vaqueros. They still sit at 13th on the table, but if they aren't careful, they could be fighting for their spot in USA Pro a second year in a row. Lincoln improves to 5-0. Their D has forced 7 fumbles, and 9 interceptions this year.
South Bay Spartans 31 - 20 Compton Vikings
An underrated South Bay team travels 15 miles past the 405 into Compton to take on the Vikings in a local rivalry. Or...if it's South San Francisco Bay...8 hours down the 5 freeway. Anyways, South Bay has played in some close games, and have had one of the hardest schedules in the West so far. They are looking to prove they're better than their 1-3 record. The Vikings have underperformed against good teams, so this is a must-win for both teams.
South Bay waste no time as Johnny Legend strikes through the air to Chocolate Undies for a 41 yd long bomb TD. Nice pass!
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Office Enforcer makes a great stop for South Bay on 3rd and short forcing Compton to kick a FG.
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A huge 50 yd return sets up Larry Smith for his first TD of the day as South Bay takes the 11 point lead:
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In the 2nd, the Spartans find themselves in the Compton Red Zone again as Larry Smith makes the most of it putting them up by 18:
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On the first play from scrimmage after the TD Office Enforcer picks off Tarvaris Jackson before he can even think about bringing his team back. This sets up a Spartan FG:
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Again trying to keep his team in the game, Jackson makes another big mistake turning the ball over to Champ Ballhawk this time.
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South Bay would make the most of it this time as Larry Smith pounds his way into the endzone:
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The Spartans would take a whopping 31-3 lead into halftime.
Compton's coach must have said something to wake the team up because they quickly take 10 points back as they kick a FG, and sustain an impressive 12 minute drive to bring the score within 18.
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Another impressive drive capped off by a TD brings Compton within 11. These drives are killing too much time though, and it's too little too late.
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South Bay holds on to win, but they are SHUT OUT in the 2nd half. Still, a great 1st half insured their win. South Bay improves to 2-3 and Compton falls to 2-3.
Bourbon Street Bullies 23 - 6 Las Vegas Freebirds
After a great defensive performance against the Yell, The Bullies from the Bayou host the Freebirds and their struggling offense.
After a sloppy first quarter for both teams, the Freebirds get on the board first with a FG at the top of the 2nd quarter. Bourbon Street would answer back right away with one of their own.
A nice sack from Rywdy Rich forces BSB to spike the ball and kick a FG before the half. BSB goes up 6-3 at halftime:
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Since they kicked off first, BSB starts with the ball in the 2nd half and waste no time putting up another 3 on the board to go up by 6. They're going to need to convert some of these into TDs if they want to put the Freebirds away. 9-3.
Curly Merkin makes a TD saving deflection on 3rd down to force the Freebirds to kick a FG. BSB still maintains a 3 point lead 9-6.
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Steady gains from DaLep Ra Con and this nice conversion on 3rd down set up a BSB TD. They go up by 10.
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Frito Lay takes this bobbled ball right out of Conor Cossio's hands as he returns the interception for 49 yds and more importantly 6 points. PAT is good and BSB seals the deal with a 17 point lead.
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BSB improves to 4-1 while the Freebirds have to stomach another loss. They sit at 2-3.
Monmouth Evil Monkeys 41 - 14 Honolulu Hurricane Warriors
Monmouth is Monmouth...you know they are always in the running for best team in the West. HHW have looked unstoppable this season, but if there's one team that could do it, it's MEM. This one is played in dirty Jersey rather than beautiful Honolulu. Hopefully the Warriors are used to the smog!
After a missed FG by the Warriors, Larry Csonka almost literally walks the ball in himself as he gets all the carries in the drive.
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A failed HHW drive gives Larry Cs--uhh I mean the Monkeys the ball again. Larry gets them to the 33 line, then Drago gets sacked on his first pass attempt:
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A nice deflection on 3rd and long forces a punt:
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The rest of the first half is a very solid display of two high powered defenses holding their ground. However, the Monkeys will break through again this time through the air as Drago finds Shokohzadeh for 6.
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Monkeys up by 2 TDs at halftime.
The 2nd half would once again be a steady dose of Csonka as MEM continue to move the ball and eat clock. This guy is ridiculous and unstoppable.
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The Warriors FINALLY put points on the board with 2:44 left in the game as Jamarkus McCrazyFeet punches in the close one:
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Monkeys answer:
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On the ensuing kickoff, Kenton Addai takes it back for 6 on the last play of the game. Way too little, way too late, but still a nice return nevertheless.
