Sun, Nov 2 - The Hooligans opened up their 2014 season before a record-breaking crowd of 7 fans against Codey Harrison's Bottom of the Fifth squad. The game was played on CUAA's football field and was closely fought, with Marshall Oetting making the first start at QB for the Hooligans in the post-Zach Johnston era. The teams traded leads and turnovers throughout the game, but the Hooligans would eventually lose in a heart-breaker by a score of 49-42. The Hooligans won the opening coin toss and captain Mike Russell elected to take defense first. The move would pay off as Lukas Mueller would use his height to intercept a deep pass and give his team the ball on offense. Marshall Oetting wasted no time getting the Hooligans in the endzone as he hooked up with twin brother Micah Oetting on a deep TD strike to give the team an early 6-0 lead. The Hooligans would again force a turnover as Micah Oetting would come up with an interception, however Wes Vaughn made a pick as well to give Bottom of the Fifth the ball back. This time Codey Harrison would lead his squad down the field, eventually threading the needle with a perfect pass to Jessa Barjaktarovich through 2 Hooligan defenders to open up an 11-6 lead. Josh Miller would make an interception for Bottom of the Fifth on the next series, but the Hooligans would answer back as Micah Oetting came up big on defense with his second pick of the day. Marshall Oetting would drive the Hooligans down the field and Lukas Mueller would haul in a deep TD pass to reclaim the lead. Bottom of the Fifth would then make a change to assistant baseball coach Kyle Mahoney at quarterback, and Mahoney would eventually find captain Codey Harrison on a deep TD strike. Wes Vaughn would come up with an interception late in the half and Kyle Mahoney would take a lateral in for a score, and the half-time score read 23-14 in favor of Bottom of the Fifth. In the second half, the Hooligans would focus more on short passes to move down the field. Humphrey Ihejirikah showed dependable hands all day long moving the team down the field with clutch receptions, and eventually Micah Oetting caught a deflected pass to pull the Hooligans within 3 points. The teams continued to trade scores as Kyle Mahoney would connect with Wes Vaughn for a touchdown while Marshall Oetting would again find his twin brother Micah Oetting in the endzone. Kyle Mahoney hooked up with Bottom of the Fifth captain Codey Harrison for another score, but Angela Martin would come up clutch with a touchdown catch and a 1-pt PAT from Micah Oetting would give the Hooligans the lead back at 36-35. Kyle Mahoney would once again find Wes Vaughn in the endzone to reclaim the lead, but the Hooligans answered with a late TD catch by Lukas Mueller and then had a critical decision to make down 43-42 with 1:30 to go. The team made the decision to go for a 2-pt PAT, with Marshall Oetting and Micah Oetting drawing up a play they ran in high school football together. Micah made several fakes and looked to run a fade route, but the pass was just barely incomplete leaving the Hooligans down 1. Bottom of the Fifth would manage the clock well at the end of the game with Codey Harrison adding a late touchdown on a lateral to seal the deal, a 49-42 victory for his squad. For the Hooligans, Micah Oetting had a great all-around day with 3 receiving TDs along with making 2 interceptions on defense and snagging a PAT. Marshall Oetting had a solid day at quarterback passing for 6 TDs in the match. Lukas Mueller showed his speed and good hands with 2 touchdowns and an interception. Angela Martin notched a late touchdown, the 19th of her career, which now leaves her just 3 TDs away from surpassing Josh Ulm's career TD record of 21. Humphrey Ihejirikah made a ton of receptions in the match to help the Hooligans move downfield. Dana Ford hauled in a PAT catch in the game. Captain Mike Russell played center and nearly made a great diving reception but it was ruled incomplete. For Bottom of the Fifth, captain Codey Harrison had 2 receiving TDs, 1 lateral return for TD, and 1 passing TD to lead his squad. Wes Vaughn notched a pair of touchdowns and a pair of interceptions in the game along with a PAT. Kyle Mahoney passed for 4 TDs, scored a TD off a lateral, and ran for a PAT. Jessa Barjaktarovich notched an early touchdown and played solid defense. Josh Miller came up with an interception for his team. Ryan Vitale provided a solid threat on short routes. Breanne Short, Herman Mason, Jake Gholston, Lauren Featherston, Nae Smith, Patrick Brooks, and Virgilio Burgo made up the record-breaking crowd of 7 fans at the game to cheer on the Hooligans. The game was officiated by Evan Novak and Alex Sypniewski. The Hooligans fell to 0-1 on the day and would go on to play another game against Bottom of the 5th, Evan Novak's similarly-named squad, in the first doubleheader in franchise history. That recap will follow tomorrow. ROLL HOOLIGANS! 1st star - Micah Oetting (Pigskin Hooligans) 3 receiving TDs, 2 INTs, PAT 2nd star - Codey Harrison (Bottom of the Fifth) 2 receiving TDs, 1 lateral return for TD, passing TD 3rd star - Wes Vaughn (Bottom of the Fifth) 2 receiving TDs, 2 INTs, PAT
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