SAFL 2010 Week 3 Newsletter

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SAFL 2010 Season Week 3 Newsletter

*** Weekss Highlights ***

1. World League games

2. National League games

3. American League games

4. League Standings

5. Commissioner's corner

6. SACAC Announcements

7. Tomo's Tips: Concussion

8.The Next Step in Athletics Guidance from NCSA

9. Football Tidbit: George Blanda dies at 83

10. Pictures of the Week

***

Greetings And Welcome

Hello everyone! Welcome to the third edition of the regular 2010 season

Newsletter for the Singapore American Football League (SAFL). This edition

brings to you game highlights of the World, National and American League

games that were played this past week. We have very good game write-ups

contributed by Phil Morris (World League), Roy & Michael Connors (National

League) and David Moritz (American League). Photographs were contributed by

Andre DiBiagio, Maureen Pond, James Haensly, Shannon Chambers and many

others. Sandy Lal volunteered her professional editing skills, Tomo Tanabe

contributed the write-up on Concussion and Phil Morris compiled the article

about the late George Blanda.

A huge thank you to all our contributors mentioned above, to numerous others

for their contributions to help make this third edition happen, and also to the

coaches, referees, chain gang, booth staff plus everyone else volunteering their

time to make this another successful SAFL season!

(All games this weekare at the SAS turf

field)

Fri Oct 01: 8:00 pm

(World) Vikings vs-

Steelers

Sat Oct 02: 8:30 am

(American) Longhorns

vs- Rams

Sat Oct 02: 9:30 am

(American) Gators vs-

Longhorns

Sat Oct 02: 10:30am

(American) Rams vs-

Gators

Sat Oct 02: 2:00 pm

(National) Raiders vs-

Cougars

Sat Oct 02: 3.00 pm(National) Chargers vs-

Raiders

Sat Oct 02: 4:00 pm

(National) Cougars vs-

Chargers

Sat Oct 02: 6:30pm

(World) Oilers vs-

Bulldogs

Week 3 volunteersThank you!

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from QB Jamie Onischuk to Jake Derksen to the Steelers 45 -yard line. Nigel Tan

and Kevin Hurh brought the Steelers into Bulldogs territory on good runs up the

middle for a Steelers first down. Erik Vantilburg took the ball deeper into

Bulldog-land, running down to the 27. But then the Bulldogs defense kicked in

and caused the Steelers to turn the ball over on downs, deep in Bulldogs

territory.

However, the Steel Curtain dropped on the Bulldogs hopes of a sustained drive,

and the Men in Black were forced to punt the ball away. Nigel Tan of the Steelers

received the ball and made a rapid return down to the Bulldogs 34-yard line.

This signaled the end of the first quarter of play, with the score remaining 00.

In this see-saw defensive match-up, the Bulldogs themselves stood tall, and JohnRoberts recovered a Steelers fumble on his own 32-yard line. Ball to the

Bulldogs. But not for longthe Bulldogs went three plays and then punted on the

fourth. The Bulldogs got a good punt and roll, and the Steelers took over on their

own 22-yard line. A penalty on the Steelers moved the ball back near the 10,

and they began their drive from there.

The Steelers converted a first down on a determined run by Erik Vantilburg over

the middle. Kevin Hurh did his part as well and gave the Steelers another first

down near midfield. Nigel Tan and Erik Vantilburg marched the ball down to the

Bulldogs 30-yard line, and Jamie Onischuk kept the ball for a short gain and

subsequent first down. But the Steelers hope for a score faded as Leo Lee of the

Bulldogs knocked down a Steelers pass, thus forcing the ball to turn over on

downs. Bulldogs ball, first and 10, on their own 22.


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The Bulldogs wasted no time in going on the offensive. Bulldogs QB Andrew

Roberts hit Chase Pope on a pass over the middle up to the Bulldogs 37-yardline. The aerial assault continued when QB Roberts connected with Olivier

Damas, who sprinted down to the Steelers 42-yard line, and another Bulldog first

down. Roberts also hit receiver

Danny McCarvel over on the left side, near the first down marker, but not enough

to move the chains. The fourth down conversion failed, and this very good

Bulldogs drive came to an end. The Steelers took possession, but not enough

time remained to sustain a drive. The first half ended with a deadlocked score:

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To start the second half of play, the Bulldogs kicked off to the Steelers, who

returned the ball to their own 32. The combination of Nigel Tan and Kevin Hurh

once again proved to be successful, and they moved the ball across midfield to

the Bulldogs 45-yard line. Next, the Steelers were penalized, which set the Men

in Yellow back on the Bulldogs 35, still first down. Another Steelers penalty

pushed them back to the Bulldogs 40, but

a nice run off left tackle by Jake Derksen negated some of the loss. Ball on the

27 of the Bulldogs. Kevin Hurh of the Steelers wiped out the yardage deficit with

a run to the right side for another Steelers first down. But the 13-yard line of the

Bulldogs was as far as the Steelers could go, and the ball turned over to the Men

in Black on downs.

The Bulldogs tried to advance the ball on offense, but the Steelers defense

proved too strong. The Bulldogs elected to punt, and they cleared the zone with

the ball ending up on the Bulldogs 45-yard line. Steelers ball.


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The Steelers drove hard against an entrenched Bulldogs defense but were able to

move the ball to the Bulldogs 34-yard line. QB Onischuk kept the ball and snuck

it across the yard marker for a Steelers first down. The Steelers made an ill-

advised pass, however, and Andrew Roberts of the Bulldogs picked off the throw

to turn the ball over. The third quarter ended with the game continuing to be

scoreless.

