Game of the week- Orange over Maroon. Maroon came in with an incredibly deep team and players that loved to run. They were matched up against the previously unbeaten orange team. Maroon came to play. They broke early and then held that one half break through the first half. They ran their offense through the steady handler offense of Trevor and Aaron, the Moxie of Naveed’s deep shots, and the all around defense of Beth. Orange was able to earn their break back just before half on a fantastic d by Matt T. on an under. Orange was able to get the first two points out of half, securing a 10-9 victory over Maroon
Offensive player of the week- Dante from Purple. In another upset bet, purple (and especially Dante) gave all that they had again white. He recorded numerous layout and sky scores against a fully loaded white team. The huck happy and daring purple team didn’t quite have enough up their sleeves, falling to white 11-8
Defensive play of the week- Beth from Maroon. Despite playing on a team with only 2 total women in 95 degree weather, she had no lack of energy. She single handedly shut down orange’s strategy of throwing deep to their women that had worked so well earlier on in the season. She record 3 Ds in the 2nd half alone in a game that ended within one score.
Rookie of the week: Katie from Pink. Although she isn’t as green as other rookies listed, this is her first year in the tidewater league. She had outstanding defensive and offensive play in both games. Her herculean effort was not enough as pink dropped both games (8-11 to white and 7-8 to blue).
Next week’s game of the week- Pink vs White in round 1. This game pits teams who very much have their eyes set on a first round bye in the playoffs. This game features the incredible fast women cutters of pink vs the savvy and methodical handling women of white. Will captain Nolan return from his hurt hamstring? Will captain Ben return from his exile in the wilderness of South Carolina? Tune in next week
1st round results:
Orange win over Purple
Maroon win over Blue
White win over Pink
.-This game was highly influenced by the upwind/downwind nature of the points. White opened up an early 4-1 lead, converting an upwind break and scoring the ensuing downwinder. Pink answered back with an offensive hold and an upwind break of their own thanks to strong handler play from Nolan and Dan. Shawna "Almost Married" Zielstorff was a huge offensive threat, often drawing 2+ defenders. White took half 7-4. Pink opened the 2nd half with a downwind D point and deployed a tricky zone defense.
Over the next 20 minutes, white would patiently work it up the field only to turn it over in the red zone. Each team had numerous close calls before Ben "Clemson" Masse caught the upwind score for White. Carter Mize threw a deep pull on the next downwind point, trapping Pink deep in their own end zone. Carter's callahan on an overthrown pass made the score 9-4 and put the game out of reach. Final score 11-8.
2nd round results:
Orange win over Maroon
Blue win over Pink
White win over Purple
-Purple struck first with a huck from Nat to Dante to open the game, but White was able to capitalize on their speed male cutters to take an early 5-2 lead. Jacob Slade made plays all over the field for White on offense and defense, and Kent Grantz showed off his wheels with several impressive deep runs. In the second half, Purple deployed an effective lane poach from Isabella to clog White's in cuts and Ben Travis picked up a key block on Ben Slade, bringing the game as close as 8-6. However, White was able to adjust to Purple's huck-heavy offense and secured the victory 11-8
Current standings after week 3:
Orange 6-0
White 4-2
Pink 3-3
Blue 3-3
Maroon 2-4
Purple 0-6