Flag Fotball – Week 6 Recaps
Team Allen (19) – Team Davenport (34)
Team Allen –
Five plays in, and we already had three touchdowns on the board—two bombs from Leaphart to Boo boo and an answer from Team Davenport.
After that, things settled into your standard flag football shootout: offenses trading scores and loose defense
Leaphart eventually found Ryan Allen for another touchdown, keeping things tight down the stretch. Then, Ryan follows up by dropping a game-tying pass on second-to-last play.
The last play gave us one last gift: a garbage-time pick-six to pad some stats
Team Davenport – In an electrifying matchup, Team Davenport triumphed over Team Allen with a score of 34-19, showcasing resilience and skill despite the absence of their captain, Davenport. Fans had concerns about his absence, especially considering his remarkable commitment to the team, having played just hours after the birth of his child in week one.
The game kicked off with an explosive start, featuring three touchdowns in the first five minutes, setting the stage for what many anticipated would be an offensive shootout. Team Allen struck quickly, executing a couple of precise passes and connecting on long bombs to Boo-boo for a touchdown, putting immediate pressure on Team Davenport.
Davenport responded with a spectacular play, as quarterback Josh Pratt launched a high, wobbly ball to a wide-open Carter Reed, who managed to fair catch the pass mid-air before scampering into the end zone for a long touchdown. Pratt showcased his versatility by running for two touchdowns himself: the first came during a sustained drive in the first half, while the second was a dazzling 50-yard run to kick off the second half, following his passionate proclamation to “let’s run some clock.”
As the first half drew to a close, Team Davenport’s defense made a crucial stand, with league sack leader Stefan Pitre adding another sack to his impressive tally, ensuring that Team Allen could not capitalize on their momentum.
The game’s intensity ramped up as Team Davenport methodically ran down the clock on their final drive, eating up seven minutes. In a thrilling moment near the goal line, QB Pratt was heard yelling for Pitre to “get down!” But this time, he actually rewarded Pitre’s selflessness, pitching the ball to Pitre the next play for a touchdown that further extended their lead.
As the clock wound down, Marcus “stat padding” Lasseigne solidified Davenport’s victory by returning an interception for a TD, sealing the game with an impressive defensive play.
Team Desselle (7) – Team Aillet (18)
Team Desselle – Team Desselle fall to team Aillet 18-7 in another tight game. That makes 4 straight loses for team Desselle. Both offenses started off hot, Matt Desselle capped off the first drive with a touchdown catch from Bart Crader. They would go up 7-0 after the 1 point coverzion. Team Aillet would answer straight away with a touchdown drive of their own but Tregs comes up with a big interception on the 1 point conversion to keep the score 7-6. The score would remain the same going into halftime after both teams trade stops. Team Aillet would start the second half like they started off the first and drive down the field and score a touchdown but would come up short on the 1 point coversion.Team Desselle tried to answer back right away and drove down the field but was stopped near the end zone on a crucial 4th down. After that team Aillet would run the clock down to the final 7 plays but would hit a deep bomb over the top to make it 18 unanswered point and kill of any chance of a comeback.
Team Aillet – Solid overall Defensive performance for Team Aillet. Team Desselle started the game off with a strong opening drive and score but would be limited beyond that. The good Walker contributed again with 3 total touchdowns. Sanchez and Wall both had key sacks throughout the game putting pressure on TD. With the game still in question Wall hit Heine for a deep touchdown pass with 6 plays left ultimately ending the game, giving TA a 18-7 win.
Team Pogue (19) – Team May (26)
Team May – Team May captain is still recovering from a Fud’s victory. Hebert did his usual Hebert things and Parker Marschall had two TDs and a sack. I’ll leave the witty commentary up to Team Pogue captain for this one. I’m sure he won’t disappoint.
Team Pogue – The Iron Fist scheduled an 8:20 kickoff for a battle featuring league leading Team May against the defeated Team Pogue. The Iron Fist sought to punish team Pogue for their insolence with another late kickoff but instead, he unknowingly scheduled an instant classic.