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The Larry Csonkas improve to 4-1 while the Warriors suffer their first loss to their long time rivals.
Minnesota Marauders 37 - 9 Spicewood Longhorns
Minnesota seems to have found their groove after early season struggles. Spicewood is still looking for that big win over an established USA Pro team. They will travel to the midwest and take on the former West Champs in Marauders Stadium (boring name btw Galk).
On their first drive, the Marauders put up 7 as Justin Gan finds Skeeter Trotts in the endzone.
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Spicewood would answer back with a disappointing 3 after Devan Tarmaloc drops a TD pass in the endzone:
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Spicewood get a timely sack with their patented 2-safety blitz on 3rd and long to force a Minnesota punt:
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Marauders would stand their ground in their own endzone and force a deflection on 3rd, and a FG from their 11. Spicewood puts up 3 more and are down by 1. 6-7.
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While the Marauders are trying to answer back the patented safety blitz gets Krist again and they're forced to kick a FG.
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After a good first half defensively for both teams, the score at the break is 10-6 Marauders.
The former West Champs would come out of the locker room strong as they cap off this drive with a 2.5 yd TD from Frank Gore:
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After a 3 and out from Spicewood, Frank Gore scores a 63 yd TD from the off-tackle to put Spicewood in a 18 point hole:
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ANOTHER 3 and out from the Longhorns gives Frank Gore ANOTHER opportunity to put up 6 more. He makes the most of it.
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This 3rd quarter would prove to be Spicewood's undoing as they let the Marauders put up 21 points to their 0. Spicewood would go on to score another FG in the 4th which is answered promptly by 2 more FGs from Minnesota.
The Marauders continue their turnaround with another impressive win. They sit at 3-2. Spicewood falls to 2-3.
Washington Wolfpack 58 - 10 Parma Burglars
Burglars are still looking for their first win while the Pack are trying to avoid their first loss. This one takes place at Washington's "Eternal Patrol" Memorial Yard.
The Wolfpack waste no time as their high-powered offense scores on their first drive. PAT missed by the guy with 100+ kicking and confidence with the yellow kicking bar.
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The Pack capitalize on a Daffy Decleater interception with a great run by George Street:
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Wolfpack would take a 27 point lead into halftime. They forced 2 fumbles and 2 interceptions in the half.
A nice conversion on 3rd down within their own 20 would keep a drive alive for the Wolfpack resulting in Perez to Dealey for their first passing TD
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Street takes it up the gut again to give the Wolfpack a 41-0 lead in the 3rd:
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Parma would put up 10 in the 4th quarter.
Partlow with the icing on the cake takes this pitch for 21 yds and 6 points.
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The Wolfpack dominate the game. They intercept 3 passes and Tar Baby forces 3 fumbles himself! The Pack are still undefeated at 5-0. Parma is looking for their first win, but it's not looking good.
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5) http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=373168&pbp_id=6127884 - Frank Gore scores a 63 yd touchdown in what was once a close game. This puts Spicewood in a hole they can't get out of.
4) http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=373156&pbp_id=6129670 - Frito Lay squashes any chance of a Freebird comeback with this Pick 6 in the 4th quarter
3) http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=373205&pbp_id=6133840 - South Bay opens up Compton's D early in the game with a long bomb to Chocolate Undies. Great pass and catch.
2) http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=373129&pbp_id=6130372 - Arnd Fechner makes a great catch tip-toeing on the sideline. Jack Sheppard also deserves a lot of credit for staying in the pocket and throwing a great pass. This sets up the go-ahead touchdown, and the Bucks go on to win.
1) http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=373114&pbp_id=6142134 - Roy MacDonald takes home the honor this week. He seals the deal in a close game with this pick-6 against the Lightning in our game of the week.
Chicago look to improve their 3-1 record with another win, while SD tries to stay above .500 with a win here. This is AAA1 vs AAA2...who will take this battle of the newcomers?
On the opening drive, the Hogs find themselves in SD's red zone. Shutdown Chromartie makes an amazing jumping deflection near the LOS as Tom Koziol was looking endzone all the way. Chi-town settles for 3.
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After a 3 and out, another nice deflection by the San Diego D on 3rd & 10 forces another Hedgehog FG.
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However this time the Bolts would answer with a FG of their own after their drive stalls in the Hogs red zone
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This game would prove to be a defensive struggle of sorts as both teams go on to make 2 more FGs trading points before the half. It seems like the first team to score a TD will have a chance at winning this.
