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Post by bearcat58 on Jul 28, 2013 15:17:55 GMT -8
Bearcats help North win All-Star Game
By Justin Damasiewicz
The host Grays Harbor Bearcats provided reinforcements for the North All-Stars in the Pacific Football League All-Star Game.
Thirteen Bearcats saw action and helped the North to a 37-24 win over the South on Saturday afternoon at Stewart Field.
First team all-league linebacker Joel Brown led the charge of contributing Bearcats by intercepting two passes, and was the only Bearcat to score.
Brown took a second-quarter pick back 19 yards for a touchdown that, at the time, gave the North a 21-10 lead.
“The game was a blast,” Brown said. “I was very fortunate to be on the same field as such incredible athletes. My teammates made the touchdown play an easy read for me and I was lucky enough to be able to snag it and make it into the end zone.”
Nine of the thirteen Grays Harbor players who were initially asked to play in the game were there: Brown, Loyal Linton, Eric Dayton, Jeremy Walker, Chris Jackson, Don Orton, Matt Brown, Jake Early and Jerry Mancuso.
Shane Dayton, Vincent McCrory, Chris Cook and Joe Winther were unavailable due to various reasons.
Due to a lack of players for the North, several other Bearcats players were asked to participate shortly before the game was scheduled to start. Chris Raffelson, Jeff Gates, Tam Hines and Jack Traxtle suited up at the last minute.
The North did not have a regular quarterback at the game. Traxtle, who serves as the Bearcats’ backup signal-caller but normally plays fullback or linebacker, stepped in and started aty QB. After playing three series under center and passing for 40 yards despite a lot of pressure from the South’s defensive front, Traxtle turned the passing duties over to South King County Colt wide receiver, Anthony Montgomery.
Montgomery completed 14 of 20 pass attempts for 246 yards. The elusive wide-out tossed three touchdown passes, all to Seattle Stallions wide receiver Willie Edwards.
Traxtle was not the only Bearcats player that was asked to play a different position than usual. Mascuso, a safety, shifted to running back and rushed 11 times for 49 yards. Eric Dayton, a defensive end and tight end, performed admirably as an offensive tackle.
Grays Harbor’s Chris Jackson was the North’s second leading receiver. Jackson hauled in six passes for 62 yards, and also logged some defensive duty near the end of the game. The first team all-league wide receiver played a few snaps at cornerback and blitzed the quarterback once.
Southern Oregon Renegades running back Andre Smith scored all three touchdowns for the South. Smith carried nine times for 42 yards and scored once from 18 yards out and twice from one yard out.
South 10 7 7 0 – 24
North 0 24 0 13 – 37
First Down: South 11, North 17
Net Rushing: South 60, North 59
Net Passing: South 136, North 276
Total net yardage: South 196, North 335
Passing: South 11-25, North 17-27
Had Intercepted: South 4, North 3
Fumbles Lost: South 0, North 4
Yards Penalized: South 65, North 80
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Post by bearcat58 on Jul 28, 2013 15:19:37 GMT -8
Bellingham romps in Pacific Football League title game
By Rick Anderson
After running the gauntlet previously in the playoffs, the Bellingham Bulldogs enjoyed smooth sailing in the Pacific Football League championship game.
Eric Taylor passed for 213 yards and four touchdowns as Bellingham captured the PFL title with a 40-7 rout of the South Lane County Buzzards of Springfield, Ore., before a sparse crowd Saturday night at Aberdeen’s Stewart Field.
The PFL North’s third seed entering the playoffs, the Bulldogs had registered road victories over second-seeded Yakima and the top-seeded Seattle Stallions to make it to the title contest. They had lost to the Portland Monarchs in last year’s championship game.
Considering the dominance of the PFL Northern Division this season (North teams had the league’s top four overall records), the lopsided nature of the game was no surprise.
Owning a 297-10 total offense advantage at the half, the Bulldogs could have won even more decisively except for their own mistakes. They committed four turnovers, incurred 144 yards in penalties, took the points from a field goal off the board when a defensive penalty gave them another crack at a touchdown they failed to convert and had a bad snap on another field goal result in a 31-yard loss.
Bellingham’s defense prevented those miscues from being more critical. Controlling the line of scrimmage, the Bulldogs limited the Buzzards to three first downs (one by penalty) in the first three quarters.
Operating from the wildcat formation, Taylor completed 9 of his first 10 passes and also eluded tackles on several Russell Wilson-type scrambles.
He hooked up with Toby Seim on scoring passes of 23 and 4 yards in the first quarter, a 12-yard TD toss to Nicholas Gavigan in the second period and an 11-yard touchdown aerial to Douglas Miller in the fourth quarter.
Gavigan also caught a 39-yard TD pass from reserve quarterback Noah Cline in the fourth quarter.
A pivotal sequence late in the first half ended what passed for suspense.
After linebacker Gary Doughty recovered a Bulldog fumble and quarterback Eric Rich hit Cameron Koeler for a 20-yard gain, the Buzzards — trailing 21-0 — were on the Bellingham 6-yard line in the final 2 1/2 minutes of the half. They fumbled, however, and Bellingham linebacker Stephen Faoro recovered.
Two plays later, running back Brett Hall burst up the middle for a 92-yard touchdown run that gave the Bulldogs a 28-0 lead with 1:49 remaining in the half.
South Lane finally got on the scoreboard on Rich’s 2-yard TD pass to Zach Binx at the 10:06 mark of the fourth quarter.
The often-rancorous contest included 229 yards in penalties and ended with players on each side being ejected for flagrant fouls on the final two plays of the contest.
SL 0 0 0 7 — 7
Bell 14 14 0 12 — 40
First Downs: South Lane 7, Bellingham 16.
Net Rushing: South Lane minus 1, Bellingham 191.
Net Passing: South Lane 101, Bellingham 265
Passing: South Lane 12-25, Bellingham 16-29
Had Intercepted: South Lane 4, Bellingham 2
Fumbles Lost: South Lane 3, Bellingham 2.
Yards Penalized: South Lane 85, Bellingham 144.
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Post by bdogs21 on Aug 2, 2013 7:52:05 GMT -8
the competition was much better this year.. look at the north division. two 9-1 teams and two 8-2 teams. the south kinda dipped but were still tough teams. look at the monarchs they lost a lot of guys and were seconds from meetin us in the championship..
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Post by justaguesy on Aug 6, 2013 8:38:41 GMT -8
Yes, the PFL Ship was not entertaining at all. The Buzzards were over matched. I'm sure the PDFL championship game was much more entertaining and evenly match, huh handsmcgee? Oh, wait...
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Post by justaguesy on Aug 6, 2013 8:39:02 GMT -8
Yes, the PFL Ship was not entertaining at all. The Buzzards were over matched. I'm sure the PDFL championship game was much more entertaining and evenly match, huh handsmcgee? Oh, wait...
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Post by justaguesy on Aug 6, 2013 8:39:38 GMT -8
Yes, the PFL Ship was not entertaining at all. The Buzzards were over matched. I'm sure the PDFL championship game was much more entertaining and evenly match, huh handsmcgee? Oh, wait...
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Post by justaguesy on Aug 6, 2013 8:39:58 GMT -8
Yes, the PFL Ship was not entertaining at all. The Buzzards were over matched. I'm sure the PDFL championship game was much more entertaining and evenly match, huh handsmcgee? Oh, wait...
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