Carmine’s Coffin Corner | Finals Recap

Carmine’s Coffin Corner

35+ finals review

And just like that the Winter 2019 has come to an end.  It seems like we were just getting ready to open the season and had spent the previous weekend going through the closet and storage room looking for equipment that had sat untouched for some time.

 

35+ Winter All-stars (in alphabetical order)

Congratulations to the following players who were named and will get to participate in the All-star tournament on April 15th

Andy Peterkin (Monster Jim)

Chris Rosen (Paramount)

Cory Pecker (O.A.S.)

Domenic Tosi (FlagPlus Football)

Jason Prince (O.A.S.)

Joel Shahrabari (Relics)

Kevin Kousaie (JMJ)

Kevin Wyeth (O.A.S.)

Rob Allen (JMJ)

Vince Mancini (Polvige)

Wade Williams (Grumpy Old X-Men)

Yoni Lehrer (Relics)

As a reminder, please note that the league nominates 2 Quarterbacks, 2 Receivers, 1 Snapper, 1 Rusher, 2 Defensive players, 2 players as Two-Way nominees and we leave 2 extra spots for stand-outs.  With all of the various divisions available the league allows players to only earn an all-star selection in 1 division regardless of positions played.  Andrew Carruthers, Carmine Pollice & Stephen Harripersaud were named All-stars in other divisions and, as such, were not eligible for the 35+ Division

 

 

Week in Review

FlagPlus Football shocks Polvige 37-24

The disastrous start (0-5-1) is now fully behind them and FlagPlus Football finishes the season in triumph.  They have become the new poster child for the axiom: “it is not how you start, but how you finish, that matters”.  Ironically this game was a microcosm of that.  FPF began with the ball, drove nicely down the field led by Cory Johnson, and then some wackiness occurred.  While not as nimble as brother Lonnie, one should not underestimate the elusiveness that Cory has.  He made the rusher miss, twice, bought 10 seconds, rolled right and then threw cross body a la Brett Favre.  Unlike that fateful throw years ago this one was completed to a purple jersey.  The only problem is that Polvige were the ones in purple.  To make matters more interesting, thank you Draft Division irregularities, it was picked off by Super Sub Eugene McLaren who went end zone to end zone with his pilfered ball.  Unfortunately for Polvige that was as good as it got as Cory Johnson settled into a rhythm and the rest of the game became the Tim O’Hara show.  I wrote last week that Tim would need to step up and become a factor.  6-100-3 TDs was definitely the difference in this one.  Two great toss and catch plays to the left corner were fun to watch (guess where we were standing at the time!).  Angelo Kalaidopoulos and Polvige battled hard but an early collision seemed to throw Aggie off just a touch.  Always frustrating as a QB when you get roughed with no call, but the ref does not have the ability to review the play (with 1 notable exception) and will not reverse the call (again with 1 notable exception).

 

Congrats to FPF on the championship and Tim O’Hara on the MVP

 

Pacemakers come back to overcome the Relics 33-30

A Pacemaker has two different connotations.  One is to set the tone for a race.  This team started the season slow so that would not be the correct definition.  The other version is something used to keep the heart beating.  This is a much better fit for this team as they have caused so many erratic heartbeats this year it is actually quite funny.  This was billed as the Yoni vs. Jason show.  Both players did their part.  Yoni led all receivers, again, finishing with 10-68-2 TDs.  The catches were normal for him, but his yardage and scoring were off.  When it counted the Pacemakers were able to limit him.  While Jason Rossie did not have great rushing numbers he did do a great job moving around the pocket, buying time and playing a monster game on defence.  Scott Binns was the big target for Jason, finishing with 9 receptions.  The big turning point in the game was Chris Brockwell getting his hands on an errant ball from Jeff Rosenblatt.  Chris did a great job running it back for a Pick 6.  Add in the 2 TDs that he added on offence and hello Game MVP!

 

Congrats to the Pacemakers on the championship and Chris Brockwell on the MVP

 

O.A.S. hold strong against the Spitfire 35-24

Both teams came into the game with the intentions of stopping the other teams “go to” players.  The question would be which team their secondary players would have to step up and shine.  Both teams put up similar numbers in terms of offensive yardage, but the Spitfire offence stalled twice in the red zone coming away without points as the O.A.S. stepped up and held strong.  The Spitfire began the game with a TD and offence.  Near midfield of the O.A.S. drive rusher Andrew Adams pulled off that rarity, the INT from the Rusher position.  Tracked down at the 4-yard line he gave his team perfect field position to make a statement.  4 incompletions later and his effort was wasted.  Again, a great job by the defence.  Cory took advantage and the game was quickly tied a few moments later.  The game was back and forth with the Spitfire defence doing a great job of limiting the Jason Prince / Kevin Wyeth combo.  Cory quickly turned his sights to a new target, Shane Williams.  While he has been away from the game recuperating from injury, he has not forgotten how to play.  He finished with 10-84- 1 TD on the night and frequently made catches to keep drives alive.  For O.A.S. it was the culmination of a season that saw them in charge of literally every game they played.  They seemed to be on a mission to erase last year’s finals result.  For the Spitfire this was a game of missed opportunities.

 

Congratulations to O.A.S. on the championship & Shane Williams on the Game MVP!