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2020 FALL WEEK 1 RECAP

Week 1: 4v4 Recap

BY: LOGAN CARNEY

 

The first week of the 2020 PFFA football fall season happened this past weekend and a few teams were in action. Here is a brief recap on the games from Sunday.

Note: These are the games that I was able to keep stats for. In total, I was able to keep track of the first four games on field 1. Games on field 2, as well as the last game on field 1, will not be recapped in this article.

 

Game 1: Venom (32) vs Cobra-Kai (0)

 

Cobra-Kai played well in games later in the day, as will be noted throughout this article, but it was Venom who awoke for this 7:55 A.M. start-time as they dominated the game from the start. Speaking of the start, Venom scored three of their five touchdowns in the first half. Rob Roberts threw four touchdown passes in the game, all of which were the first four touchdowns by Venom. The last touchdown occured on a big run from Mike Melzer, who also had a recieving touchdown in the first half.

 

Mikey had two recieving touchdowns in the game for Venom while Jaden picked up one as well. Jaden also intercepted Cobra-Kai in the game.

 

Game 2: Storm (19) vs Venom (14)

 

This was probably the game of the day as these two teams fought down to the wire. Venom, coming off a 32-0 shell-shacking of Cobra-Kai, almost mounted a late comeback against Storm, who was set to play their first of three consecutive games on the day.

 

Storm got off to a 13-0 lead in the first half on two touchdown passes from Fred Warrell with Ryhan Culberson and Damon Gall on the receiving end. Venom though rebounded in the second half when Roberts threw two touchdown passes, as well as completed the extra-point conversions. The touchdowns gave them a 14-13 lead and were caught by Keith and Melzer.

 

Time was still left on the clock though, and Warrell was able to find Paul for the score right before time expired. It was an exciting finish to the close perhaps the best game of the day.

 

Game 3: Hybrid (18) vs Storm (6)

 

In the Storm’s second game of the day they were tasked with defeating Hybrid. Unfortunately for them, they couldn’t squeek out a win after falling behind 18-0 in the first half.

 

Hybrid scored all three of their touchdowns in the first half through the air, although two different quarterbacks threw a touchdown pass. Lance threw two touchdown passes while Kutcher added one of his own. Davian Eggleston caught two of the touchdown passes while Brannen caught the team’s other touchdown.

 

Storm tried to mount a comeback in the second half. They managed to score on a throw from Warrell to Culberson. However three sacks in the game by Kutcher prevented the Storm offense from scoring anymore than their lone touchdown.

 

Game 4: Cobra-Kai (25) vs Storm (19)

 

Cobra-Kai had a stout defense against the Storm in this one. Rob Jackson had two sacks for them while Tre Crumpton added an interception at the end of the first half. 

Only one touchdown was scored in the first half. The deciding touchdown too, a passing touchdown from Mike to Keith, gave Cobrai-Kai a 6-0 lead at the end of the first half. Mike added another touchdown pass to Kevin and threw two to Crumpton in the second half while Culberson threw two touchdown passes and Warrell threw one as Storm attempted a comeback. Warrell connected to Culberson in his touchdown pass while Culberson connected with Warrell and Paul.

Power Rankings Week 5

WEEK 5 POWER RANKINGS
RK (LW) Team Record RECAP
1 (+1) Chaos 10-0 This team is showing the league how they ruled the Pittsburgh area years ago. But will the old veterans fall apart during the playoffs?
2 (-1) Wreckings Crew 9-1 This team can be deadly if they play like a team. We’ll see in two weeks which Wrecking Crew team Shows Up.
3 (+1) The LCKR 6-2 This team has as many weapons as any team in the league. Finally the appearance of Bruce Thornton to pair with Ken Walton and Darius Prince is the deadliest combo in the league. This team will go as far as the QB will take them.
4 (-1) Steeltown 4-1 This will be Steeltown’s second week of this season. These grueling 5 game days have to be getting this team ready for the long playoff and tournament runs. Will the new fusion of youth and veterans make a run?
5 (+1) Chain Gang 6-3 This team is like a roller coaster the past two weeks after a great start to the season. Which Team will show up this week?
6 (-1) Vapor 3-3 This team is coming off a championship in another league. Will this help or hurt this team who had 4 players one week and had to forfeit another week?
7 (+2) Venom 4-4 This team has the talent that every team that plays them sleeps on them. The combo of Rob Roberts and Keith Durst is one of the longest in Pittsburgh. But Will the youth help put this team over the top?
8 (+10) Reapers 4-3 The most excitement for ths team happened off the field but will they overcome the distraction of the off field incident.
9 (-1) Black Knights 3-3 This team has a superstar in the making in Demitrius Carrington. Will he help produce on both sides of the ball?
10 (+1) Blue Hurricanes 2-5 After a good showing in week one….. What happened to this team? Will they return to Week 1 forum
11 (-4) Honey Badgers 2-4 I feel every time I watch this team their always shooting themselves in the foot. This is a very disappointing season for this team. Can they salvage it in the playoffs?
12 (NA) Bucs 1-6 Athletes all over the field, point blank. This team just needs one person to teach them the flag game and championships will follow.
13 (NA) Hong Kong Phooey 2-4 This team had all kinds of youth and they all disappeared. Will these players come back to help the vets?
14 (+2) Hurricanes 2-5 Starting to get in a grove. Proved to the writers that they deserve to move up the rankings. Can they either keep moving up or stay afloat.
15 (NA) WAB 1-7 This team hangs in with the toughest teams in the league then falls apart after some self-inflected wounds. Will WAB stop this from happening?
16 (-2) DLS 1-6 What can I say this team loves to drink and it explains the name and the record. Dead Liver Society is the team having the most fun on the field every week.