Score: 9-6 win for Johnny's yellow squad. (note: after further review, the offside call made on Patrick has been rescinded and the touchdown reawarded).
Game Rating (out of 10): 8 - Was short, but a strong football showing.
Notable absentees: Danielle, Matthew Couto, Owen, Jacob, Dylan, Lenny.
Offensive Player of the Game: Robbie. Had 7 passing TDs.
Defensive Player of the Game: Alex D. Had games' only interception.
Special Teams Player of the Game: Johnny. Kickoff star.
Pitch and Weather: Gettin' darker by the moment. Was cold, but not cold enough to freeze hands. Pitch was muddier than ever; ask Johnny or Tommy, whose slips were truly world class.
Summary: The gold squad got solid contributions from Robbie, who blessed with a plethora of superb receivers, picked his spots wisely, and Johnny, who was a master at kickoff returns, on their way to a 9-6 win over the bright blue squad. The bright blues were led by Matthew Soegtrop and Tommy, who both had 2 receiving touchdowns. However, they never had the lead and were boned by a few questionable plays. James, who whined more than one could possibly hope to dine, slipped on one play allowing rival Patrick to score unheeded. On another, Maciej threw the ball into the endzone only to have it fall inches short of a speeding Mini Soegtrop. One bright spot for the blues was the re-emergence of Tomward, who had two superb touchdowns, minutes after claiming that his offence was "no good." When reached for comment, Tomward said: "Meh, I prefer the turkey special." Indeed.
Bogus Moment of the Day - Tommy's slip on a Patrick deke was nice, but how can you possibly overlook Johnny's countless (and I meant countless) slides on a kickoff return. Crazy.
Player Ratings (out of 10, 4 being the lowest):
Robbie - 9; Did nay a thing wrong. Lasted longer than 10 minutes this time.
Conal - 8; Had a few questionable plays on special teams (which was reminded of him by a hovering Johnny), but did well for his first game in a while. 2 touchdowns, plus one kickoff TD.
Patrick - 8; Got a lot of passes and did not disappoint. Wore famous orange hat.
Maciej - 5.5; Hammy no longer hurts, but his throws were generally off.
Tommy - 9; Good start to the game, with 2 great touchdowns. However, had he not faded down the stretch would have ended up with a 10.
Moyra - 6; One catch.
James - 6.5; Has to keep his mouth shut for about a millenium. Criticism of own teammates leads to less passes from the quarterback. Got burned by Patrick on defence.
Alex D..- 7; Had one touchdown and one interception but not much else. Stole Johnny's hat, wrestled for a while.
Matthew Soegtrop - 7.5; Wasn't on the same page as QB Maciej, despite 2 touchdowns. Could have had much more.
Johnny - 8; This quote says it all - James: "When Johnny gets the ball, make a wall." When you get respect from James, you know you're good. Needs shoes with grip, or spikes.
