After the exciting first round of match-ups, the teams were ready to get back out there and battle to move up the standings. However, spirits were dampened by rainy conditions which, in some cases, created slower surfaces for the players.
Wombats @ Melonheads
Melonheads
Moonbeam
Wheeler
Robinson
T
Delvecchio
Steele
A
Delvecchio
Garcia
Wombats
Sanchez
V
Kawaguchi
Estrada
Eckman
Luna
S Dobbs
Dubois
The Melonheads were the only road team to win in Week One and carried themselves with confidence as they prepared for the Wombats. Meanwhile, the Wombats and captain Pablo Sanchez were the only team to win despite losing the turnover battle. Sanchez, as a quarterback, rushed for over 200 yards and three TDs in his first game, so it was clear he would be the focus of the opposing defense.
Captain Star “Laser” Moonbeam didn’t get much action in the team’s opener, but they used a new look offense in the first quarter. Star caught a pass from Dante Robinson and took it all the way to the house for the game’s first score. After a missed XP it was 6-0.
The Wombats were excited for the opportunity to counter, but for a second straight week, the kick-off game was a disaster. Pablo fumbled another kick-off and Star picked this one up as well, running it in for the TD. That made it 13-0.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, Sanchez tried to play hero ball on the next offensive set and tossed an interception to Pete Wheeler (his 3rd of the Bowl). It must have been slippery out there because, fortunately for the Wombats, Dante Robinson turned around and tossed one right back. Then, as time expired, Sanchez heaved a long end of half prayer – which was intercepted. There was no magic this time for the Wombats, who trailed 13-0 in the lowest scoring 1st half yet.
If Sanchez thought things would get better in the second half, he was sadly mistaken. Once again, Sanchez fumbled the kick-off and this time it was Tony Delvecchio’s turn to take it the house. After a disastrous start for the Wombats, they trailed 20-0.
Although the offense did get it going with a rushing TD by Pablo, the Melonheads were able to counter punch, using a trick play to have Pete “If It’s Called Football Why I am Throwing It” Wheeler throw a long TD pass to Star Moonbeam out of the backfield. With limited time and a 28-7 lead, the Melonheads started to settle in to 2-0.
The Wombats did make a run. Sanchez threw a TD, Luna converted an onside kick and Sanchez threw another TD (both to Vicki Kawaguchi), but ultimately it was not enough. The clock ran out on the Wombats comeback chances and, after 4 turnovers, Pablo was handed defeat.
Final score: Melonheads 28 – Wombats 22
All Stars @ Rockets
Rockets
Rice
Young
Worthington
Johnson
Thomas
Morgan
Marino
All
Stars
Cunningham
Petrovich
Lui
Frazier
K
Kawaguchi
Am Khan
Blackwood
While Melonheads-Wombats was a battle of undefeateds, All Stars-Rockets was a battle between winless opponents. The Rockets had really choked away a late game lead while the All Stars had never quite gotten their feet in the ground. How would things change in Week 2?
The Rockets did what they had done in Week 1 with a quick strike offense. It was 7-0 in an instant as Jerry Rice scored a long TD. But the All Stars had figured out their offense as well, using a Luanne Lui run to tie the score.
But the pressure on the All Stars was turned up after Rice caught another TD bomb and Cunningham forced the issue. He tossed an interception for a second straight game which the Rockets didn’t hesitate to turn into points, with Young rushing for the score. It was 21-7 at the half and the Rockets looked the team many suspected they would be.
The second half proved to be a total shoot out, but the Rockets were never truly tested. Touchdowns were scored on 5 consecutive drives as Young and Cunningham threw the ball over the field. Cunningham threw 3 TD passes (1 to Lui and 2 to Frazier) while Young tossed two more to Jerry. The final score was within a touchdown, but that was only because of a last second Hocus Pocus TD by the All Stars. It was a dominant performance by the Rockets passing offense. Despite -28 yards rushing from Ricky, they racked up over 300 yards through the air (307 and 4 TDs to Rice).
Final score: Rockets 35 – All Stars 28
Hornets @ Fishes
Fishes
Pappas
Phillips
Elway
Favre
Khan
Hasselhoff
Bledsoe
Hornets
Ng
Sanders
Smith
Crockett
A
Webber
S
Webber
R Dobbs
The Fishes had a long wait after their heartbreaking loss to the Wombats in Week One. Still with a better taste in his mouth, Chico “and the Niners” Pappas (that’s a Twenty-One Pilots reference) rushed for a TD on his team’s opening drive to start things with a 7-0 lead. Unfortunately for Pappas, that would be the only points his team scored all game.
The Hornets, who won their first game in a surprise over the Rockets, showed they were for real. They controlled the clock with Barry Sanders finding his footing in the run game, compiling 162 yards a 2 TDs. Smith also used the #1 pick in the passing game as he scored a 54 yard TD via the air.
The Fishes had no answer for the Hornet smothering defense, led by Lisa Crockett and Jocinda Smith. They forced three turnovers and held their opponents to just 69 total yards.
Final
score: Hornets 35 – Fishes 7
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