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Re: HEADLINE SPORTS

By RedNU
10/30/2019 4:29 pm
BACK-TO-BACK OR ONE-FOR-THE-THUMB

Elite Bowl XII is all set with the 17-1 Dragons of Glendora going after their fifth title in EFL history facing off against defending league champion Parlor City (15-4). The Phantoms are trying to become just the second team to successfully defend a team title.
Glendora got here with a 41-26 win over the Wild. The game was tight for three quarters before the Dragons' offense proved to have longer life than its Milwaukee counterpart. QB David Puddy had a 3 TD day throwing the ball as the Dragon offense erupted for 537 yards overall. But in many ways it was the defense that saved the Dragons, who allowed the Wild into the red zone six times in the game, but held the Wild to field goals on 4 of those 6 treks.
Parlor City turned in the drama of the postseason when David "Hypersonic" Mitzel silenced a Talons fanbase that had just gone crazy watching Tallahassee tie the game with 1:29 to play, completing a 10-point fourth quarter comebakc. Mitzel took the first play of the Phantoms' ensuing drive 75 yards to the house for the game-winning TD. It was part of a 570-yard offensive night.
Vegas calls it dead even. The two teams haven't faced since Week 3 of the 2026 season, a narrow 20-16 decision by Glendora. We don't know what the over/under number is, but yours truly will play the over in this one :)
Best of luck to both coaches!

Re: HEADLINE SPORTS

By Garrok
10/30/2019 6:55 pm
SMASH the over.... I can imagine seeing 75+ pts scored tonight.
Call me crazy, but I think the Champs retain the hardware in another barn-burner.

Re: HEADLINE SPORTS

By punisher
10/30/2019 7:15 pm
Garrok wrote:
I can imagine seeing 75+ pts scored tonight.



If Glendora Dragons ( Grandad ) isnt the one scoring that 75 points on Parlor City Phantoms ( Phaldun ) and it is Phantoms scoring that much on the Dragons i would imagine people will be very afraid that someone scored most points on a person who probably has most super bowl titles on site.

Re: HEADLINE SPORTS

By GrandadB
10/30/2019 8:19 pm
Was just lookin at the lineup and depth chart again, go figure WR Salerno .... speed/61, bump/34... my weights have him at 67. His 100 in Catch & Route must be the diff maker. He had 10 TDs and 1000 yds receiving in the reg season. He wasnt much of a factor in the game vs the Wild until he got the score in the 4th.

Big mismatch in speed for my secondary vs the Phantom big 3 WRs, Ive only got one DB with 84 speed tops. Will be interesting to see if we get burned deep more than 3 times.

Would be hilarious if it turned out to be a defensive battle, lol.

Re: HEADLINE SPORTS

By GrandadB
10/30/2019 8:22 pm
Garrok wrote:
SMASH the over.... I can imagine seeing 75+ pts scored tonight.
Call me crazy, but I think the Champs retain the hardware in another barn-burner.


Very good possibility, I give them the edge vs my slower pass defense. That is something I will need to address in the off season. Didnt really think much about it before, even tho the defense was the weaker part of the equation for the Dragons.

Re: HEADLINE SPORTS

By Garrok
10/30/2019 11:18 pm
punisher wrote:
Garrok wrote:
I can imagine seeing 75+ pts scored tonight.



If Glendora Dragons ( Grandad ) isnt the one scoring that 75 points on Parlor City Phantoms ( Phaldun ) and it is Phantoms scoring that much on the Dragons i would imagine people will be very afraid that someone scored most points on a person who probably has most super bowl titles on site.



Combined points scored.... not 1 team or the other.

Re: HEADLINE SPORTS

By RedNU
10/31/2019 2:08 am
PHANTOMS REPEAT WITH EASE

Parlor City scored touchdowns on four of its first five possessions in the second half to blow open Elite Bowl XII en route to a 48-21 victory. Head coach Phaldun remarked in the pre-season that this year's Phantoms might be better than last year's installment. After a mid-season quarterback switch and an unexpected late-season fold that threw them into wild card status, it was a dominating night of football that returned them to the pinnacle of the EFL.

First half TD passes to Joseph Lee and David Mitzel countered a John Claypoole run to give the Phantoms a 14-7 lead. The flood gates opened soon after the second half began. Steve Phillips hauled in a 22-yard TD pass barely over a minute into the third quarter. Leroy Rivera added a TD run with 9 and a half left in the quarter and Larry Bock may have delivered the dagger with a 15-yard interception return for a score to transform the contest into a 34-7 spread.

Dragons QB David Puddy stopped the bleeding with an 18-yard strike late in the third quarter, but any thoughts of closing the 4-TD gap in the waning minutes were crushed as Lee pulled in his second TD pass of the night on the first play of the fourth quarter. Jackie Schaffer added a 63-yard reception late to close out the Phantoms' scoring. David Slaven had a 33-yard pick-six for the Dragons in the fourth quarter to account for the rest of the scoring.

Tony Strait, not even a starter at the beginning of the year, walked off the field as the Elite Bowl co-MVP after carding a 30-for-51 night that resulted in 324 yards and 5 TD's against the lone interception. Normally that would be enough to take the award outright, but in this case it would have been a crime not to split it with Bock, whose 4 interceptions of Puddy neutralized a potent Glendora offense and earned him a rightful share of the honor. Rivera added 179 all-purpose yards.

Last edited at 10/31/2019 2:09 am

Re: HEADLINE SPORTS

By CooterBrown
10/31/2019 11:00 am
Crazy game . Congrats to the Phantoms.

Re: HEADLINE SPORTS

By Phaldun
10/31/2019 1:53 pm
Second year CB sensation James Rodriguez had a season ending ankle injury in the conference championship game against the Tallahassee Talons. Feelings of worry and dismay flooded coaches, players, and fans alike knowing their best CB was not going to be a factor in the LCG.

At the beginning of the week, Coach Phaldun sat down with Larry Bock in a 1 on 1 meeting. "We need you to step up in Rodriguez's place as the leader of the Phantoms secondary for this game. Everyone knows how powerful the Dragon's passing attack is."

Bock gets up from his seat as a slow spreading grin forms across his face. "Dont worry I got you coach. I'm going to have the best game of my career."
Last edited at 10/31/2019 1:56 pm

Re: HEADLINE SPORTS

By RedNU
10/31/2019 6:00 pm
Phaldun wrote:

At the beginning of the week, Coach Phaldun sat down with Larry Bock in a 1 on 1 meeting. "We need you to step up in Rodriguez's place as the leader of the Phantoms secondary for this game. Everyone knows how powerful the Dragon's passing attack is."

Bock gets up from his seat as a slow spreading grin forms across his face. "Dont worry I got you coach. I'm going to have the best game of my career."


Bock...72 career regular-season games, 9 interceptions.

2 postseason games this year...5 interceptions.