Four Score and Seven Beards a Go!
R G B 7
Bel Air 31
From the beginning, experts had determined this matchup would be decided on the backs of those rushing the football. They were certainly right, and the backs of Beard OG and Furious Monotony proved superior to that of new phenom Johnny Awooga.
Beard posted an impressive 184 yards on 44 carries with 3 scores, while back up Furious Monotony had 102.5 yards on only 12 rushes with 1 touchdown. This two tiered terror led Bel Air to its 4th straight victory in a top heavy Western Conference.
On the flip side, Awooga (yes the same Awooga that bulldozed Ambridge for 4 tds and broke 26 tackles) was held in check all game.
The talk all week had been about this new kid, the monster from RGB, and the underappreciation served to drive the Bel Air rushing game through the heart of RGB's defenders like a wooden stake through a vampire.
During the post game press conference, a Bel Air reporter drilled Awooga for several minutes on his mediocre performance. In the end, though, he closed with one question:
Bel Air Reporter : "Mr. Awooga, I know before the game "experts" speculated that you'd have a huge game following your performance against Ambridge. This raises only one question : did you really believe you could that do that to our pledges?"
Johnny Awooga : "Huh? Pledges?"
No Johnny Awooga, you can't do that to our pledges. Only WE can do that to our pledges!
AROUND THE LEAGUE
Some type of strange phenomenon occurred this week. Most people speculated some type of extraterrestrial attack or giant government science project gone horribly wrong. Whatever the case, footballs just weren't flying through the air like they usually do! That paved the way for running backs to steal the show, and several did!
Chicago 0
Hartford 49
The honor of being first in our series of HBs that stole the show this week belongs to Jon Joseph of Hartford. Chicago hasn't proven to be the most steadfast of defenses, but regardless Joseph still crushed them for 158 yards on 36 carries with 4 touchdowns. An even more compelling story in this game, however, could revolve around the Hartford D which held Chicago to 45 TOTAL YARDS of offense. That, friends, is complete and utter defensive domination!
New Brunswick 20
Scottsdale 3
Second honors go to Greg Martin who worked his artistic magic into 199.8 yards on 33 rushes and 2 scores. All in all, the n00bs were able to grind out an impressive 5.2 yards per rush on 55 attempts. Back up rushers JR Reynolds and Richie Brockel contributed to the ground pounding with averages above 4. Who tackled all these running backs that were flying around the field? Well, Robert "Hitman" Vaugn got most of them! With 12 tackles (1 for a loss) he shined in a losing effort for the Sun Demons.
Dallas 10
Las Vegas 7
Ironically, the player that gets third honors is Bobby Loostin of Las Vegas, who posted 128.5 yards on 29 rushes and a TD in a losing effort. At the close of the third quarter, with Vegas up by 7, Loostin's TD looked like it could decide the game. A touchdown early in the 4th put the game in question, and going into over time neither team really knew who would win. Was it because both kickers were so clutch? Actually quite the opposite. Kickers in this game attempted 6 field goals in regulation time, all misses. I guess the true test of a kicker is making one when they matter most though, and Kicken Theball came through with a 41.5 yard field goal to win the game when it mattered most!
Grand Haven 0
Denver 20
We go from prime time performances to week 4 worsts. Grand Haven was only able to generate 1.5 total yards on the ground against Denver, one of the league's worst this year (At least they weren't in the negatives *coughchicagoclamscough*). Its almost... impressive. How can you only get 1.5 yards rushing in a football game? You can dive further then 1.5 yards, which means that throughout this football game there wasn't even the opportunity for a Grand Haven rusher to dive for 2 yards. Complete defensive dominance from what I can see. Denver didn't do anything flashy and didn't have an overly dominant offensive game, but did what they need to do to get the job done. Grand Haven has only been able to score 10 points through 4 games and, at this point, it looks very unlikely that they will win a game without some major additions.
Portland 27
Miami 3
At first glance, 27 points would lead the reader to believe this was a dominant offensive performance. They would be incorrect. Though Portland could only generate a 3.1 yard rushing average and 3.8 yards per pass attempt, their 335 yards of total offense was enough to put some points on the board. One factor that very much aided Portland's mission this day was the performance of Miami LB Chrono Trigger, who missed 5 tackles. All in all, the game was really decided by the Hitmen D. They generated 5 hurries, a fumble recovery, 10 pass deflections, and only 2 missed tackles giving their team a considerable advantage on time of possession. The Hitmen D was strong, and will need to remain so as they prepare to match up against a strong Las Vegas squad next week.