The final quarter of play began with Bulldogs ball, second and 5 on their own 32-

yard line. The Bulldogs could not make the first down, so punted down to the

Steelers 37. In this truly back-and-forth contest, the Steelers coughed up a

fumble and Chase Pope of the Bulldogs fell on the ball on the Steelers 38 -yardline.

The Bulldogs offense stalled, and they punted the ball away. Steelers ball, first

and 10 on their own 26. Erik Vantilburg advanced the ball to the Steelers 41,

giving them a first down. There had not been many long runs in the game on

either side until Jake Derksen of the Steelers broke free and dashed along the left

sideline down to the Bulldogs 10-yard line. Unfortunately for the Steelers, this

long run was wasted as the Steelers could not punch the ball into the end zone.

The ball turned over to the Bulldogs on their 10-yard line.

Gabrielle Malaki of the Bulldogs got his team out of some trouble by running the

ball up to his own 27-yard line, and a first down. But thats as far as the

Bulldogs drive went, and they punted the ball away. A nice roll landed the ballon the Steelers 34-yard line, where they went to work. With time running down

in the fourth quarter, Kevin Hurh of the Steelers made a crucial first down. The

ball was now on the Steelers 45-yard line.

Jake Derksen continued his hard running with a sweep around the left side,

moving the ball down to the Bulldogs 39-yard line. On the next play, QB Jamie

Onischuk of the Steelers connected with his receiver, Jake Derksen, for a big pass

play. The ball now rested on the Bulldogs 15-yard line. At this point, the

Steelers passing attack was in full gear, and Onischuk found Erik Vantilburg in

the end zone for a Steelers touchdown. Nigel Tan pounded his way into the end

zone for the 2-point conversion, and the score finally changed in this fierce

defensive battle to Steelers 8, Bulldogs 0.
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On the Oilers first possession, combined runs by Alex DiBiagio and Robert Morris

took the Oilers down to the Vikings 3-yard line. But a mishandled pitchout,

recovered by the Oilers, pushed them back to their 12-yard line. On the next

play, Oiler QB Trent Fish connected with Corey Burkett on a pass. Burkett ran

the ball down to the Vikings 1-yard line, thus recovering the lost yardage, and

more. The Oilers then completed their drive on a touchdown by Trent Fish, who

kept the ball and snuck across the goal line. The 2-point conversion was no

good, and the Oilers led 60.

The Vikings took over on their own 33 following the kickoff. Joshua Dawe of the

Vikings burst across the right side and ran the ball to midfield and a Vikings first

down. But that was as far as the Vikings got, and they punted the ball away.

The Oilers took over on their own 30-yard line.

It was the Oilers turn next to have their drive stopped, resulting in a punt to

midfield. The Vikings again turned the ball over on downs, and the Oilers

regained possession at their own 35-yard line. The clock wound down on the first

quarter of play with the score Oilers 6, Vikings 0.

The second quarter began with the Oilers still in possession. From midfield, Alex

DiBiagio streaked down the left sideline for a big gain to the Vikings 25 -yard line

and a first down. Robert Morris then took the ball and ploughed ahead to theVikings 16-yard line and a gain of 9 yards. But the Vikings defense


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demonstrated their worth and shut the Oilers drive off. The Vikings took over

deep in their territory, first and 10.

During the Viking drive, Quarterback Tyler Creasman threw a long pass to Julian

Byrns, who dove for the reception at the Vikings 40-yard line and a first down. A

personal foul on the Oilers gave the Vikings a first down at the Oilers 47. Then,

QB Tyler Creasman kept the ball and dashed all the way down to the Oilers 20-

yard line, giving the Vikings a first down and good field position. Two plays later,

Creasman connected with Joshua Dawe on a pass, which put the ball on the

Oilers 1-yard line. Tyler Creasman executed a successful QB sneak, and the

score evened at 6-all on the Vikings first touchdown.


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On the ensuing kickoff, the Vikings recovered the ball on the Oilers 41-yard line

after performing an on-side kick. The Vikings again drove the ball down toward

the Oilers goal line, on a completed pass from Creasman to David Shum, and a

long up-the-middle run by Chris Hampton. Neil Smith of the Vikings then ran the

ball into the Oilers end zone for a TD, but this score was called back on a penalty.

The Vikings were unable to advance the ball farther and turned it over on downs

to the Oilers.

The Oilers then started their drive on a nice run by Robert Morris up to midfield.

But with only 30 seconds remaining in the second quarter, there was no time left

despite a long run by QB Trent Fish. The score at half-time was deadlocked, withthe Oilers and Vikings having 6 points each.

The second half of play again saw a Vikings on-side kick, which they recovered on

the Oilers 39-yard line. But the Oilers defense held firm, and the Vikings opted

to punt the ball away. However, the punt was blocked by Oiler Corbin Weber and

recovered by Oiler Nick Labranche. Oilers ball on the Viking 30-yard line.

Despite the good field position, the Oilers could not advance the ball and turned it

over on downs. The ball changed hands several more times midway through the

third quarter. With 3 minutes remaining in the third quarter, the Vikings began

to move the ball toward the Oilers end of the field, aided in part by good runs

made by Joshua Dawe and Tyler Creasman. The third quarter ended with the

score still tied at 6 apiece.

The fourth quarter opened with the Vikings capping off their third-quarter drive

on a pass across the middle from Tyler Creasman to Daniel Kim, for the second

Viking score. The 2-point conversion failed, and the Vikings took the lead, 126.


