Game of the week- Orange over Pink. Pink came into this game missing four of their top players (Nolan, Shawna, Jamie, and Viktor). They would soon lose another one as Frank went down with an injury. Based off of the game result, you would never know the difference. A zone led by Dan and Tim in the cup with Christophe greatly stymied the shooters from Orange, a team that loves to go big as much as possible. Orange took half 6-4 and wanted a quick break to put the game away to start the half. The break never came. Christophe and Josh were slinging flick hucks and Christophe got end zone D and end zone D. On universe point, Alec could quite pull down a floaty over Christophe. Orange was able to slip off their man at the back of the stack to get the disc back. A seemingly 50 pass possession later was able to finally figure out the zone of Pink. 8-7 win for pink
Offensive player of the week- Jake from white. His flick hucks helped lead white’s explosive offense. They faced two very good teams in maroon and blue were able to control the game easily in both.
Defensive player of the week- Christophe. He probably had double digits Ds in the game against orange. He would routinely control vast areas of the field and orchestrated a comeback that fell just short.
Rookie of the week: Gab from Blue. Her team may have had a rough day, but she sure didn’t. She was likely the leading score for the day in her first week showing up. She scored three against orange and two more against. She timed her cuts and went up big for every floaty pass that blue threw deep to her. With her rise and the growing team chemistry, blue will be a team to watch out for in the 2nd half of the season
Next week’s game of the week- Orange vs White. The undefeated orange team plays against the “‘undefeated when I have played’-Jake” team in white. This could end up being a key game in who ends up taking home the regular season crown and the no. 1 spot in the playoffs.
1st round results:
Orange win over Blue
Pink win over Purple
White win over Maroon
Maroon opened the game with an early break, but white answered back with a break of its own. Maroon scored in one throw off of an OB pull with a perfectly placed backhand huck from Aaron Richards to Beth Bradley to tie at 3s. Ben Slade answered back with a long huck to a streaking Dan Wilson, and managed to convert a double break to take half 6-3. In the second half, White was able to pull away and took the win 11-4.
2nd round results:
Orange win over Pink
Maroon win over purple
White win over blue
Blue opened the game on offense with three consecutive holds, looking unstoppable with a patient and methodical attack led by the handling trio of Jonnie, Mike and Paolo. Neville caught two key goals early in the game. White cycled through several defensive strategies to try to neutralize the potent cutting of Gab and Jenny. Jacob Slade picked up two key blocks on Paolo and unleashed several big flick hucks for scores. White appeared to put the game out of reach at 9-4 with a flick from Dan Wilson to Aaron Vaughn out of a timeout. However, Blue came roaring back to 10-7 after goals by JC and Paolo. On the final point, White worked it methodically down the field, with Isabel Haber catching the game winner from Juice.
Current standings after week 4:
Orange 8-0
White 6-2
Pink 4-4
Blue 3-5
Maroon 3-5
Purple 0-8