17/05/2023
OFL Week 2
15th April 2023
The OG’s would head into Week 2 at top of the Exile Flag Conference debuting our new away kit, and damn those Yellows were looking 🔥😍.
Game 1 vs Wight Hell Hounds
The game would start off slow for the OG’s who would gain great field position from the throw off from Tommy Burwood but would stall following some great defensive tackling from the Hounds before the Hell Hounds would snag an INT in the Endzone to start their first drive of the game. 3 plays from the Hell Hounds would find them taking the lead against the reigning champions with a TD but a failed XP would leave the OG’s in a 6-0 deficit.
The second drive would start very much like the first with a sack on first down, a short completion, a drop on 3rd down before a dual QB completion to Calado would leave the OG’s just short on their drive and give the Hell Hounds the ball back to try and extend their lead. Hell Hounds would start their drive with a botched snap, followed up by a long completion to just before the half before Jordan Melay would pop up with a pass defence on 3rd down before the Hell Hounds would fail on their drive with another botched snap to give the OG’s the ball back to try and tie up the game.
Buckman would start the drive off well making the Hell Hounds miss their first tackle before Coles would hit Big Jay Alexander for a deep shot to put the OG’s within 10 yards of the Endzone before Coles would once again put the ball on a dime to Big Jay in the back corner with some delicious footwork from the big man to tie the game up at 6-6. The XP would be broken up to leave the game tied.
A couple of penalties from the Hell Hounds would stall their drive and the OG’s defence would be let off as their managed to get the ball back to the offence before the half to try and take the lead. The OG’s would get a big chunk of yardage as the Anti-Shakira would snake his way close to the half way line before Buckman would take us to 4th and 1 at the half before a bit of hot potato would see Coles hit Buckman for a 1st down. The very next play, Coles would hit Tommy Touchdown for the go-ahead score, 12-6.
A let off as a penalty was called for impeding the Blitzer while the Hell Hounds made a large completion but they would struggle to make plays count as their remaining plays would fall incomplete to see out the half with the OG’s leading 12-6.
The Hell Hounds would start the second half receiving the football, a good return would give the Hounds good field position before a tough call from the refs as a big catch down the field would get overturned as incomplete even though it appeared that the grab had been made and a football move made, the Hell Hounds would make up for it on the very next play with a huge completion before Burwood would make the TD saving tackle, a delay of game would follow and a Montanarini sack was not given but the TD was called out of bounds to give the Hell Hounds 3rd and Goal before a dead snap would bring them up to 4th and Goal which ended in another dead snap to kill the Hell Hounds drive. The OG’s would capitalise on this with a huge Coles run to set up a 2nd and short to the half way, a few incompletions would follow before Coles would shake his way to a 1st and Goal situation as the HH were using their Bullet Blitz, he would follow this up with another absolute pin point raindrop to Alexander in double coverage to extend the lead before a Melay catch would be ruled out of bounds on the XP. 18-6.
The HH would start driving but the OG’s defence wouldn’t make it easy for them with some excellent tackling from Dorman, Sterry and Orton before Sterry would almost snag the ball with a diving pass break up, unfortunately a missed tackle would see the Hounds make the Endzone on 4th down to get themselves back in the game but a drop on the XP would leave it 18-12 to the OG’s.
Coles to Burwood would start the next drive off with a beautiful slant in the conditions before Melay would take the short slant over the 1st down marker, Alexander would pick up another big chunk with a slant over the middle as the OG’s would finally get into a rhythm moving the ball, Melay would get the next completion from Coles as he sets them in a 3rd and goal before Buckman would take a short route with a reach to the Endzone but it was called a yard short to set up a 4th and goal from the 1. A Coles to Alexander mossing was denied by a delay of game but on the replayed down Burwood would show off that expert route running as he hit the filthy double move to find himself wide open in the back corner of the Endzone to give the OG’s a 24-12 lead as Alexander would fall short on the XP2 rush.
The HH would march down the field with minimal time remaining with a 3 play drive to grab a final score and XP to finish the game 24-19 to the OG’s.
Game 2 - Vs Ware Wolves
We would finish our day facing off against the Ware Wolves.
The first half would a sloppy but decent back and forth but Burwood would start things off picking up two big yardage plays before Buckman would advance the ball within 10 yards but the OG’s offence would stall in the redzone to give the Wolves possession, however, the INT Queen Dorman would pop with great coverage after fantastic blitz pressure from Monti to give the OG’s great field position. Coles would hit Alexander after some option handoffs with Buckman to bring up 2nd & Goal, where Harrison Buckman would open up his account for the season as he would sit in the two zones to snag a TD and he would follow up on the XP with 1-2 punch to give us the 7-0 lead.