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The remainder of the fourth quarter saw both teams engaged in a fierce

defensive struggle. The Oilers mounted a drive deep in Viking territory, but theycould not capitalize on this opportunity. The scoring ended with the Vikings

emerging as the victors in this very competitive, defensive game. Final score:

Vikings 12, Oilers 6.

- Thanks to Sports Writer Phil Morris for the game write-ups and SportsPhotographer Andre DiBiagio for the great photographs.

Game Highlights National League

Chargers 22 - Cougars 6: Saturday, 25 September 2010

Cougar Jack Hogan sent the game into motion with a fine kickoff to Andrew

Taylor, who was met with a fierce form tackle by #81 Nick Holl. On third and 6

on their own 29-yard line, Charger QB Bas Sock lofted a nifty 20-yard toss to

all-purpose Andrew Taylor, who was brought down by #20 Logan Chaudhry.

First and 10, do-it-again clamored the Charger faithful.

After Jack Hogan tackled Bas Sock on a third down fumbled snap, the Chargers

were facing a fourth and 10 at midfield; but a painful Cougar illegal participation

penalty gave the Chargers a fresh set of downs at the Cougar 35-yard line.

On fourth and 9 on the Cougar 34-yard line Andrew Taylor caught a pass in the

right flat, but Justin Hunt stopped him 4 yards short of a first down. Big

Defensive Series for the Cougars allowed their offense to take over at their own

27-yard line. But the Cougar defense didnt have time to take off their helmets.


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On first down the surging Charger defensive line caused a fumble in the Cougar

backfield, which Jack Devins was happy to claim for the Chargers. On first and

10 on the Cougar 22-yard line, reliable Ryan Pond sliced and spun for 22 yards

into the Cougar end zone for the games first score. Bas Socks keeper up the

middle put the Chargers up 8-0 with 5:47 left in the opening quarter.

The Cougars Cole Derksen galloped up the middle 20 yards with the kickoff to

his own 46-yard line, where his team took over first and 10. Brett Bertamini

rumbled 9 yards over the right side, and the Cougars were beginning to assert

themselves. Mistakes, however, would haunt the Cougars throughout the

game. The Chargers capitalized on the Cougars fumbled snap on second and 1

and took over in Cougar territory.

The Chargers moved down to the 28-yard line on runs by Ethan Shaw, Bas

Sock, and Ryan Pond. Then, on what looked like a broken play, Bas Sock

rumbled down to the 2-yard line, breaking several tackles along the way before

a hustling and determined Tom Kim corralled him out of bounds. Ethan Shaw

went the distance around the right side on the next play, and with Bas Socks

keeper up the middle good, the Chargers led 16-0 with 1:45 to go in the

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The dangerous Cole Derksen raced 25 yards to midfield with the kickoff before

an illegal block penalty brought the ball back to their own 42-yard line. On first

and 10 Derksen found receiver Stephen Faris between two defenders for abeautiful 20-yard pass completion. Mistakes again cut the Cougar celebration

short, when on second down a poor snap and Stuart Bakers pressure caused a

QB fumble that #70 Thomas Hewitt recovered for the Chargers with 38 seconds

left on the clock.

Charger Ryan Ponds displayed a 25-yard burst after another Cougar penalty

brought the ball down to the 5-yard line before a very busy Tom Kim and

Stephen Faris brought him down. Cameron Creasman bulled his way to the 2-

yard line before Justin Hunt, amongst others, stopped his progress. With just

0.5 seconds to go, Cougar Chris Ragsdale, making his first start at DE, stopped

Sock cold, with Nick Holl cleaning up with an assist.

The second quarter opened with Nick Holl stopping Ryan Pond for a 3-yard loss

on the Chargers fourth and goal play. Yet once again the Cougar defense hadto take the field after a fumbled snap on first down turned the ball over to the


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Chargers. Ryan Pond would have been in for another score had it not been for

the hustle of Tom Kim, assisted by Cole Derksen, taking Pond down at the 2-

yard line. And once again the Cougar defenders held strong, with Stephen Faris

tackling the dangerous Ryan Pond after just a 3-yard gain and Hannes Herrel,

tackling Ethan Shaw for a 5-yard loss. But these Chargers seem to thrive on

fourth down plays. QB Bas Sock found his favorite receiver Ryan Pond for the

TD to push the Charger advantage to 22-0 with 7:42 to go in the game.

Cornerback Sean Yooanother Cougar playing well at a new positionmade his

mark on Special Teams this time by adroitly covering Jack Devins dangerously

well-placed kickoff. The Cougars took over at their own 36-yard line.

Cole Derksen came out firing, hitting Tom Kim on a beautiful 24-yard pass play.

Yet on the next play Charger Jack Devins intercepted the ball on his own 27-

yard line. On the very next play Cole Derksen forced Ryan Pond to cough up

the ball, and an alert Jack Ward recovered at his own 25-yard line for the

Cougars. Yet on the Cougars next series, the Charger defense led by Stuart

Baker (the difference maker), Jack Devins, Sean Farris, Bas Sock, and Thomas

Hewitt made sure the Cougars stayed in their cage. Some wobbly looping snaps

contributed to the Cougars troubles.

Now it was the Cougar defenses turn to rise to the challenge. Logan Chaudhry,

Jack Hogan, Brett Bertamini, and Cole Derksen made big plays to stop Charger

advances and turn the ball back over to the Cougar offense. On first and 10

from the Charger 35-yard line QB Chris Jackson, facing a wave of hungry

Chargers, hit #32 Pierce Kotarski for 8 yards, who made a fine catch in traffic.