Chicago Hedgehogs burrow back into their locker room with a 3 point lead.
Whatever the Hogs coach said in the locker room must have worked because they have another solid drive this time capped off by a touchdown as Tom Koziol is hurried into finding TE Hard Headly uncovered in the endzone.
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The Lightning are having trouble getting anything going on offense in the 2nd half; failing to convert on 2 4th down tries. However their D comes up big when they get a 4th down stop themselves.
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SD would fail to capitalize on the turnover, and the Hedgehogs would once again maintain a nice drive where Devon Wolfe punches it in from 1 yd out. Maurice Watson did most of the work on this drive.
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SD go on to make another FG, but with a 26-12 deficit with 10 minutes left, they need a miracle to get back in this game. Their prayers are answered as Anthony Waters comes up with a huge forced fumble on a Punt. Bart Bonebreaker scoops it up and takes it to the house. SD are still down 26-19, but are still in this game.
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Trying to get back into the game, SD throws an INT as Roy MacDonald manages to catch the ball off a deflection and bring it back all the way to SD's endzone. This pick seals the deal as the Hogs go up by 2 TDs with just about 2 and a half minutes left in the game:
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SD would score again on a nice play, but the clock isn't on their side and it's too little too late. Chicago would take a knee 3 times to end the game.
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Chicago improves to 4-1 proving many of the naysayers wrong. Their strength of schedule has been very week so far. It will be interesting to see how they stack up against some of USA Pro West's better teams. SD fall to 9th place at 2-3.
Columbus Bucks 27 - 13 Richmond Rebel Yell
Two 0-4 teams looking for their first win...SOMEBODY's gotta get the W. Richmond return home to King Cotton Coliseum to take on another struggling team in the Bucks; another pass oriented team.
Surprisingly the Bucks get most of their yardage on special teams as Steve Clements fields this punt and brings it back almost 50 yds to set up a Columbus FG:
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A heavy dose of Jefferson Davis, River Rivers, and Stud Griffin get the Yell in the Bucks red zone quickly. This drive is capped off by River Rivers finding some room to run after he's uncovered on the short route:
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The Bucks have an easy time moving the chains up the field but fail to punch it in the endzone, having to settle for a FG from the 17.5 yd line.
After forcing a 3 and out, the Bucks move the ball again quite impressively and manage to find Skull Cracken uncovered in the endzone:
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Both offenses stall for awhile, and the half is capped off by the Yell alllllmost getting a safety with a little over a minute left. Nice sack nonetheless from AC Slater:
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Halftime: Bucks 13, Yell 7
The Yell once again find themselves in the Buck's red zone, but fail to get 6 when Mister Bojangles makes a great play on 3rd & 6 to bring Jefferson Davis down just short of the marker. Yell kick a FG:
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On the ensuing drive, Jack Sheppard looks LOST out there and throws a pick to Leonidas Pavalkis. This turnover eventually ends up with another Yell FG as they tie the game up 13-13.
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Later in the 4th, the Bucks would strike again as a long 33 yd pass to Arnd Fechner sets up another nice TD pass to Adran Merot. Bucks take a TD lead.
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Trying to play from behind, the Yell turnover the ball at the worst time as Pierce Dravz throws an interception to Paul James.
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This would prove to be the final straw as the Bucks would run down the clock with a long 6 minute drive capped off by another TD; this time by Dick Erickerson:
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The Bucks get a very important first win, as the Richmond fans are getting frustrated with their teams performance. The Yell only managed to get 1.9 YPC, and had to punt 8 times this game.
Lincoln Navigators 44 - 3 Dallas Vaqueros
Lincoln comes into this game at 4-0 facing an improved Vaqueros squad who sit at 2-2. With the offseason acquisitions be enough to keep them competitive in the Pros?
The opening drive is capped off by an off-tackle run from Jason Shock who cuts it back into the middle and takes it to the house after making 2 people miss:
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On the Vaqueros' first play from scrimmage they realize it may be a long day as the Nav's opportunistic D force a fumble and turnover when Ulysses Conner decides to carry the ball himself. Navs would turn this into 3 points when they're held to a 22 yd FG.
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Dallas tries to go for it on 4th & 1 on Lincoln's 32. Finn McPlugger makes a great play as he stops the HB in the backfield for a loss and turnover on downs. This leads to Shonn Greene doing what he does best as he breaks some tackles on the pitch and puts Lincoln up by 17.
