Crystal Bowl 50 | PFL Championship
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
ET |
FT |
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CHAKOTA |
7 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
– |
24 |
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CALIGARA |
6 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
– |
25 |
1st Quarter:
CAL FG Wright 41; 3-0
CAL FG Wright 44; 6-0
CHA Harris 46 pass to Tucker (Wall kick); 6-7
2nd Quarter:
CAL FG Wright 37; 9-7
CHA FG Wall 39; 9-10
3rd Quarter:
CAL FG Wright 31; 12-10
CHA Harris 27 pass to Blackmon (Wall kick); 12-17
4th Quarter:
CAL Slater 8 pass to Morales (Wright Kick); 19-17
CHA Harris 12 pass to Rogers (Wall kick); 19-24
CAL Slater 36 pass to Slater (Conver failed); 25-24
The Caligara Bulldogs required two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter from QB Zack Slater to come from behind to gian redemption from last year’s title game loss.
Slater had an uncomfortable first half, completing only six of thirteen passes. RB Jeremy Franklin had gained nearly 100 yards to keep the Bulldogs competitive.
The Wasps had a good performance from Trent Harris at the helm, gaining 274 yards through the air and three touchdowns. Harris overcame a second quarter interception, to lead the team to 10-9, 17-12 and 24-19 leads. His second interception effectively ended the game with 00:54 remaining.
Going into the fourth quarter, trailing 17-12, the Bulldogs regained the lead on an 8 yard pass from Slater to Morales. The lead didn’t last long, as Harris drove the Wasps downfield through the air, completing the drive with a 12 yarder to Shyrone Rogers.
The Bulldogs, with six minutes remaining needed another drive. Franklin gained two quick first downs on draw plays. Slater then found his namesake Seth on 9 and 11 yard gains. The Wasps were in their prevent defence and it was seeping gains (Ken Anderson limped off and Stephen Schmidt was playing hurt.
With 3:47 left on the clock, Zack found Seth- the Slater-to-Slater combination once more on a quick bubble screen. Seth evaded Schmidt and ran the remaining 36 yards for the score. The Bulldogs led by one point, so they attempted a two point conversion. Slater to Martinez didn’t work this time, so it remained a one point lead.
The Wasps final drive, needing just a field goal to win, ended when Kyle Neal intercepted a pass intended for Blackmon.
In just his second year as a Head Coach, Jon Palmer has topped the Mountain, an incredible achievement.