Yet Jackson again had no time to throw the ball, and his fourth down completion

to Kotarski actually lost 2 yards to turn the ball over to the Chargers.

The Cougar defense pushed the Chargers back 11 yards over the next four

plays, with strong efforts again registered by Chris Ragsdale, Justin Hunt, Shiv

Lal, and Cole Derksen. This fine effort set up the Cougars only score of the

day. On first down Derksen found #32 Pierce Kotarski on a well-executed 15-

yard pass play. With 2 seconds left in the contest, Derksen scampered around

left end to make the final score Chargers 22-Cougars 6.
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Raiders 14 Cougars 0: Saturday, 25 September 2010

Raider Eliot Sperling started things off with a nice boot down to the 15-yard line,

where Cougar carrier Cole Derksen returned the ball 20 yards to his own 35-

yard line.

The Raider defenseled by Daniel Brundage, Kam Hardy, and Daniel

McConaghyforced the Cougars to punt on fourth and 13. After Sperling

opened up the Raider offense with a nice 7-yard run it was all Jack Albanese,

who clipped off runs of 3, 15, 11, and 20 yards in succession to put the Raiders

on the board 6-0. Brundage took a pitch and ran around the left side to make

the score 8-0 with 6:08 remaining in the opening quarter.

Cole Derksen took Sperlings next boot back 40 yards to put the Cougars in

strong field position on the Raider 44-yard line. On third and 9, Cole Derksen

showed great concentration by hauling in a tipped pass from QB Chris Jacksonto give the Cougars just enough for a first down. Sean Mouton made a nice


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tackle on the dangerous Derksen.

The Cougars kept it simple, churning the ball down to the Raider 19-yard line

behind the running of Brett Bertamini, Derksen, and Tom Kim. On the next

play, however, Jack Albanese stripped the ballcarrieralong with the Cougars

momentumand raced 81 yards the other way to increase his teams lead to

14-0 with 1:26 to play in the quarter. On the Cougars next possession, Raider

Tristan Lee intercepted a pass on fourth down and 2 to finish the opening

quarter with the Raiders in charge 14-0.

Although things did not go their way in the first quarter, and they had just

tasted defeat at the hands of the Chargers in the first game, Coach Craig

Derksens team never had any quit in them in the final quarter of this contest.

On the Raiders opening drive, runs of 13 and 11 yards by scatback Sean

Mouton had the Raiders thinking score. Cougar defenders Tom Kim, Teddy

Russell, Justin Hunt, Cole Derksen, and Logan Chaudhry soon put thosethoughts to bed, pushing the Raiders back 19 yards, where the Cougar offense


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took over on downs at their own 42-yard line.

The Cougars next series produced four incomplete passes, due largely to errant

snaps from the shotgun formation forcing whoever was meant to be on the

receiving end to run for cover. After taking over on downs, the Raiders Jack

Albanese quickly coughed up the ball on second down and the ever-ready Justin

Hunt recovered for the Cougars.

Taking over on their own 32-yard line, the Cougars were able to move the

chains once; but fierce and consistent tackling by linebacker Daniel McConaghy,

with assists by Robert Picard along the way, ended the Cougars drive on their

own 44-yard line. On the Raiders first play from scrimmage, Cougar CB Sean

Yoo wrapped up Eliot Sperling in the backfield for a 6-yard loss. On second and

16 from midfield, Jack Albanese burst up the middle before cutting outside en

route to a 34-yard run before a hustling Brett Bertamini forced him out of

bounds. Eliot Sperlings runs of 4 and 10 yards ran out the clock, with the

games final score Raiders 14-Cougars 0.

Chargers 20 Raiders 6: Saturday, 25 September 2010

The games first play just sort of grabbed you by the collar and told you to sit

down. Raider Eliot Sperlings onside kick was grabbed in stride by teammate

Jack Albanese, who galloped another 15 yards before being brought down.Although the rule book negated Albaneses run, the crowds collective jaw

remained open for several more plays. Super Bowl trophies have been claimed

with lesser plays.

Charger Cameron Creasman did his bit to shake the crowd from its stupor by

dumping the elusive Daniel McConaghy in the backfield on first down for a 4-

yard loss. On third and 6 it was Thomas Hewitts turnhe tackled Jack

Albanese after only a yard. Bas Sock recovered a fumble on fourth and 5 to put

the Chargers in gear at their on 46.

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On first down for the Chargers, Raider Jack Albanese forced the fumble by Bas

Sock, who turned the ball over to the Raiders. Albanese then rumbled through

the right side on first down and after an effective stiff-arm burst into the

Charger secondary before being pulled down on the 8-yard line. QB Daniel

McConaghy then hit Sean Mouton with a 1-yard toss on third and goal, and after

Jack Albanese tacked on the 2-point conversion the Raiders led 8-0 after 6:59 in

the first quarter.

The Chargers next set of downs produced a loss of 7 yards courtesy of Josh

Haensly, Sean (and you thought I just played offense) Mouton, and Daniel

Brundage. The Raiders took over at the Charger 43-yard line, and after facing

third and 3 the Chargers appeared to get a break when Jack Albanese fumbled.

But an alert Albanese scooped up his own fumble and ran 6 yards for another

Raider first down.

