Wed, Nov 20 - The Pigskin Hooligans secured a playoff spot on Wednesday with a 56-52 win over the Pederson Painters in a closely contested game. The Hooligans led by as many as 22 points in the second half, but they had to hold off a furious rally by the Painters late in the game to clinch the victory. The team's 4 female touchdowns played a critical part in the margin of victory. The Hooligans started the game on defense, but Zach Johnston would come up with a nice defensive interception to give his team the ball. Jessie Barns scored an early touchdown to get the Hooligans on the board first, but the Painters would counter as James Kapanka found Jay Krause to knot the score 6-6 early. Bre Taylor made a sensational catch for a first down and was slightly shaken up on the play, and that led to Angela Martin scoring a touchdown to put the Hooligans up 17-6. The Painters would put together a run as James Kapanka hooked up with Jon Pederson for a score, and after a defensive stop Kapanka found Jay Krause for a touchdown to give the Painters a 22-17 lead. After several catches from Jessie Barns to move the Hooligans down the field, Zach Johnston found Dana Ford for a touchdown to reclaim the lead 28-22. Jay Krause would come up with a deep pass reception late, but Zach Johnston came up with his second interception of the game to keep the Painters out of the endzone. The Hooligans went into halftime with a 28-22 lead. The Hooligans started with the ball in the second half, and Zach Johnston connected with Angela Martin to widen the lead to 39-22. On the next series James Kapanka found Stephanie Finilla who showed her speed for a long gain, and Painters captain Jon Pederson caught a TD to cut the lead to 39-28. Zach Johnston drove the Hooligans down the field again, and Bre Taylor continued her solid rookie year with a TD catch which opened up a 50-28 lead. While it looked like the game was well secured for the Hooligans, the Painters would put together a late rally to make things close. Jon Pederson took the QB reins and passed to Garet Hintzman for a touchdown, and after a defensive stop Jon Pederson found Mikey Erickson to make it 50-44. With about 4 minutes left in the game the Hooligans tried to move slowly and steadily down the field. The team faced 4th down just outside the Painters' endzone, and Zach Johnston fired a short pass to new signee Takari Johnson to make the score 56-44. With under 1:30 left the Painters would drive down the field again, and the Hooligans focused on stopping Stephanie Finilla from reaching the endzone to prevent the 9-pt touchdown. With Finilla drawing almost the entire Hooligan defense, Jon Pederson fired a pass to Mikey Erickson for a late score and a 2-pt conversion by Max Monton made it 56-52. Zach Johnston ran a few plays to run out the clock, and the Hooligans hung on to claim the victory. For the Hooligans, Zach Johnston was a huge factor on both sides of the ball passing for 6 TDs and notching 2 INTs on defense. Angela Martin caught 2 TDs, giving her 18 in her Hooligans career which is only 3 shy of Josh Ulm's record of 21. Jessie Barns had a TD, a PAT, and he was a huge part of the team's offense with many receptions. Bre Taylor was solid with a TD and a PAT along with some big catches. Dana Ford also recorded a TD and PAT in the match and showed her speed. New signee Takari Johnson came up big in the clutch with the game-clinching TD and had several other receptions. Justin Litzner continues to be a dependable receiver and notched a PAT. Captain Mike Russell had one reception and served mostly in a coaching capacity. Karlee Schaus played well on several offensive and defensive series. For the Painters, captain Jon Pederson caught 2 TD passes and threw 3 TD passes in the game. James Kapanka passed for 4 TDs in the match and had a big QB scramble. Mikey Erickson had 2 TDs late in the game and added a PAT. Jay Krause had 2 receiving TDs in the contest along with a big pass reception at the end of the first half. Garet Hintzman notched a TD and a PAT. Max Monton had 2 PATs in the game. Stephanie Finilla had one reception and drew a ton of attention from the defense late with her speed. Rachel Hay played several offensive series in the game. Rachel Hay also assisted with keeping time in the first half of the game. The Hooligans improve to 2-1 to conclude their regular season and will be either the #3 or #4 seed in the playoffs. The playoff schedule is yet to be determined, and the Hooligans' opponent will be known following the marquee matchup of undefeated Monsters Inc (2-0) and BDB (2-0) this Sunday at 4:00. We will keep you posted...ROLL HOOLIGANS! 1st star - Zach Johnston (Pigskin Hooligans) 6 passing TDs, 2 INTs (defensive) 2nd star - Jon Pederson (Pederson Painters) 2 receiving TDs, 3 passing TDs 3rd star - Angela Martin (Pigskin Hooligans) 2 receiving TDs (3 away from tying Hooligan career record)
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