Waco 21
Oakland 3
So far this year we haven't had many single player defensive gems (Robert Vaugn anyone? See New Brunswick / Scottsdale week 4). In this game, though, we may have our first true master of defensive chaos in the form of Gotch Yarbrough. The 6 tackles aren't overly impressive, but the 3 hurries and 3 sacks are. They weren't just sacks, some statistic on a sheet, they were game changers. The first came late in the 2nd quarter with the Wizards attempting to sustain a drive on a 4th and 10 play already down by 11 points. Gotch flew around the corner, crushed Cody Wilson, and forced a turnover on downs. Later, late in the 3rd quarter to be exact, Gotch did it again bum rushing poor defenseless RT Devon Buttermilk and slamming backup QB Hellen Keller turf style. Everytime Oakland tried to make a comeback Gotch was there, closing in with blinding speed and unmatched agility. On a night around the league when very few players shined in the passing game, Theboy Marlowe proved that not everyone was affected. His 5 receptions for 90 yards and 2 touchdowns led the Waco offense to an easy win.
Spicewood 40
Ambridge 0
Ambridge blowouts seem to be a common occurence, and Spicewood definitly took advantage posting 4 TDs and 4 FGs against a miserable Ambridge D that gave up 418 yards of total offense. The best storyline in this game? I don't know... maybe the fact that Spicewood scored 21 points by way of 3 TDs in the 4th quarter, proving they come to play the entire game. Its hard to really get anything out of a game against Ambridge because they get crushed by everyone. They have, however, managed to put up more points this season (by 3!) than Grand Haven! The Longhorns get to match up against the Beardogs next week and should be a good test of their staying power.
CONCLUDING STATEMENT
The strange occurence has passed, we hope, so next week should see more stars shining in the passing game. We can't look too far into the future, however, before giving credit to the running backs and defenses that carried their teams this week. All in all, two defensive players rose as threats to be wary of : Vaugn of Scottsdale and Yarbrough of Waco. Those two were machines of destruction; lets see if they can keep it up as the seasons progresses.
R G B 7
Bel Air 31
From the beginning, experts had determined this matchup would be decided on the backs of those rushing the football. They were certainly right, and the backs of Beard OG and Furious Monotony proved superior to that of new phenom Johnny Awooga.
Beard posted an impressive 184 yards on 44 carries with 3 scores, while back up Furious Monotony had 102.5 yards on only 12 rushes with 1 touchdown. This two tiered terror led Bel Air to its 4th straight victory in a top heavy Western Conference.
On the flip side, Awooga (yes the same Awooga that bulldozed Ambridge for 4 tds and broke 26 tackles) was held in check all game.
The talk all week had been about this new kid, the monster from RGB, and the underappreciation served to drive the Bel Air rushing game through the heart of RGB's defenders like a wooden stake through a vampire.
During the post game press conference, a Bel Air reporter drilled Awooga for several minutes on his mediocre performance. In the end, though, he closed with one question:
Bel Air Reporter : "Mr. Awooga, I know before the game "experts" speculated that you'd have a huge game following your performance against Ambridge. This raises only one question : did you really believe you could that do that to our pledges?"
Johnny Awooga : "Huh? Pledges?"
No Johnny Awooga, you can't do that to our pledges. Only WE can do that to our pledges!
AROUND THE LEAGUE
Some type of strange phenomenon occurred this week. Most people speculated some type of extraterrestrial attack or giant government science project gone horribly wrong. Whatever the case, footballs just weren't flying through the air like they usually do! That paved the way for running backs to steal the show, and several did!
Chicago 0
Hartford 49
The honor of being first in our series of HBs that stole the show this week belongs to Jon Joseph of Hartford. Chicago hasn't proven to be the most steadfast of defenses, but regardless Joseph still crushed them for 158 yards on 36 carries with 4 touchdowns. An even more compelling story in this game, however, could revolve around the Hartford D which held Chicago to 45 TOTAL YARDS of offense. That, friends, is complete and utter defensive domination!
