Sun, Nov 23 - The #3-seeded Pigskin Hooligans continued to turn their season around by clinching a spot in the championship game for the 5th time in the last 6 years going back to 2009. With nearly their entire roster available for the game the team pulled off a first-round upset by defeating #2 Bottom of the Fifth 63-47. The Hooligans jumped out to a 31-11 lead in the first half and never looked back, controlling the game throughout. The team will now advance to play #1 seed Bottom of the 5th at a date which is yet to be determined. Bottom of the Fifth began the game on offense and captain Codey Harrison wasted no time finding Jessa Barjaktarovich for an early touchdown to take an 11-0 lead. The Hooligans would convert on their first possession as well with Dana Ford catching a short TD pass from Marshall Oetting. Micah Oetting would then come up with an interception on the next series and the Hooligans would capitalize as Marshall Oetting found Pat Brooks in the endzone to take a 15-11 lead. Micah Oetting would come up with yet another interception which would set up a Lukas Mueller touchdown, giving the Hooligans a 23-11 lead after a Pat Brooks 2-pt conversion. Micah Oetting would then tie Zach Johnston's franchise record for interceptions in a game by making his third pick of the game, and Marshall Oetting would wait patiently in the pocket for routes to develop eventually firing a TD pass to Tyler Baker just before the half. The halftime score would read 31-11 in favor of the Hooligans. The Hooligans would begin the second half with the ball and Marshall Oetting would find his brother Micah Oetting to open up a 37-11 lead. Bottom of the Fifth would manage to convert on their next drive with Codey Harrison firing a TD strike to Mike Clevenger with Ryan Vitale adding a 2-pt conversion. Marshall Oetting would respond by driving his team down the field and finding twin brother Micah Oetting for the second time on the day with a Justin Litzner 2-pt PAT catch making it 45-19. On their next possession Bottom of the Fifth made a quarterback change to Ryan Vitale, and he would fire a deep bomb to Wes Vaughn to score quickly. But once again the Hooligans would answer as Lukas Mueller caught his second touchdown of the game to make it 51-27. Jessa Barjaktarovich would propel her team to make a late comeback attempt as she took a handoff just outside the goalline and rushed into the endzone for her second score of the day. Micah Oetting would switch in at quarterback and find his brother Marshall Oetting for a touchdown, but Jessa Barjaktarovich would take a lateral for her third touchdown of the day with just under 2 minutes to go. The Hooligans would go on offense looking to manage the clock with a suddenly narrow 57-47 lead. Bottom of the Fifth sent two blitzers after QB Micah Oetting, but he would calmly handle the pressure and fire a deep pass downfield to Pat Brooks who made a sensational diving catch just outside the 1-yard line with Aaron Palmer draped all over him. Micah Oetting would then rush for a touchdown from the quarterback position to secure the Hooligan lead with under a minute left. New signee Herman Mason would seal the deal with an interception along with a great return on the last series, and the Hooligans would advance to the championship game with a 63-47 victory. For the Hooligans, Micah Oetting was sensational with 2 receiving TDs, a rushing TD, a passing TD, and a franchise record-tying 3 interceptions in the match. Lukas Mueller would haul in a pair of TD catches and a PAT on the day. Marshall Oetting was solid at QB with 7 passing TDs and also had a receiving TD. Pat Brooks had a touchdown and PAT in the game along with many receptions. Dana Ford served as the only girl and notched a critical early touchdown. Tyler Baker hauled in a receiving TD in the game. Herman Mason had a deep reception and put the game away with an interception. Justin Litzner was solid with several first-down receptions and a PAT. Humphrey Ihejirikah had several receptions and made several good blitzes. Captain Mike Russell notched a flag grab and saw time at center. For Bottom of the Fifth, Jessa Barjaktarovich led her team with 3 TDs on the day along with a PAT catch. Wes Vaughn caught a deep touchdown pass and had 2 PATs. Mike Clevenger had a receiving TD in the game. Captain Codey Harrison had 2 passing TDs in the match. Ryan Vitale threw a TD pass in the match and had a PAT. Aaron Palmer was solid defensively in the game. John Mulberry ran good routes in the contest. The game was officiated by Nick Holshoe and Virgilio Burgo. The Hooligans improve to 2-3 on the season and clinch a spot in the championship game for the 5th time since 2009. The team will now go on to face #1 seed Bottom of the 5th (3-1) at a time and date which is yet to be determined due to scheduling issues. The game may not be able to be played until after Thanksgiving break but we will try to do our best to keep fans posted...ROLL HOOLIGANS! The Pigskin Hooligans on offense in the first half - from left to right: Tyler Baker, Lukas Mueller, Micah Oetting, Justin Litzner, Marshall Oetting, Dana Ford, Pat Brooks 1st star - Micah Oetting (Pigskin Hooligans) 3 INTs (ties franchise single-game record), 2 receiving TDs, rushing TD, passing TD 2nd star - Jessa Barjaktarovich (Bottom of the Fifth) 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec), PAT 3rd star - Lukas Mueller (Pigskin Hooligans) 2 receiving TDs, PAT
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