Hawaiians 30 Maulers 23
Honolulu out gained Pittsburgh 436-244, but committed 4 turnovers to just 2 for Pittsburgh, and they found themselves trailing late in the 4th quarter. The Maulers led 10-7 at halftime and we were tied at 13 after 3 quarters. Honolulu struck first in the final quarter, taking the lead on a 26 yard TD run by Emanuel Adams. Pittsburgh would kick a FG, then Jim Morrison stripped the ball from Frank Swanson after a pass completion and returned it 27 yards for the go ahead TD. Honolulu would tie the game at 23 with a FG, then QB Derek Henry found Brian Vizcarra for a 65 yard TD to give the Hawaiians the win.
Each team had a RB top 100 yards as Pittsburgh's Allan Garcia had 101 while Honolulu's Robert Schuler had 102.
Bulls 17 Steamer 13
The box score is almost a mirror image down the line as the stats were eerily similar. There wasn't much scoring action in this game as Jacksonville held a 10-7 halftime lead that carried through a scoreless 3rd quarter. The stat king for Shreveport was WR Cedric Reynolds (7-124-1) but it was James McMahon that caught the go ahead TD in the middle of the 4th from Edgar Jones to give the Steamer a 13-10 lead. Jacksonville would follow that drive with a missed FG and a punt inside 2 minutes left, but Shreveport couldn't quite drain the clock, punting the ball back to Jacksonville with 0:18 left. QB Joseph Serio fired a 48 yard TD pass to William Morrison who crossed the goal line with 0:06 left to allow Jacksonville to steal a win from Shreveport.
Express 22 Sun 15
This is the 3rd of our 4 one score games this week, and this one was not as dramatic. Los Angeles held a 12-7 lead after 3 quarters of action thanks to a TD and 2 FGs. Extra points are an adventure for the Express as K Mario Price is just 1/3 on the season despite being 6/8 on FG tries including nailing all 3 tries from 50+ yards. Southern California got a 1 yard TD run from Nicholas Wittrock early in the 4th and a successful 2 point try gave the Sun a 15-12 lead. Los Angeles answered on their very next play, hitting a 75 yard catch and run TD from Joe Richardson to Erin Zimmer, and Price made his first XP for a 19-15 Express lead. Price would add a 53 yard FG to give us our final score of 22-15 Los Angeles.
Federals 33 Blazers 25
This game featured lots of yards and turnovers, as Washington out gained Florida 468-356 while committing 4 turnovers to 2 for the Blazers. Two defensive scores for Washington ended up being the difference in the game. Washington led 24-19 at halftime as Scott Bieber threw 2 of his 3 TD passes and Billy NcCaa returned an INT 21 yards for a TD. Florida got within 24-22 in the 3rd qtr before Bieber tossed his 3rd TD, a 75 yard pass to Matthew Cuevas to take a 31-22 lead. Florida would get within 6 on Gerald Harmon's 4th FG, but they were held scoreless thereafter. The final score of the game came on a safety when Washington's Elwood Valdez sacked Sidney Maggard in the end zone.
Florida's Robert Romero ran for 107 yards with a TD and WR Ray Parker caught 6 for 112 and a TD. Washington was led by Scott Bieber's 366 yards and James Dunn's 140 combined yards and a TD.
Storm 24 Panthers 15
Michigan played our Champs tough, staying within 10 points until the 2 minute warning. Portland WR/RB Timothy Roquemore ran for 153 yards and 3 TDs, including a 33 yard run at the 2 minute warning to give the Storm a 24-7 lead. Michigan would answer with a TD and a 2 point conversion but that was too little, too late.
Showboats 44 Outlaws 3
Memphis out gained Oklahoma 619-88, yet had no 100 yard rushers or receivers. QB David Allen finished 28/42, 355 yards, 3 TD and 1 INT. Mark Lambers had 93 yards rushing and 31 receiving while teammate Val Smith caught 6 for 99 yards and adding 33 rushing yards. Arthur Devore finally had an average game, catching 5 for 50 yards.
Gamblers 16 Renegades 3
This was another mirror image box score game, except Orlando committed both of the game's turnovers. Renegades RB Ben Dehaven sat the game out due to injury and his replacement, Jose Rush had a combined 124 yards. Speaking of injuries, Orlando QB Elwood Savage had to leave the game due to a serious foot injury and is expected to miss several weeks. Houston didn't generate many yards, 223 for the game, but Ryan Dearing accounted for 130 of those yards (63 rushing, 67 receiving yards) and the game's only TD to help the Gamblers stay undefeated.
Bandits 21 Gunslingers 6
Tampa Bay QB Melvin Driggers tossed 2 TD passes to Garry Fowler and the Bandits defense kept San Antonio out of the end zone in the victory that keeps them undefeated. Fowler caught 4 passes total for 102 yards and those aforementioned TDs. Driggers currently leads the league in QBR thanks to his 11/0 TD/INT ratio.
VooDoo 49 (NY) Stars 19
Thirty years in the future (our present day) many people want to turn back the clock on the year 2020 and the New York Stars would like to turn back the clock to 1989. The nineties have not been kind to them so far, and New Orleans overcame 3 INTs by Bruno Wilson to paste the Stars. The VooDoo almost tripled New York's yardage total (683-232) thanks in part to sacking Stars QB Willie Bust 5 times. Bruno Wilson still managed a big game despite the turnovers, completing 32 of 63 for 485 yards and 5 TDs. His two favorite targets were Nicholas Dorey and Stanley Kerr. Kerr finished the day with 11 catches, 144 yards and a TD while CB Louie Perry was the leading rusher with 156 yards and 2 TDs on just 11 carries.
Nicholas Dorey continues to pay huge dividends for the VooDoo. Dorey caught 5 passes for 199 yards and 3 more TDs, with a 2 point conversion to boot. That's now 9 TD on the season for Dorey, plus several conversions.
Stars 24 Hornets 13
At times, Charlotte looks like a team on the rise, but to actually rise, they'll have to play better against Washington and Baltimore. Defensively, the Hornets did fine, forcing 3 turnovers and not letting the prolific Baltimore offense run wild. Offensively was a different story as QB Robert Ament threw 5 INTs and the Hornets only had 191 offensive yards. Despite all of that, this was a one score game all the way until Baltimore scored a TD with 4:30 left to finally pull away.
Generals 27 Bell 17
