Mon, Nov 21 - The Pigskin Hooligans sent a message to the league with a solid showing in their 50th Game Classic. While the game was close in the first half, the Hooligans exploded with 48 second-half points in a 79-42 romp over division rival Falcons N' Stuff. The victory set franchise records for most points scored in a game and largest margin of victory. The win also mathematically guarantees that the Hooligans will win the Mac division, earning a first-round bye in the playoffs.
Zach Milner nearly started the game out with a pick, and the Hooligans' defense forced a 4th down before Falcons N' Stuff managed to get past midfield. The Hooligans found a familiar face playing against them, as former team member Ryan Noack used his height to haul in both a short TD catch and a 1-pt conversion to give his team a 7-0 lead. The Hooligans went back out on offense, and systematically drove down the field with Zach Milner notching the TD and Ethan Anderson catching a 1-pt conversion to tie the game. Nick Lyscas ran in a touchdown after taking a handoff, but the Hooligans answered as Cody Cotner went deep and Zach Johnston fired over the top of the defense for the TD. Justin Schultz broke up the 1-pt conversion attempt to retain the lead, and Jay Krause caught a TD pass from Nick Lyscas to push the score to 21-13. On the next Hooligans' possession Ethan Anderson turned a short pass into a long TD score, juking to avoid flag grabs, and Karen Greficz caught a 2-pt conversion to tie the game. After a defensive stop the Hooligans had about 1:30 left to score, and Breannea King "fought through the night till she saw the sunlight" of the endzone to give the team a 31-21 lead at halftime. The Hooligans began the second half on offense, and Karen Greficz used her speed to break a big gain off a short pass for a TD. Following a Karen Greficz interception, Cody Cotner used his speed and elusiveness to make defenders miss and pushed the score to 47-21 with his 2nd TD of the game. Falcons N' Stuff did score on their next drive as Justin Schultz caught a short pass and picked up a bunch of yards and a TD. The Hooligans went to their girls again on the next play as Breannea King caught a pass in the endzone for her 2nd score of the game. Zach Milner finally got the interception he wanted on the next play, as an Ethan Anderson blitz led to Milner getting the "pick 6" and made the score 63-27. Former Hooligan Ryan Noack struck again on a deep pass play to get his team on the board again, but Robert Myers caught a short pass off a trick play from Cody Cotner to tack on more points. On the next series a furious blitz from captain Mike Russell forced Jay Krause into a quick throw and Karen Greficz intercepted the pass, returning it for her 2nd TD of the day. Jay Krause did recover on the next series by finding Ryan Noack for the score and the 3-pt conversion run by Pat Gates was good, but the Hooligans would claim the win. For the Hooligans Zach Johnston finished with 7 TD passes on the day as well as running for 2 PATs. Cody Cotner continued to show his skills with 2 TD receptions, a passing TD, and a PAT. Fellow collegiate Ethan Anderson also had a good day with a TD catch and a PAT to go along with solid defense. Zach Milner continues to have a solid season notching 2 TDs on the day, 1 off an INT. Karen Greficz had an amazing day as she notched 2 TDs to go along with 2 INTs and a PAT on the day, the 2 INTs possibly being a single-game Hooligans female record. Breannea King was solid as well with 2 TD catches on the day giving her a team-leading 5 for the year. Captain Mike Russell had 2 pass receptions, 1 of which went for a long gain, as well as a blitz that led to the 2nd Karen Greficz interception. Robert Myers played solid defense throughout the game and had a receiving TD. Josh Ulm had 5 receptions on the day including a PAT and also threw a PAT pass to Cody Cotner. For Falcons N' Stuff, Nick Lyscas did everything he could to keep his team in the game with 3 TD passes and a TD run. Jay Krause also saw some reps at QB passing for 2 TDs as well as catching a TD pass. Former Hooligan Ryan Noack had an excellent day against his old team as he finished with 3 TD receptions in the game and a PAT. Dangerous receiver Justin Schultz was held in check this game after torching the Hooligans' defense last time, finishing with 1 TD catch and a PAT. Leigh McRobbie served as her team's only girl for the day and did well, catching a PAT. Pat Gates finished with a long 3-pt conversion PAT run at the end of the game. Tyler Cronkight was held off the stat sheet in the game but played good defense with several flag grabs. The Hooligans now move to 4-1-1 on the season with the victory. They are also now 24-25-1 all-time as a franchise, and will have a chance to get to .500 in their next matchup against interdivisional foe No Name. While the game was originally scheduled for Sunday, November 27 at 5:00pm, this game will be rescheduled due to falling over Thanksgiving break. We are unsure when the new date will be but will provide an update as soon as possible. ROLL HOOLIGANS! SCORING SUMMARY 1st Half Nick Lyscas passed to Ryan Noack for a touchdown, Nick Lyscas passed to Ryan Noack for 1-pt conversion (7-0 Falcons N' Stuff) Zach Johnston passed to Zach Milner for a touchdown, Zach Johnston passed to Ethan Anderson for 1-pt conversion (7-7 tie) Nick Lyscas ran for a touchdown, Nick Lyscas passed to Justin Schultz for 1-pt conversion (14-7 Falcons N' Stuff) Zach Johnston passed to Cody Cotner for a touchdown, 1-pt conversion no good (14-13 Falcons N' Stuff) Nick Lyscas passed to Jay Krause for a touchdown, Nick Lyscas passed to Leigh McRobbie for 1-pt conversion (21-13 Falcons N' Stuff) Zach Johnston passed to Ethan Anderson for a touchdown, Zach Johnston passed to Karen Greficz for 2-pt conversion (21-21 tie) Zach Johnston passed to Breannea King for a touchdown, Zach Johnston ran for 1-pt conversion (31-21 Hooligans) 2nd Half Zach Johnston passed to Karen Greficz for a touchdown, 1-pt conversion no good (40-21 Hooligans) Zach Johnston passed to Cody Cotner for a touchdown, Zach Johnston passed to Josh Ulm for 1-pt conversion (47-21 Hooligans) Nick Lyscas passed to Justin Schultz for a touchdown, 3-pt conversion no good (47-27 Hooligans) Zach Johnston passed to Breannea King for a touchdown, Zach Johnston ran for 1-pt conversion (57-27 Hooligans) Zach Milner returned interception for a touchdown, 1-pt conversion no good (63-27 Hooligans) Jay Krause passed to Ryan Noack for a touchdown, 3-pt conversion no good (63-33 Hooligans) Cody Cotner passed to Robert Myers for a touchdown, Josh Ulm passed to Cody Cotner for 1-pt conversion (70-33 Hooligans) Karen Greficz returned interception for a touhdown, 1-pt conversion no good (79-33 Hooligans) Jay Krause passed to Ryan Noack for a touchdown, Pat Gates ran for 3-pt conversion (79-42 Hooligans)
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