Team Pogue elected to receive the kickoff and looked to continue their streak of opening drive touchdowns. Our offense faced constant duress from the tenacious rushing attack of Dan “Smedium” Cuendet and Parker “Mad Dog” Marschall. We opened with a series of modest gains before lightning struck. Smedium and Mad Dog sandwiched Pogue for what appeared to be a sure sack. Unfortunately for his would-be pursuers, Pogue studied under popular escape artist David Blaine. He miraculously escaped their clutches and delivered a strike to the Super Star Rookie, Ben Kitto. Kitto turned on the jets, roasted Team May and took the ball to the house.
We looked to slow down the opposing offense led by Brett “Mastermind” May and Kyle “Worth Every Penny” Hebert. Mastermind and Worth Every Penny dialed up the trickeration on their opening play. All hell broke loose as they completed a short pass followed by a series of laterals. Fortunately, the Stanford band didn’t enter the field of play and Team May was stopped in the red zone. Shortly thereafter, Worth Every Penny lobbed a touchdown pass to Mastermind in the back corner of the endzone. After the touchdown honorary defensive coordinator, Jonathan Menck, excitedly exclaimed that he knew everything Team May was doing before they did it. The Super Star Rookie advised Menck that he should share this information with the rest of the team to ensure our success.
The game was knotted up at 6-6 and Team Pogue went back to work. We executed a methodical drive and entered the Red Zone. Pogue dialed up a pass to Josh “The Big Man” Robinson. The ball was tipped in the air; however, “The Ageless”, Neal Grob, never up gave up on the play and caught the deflection for a touchdown. We converted the extra point when Pogue escaped from newly appointed rusher, Worth Every Penny, and lobbed a pass to The Big Man. After a second David Blaine impersonation, Team May demanded that Pogue’s flags be checked for Gorilla Glue. Finding no evidence of foul play, Team May begrudgingly took over on offense.
As halftime approached, we desperately needed a stop, but no stop was to be had. Immediately after snapping the ball, Worth Every Penny began to run as though his life depended on it. Team Pogue forced him to sidelines; however, he lived up to his nick name by walking a tightrope for 20 yards and a touchdown. We ended the half knotted up at 13 to 13.
Team May received to open the second half of play. We decided to switch tactics and send multiple rushers after the elusive Worth Every Penny. They completed a pass Dantin Alexius who managed to collapse Pogue’s Larynx while catching the ball. The drive was capped off by a touchdown pass to Mad Dog Marschall. The devious bastards converted the extra point by executing a double Pass. Mastermind lobbed a pass to the corner of the endzone. It was Worth Every Penny vs The Big Man and The Big Man chose mercy. This greatly disappointed Shane “No Mercy” Martin who yelled that he should have chosen violence since Team May could not possibly win without their star player.
Trailing 20-13, Team Pogue knew it was now or never and designed a play for the Super Star Rookie. The merciless rush of Worth Every Penny and Mad Dog destroyed our best laid plans but Pogue made chicken feed out of chicken shit. He broke from the pocket and headed up field for a long gain. Team May cornered Pogue; however, they failed to account for The Big Man. The Big Man was in perfect trail position, caught the lateral in stride and toted the rock to the house. The Big Man spiked the ball and euphoria ensued.
It was late in the game and Team May desperately clung to a 1-point lead. They milked the clock and took us down to 7 plays. Mad Dog scored a TD on play one.
6 plays to drive for glory. We are 0-4. No pressure. The drive started off slowly when Team Pogue had a delay of game penalty that wasn’t called by Reggie and ultimately declined by Mastermind. We capitalized on their overconfidence and drove to the red zone. With two plays to go Corey “The Rock” Levey executed a beautiful double leg take down of Pogue. Lobbying for a flag ensued and The Rock threatened to belly to back Supplex the next person that questioned his flag pulling technique. Reggie, surprised a flag football game was still going on, declined to offer an opinion on the play. One Play Left. We tried to get the ball to Menck but Worth Every Penny appeared from nowhere and flushed Pogue from the pocket. The Superstar Rookie broke to the corner and Pogue let it fly. Kitto caught the ball. Holy fucking shit we’re going to tie the game. Oh wait, a man with a broken nose appeared from nowhere to threw Kitto out of bounces. Incomplete Pass. Wailing and gnashing of teeth ensued but Team Pogue fell short again. A rough way to go out but we’re going to ruin somebody’s year. Pray, it’s not yours.