11/2/7
CSA Outlasts ROTC to Advance to Finals
The playoffs have been a wild set of games up to this point. One team decided not to show up, Cinderella team Lambda Chi defeated number 1 ranked X-team. CSA verse ROTC would be the icing on the cake of this week’s games. CSA started out with the ball, and got it on their 20 yard line. They immediately tried to throw some points up on the board. First a pass was broken up by ROTC’s Fadji Kumapley that saved them a touchdown. However, lightning struck for CSA again as Troy Weekes caught a pass across the middle, streaked to the sideline and blazed his way in for a 60 yard touchdown reception It was apparent that this game would be a shootout as ROTC took over for their next possession. ROTC’s first play from scrimmage was a long sideline streak that was caught by Shurn Peters for a 60 yard touchdown of his own. ROTC’s point after attempt was no good, and the game was knotted at 6. CSA recovered the next kickoff at the 40 yard line and they allowed Coraggio Maglio the first carry for a pickup of 18. Then a 10 yard catch by Nayanka Springer and a 15 yard catch from Weekes had CSA in strking distance of the goal line. CSA pulled out all of the stops for this game, and this play was just an example of the trickery in the CSA playbook. CSA quarterback Brandon Palmer stepped back from center and handed the ball off left to Maglio. ROTC immediately flocked to tackle Corragio, however they did not see Springer sprinting down the right sideline. Maglio floated a ball across the field toward the endzone where Springer made a terrific leaping catch, and was ruled down on the two yard line. Eventually a string of terrible refereeing calls that left both teams scratching their heads would allow CSA a first down on the goal line. Micheal Smith tried a center sneak that was denied, and then Brandon Palmer decided to use his height to his advantage and while holding the ball over everyone’s head marched, literally, his way into the end zone. Maglio punched in the 2 point conversion, but this was taken away by a holding call. CSA kicked the ball off with a 12-6 lead. ROTC got the ball back on their 35 yard line and gave the ball to Charles Greer who tiptoed the sideline for a 45 yard touchdown. ROTC had several attempts at the extra point because of penal ties, but they could not convert. The game was once again tied up this time at 12. CSA got the ball back with very little time and tried to move the ball quickly. BJ Ligocki, Weeks, and Maglio had CSA within striking distance. The next play was a perfectly executed hook-and-ladder play. Springer made a terrific leaping catch and immediately shoveled the ball off to Maglio this play was snuffed out before CSA could score a touchdown, but they did have a first down deep in ROTC territory. The ROTC defense held touch and managed to turn away the CSA threat and took over with next to no time on the clock and almost the entire field to go. After a run that went nowhere and a long pass
that was dropped by Peters and then another incomplete pass took the game into overtime. ROTC led off the overtime and started with the ball and they immediately made it rain. A double-reverse-pass that was caught by Greer. In a play that would come back to haunt ROTC CSA denied them the extra point. CSA got the ball for their possession and Brandon Palmer stepped back to pass, and with all the time in the world could only manage a short pass. On the next play though Springer took CSA down to the one yard line A tight end drag from B.J. Ligocki scored a CSA touchdown that would allow them to extend the game. On the extra point to win the game Palmer called his own number and run a bootleg into the corner of the endzone to give CSA a 13-12 win.
The “Mighty Mushroom” Wins the Championship
The field had track marks on it from someone who decided to go donuting the previous night. On this torn up field of play the warriors prepared to do battle. William Wallace, complete with kilt, wig, and face paint was present on the Shroom’s side. Not only was William Wallace present, but also the masked killer from Scary Movie made a very nice play on the opening kickoff. The game started out with CSA getting the ball on the 22-yard line. The first play from scrimmage Corragio Maglio had a two yard run up the middle. The next throw was a pass to the 37 yard line by Brian Decoto. An incomplete pass brought up fourth down. CSA decided to go for the glory on fourth down Brandon Palmer threw a strike to a CSA receiver for a first down to keep the CSA drive alive. Palmer threw CSA down to the 23 and then a sweep by Rande Nicolls only netted CSA one yard before it was snuffed out by Nick Pahl. On third and short CSA went to the play that eliminated Lambda Chi a week earlier: the center sneak. After this, the Shroom defense took over, a sack by Frank Trevino drove CSA back to the 20 and the next pass was almost picked off by “white” Mike Theret. The next play, the newly coronated MVP of the league, Dante Williamson snuck in for a sack that dropped CSA back to the 25 yard line. However CSA came roaring back as a pass to Rande gave CSA first blood. Rande made a fantastic play as the pass was just out of the reach of white Mike, and in front of another Shroom defender. Rande decided that to celebrate he was going to throw the ball at Mike, who retaliated by picking the ball up and throwing it back. This play was ruled a double personal foul and resulted in both players being eliminated from the game. CSA fumbled on the extra point and moved on, leading 6-0. The Shroom took over on the next drive from their 25 yard line. Dante pushed the Shroom up to the 41 yard line. The next play was an overthrow from Brett Kovach, who had an extremely difficult time passing the ball due to the rain. The next pass was picked off by Brandon Palmer