The Wolves would bounce back with a great drive as they marched down the field with 2 great plays before Burwood would come in with a great PBU to bring the Wolves to 4th and Half, the blitz pressure from Monti would see an incomplete pass but a contact penalty was called to give the Wolves an automatic first down which they would convert 3 plays later and then convert the XP to tie things up.
Burwood would snag 15 yards on the first play of the drive as he glided down the field making 3 players miss before heading out of bounds, Wolves would generate a PBU on the next play from the Blitzer before Coles would jink his way for a 1st down with his legs, and would follow up with another deep touchdown to Alexander with a nice catch and tightrope down the sideline to take the lead, the XP would be picked off to leave things 13-7. The Wolves would not be denied and they would match the OG’s output as they would head down the field in 6 plays to tie things up and then take the lead with the XP, 14-13.
With minimal time remaining, the OG’s would look to the Coles to Melay connection as Melay would take a short slant and hit the spin move past 2 would-be tacklers and pick up a comfortable 15 yards before another 15 yards following a low catch in coverage before picking up YAC to put the OG’s just outside the redzone, a PBU was required by Big Jay to stop an INT on 1st & Goal before a nice chunk from Buckman would put the OG’s in the RZ, a beautiful wheel would see Coles hit Melay for his 1st TD of the day with time expiring in the first half, Melay would get a toe tap in the back corner to convert the XP and give us the lead 20-14.
The 2nd Half, the defensive side of the ball really stepped up stopping the Wolves on their first drive of the half with Ben Sterry coming up clutch as a high snap threw the Wolves QB off his rhythm and Sterry would grab an INT but the sloppy ground wouldn’t let him advance the ball. The offence kicked into high gear then with Alexander taking a high point catch before Coles couldn’t get his legs going in the mud before a Wolves sack would leave them at 3rd and Half, Calado would snag his first catch of the game to pick up the first down, 2 plays later, Burwood would skate past another 2 defenders to pick up big yardage to set us up in the RZ, Buckman / Coles would hit the hot potato to avoid the BB before Coles would drop it in the bucket for Tommy Burwood to snag the TD in tight coverage and toe tapping beauty to extend the lead before converting the XP with some dual QB trickery and the Burwood Griddy to give us a 28-14 lead.
D stepping up again with some great tackling from Orton on the first play of the drive before Melay would use his retired ball hawking ability to grab the INT to set up the O once again, the Offence would convert the opportunity as Coles would hit Calado on the catch for the TD but no converted XP. 34-14. With the defence back on the field, Sterry & Melay with great tackling would restrict the Wolves on their drive before the former would step up again with his 2nd INT of the game but this time would make good yards and would end up giving the O the ball back. Coles looking relaxed would hit Alexander, Burwood (who hit a filthy spin move on his defender to pick up good yardage), and finally Big Jay on the toe tap back corner catch for another score to his collection before Calado would convert the XP, 41-14.
Defence once again would make the Wolves life hell, once again with Dorman getting a PBU, very almost another pick, before a big completion to the Wolves WR would set them up in the RZ for the first time since the 1st half. Great coverage from D would end Ware’s drive with 4 incompletions to give the OG’s one more shot on O, a big INT from Ware would give them another shot but PBU’s from Orton and Melay would stop the Wolves leaving the game 41-14.
Stats on the Day;
Passing
N.Coles - 10 Pass TD’s / 5 Pass XP1’s / 1 Pass XP2
Offence
J.Alexander - 4 Rec TD’s / 1 Rec XP1
T.Burwood - 3 Rec TD’s / 1 Rec XP1 / 1 Rec XP2
J.Calado - 1 Rec TD’s / 1 Rec XP1
H.Buckman - 1 Rec TD / 1 Rec XP1
J.Melay - 1 Rec TD / 1 Rec XP1
Defence
B.Sterry - 2 INT’s / 3 PBU’s / 5 Tackles
H.Dorman - 1 INT / 1 PBU / 1 Tackle
J.Melay - 1 INT / 2 PBU’s / 7 Tackles
C. Montanarini - 1 Sack / 1 Tackle
S.Orton - 2 PBU’s / 8 Tackles
T.Burwood - 1 PBU / 4 Tackles
