Can anyone believe we are already through four weeks of the season? I certainly can’t! Week four brought us a lot of sun, little wind, and great vibes all around. The usual suspects were out there gracing the fields and the bar at the rose garden, and even Topper made his return! No, not to throw the football with his weird throwing motion, but it was good to see the old guy back and hanging out with all his good pals. Enough of that let’s take a look at the action!

 

Breakfast Club:

VaJennas 14, Komosexuals 9

What a barnburner to start the day! Komosexuals were missing Garrett Beesing, which may explain the 9 point output. VaJennas made great use of their girls, most notably sub Mackenzie. Although she jumped offsides which must be a league record 7 times, Komosexuals offense just couldn’t get going and their was a lack of chemistry. 

 

D1:

Sticky Bandits 34, Losing Streak 20

SB came into this game looking to make a statement against the only other undefeated team in D1, and they did. Sticky started off slow on offense, with a few incompletions followed by a punt on the first drive. Ralph Finney showed his all-pro defensive skill with a nice pick on the second drive. However, Sticky’s defense held the fort down until the offense could get going. Jordan Lawson had a very tough day, throwing picks to Adrian Cannon, Andrew Kicak and Kevin Zack, and being held to 8 first half points. Sticky held a late lead and as the clock ticked down, Mike Thomas threw a beauty of a TD to Dean Thompson to ice the game. 

Legends 43, TEIM 14

I would categorize this game as a case of a lot of missed opportunities for TEIM. Andy Smigera was back there delivering some beautiful passes, but drops were aplenty, as Eric Kleckler dropped one in the endzone, and revered nicest big guy in the league Derek Bongiovanni dropped a beautiful out-and-up down the sideline. Joey Batts was in complete control, methodically moving his team down the field. The Legends just flat out dominated, not a ton to say. They look ready to take another title. 

 

D2: 

The Untouchaballs 22, Mavericks 18

Mavericks were short-handed, and Jordan Lawson was not his usual sharp self. I have a feeling the loss to Sticky in his D1 game really impacted him for this game. A lot of interceptions, but that will happen when you don’t have your usual cast of players. Mav’s were missing big Money Mike, so from a vibes standpoint, you know that made a difference. Jeremy Burr did enough to get his team to win, but I come away wanting more. Not quite as dominant as expected. 

No Punt Intended 44, Practice Squad 30

The score shows a 2 score win for NPI, but the game was much closer. Both teams went back and forth down the field, seemingly scoring at will. Travis was dialed in at QB, as was B. With the game on the line, needing to go down and score, B threw a very uncharacteristic pick that was returned not far from the goal line, where Travis put the final nail in the coffin. B may be upset at himself, but this is further proof PS is a team to watch out for as the season gets closer to playoff time. 

 

D3:

Let’s get Reccked 24, Bullet Club 22

LGR came in looking to make a statement, and that they did. BC was shackled with their backup qb and a short-handed roster, and LGR took advantage. Alex Buchilis threw the ball well, and Dave Baker was all over the place on defense. Langley looked sluggish and frustrated throwing his second game in a row, and LGR played pretty deep, taking away Pistol Pete’s ability to get behind them. 

 

D4:

Travis Henry’s Kids 42, Creekers 24

Creekers came in to this game as heavy underdogs, and showed well for themselves. Missy brought in another QB (he has been on roster, but missed the first couple weeks) and he performed well. As the game went on, Creekers found some chemistry and the new QB made a huge difference. I can see them improving steadily as the season goes on. THK had “good Langley” this week, who was precise and accurate and the offense scored at will. Pistol Pete continues to be unguardable, and the ladies got into the action, with Katie Garey and Jenna Blachura both catching some awesome touchdowns! Langley hasn’t complained about being in D4 this session, I guess some wins finally shut him up.

Puckett All-Stars 46, Cunning Stunts 17

Puckett seems to be the runaway favorite in D4, and we can see why. Vince Tanerva has been incredible behind center, and he has some of the best athletes in the division. CS has some of the best ladies in the division but this was a amtchup nightmare. PAS plays man and it was tough for the ladies to get much opening for Joey Batts. Vince took the offense down the field time and time again, making for a blowout victory. 

 

D5:

ILF 34, TMA 7

The upset of the day! TMA has looked like the favorite to take D5 by storm, but it looks like their prototypical strong defense wasn’t ready for ILF! TMA struggled to get the ball in the endzone, while Andrew Kicak stepped up and delivered some strong passes to his team. Prim had to be furious after this performance (wherever he is), so I would expect a more focused TMA next week. 

Come From behind 34, Not So Sticky 23

Paul LoVullo was his usual unstoppable self as he repeatedly found his male receivers to carve out big play after big play.  Despite a nice early pick by Rags on defense, the normally stout Not So Sticky defense was not able to make enough plays to slow down a team that many consider to be the D5 favorites.  

D6:

Balls Deep 21, Southside 14

I guess Southside needed to get a loss out of the way, and they chose this week. Southside was missing some of their best players, and Tyler Cienmy missed some throws. Balls deep took advantage, attacking the weak point of Southside’s defense to move the ball down the field and put up just enough to top the early D6 favorite. Given the missing/injured players Saturday though, I don’t foresee any future issues for Southside.