on a fantastic leaping play. The first play when CSA took over was an interception by Sean Stavely. Once the Shroom took over, Nick Pahl got his eyebrow busted open. He went out on the sidelines and in a show of pure guts he took a piece of T-shirt and taped it around his head. While Pahl was getting his head taped up, Dante caught a long pass where he went over, or through, or drug five defenders to the 10 yard. Next an attempted swing pass to Dante fluttered incomplete. Sean dropped a pass at the goal line and the next pass was batted away by the CSA defender. However on the next play Craig Fuller came off the bench and scored a diving touchdown to tie the game up. Immediatey after the Shroom’s extra point attempt fell incomplete, the half was called with the score tied at 6. The Shroom got the ball back to start the second half and on the kickoff return they attempted to run a reverse to Dante that got them only to the 22 yard line. They had a run up the middle that was stopped by Arron DeCoteau. Kovach ran the ball down to the 30 yard line on a broken play and on the next play threw a firstdown to Sean Stavely. At this point Pahl returned to the game from getting taped up. On his first play back, he caught a swing pass out of the backfield down to the 10 yard line, then on the next play he got down to the three yard line. A QB option ran by Kovach went nowhere. Brett’s next pass was incomplete, and Sean dropped another pass out of the backfield. Then Wolcott Richardson from CSA came up with a key sack and put an end to the Shroom’s threat. When CSA took, over Palmer had all of the time in the world against the Shroom defensive line. He threw a completion downfield, but it was called back because Palmer stepped over the line of scrimmage. Manny Brown caught the next pass for a CSA first down. After an incomplete pass, Brett Kovach dropped a possible interception. CSA capitalized on the Kovach miscue with a long pass to Nayanka Springer for a first down. After a run and two incomplete passes that didn’t move them at all, CSA punted it away. The Shroom took over, and immediately looked to Dante to move them up to the CSA 30 yard line. Sean Stavely added 5 yards and then Frank Trevino picked up a first down on a center sneak. Near the end, Kovach tried a long pass, but was forced to scramble. While Brett was trying to throw the ball away, he chucked it and with great field presence, Ed Quiroga, who threw a touchdown in the Shroom’s avalanche victory verses the Tekes, Ed took off toward the end zone, white hair trailing in his wake, kicking up mud and dirt all the way. He got down to the CSA 30, but the play was called back due to Quiroga being an ineligible receiver. Shroom was forced to punt and after a CSA drive that went nowhere, and the game went into overtime. Shroom started with the ball on the 20 yard line. Nick Pahl opened up the overtime on a 15 yard catch and gained even more on a CSA penalty. However, the Shroom went backwards when they got caught for holding. Dante missed a shovel pass in the middle of the field. Finally on their last chance, Brett caught Stavely in the back of the endzone for a touchdown reception. On a play that was almost a carbon copy of the touchdown, Stavely tacked on the extra point to make it a 13-6 game. CSA got to take over on the Shroom 20. BJ Ligocki made his presence felt with a five yard catch on a tight end release. Then Brett dropped another possible interception. Finally, the refs got out of hand. Dante, Frank and a rowdy Shroom sideline started a war cry in order to pump up the defense, and the refs flagged them for a personal foul. The players never said a word to the opposition though. This wretched call gave the ball to CSA with a new set of downs on the five yard line. Eventually Brown would catch a touchdown to put CSA in position to tie the game on a controversial diving catch. There was a penalty on the first extra point and CSA got another chance to tie the game up. Their next play was their vintage short yardage play, and another controversial one. They tried to run a center sneak that was just barely stopped by the Shroom. Final score: Shroom 13, CSA 12. This game was definitely a classic, and as it should be, far and away the best game of the year. Congratulations to the Shroom who had an undefeated season, and to all of the other players and teams who competed in an extremely good intramural flag football season.
All Fera Team:
Center: Michael Smith- CSA
Gaurd: Justin Parsons- Pikes
Gaurd: Frank Trevino- Shroom
Tight End: Eric Jackson- Shroom
Tight End: B.J. Ligocki- CSA
Wide Receiver: Dante Williamson- Shroom
Wide Receiver: Nayanka Springer- CSA
Quarterback: Brett Kovach- Shroom
Running Back: Ian Zapatocky- ROTC
Defensive Line: Joe Lustig- Pikes
Defensive Line: John Hallenback- X-Team
Defensive Line: Nicholas Fera- Lambda Chi
Defensive Line: Rande Nicolls
Linebacker: Paul Eggers- Lambda Chi
Linebacker: Sean Stavely- Shroom
Secondary: Dante Williamson- Shroom
Secondary: Jason Layne- CSA
Cinderella Story:
As been stated before this year was a wild year for intramural football, even though any year that boasts a Teke victory is an exceptional year. One team that got no coverage, but deserved it was Lambda Chi. Lambda Chi was second to last in the league and roared into the playoffs. Lambda Chi easily had one of the best defenses in the league and surprised #1 ranked X-Team (7-6) and was well on their way to beating CSA when two key, very controversial, penalties on the same drive gave CSA two first downs deep in Lambda Chi territory. This two penalties led to a Touchdown that put CSA up 7-6. When Lambda Chi got the ball for their last possesion CSA ran back a touchdown for an interception to cap the scoring and end the game 13-6. All in all it was a great season for Lambda Chi and many of the other teams.