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John Alexander beats his man to get the key sack on 3rd down forcing the Vaqueros to punt once again:
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At halftime, Lincoln takes a 20 point lead into the locker room leaving Dallas with nothing.
Dallas manage to scrounge out a FG at the top of the 4th, but at this point the score is 30-3.
Jason Shock answers right back with another impressive Off-tackle TD. This time 33.5 yds out.
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Heraldo Pwnzor believes in kicking them when they're down as he is involved in another fumble. This time he's the one who forces it on 4th down. Dallas recover, but turn the ball over on downs.
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Tough day out there for the Vaqueros. They still sit at 13th on the table, but if they aren't careful, they could be fighting for their spot in USA Pro a second year in a row. Lincoln improves to 5-0. Their D has forced 7 fumbles, and 9 interceptions this year.
South Bay Spartans 31 - 20 Compton Vikings
An underrated South Bay team travels 15 miles past the 405 into Compton to take on the Vikings in a local rivalry. Or...if it's South San Francisco Bay...8 hours down the 5 freeway. Anyways, South Bay has played in some close games, and have had one of the hardest schedules in the West so far. They are looking to prove they're better than their 1-3 record. The Vikings have underperformed against good teams, so this is a must-win for both teams.
South Bay waste no time as Johnny Legend strikes through the air to Chocolate Undies for a 41 yd long bomb TD. Nice pass!
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Office Enforcer makes a great stop for South Bay on 3rd and short forcing Compton to kick a FG.
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A huge 50 yd return sets up Larry Smith for his first TD of the day as South Bay takes the 11 point lead:
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In the 2nd, the Spartans find themselves in the Compton Red Zone again as Larry Smith makes the most of it putting them up by 18:
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On the first play from scrimmage after the TD Office Enforcer picks off Tarvaris Jackson before he can even think about bringing his team back. This sets up a Spartan FG:
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Again trying to keep his team in the game, Jackson makes another big mistake turning the ball over to Champ Ballhawk this time.
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South Bay would make the most of it this time as Larry Smith pounds his way into the endzone:
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The Spartans would take a whopping 31-3 lead into halftime.
Compton's coach must have said something to wake the team up because they quickly take 10 points back as they kick a FG, and sustain an impressive 12 minute drive to bring the score within 18.
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Another impressive drive capped off by a TD brings Compton within 11. These drives are killing too much time though, and it's too little too late.
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South Bay holds on to win, but they are SHUT OUT in the 2nd half. Still, a great 1st half insured their win. South Bay improves to 2-3 and Compton falls to 2-3.
Bourbon Street Bullies 23 - 6 Las Vegas Freebirds
After a great defensive performance against the Yell, The Bullies from the Bayou host the Freebirds and their struggling offense.
After a sloppy first quarter for both teams, the Freebirds get on the board first with a FG at the top of the 2nd quarter. Bourbon Street would answer back right away with one of their own.
A nice sack from Rywdy Rich forces BSB to spike the ball and kick a FG before the half. BSB goes up 6-3 at halftime:
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Since they kicked off first, BSB starts with the ball in the 2nd half and waste no time putting up another 3 on the board to go up by 6. They're going to need to convert some of these into TDs if they want to put the Freebirds away. 9-3.
Curly Merkin makes a TD saving deflection on 3rd down to force the Freebirds to kick a FG. BSB still maintains a 3 point lead 9-6.
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Steady gains from DaLep Ra Con and this nice conversion on 3rd down set up a BSB TD. They go up by 10.
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Frito Lay takes this bobbled ball right out of Conor Cossio's hands as he returns the interception for 49 yds and more importantly 6 points. PAT is good and BSB seals the deal with a 17 point lead.
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BSB improves to 4-1 while the Freebirds have to stomach another loss. They sit at 2-3.
Monmouth Evil Monkeys 41 - 14 Honolulu Hurricane Warriors
Monmouth is Monmouth...you know they are always in the running for best team in the West. HHW have looked unstoppable this season, but if there's one team that could do it, it's MEM. This one is played in dirty Jersey rather than beautiful Honolulu. Hopefully the Warriors are used to the smog!
After a missed FG by the Warriors, Larry Csonka almost literally walks the ball in himself as he gets all the carries in the drive.