The Charger defense pushed the Raiders back 6 yards over the next four plays

thanks to two fine tackles by #70 Thomas Hewitt and strong plays by Bas Sock

and Alex Robinson, Sean Farris and big hitter Stuart Baker. The Chargers


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offense began to kick in on a second down pass play to Jack Devins good for 20

yards. On the next play Ethan Shaw showed what moving your feet can do, by

breaking three tackles before Robert Picard finally brought him down after 9

yards. Eliot Sperling and Henry Manachi made tackles 2 yards deep into the

Charger backfield on successive plays to end the quarter with the Raiders up 8-

0 over the Chargers.

With the Chargers facing fourth and 8 from the Raider 25-yard line, Jack

Albanese picked off a Bas Sock pass along the ride sidelinewith one handand

made a brilliant 85-yard TD return to increase the Raider margin to 14-0 with

8:51 to go in the game.

All those Raider onside kicks set the Chargers up for a long one, and Eliot

Sperling obliged with a boomer down to the 3-yard line, where a hustling DanielMcConaghy blanketed Bas Sock on his own 9-yard line.

On second down Charger Ethan Shaw kicked into high gear through the middle

of the Raider defense for 18 yards, with Tristan Lee saving a sure touchdown

with a fine tackle from behind. After pass interference brought the ball to

midfield, the Bas Sock-Ryan Pond show took to the stage. Act One was a 14-

yarder, and after a brief diversion by Raiders Brundage and McConaghy

threatened to close the show on opening night, The Show unfolded beautifully

on fourth and 18. Sock hit Pond in the left flat. Pond made a great inside move

to evade the first tackler and then ran it outside to complete a 43-yard catch

and run TD to make the score 14-6 with 5:49 to go.

The Chargers appeared to have the Raiders bottled up on the next series after

fine defensive stops by Jack Devins, Cameron Creasman, Sean Farris, and

Thomas Hewitt. But on fourth and 2 from the Charger 42-yard line Jack

Albanese threw an absolute missile on the halfback option pass to a wide-open

Sean (Im back on offense) Mouton for a 42-yard touchdown. The Raiders led

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On the Chargers next series Bas Sock hit Ryan Pond on a 34 -yard pass play

that would have gone for 6 points had Daniel Brundage not tackled Pond.

But excellent pass defense on successive plays by Tristan Lee and Daniel

McConaghy helped hand the ball back to the Raiders on their own 27-yard linewith 2:28 to go. After getting the ball back near midfield the Chargers were

fighting to put something together, but #44 Daniel McConaghys interception

sealed the win for the Raiders, with the final score Raiders 20-Chargers 6.

- Thanks to Roy & Micheal Connors, for providing the NL game write-ups.


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Game Highlights American League

Gators 14Rams 0:Saturday, 25 September 2010

This week, the first game of the American League had the Gators kicking off to

the Rams. Kyle Froemkes 32-yard kickoff was returned 14 yards by Robert

Moritz, who avoided a few tacklers and was brought down at the Rams 32-yard

line by Thomas Samuels. On the first play, Nick Cione took the ball up the

middle on a quarterback keeper.

He gained 3 yards before being tackled by William DiBiagio. Then, on third

down, in what was one of the Rams first plays in the air, Nick Cione connected

with Nils Berggren, who nicely caught the ball in a crowded field for a gain of a

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The Rams went for it on fourth down with a sweep up the right side to Robert

Moritz, who ran for about 5 yards, but the Rams were just inches short of a first

down.

After the Gators lost 5 yards on their first play for a foul, Kyle Froemke ran up

the left side to gain 9 yards before being tackled and pushed out of bounds by

Nick Cione. A fumble on the next play for a couple-yard loss brought third down

and 5. Finn Sykes then took the ball a few yards up the right side before being

tackled by Jay You and Collin Pond. On fourth down, the Gators were unable to

make a first down as Carter Ware was brought down by Joe Brick a few yards

short.

The Rams lost 10 yards on their first play of their next drive on a fumble. So

the Rams started second down on their 20-yard line. Wesley Dimond ran the

ball twice up the middle for a few yards each time. On fourth down, Nick Cione

punted to Sterling Kassela and the Gators started their next drive on the Rams

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The Gators gave the ball to Gavin Hall for a yard up the middle. He was tackled

by Bryce Yoder and Jack Teerlinck.

Then, Gavin Hall connected on a dramatic pass to the right side, nearly

intercepted by Garrett Chambers, but was caught by Sterling Kassela as hedove for the ball for a 4-yard gain. Gavin Hall then took the ball up 10 yards for

a first down on the Rams 22-yard line before being tackled by Brian Yan and

Ryan Thomas. Gavin Hall kept the ball again for a run up the right side to the

Rams 10-yard line and another first down. Matt Jones then tried running up

the middle but was stopped by Bryce Yoder and Ramon Neira. On the next

play, Gavin Hall ran around the left sideline for a 12-yard touchdown for the

Gators. The two-point conversion was good with a pass completion to Julian

Padgett. Gators 8, Rams 0.

After the kickoff, the Rams started their drive on their 20-yard line. A couple of

running plays by Nick Cione and Jay You brought third and 6 on the 24. The

ball was loose on the next play, and the Rams punted from their 11-yard line.

The 30-yard punt by Nick Cione was returned to the Rams 28 -yard line by

William DiBiagio.

On the Gators next drive, they got a first down from a run by Kyle Froemke up

the middle and were on the Rams 8-yard line. Finn Sykes took the ball on the

left side for a few yards, and then on the next play Kyle Froemke snuck left for a

touchdown. The kick was no good. Gators 14, Rams 0.

