Week 16 RECAP

It was another great Saturday morning for the SMFL! The competition was fierce, as a small but elite field showed up to brave the it-was-supposed-to-be-cold-but-turned-out-perfect weather. Heck, even the cheerleaders, Mia and Annika, made it out for the festivities. To all you public accountants out there who regularly attend the SMFL, we would like to say we don’t envy the horror stories we hear about this time of year, and keep up the good work until we see you again.

Grant would like to say,“Shoot, why do you think I got out and into the private sector.”

The league would like to clarify that his comment is not intended to be a slap in the face, but please feel free to let him know what you think at commish@thesmfl.com .

Thanks to Grant for preparing the pre-game devotional. Grant read from Galatians where it highlights one of the primary differences between Christianity and all other religions. The life, death, and resurrection of Christ have rendered the “law” powerless to save us; we can only be saved by the grace of God through faith in Christ. What this means to us is this: there’s no such thing as a list of do’s and don’ts to follow in order to gain right-standing before God. We have been “justified” with God by what Christ did, meaning it is a gift for us to freely accept and can’t be earned by following rules. With seven players showing, we decided to use an all-time offensive player,and since Iman the Quick was the last to show, he gladly accepted. Here’show the rest of the teams shook out:

Team 1
Romo-Farrellio-Simpson
Easy E Reed
Tim

Team 2
Papi
Zephyr (still waiting on a new nickname)
Favre

The game was evenly matched throughout as both teams dealt with interceptions and turnovers-on-downs as they felt their way in the early stages of the morning. Team 2 was able to take advantage of a lateral play to exploit the 3-man defense to take an early 1-0 lead, but promptly gave it back when Favre grabbed an interception near the goal line but gave it right back with an ill-advised lateral, setting up an easy score. From there, interceptions by Tim and Romo-Farrellio gave their team a couple more scoring chances, on which they capitalized.

However, the tide shifted late with the score tied 5-5. The Zephyr picked off an almost certain TD pass and returned it ¾ of the length of the field, setting up the go-ahead score on a TD pass to him from Papi. From there, Team 2’s defense stiffened, got the ball back, and Favre found the Zephyr on a deep flag to seal it.

This week’s MVP goes to the Zephyr, who showed his full arsenal of speed, hands, and defense. He definitely impacted the game positively for Team2…congratulations! This week’s game ball goes to Iman the Quick. I know not everyone likes to only play offense or defense, but Iman was accommodating and never complained about it. Plus, he had to run more than the rest of us.

Thanks to everyone who came out and made it another great weekend!

Also, the 2007-2008 season will be coming to an end on the first weekend in April. Tournament #4 will be played on that day and the winner will have bragging rights for the entire summer. Please mark it down on your calendars and plan on an SMFL Bash! More details to follow soon.