New Brunswick 20
Scottsdale 3
Second honors go to Greg Martin who worked his artistic magic into 199.8 yards on 33 rushes and 2 scores. All in all, the n00bs were able to grind out an impressive 5.2 yards per rush on 55 attempts. Back up rushers JR Reynolds and Richie Brockel contributed to the ground pounding with averages above 4. Who tackled all these running backs that were flying around the field? Well, Robert "Hitman" Vaugn got most of them! With 12 tackles (1 for a loss) he shined in a losing effort for the Sun Demons.
Dallas 10
Las Vegas 7
Ironically, the player that gets third honors is Bobby Loostin of Las Vegas, who posted 128.5 yards on 29 rushes and a TD in a losing effort. At the close of the third quarter, with Vegas up by 7, Loostin's TD looked like it could decide the game. A touchdown early in the 4th put the game in question, and going into over time neither team really knew who would win. Was it because both kickers were so clutch? Actually quite the opposite. Kickers in this game attempted 6 field goals in regulation time, all misses. I guess the true test of a kicker is making one when they matter most though, and Kicken Theball came through with a 41.5 yard field goal to win the game when it mattered most!
Grand Haven 0
Denver 20
We go from prime time performances to week 4 worsts. Grand Haven was only able to generate 1.5 total yards on the ground against Denver, one of the league's worst this year (At least they weren't in the negatives *coughchicagoclamscough*). Its almost... impressive. How can you only get 1.5 yards rushing in a football game? You can dive further then 1.5 yards, which means that throughout this football game there wasn't even the opportunity for a Grand Haven rusher to dive for 2 yards. Complete defensive dominance from what I can see. Denver didn't do anything flashy and didn't have an overly dominant offensive game, but did what they need to do to get the job done. Grand Haven has only been able to score 10 points through 4 games and, at this point, it looks very unlikely that they will win a game without some major additions.
Portland 27
Miami 3
At first glance, 27 points would lead the reader to believe this was a dominant offensive performance. They would be incorrect. Though Portland could only generate a 3.1 yard rushing average and 3.8 yards per pass attempt, their 335 yards of total offense was enough to put some points on the board. One factor that very much aided Portland's mission this day was the performance of Miami LB Chrono Trigger, who missed 5 tackles. All in all, the game was really decided by the Hitmen D. They generated 5 hurries, a fumble recovery, 10 pass deflections, and only 2 missed tackles giving their team a considerable advantage on time of possession. The Hitmen D was strong, and will need to remain so as they prepare to match up against a strong Las Vegas squad next week.
Waco 21
Oakland 3
So far this year we haven't had many single player defensive gems (Robert Vaugn anyone? See New Brunswick / Scottsdale week 4). In this game, though, we may have our first true master of defensive chaos in the form of Gotch Yarbrough. The 6 tackles aren't overly impressive, but the 3 hurries and 3 sacks are. They weren't just sacks, some statistic on a sheet, they were game changers. The first came late in the 2nd quarter with the Wizards attempting to sustain a drive on a 4th and 10 play already down by 11 points. Gotch flew around the corner, crushed Cody Wilson, and forced a turnover on downs. Later, late in the 3rd quarter to be exact, Gotch did it again bum rushing poor defenseless RT Devon Buttermilk and slamming backup QB Hellen Keller turf style. Everytime Oakland tried to make a comeback Gotch was there, closing in with blinding speed and unmatched agility. On a night around the league when very few players shined in the passing game, Theboy Marlowe proved that not everyone was affected. His 5 receptions for 90 yards and 2 touchdowns led the Waco offense to an easy win.
Spicewood 40
Ambridge 0
Ambridge blowouts seem to be a common occurence, and Spicewood definitly took advantage posting 4 TDs and 4 FGs against a miserable Ambridge D that gave up 418 yards of total offense. The best storyline in this game? I don't know... maybe the fact that Spicewood scored 21 points by way of 3 TDs in the 4th quarter, proving they come to play the entire game. Its hard to really get anything out of a game against Ambridge because they get crushed by everyone. They have, however, managed to put up more points this season (by 3!) than Grand Haven! The Longhorns get to match up against the Beardogs next week and should be a good test of their staying power.
CONCLUDING STATEMENT
The strange occurence has passed, we hope, so next week should see more stars shining in the passing game. We can't look too far into the future, however, before giving credit to the running backs and defenses that carried their teams this week. All in all, two defensive players rose as threats to be wary of : Vaugn of Scottsdale and Yarbrough of Waco. Those two were machines of destruction; lets see if they can keep it up as the seasons progresses.
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