Matt Joness kickoff was stopped by Joe Brick at m idfield. The Rams started

their drive on their 39-yard line. Garret Chamber ran the sweep for a yard, but

a penalty on the next play brought the ball to the 34-yard line. On the nextplay, the ball was intercepted by Gavin Hall and the Gators got the ball.


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The Gators were unable to move the ball far enough on the next few plays, and

the game ended 140.

Longhorns 8Rams 0: Saturday, 25 September 2010

The Rams started their drive on their 30-yard line after a kickoff reception by

Jay You. The Rams ran the ball on successive plays by Jay You, Nick Cione,

Robert Moritz, and then Joe Brick but werent quite able make a first down, and

the Longhorns got the ball on the Rams 36-yard line.

The Longhorns started their drive with a hand-off to Daelen Dennenberg for 5

yards on the left and then, on the next play, 4 yards up the right side for third

and 1 on the 26-yard line. Bradley Park took the snap and ran up the middle

for 3 yards and a first down on the Rams 22. The Rams stopped Daelen tobring up third and long on the 23. Bradley Park tried to then connect with Jacob


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Vore, but the ball was batted away by Robert Moritz. On fourth, Daelen was

brought down by Garrett Jenkins, Nils Berggren, and Joe Brick for a 10-yard

loss. The Rams got the ball on their 33-yard line.

But the next play was a fumble, and the Longhorns got the ball back. William

Hewitt ran up the right side for 9 yards, just short of a first down. Miller

Williams then took the ball for a first down on the Rams 25-yard line. He was

stopped by Garrett Chambers and Ramon Neira. A couple of runs later by Harri

Starr and William Hewitt up the middle and the quarter ended on third and 9.

The first play of the quarter was beautiful pass by Harri Starr to William Hewitt

for 10 yards and a first down on the Rams 12-yard line. But the Rams held

tough. On fourth down, Ryan Thomas made a nice tackle to stop the Longhorns

from scoring.


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The Rams were unable to make much progress on their next possession. Nick

Cione connected nicely with Robert Moritz on a screen pass to the right side onthird down, but the Rams couldnt quite make a first down. On the subsequent

punt, Daelen caught the punt on the Rams 30 and ran up the left sideline for a

touchdown. Bradley Park made the conversion. Longhorns 8, Rams 0.

The Rams were unable to make progress on their next drive, so they punted to

the Longhorns, who started their next drive on the Rams 32-yard line. The

Longhorns almost turned over the ball on the next two plays. First via a fumble,

which they recovered, and then on a long pass by Bradley Park down the right

side that was nearly intercepted by Robert Moritz. The Longhorns then decided

to run the ball via Daelen Dennenberg and Bradley Park for a first down, but the

game ended there. Score: Longhorns 8, Rams 0.

Gators 14Longhorns 6: Saturday, 25 September 2010


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The third game of the week started off with a bang. Daelen Dennenberg picked

up the kickoff on the 15-yard line and ran the ball past a number of Gator

tacklers to return the kickoff for a dramatic touchdown. Longhorns 6, Gators 0.

On the next play, the Gators almost returned the favor. William DiBiagio picked

up the kickoff on the 15-yard line and broke a number of tackles to run 39 yards

and make it all the way to the Longhorns 26-yard line. Jacob Vore saved the

touchdown with a stretching tackle. But the Gators were unable to make

progress on their next drive and ended up fumbling the ball to the Longhorns at

midfield.

The Longhorns made a first down from a pass from Bradley Park to Harri Starr.

But no, it was short by a yard. Bradley Park then tried to punch through for a

first down but was stopped, and the Gators got the ball back on their 30-yard

line.


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Gavin Hall made a nice run up the right sideline to gain 20 yards to the

Longhorns 28-yard line and then, a few plays later, kept the ball for atouchdown run up the left side. The conversion was good, and the score was

Gators 8, Longhorns 6.

Nate Bernard picked up the kickoff return and was tackled by Gavin Hall. So the

Longhorns got to start their drive on their 28-yard line. Unable to make much

progress, the Longhorns punted to the Gators, who returned the ball to midfield

but fumbled the ball. The Longhorns recovered the fumble and took possession

on their 35-yard line at the end of the first quarter.

Daelen started the Longhorns drive with a 9-yard run, and then Bradley Park

ran up the middle for a first down on the Gator 33-yard line. Matt Meehan

blitzed on the next play and took down Bradley Park for a couple-yard loss.

Despite a nice run by Daelen, the Longhorns were unable to make a first down

and the Gators got the ball back on their 29-yard line.


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William DiBiagio got the Gators offense going with a number of runs to get a

first down at midfield and another first down at the Longhorns 30 -yard line.

Then DiBiagio took the ball up the middle for a touchdown, breaking a couple of

tackles along the way. Gators 14, Longhorns 6.

Longhorns fans held their breath as Bradley Park evaded a number of tackles

looking for the long pass and then unloaded a 30-yarder to Daelen

Dennenbergbut it slipped out of his hands incomplete. This was their best

chance to try and tie up the game. Shortly thereafter, Carter Ware intercepted

another Park pass to seal the game. Gators 14, Longhorns 6.