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A failed HHW drive gives Larry Cs--uhh I mean the Monkeys the ball again. Larry gets them to the 33 line, then Drago gets sacked on his first pass attempt:
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A nice deflection on 3rd and long forces a punt:
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The rest of the first half is a very solid display of two high powered defenses holding their ground. However, the Monkeys will break through again this time through the air as Drago finds Shokohzadeh for 6.
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Monkeys up by 2 TDs at halftime.
The 2nd half would once again be a steady dose of Csonka as MEM continue to move the ball and eat clock. This guy is ridiculous and unstoppable.
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The Warriors FINALLY put points on the board with 2:44 left in the game as Jamarkus McCrazyFeet punches in the close one:
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Monkeys answer:
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On the ensuing kickoff, Kenton Addai takes it back for 6 on the last play of the game. Way too little, way too late, but still a nice return nevertheless.
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The Larry Csonkas improve to 4-1 while the Warriors suffer their first loss to their long time rivals.
Minnesota Marauders 37 - 9 Spicewood Longhorns
Minnesota seems to have found their groove after early season struggles. Spicewood is still looking for that big win over an established USA Pro team. They will travel to the midwest and take on the former West Champs in Marauders Stadium (boring name btw Galk).
On their first drive, the Marauders put up 7 as Justin Gan finds Skeeter Trotts in the endzone.
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Spicewood would answer back with a disappointing 3 after Devan Tarmaloc drops a TD pass in the endzone:
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Spicewood get a timely sack with their patented 2-safety blitz on 3rd and long to force a Minnesota punt:
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Marauders would stand their ground in their own endzone and force a deflection on 3rd, and a FG from their 11. Spicewood puts up 3 more and are down by 1. 6-7.
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While the Marauders are trying to answer back the patented safety blitz gets Krist again and they're forced to kick a FG.
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After a good first half defensively for both teams, the score at the break is 10-6 Marauders.
The former West Champs would come out of the locker room strong as they cap off this drive with a 2.5 yd TD from Frank Gore:
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After a 3 and out from Spicewood, Frank Gore scores a 63 yd TD from the off-tackle to put Spicewood in a 18 point hole:
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ANOTHER 3 and out from the Longhorns gives Frank Gore ANOTHER opportunity to put up 6 more. He makes the most of it.
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This 3rd quarter would prove to be Spicewood's undoing as they let the Marauders put up 21 points to their 0. Spicewood would go on to score another FG in the 4th which is answered promptly by 2 more FGs from Minnesota.
The Marauders continue their turnaround with another impressive win. They sit at 3-2. Spicewood falls to 2-3.
Washington Wolfpack 58 - 10 Parma Burglars
Burglars are still looking for their first win while the Pack are trying to avoid their first loss. This one takes place at Washington's "Eternal Patrol" Memorial Yard.
The Wolfpack waste no time as their high-powered offense scores on their first drive. PAT missed by the guy with 100+ kicking and confidence with the yellow kicking bar.
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The Pack capitalize on a Daffy Decleater interception with a great run by George Street:
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Wolfpack would take a 27 point lead into halftime. They forced 2 fumbles and 2 interceptions in the half.
A nice conversion on 3rd down within their own 20 would keep a drive alive for the Wolfpack resulting in Perez to Dealey for their first passing TD
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Street takes it up the gut again to give the Wolfpack a 41-0 lead in the 3rd:
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Parma would put up 10 in the 4th quarter.
Partlow with the icing on the cake takes this pitch for 21 yds and 6 points.
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The Wolfpack dominate the game. They intercept 3 passes and Tar Baby forces 3 fumbles himself! The Pack are still undefeated at 5-0. Parma is looking for their first win, but it's not looking good.
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5) http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=373168&pbp_id=6127884 - Frank Gore scores a 63 yd touchdown in what was once a close game. This puts Spicewood in a hole they can't get out of.
4) http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=373156&pbp_id=6129670 - Frito Lay squashes any chance of a Freebird comeback with this Pick 6 in the 4th quarter
3) http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=373205&pbp_id=6133840 - South Bay opens up Compton's D early in the game with a long bomb to Chocolate Undies. Great pass and catch.
2) http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=373129&pbp_id=6130372 - Arnd Fechner makes a great catch tip-toeing on the sideline. Jack Sheppard also deserves a lot of credit for staying in the pocket and throwing a great pass. This sets up the go-ahead touchdown, and the Bucks go on to win.
1) http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=373114&pbp_id=6142134 - Roy MacDonald takes home the honor this week. He seals the deal in a close game with this pick-6 against the Lightning in our game of the week.
