Sun, Nov 6 - Something had to give in a marquee inter-divisional matchup between arguably the top two teams in either division. The game was close in the first half but Dream Team Plus Krysiak (referred to henceforth as Dream Team) ran away with the game in the second, sending a message to the league with a 49-19 win. Short passes that went for long gains plagued the Hooligans' defense all game, and the use of motion and misdirection plays by Dream Team was very effective.
Dream Team scored on its opening possession, as Zach Paustian found Kevin Krysiak on a short pass which he turned into a long gain. But the Hooligans quickly answered as Zach Johnston passed to Ethan Anderson for a touchdown, and after Johnston rushed for a 1-pt conversion they led 7-6. Dream Team had an answer as Zach Paustian fired again to the endzone, this time finding tall target Tom Sperry for the score and claiming a 12-7 lead. The Hooligans countered on their next series, as Ryan Noack used his height to come up with a sensational catch on a ball that must have been tipped at least 3 or 4 times. Zach Paustian and Kevin Krysiak hooked up again on the next series, and although the Hooligans drove towards the endzone at the end of the first half time ran out. The Hooligans trailed at halftime 18-13, but would start the second half with the ball. The Hooligans' offense struggled in the second half, as the relentless blitzes of Dream Team continued to hurry QB Zach Johnston. Dream Team opened up the playbook and called a hook-and-lateral to get Erin Dirobbio into the endzone for a 9-pt score. After more stalled Hooligan drives Zach Paustian tossed a strike to Ryan Neu for a TD on 2 straight possessions to open up a 42-13 lead. The Hooligans would get on the board again late as Zach Johnston passed to Ethan Anderson who broke a long gain to the endzone for 6. The final scoring play of the game would be Zeb Hancock scoring on a lateral and the game would end 49-19 in favor of Dream Team. For the Hooligans, Zach Johnston finished with 3 passing TDs and consistently rushed the quarterback on defense. Ethan Anderson had an excellent Hooligan debut with 2 touchdowns and good defensive hustle, nearly intercepting a pass as well. Fellow collegiate player Cody Cotner had several nice catches on offense and took a lateral for a big gain, while defensively he chased down Kevin Krysiak to prevent a TD and showed good hustle. Newly unretired Ryan Noack had a good game as a sub with a TD, an interception on a 2-pt conversion, and good defense. Zach Milner and Robert Myers showed good hustle on both sides of the ball and recorded several receptions for big gains as well as flag grabs. Betty Budd played the entire game as the team's only girl and took a shovel pass for a decent gain towards the end of the game. Captain Mike Russell played a few series in the game and mainly served in a coaching capacity. For Dream Team, Zach Paustian threw for 5 TDs on the day and scrambled well from the QB position. Kevin Krysiak showed great speed rushing the QB on defense and finishing with 2 receiving TDs. Zeb Hancock also blitzed the QB well and finished with a touchdown on a lateral. Ryan Neu had a solid day with 2 TDs receiving. Tom Sperry finished with a TD and 2 PATs. Kevin Collica and Robbie Lindley saw time on several series in the game, with Collica notching a PAT. Softball duo Ashley Chang and Erin Dirobbio subbed for one another throughout the game, with Dirobbio finding the endzone off a trick play. The Hooligans fall to 1-1 on the young season after the loss. They will look to regroup with a Mac division matchup against Falcons N' Stuff on Wednesday at 4pm. Both teams will be looking to bounce back after tough losses, as Falcons N' Stuff fell to The "'A" Team today by a score of 38-13. ROLL HOOLIGANS! SCORING SUMMARY 1st Half Zach Paustian passed to Kevin Krysiak for a touchdown, 2pt conversion no good (6-0 Dream Team) Zach Johnston passed to Ethan Anderson for a touchdown, Zach Johnston ran for 1 pt conversion (7-6 Hooligans) Zach Paustian passed to Tom Sperry for a touchdown, 2pt conversion no good (12-7 Dream Team) Zach Johnston passed to Ryan Noack for a touchdown, 1pt conversion no good (13-12 Hooligans) Zach Paustian passed to Kevin Krysiak for a touchdown, 2pt conversion no good (18-13 Dream Team) 2nd Half Erin Dirobbio took lateral and ran for touchdown, Zach Paustian passed to Tom Sperry for 1pt conversion (28-13 Dream Team) Zach Paustian passed to Ryan Neu for a touchdown, Zach Paustian ran for 1 pt conversion (35-13 Dream Team) Zach Paustian passed to Ryan Neu for a touchdown, Zach Paustian passed to Tom Sperry for 1pt conversion (42-13 Dream Team) Zach Johnston passed to Ethan Anderson for a touchdown, 2pt conversion no good (42-19 Dream Team) Zeb Hancock took lateral and ran for touchdown, Zach Paustian passed to Kevin Collica for 1 pt conversion (49-19 Dream Team)
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