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League Standings

2010 WORLD LEAGUE STANDINGS

W L T PCT PF PA STK

OILERS 2 1 0.667 102 12 Lost 1

VIKINGS 2 1 0.667 42 30 Won 2

STEELERS 2 1 0.667 32 56 Won 1

BULLDOGS 3 0.000 0 78 Lost 3

2010 NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

W L T PCT PF PA STK

CHARGERS 5 1 0.833 118 54 Lost 1

RAIDERS 3 3 0.500 98 68 Won 2

COUGARS 5 1 0.000 36 130 Lost 3

2010 AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

W L T PCT PF PA STK

GATORS 6 1.000 98 32 Won 6

LONGHORNS 3 3 0.500 72 56 Lost 1

RAMS 6 0.000 32 114 Lost 6

Commissioners Corner

We had some great games this past weekend, as your young men learn the

game, teamwork and sportsmanship. It always intrigues me how these teams -

of all ages - come together this time of the season under the watchful eyes of

our amazing coaches and volunteers.

Please note the slight changes to the schedule this week. Please also note the

following schedule changes for this coming weekend, due to conflicting school

activities.

1. The Friday night Vikings-Steelers WL game will start at 8 p.m.2. The Saturday afternoon Raiders-Cougars NL game will start at 2 p.m.All games will be played at SAS Turf Field this week.

Come out and support the teams!

-Jeff Woodard, SAFL Commissioner


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SACAC Announcement

SACAC INVITES YOU:

On Wednesday, October 27th at 7:00pm SACAC will join Lotto Carpets

Gallery at Blk 26 #01-04 Dempsey Road for our first SACAC fundraiser!

Mr. Abid Mir and his family have generously agreed to donate 50% of the

evenings proceeds to support SACAC programs. Look forward to an eveningfilled with drinks, dinner, and a wealth of carpet knowledge. Ladies will also

receive a beautiful Kashmir shawl.

(No ticket purchase or entry fee for this event. Come show your support for

SACAC programs.)

***

Online Winter Sport Registration 29 September - 8 October at www.sacac.com

Thank you for your patience and assistance with our transition!

***

Tomos Tips: Concussion

Concussion - Its better to miss one game than the whole season

Due to the nature of the sports, over 300,000 concussions are reported in highschool, collegiate and professional levels during football season in the UnitedStates. Involved in football, it is critical to for you to understand aboutconcussion and to manage it appropriately.

What is a concussion?

A concussion is a serious brain injury that

- Is caused by a bump or a blow to the head- Can change the way your brain normally works- Can occur during practices or games- Can happen even if you havent been knocked out or lost consciousness- Can be serious even if youve just been dinged or getting your bell rung


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NCSA AthleticRecruiting: The

RecruitingNetwork that

connects morethan 35,000

college coaches atover 1,700

Universities withqualified studentathletes through

education,technology and

relationships

What are the symptoms of a concussion?

- Headache or pressure in head- Nauseas or vomiting- Balance problems or dizziness- Double or blurry vision- Bothered by light or noise

- Feeling sluggish, hazy, foggy, orgroggy

- Difficulty paying attention- Memory problems- Confusion- Does not feel right

What to do when you think you have a concussion?

- Tell your coaches and your parents

NEVERignore a bump or blow to the head even if you feel fine. NEVERplay with concussion. It can lead to long-term problems and

even life threatening.

- Seek medical care immediately

Let the doctor or health care professionals determine if you had aconcussion and when you are OK to return to play. No practice until cleared by a doctor

- Give yourself time to get better

After concussion, your brain needs time to heal. While your brain is stillhealing, you are much more likely to have a second concussion. Secondor later concussions can cause damage to your brain.

For more information on concussion,visitwww.cdc.gov/ConcussionInYouthSports

orcontact Tomo at [email protected]

- Contributed by Tomo Tanabe

The Next Step in Athletics Guidance from NCSA

(National Collegiate Scouting Association)

It is a fact that most of our student-athletes playing football in Singapore go on

to 4 or more years of college, many in the United States and Canada. In

addition to being good students, these young men are accomplished athletes.

The SAFL Newsletter Staff would like to offer our readers some insight into the

athletic scholarship process, which can be long and complex. No one

understands the college recruiting and scholarship process better than NCSA,

the National Collegiate Scouting Association. We are pleased to offer you the

following article for your consideration.

The Winners Path to an Athletic Scholarship

In the increasingly competitive chase for college athletic scholarships, there is

no such thing as preparing too early or too much. For better or worse, the

recruiting process now begins as soon as a student-athlete begins high school

and occasionally earlier - and awaiting a call from a coach during ones junior or
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senior year will now leave a recruit behind the curve. As the demand forscholarships continues to grow, even the most talented athletes must

proactively reach out to coaches and programs to express interest and cultivate

relationships. Contrary to popular belief, one's high school coach typically plays

only a minor role in the pursuit of a scholarship; the bulk of this responsibility

rests with a student-athlete and his or her family.

Another common misconception about recruiting is that coaches scout and

identify talent by attending games, tournaments, combines and camps around

the country, or by watching highlight videos produced and distributed by

athletes themselves. The reality, though, is that most coaches lack the time and

resources necessary to do this sort of preliminary legwork, and instead much

prefer to rely on comprehensive and verified information provided to them by

third-parties with whom the coaches have worked successfully in the past. As

such, its important that reliable sources be made aware of student -athletes

athletic and academic abilities, to ensure that this information ends up in the

hands of college coaches.

Although coaches do attend tournaments and camps, it is not to

discover newtalent, but is rather to follow-up on leads from recruiting services

and other sources. Likewise, a coach is far more likely to view a video if it is

delivered to them, by request or suggestion, from a trustworthy third-party. Its

very important that an edited video be available online, so that a coach canquickly and easily access it to determine whether a student-athlete deserves an

in-person evaluation.

Successfully navigating the recruiting process can be complicated, frustrating

and time-consuming, but given the degree to which a college scholarship can

impact the rest of ones life, few things seem more worth the energy and

preparation.

