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- Written by Jeff Krol
- Category: The Sentinel
- Published: 25 April 2023
- Created: 25 April 2023
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April is here and you know what that means - Teams hit the fields once again at the Rose Garden after a very long offseason! The weather cooperated in the morning but by the second round of games, it turned nasty. Credit to everyone who braved the elements and played through it, and a huge thank you to the refs who had to stand out there!
There were a lot of the usual suspects gracing the fields once again, but the exciting part is all the NEW faces I saw out there! This league is truly the best because of all the unique teams and players that come to faceoff in the most competitive co-ed football league in Western New York, and by the looks of it, it added even more competition to the mix. At first glance, this seems to be the most wide-open session yet. With that, let’s get to it!
Division1:
Losing Steak 22, TEIM 8
Jordan Lawson is back and he looks razor focused on bringing home the ultimate championship for his resume. He arguably assembled the best group of guys, and added to his female talent as well, bringing in Crystal Carlson and bringing Robin Makula back. The game was a bit sloppy, as most were with all the rain and wind, but a strong statement week one. TEIM has
the talent, but looks like they need a bit more time with a new QB to get things going.
Eyes Downtown 27, Grey Hair 20
The Drill Sergeant Bobby McConnell had his team ready to go, which comes as no surprise. I am sure they had a lot of practices in in preparation for their run to a championship. Blase was rushing, which has become his role, but it didn’t seem to make too big of an impact. Ben Stack had a great touchdown after Bobby unleashed a deep ball right into the back of the endzone. Ben seemed a bit upset even though they were winning the entire game. To make things more fun, we even had a little QB-on-QB fun as Dave Eickhoff was rushing Bobby!
Division 2:
The Untouchaballs 21, Freeballers 15
Sacks galore in this one, as both quarterbacks got sacked on multiple occasions. Jeremy Burr got picked off a couple of times at the hands of Adrian Cannon and George Lombardo, which inevitably left Burr enraged and yelling. Derek Pew tried to buck the wind and throw deep quite a few times, and was unsuccessful each time. Star of the game here was Helm, who had the game-sealing interception.
No Punt Intended 27, Mavericks 26
Mavericks dominated the start of this game with a fierce pass rush and fantastic play by their safeties to force multiple turnovers from Travis and build a 26-0 lead. With 17 minutes left, Amber Hay rallied the troops (screaming that she doesn't want to play with quitters is how you rally the troops, right?) and then NPI mounted a comeback for the ages. Despite blasting rain and wind, the girls of No Punt Intended scored three touchdowns after that to tie the game with 9 seconds left. A successful extra point attempt completed the comeback and gave them the win to shock the Mavericks.
Division 3:
Bullet Club 38, Wanderers 34
Welcome to TSL, Wanderers! I would say they showed they can compete over here, and took Bullet Club to the wire. Frank Laudico was strategic, precise, and ran his offense the way he knows how. Nothing flashy, but he got his receivers open and they made plays. Big guy Sal is a machine. He is fast and strong and made his impact known. Sal vs Pete will be fun to watch when these teams meet again! Jeff Easton played well, but the play of the day had to be when he threw an interception to Tiffany Konstabel who was rushing! Steph Czaja had the game-winning touchdown when Frank smartly had his team let her walk in the endzone to preserve time. This game ended in what can only be described as chaos! From midfield, the Wanderers lined up and took their shot. The only problem was they had nobody lined on the right side, so an incredible diving touchdown by Sal was nullified by the illegal formation. I would say the Wanderers showed they belong.
Let’s get Reccked 28, Jabronies 7
Let’s Get Reccked has built on the team and made the jump to D3. They seemingly left the girls for Jabronies wide open over the middle all game, and Joe Miano took advantage. Even so, he only scored once. It would seem, to nobodies surprise, Dave Baker was the difference-maker. Alex Buchlis showed off his connection with Baker on his classic 15 yard outs. It seems like fine wine, Daddy Dave gets better with age. Word on the street is Eric Kleckler is already thinking about how to build his next team.
Division 4:
Buffalo Vice 38, BAADies 33
Garrett has put together his own ladies team, and they are LOADED with talent. They had so many show up, but by all accounts, they had a ton of fun and were right in this game. Garrett threw some deep balls, some were successful while others were not. Did you think some wind was going to stop Gary Swag from trying it? When this team gets some more chemistry, look out!
Travis Henry’s Kids 39, Cobblestone 13
In typical Cobblestone fashion, Daryl only had just enough to play the game. Daryl managed to get Cobblestone off to a strong start, scoring on the first drive, but it was all THK from there. While Langley played well, we are not going to let him off the hook that easily as he threw a Pick-1 to Warren while trying to no-look a pass, and was picked off by Daryl on the last play of the game. Pete Walbrandt is still Pete Walbrandt, so we know how that went. Alex Corbelli showed great range defending a ton of passes and getting a pick. The ladies for THK all had a bunch of catches too.
Division 5:
ILF20, Tater Tots 13
ILF is running Andy Kicak out at QB, which is an interesting choice all things considered. Kicak looked overwhelmed back there, and seemed to throw the ball at the ground more than he did his own players. Drunk Meg is back in action and notched two picks. Christina Nelson made the game-saving play on the goal line when she managed to intercept Derek. Tall guy from the Tots seems to be their best player, and would do anything to make plays. Alex Baker dominated on offense, wore no gloves, and the rumor is he is going to get a tattoo that will read “There is a new Daddy Baker in this league.” Wonder how the original Daddy baker will feel about that!
NSS 18, Long Balls 7
Not So Sticky is back after taking the D6 title last fall. Jeff Krol stepped up and had not one, but TWO interceptions! The terrible weather unsurprisingly made the offense look terrible, leading to this low scoring game. Buddy Lee looked to be Long Balls’ best receiver, but their inability to get the females involved really stalled things on offense for them. Bryan Gillespie made his TSL debut and capped it off with an interception.
Division 6:
Southside 30, Two Tuddies 20
Southside is back after taking a session off, and Tyler Ciemny looks ready to lead his team to a title. Southside has girls with sure hands that catch just about everything Tyler throws to them. Two Tuddies talented and handsome tall guy Chris Wolcott who refuses to wear gloves had an unusually quiet game. Southside was in cruise control the whole game, leading by at least ten for much of the game even though they had no subs.
Southside 43, Back That Pass Up 12
Back That Pass Up is a new team started by Alex Dutkiewicz of Passing While Intoxicated fame, and they had a rough start to their first game without QB Jeff May available. Lots of inexperience here so far, but that's to be expected by a new team, and Southside was exactly the wrong opponent for them to make their debut against. Tyler Ciemny picked them apart and their girls were dominant again (we should really find out more about these Southside girls, since everyone is talking about them). Back That Pass Up has great uniforms though, and looking good is what it's all about!
That’s it for this week! Let’s hope the weather cooperates a little better next week. Remember, I will be watching so make some plays to stand out and get talked about!