To take the first steps towards your athletic scholarship, plug into the NCSA

Athletic Recruiting Network by clicking:

https://recruit-

match.ncsasports.org/fasttrack/lead/preSAEF.do?pg=v2&lnkSrc=SAEF-SACAC

I BET YOU DIDNT KNOW THIS ABOUT FOOTBALL.

The SAFL Newsletter Staff would like to bring you interesting and relevant

football stories on a weekly basis. We believe that football goes well beyond the

contest between two teams it is, in fact, a way of life which tests and developscharacter in our young men. Provided below is one such inspiring story.

George Blanda dies at 83; football career spanned four decades

Blanda almost single-handedly won five consecutive games for the Oakland

Raiders. He also played for the Chicago Bears, Baltimore Colts and Houston

Oilers.

Hall of Famer and former Oakland Raiders quarterback George Blanda, shown in

1987, died at age 83.

George Blanda, the Hall of Fame quarterback and kicker who played a record 26
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seasons of professional football and once almost single-handedly won five

consecutive games for the Oakland Raiders, has died. He was 83.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Blanda died Monday after a brief illness, and

the Raiders issued a statement calling him "a brave Raider and a close personal

friend of Raiders owner Al Davis."

Blanda, whose career dated to an era when players routinely manned two

positions, scored a then-record 2,002 points. He scored those by throwing for

236 touchdowns and running for nine, as well as kicking 335 field goals and 943

extra points. He retired before the 1976 season, a month shy of his 49th

birthday, having spent 10 seasons with the Chicago Bears, part of one with the

Baltimore Colts, seven with the Houston Oilers and his last nine with the

Raiders.

"If you put him in a group of most-competitive, biggest-clutch players, I think

he'd have to be the guy who would win it all," his Raiders coach, John Madden,

said in a phone interview Monday. "He was the most competitive guy that I ever

knew."

Never was that more evident than during a five-game stretch in 1970 when the

43-year-old Blanda, his chiseled jaw framed by salt-and-pepper sideburns, led

the Raiders to four victories and one tie with late touchdown throws or field

goals.


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"It got to the point where when he'd come in [the game], the whole team would

go, 'Here comes George. We're going to do it now,'" Madden said. "Then pretty

soon all the fans started believing, and they'd all go nuts. And then the topper is

when the opponents knew it. It was like, 'Oh no, here he comes.'"

That remarkable stretch began Oct. 25, 1970, when Blanda replaced an injured

Daryle Lamonica and threw three touchdown passes in a 31-14 victory over

Pittsburgh.

In the four games that followed, he:

- Kicked a 48-yard field goal in the final seconds to forge a 17-17 tie atKansas City.

- Threw a tying touchdown pass with one minute, 34 seconds remaining, thekicked the game-winning 52-yard field goal in the final seconds of a 23-20

victory over Cleveland.

- Threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Fred Biletnikoff in a 24-19 victory overDenver.

- Kicked a 16-yard field goal in the final seconds for a 20-17 victory over SanDiego.

Said Davis in an interview with NFL Films: "Whenever we were in trouble, John

just went to the bullpen, waved his hand, and George came in and started

throwing those miraculous touchdown passes and kicking those miraculous field

goals."

In looking at that incredible streak, NFL Films called Blanda "football's King Tut

exhibit," noting that even though people initially thought the quarterback was

too old to be a player, "he was just the right age to become a legend."

Blanda was born Sept. 17, 1927, in Youngwood, Pa., one of 11 children of a coal

miner and his homemaker wife.

When Blanda entered the NFL as a 12th-round draft pick out of the University of

Kentucky in 1949, he showed even more versatility by playing linebacker for

George Halas' Bears. That was out of necessity, considering he was the thirdquarterback behind Johnny Lujack and future Hall of Famer Sid Luckman.


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Blanda won the starting quarterback job in 1953 but lost it the next season

because of injury. His playing time dwindled after that, and he retired in 1959

when it became clear that the Bears wanted him as a full-time kicker.

But he didn't sit around long. In 1960, he joined the Oilers of the new American

Football League, and wound up playing a total of 16 more seasons in Houston

and Oakland before calling it quits after the 1975 season. Among his many NFL

records, he's in the books as the only player whose career spanned four

decades.

Blanda made an immediate splash in the upstart AFL, earning player-of-the-

year honors in 1961 after throwing for 3,330 yards and setting a pro football

record with 36 touchdown passes. That stood until 1986, when it was broken by

Miami's Dan Marino.

Also in 1961, Blanda tied a pro football record with seven touchdown passes in a

game, a mark he now shares with Joe Kapp, Y.A. Tittle, Adrian Burk and

Luckman.

"What people don't know is when we look at the film, Blanda probably could

have topped that number," said Steve Sabol, president of NFL Films. "They were

routing the [New York] Titans, and Blanda came out of the game early in the

second half. He had seven touchdown passes midway through the third quarter

when they took him out."

[email protected] Copyright 2010, Los Angeles Times


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Picture of the week

SO, FOOTBALL IS A "STATISTICS" GAME....FOR EXAMPLE:

SEVEN Girls Full of Cheer!!

FIVE Water Girls Having Fun!!


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THREE Happy Coaches!!

TWO Players Full of Good Sportsmanship!!


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And...ONE Ultimate Fan!!

WON'T YOU JOIN US AND BECOME AN SAFL STATISTIC?? COME ON OUT

AND CHEER ON YOUR FAVORITE TEAM!!!

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