Tuesday, June 26, 2007

C-BUS HUGE WIN...WILL FACE TAMPA IN WILDCARD

AFTER A HUGE WIN SATURDAY NIGHT IN NEW YORK, THE COLUMBUS DESTROYERS CLINCHED THE FINAL SPOT IN THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND WILL PLAY THE TAMPA BAY STORM SATURDAY AT 12:00 PM ON ESPN. YES, COLUMBUS YOU ARE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS AT 7-9, GREAT JOB. BELOW IS A QTR BY QTR RECAP.
1ST QTR
NY WOULD GET THE BALL FIRST AND SCORE WITH 12:21 TO PLAY ON A ROHAN DAVEY RUN. C-BUS WAS ALL OVER HIM ON THE FIRST DRIVE BUT UNABLE TO GET SACKS. C-BUS WOULD RESPOND WITH A TOUCHDOWN OF THEIR OWN WHEN MATT NAGY FOUND MARCUS KNIGHT TO TIE THE SCORE AT 7 WITH 8:13 TO GO. NY WOULD START WITH GREAT FIELD POSITION AND SCORE AGAIN MAKING IT 14-7 DRAGONS. C-BUS WOULD RESPOND WITH A 1 PLAY DRIVE THE HAD MATT NAGY FINDING DAMIEN GROCE TO TIE THE SCORE AT 14. A DEFENSIVE STOP BY C-BUS WOULD GIVE THEM THE BALL AT THE NY 11 AND 2 PLAYS LATER IT WAS NAGY WHO FOUND GROCE AGAIN FOR THE TD AND END THE FIRST QTR UP 21-14.
2ND QTR
C-BUS WOULD STOP NY AGAIN AND WITH 8:34 TO PLAY IN THE HALF NAGY WOULD FIND JOSH BUSH TO GIVE C-BUS A 28-14 LEAD. IT WOULDN'T END THEIR. DL KELVIN KINNEY WOULD SACK DAVEY IN THE ENDZONE FOR A SAFETY AND A C-BUS 30-14 LEAD. FOLLOWING THE SAFETY, NAGY FOUND KNIGHT AGAIN AND C-BUS WOULD LEAD 37-14 WITH 2:44 REMAINING IN THE HALF. NY WOULD FINALLY FIND THE ENDZONE ONLY TO FAIL ON THE XP BECAUSE OF A BOTCHED SNAP. C-BUS WOULD THEN ADD A TOUCHDOWN AND NY WOULD ADD A FG TO END THE HALF, MAKING THE SCORE 44-23 DESTROYERS.
3RD QTR
C-BUS WOULD START THE 3RD QTR RIGHT WHEN JOSH BUSH WOULD SCORE ON THE END-AROUND GIVING C-BUS A 51-23 LEAD WITH 9:56 TO PLAY. NY WOULD SCORE AND GO FOR 2 BUT IT BACKFIRED ON THEM WHEN THE TOLEDO TACKLER BRANDON HEFFLAIN WOULD INTERCEPT THE ATTEMPT AND RUN IT FOR TWO PTS THE OTHER WAY FOR THE GOOD GUYS. THAT MADE IT 53-29. WITH 3:56 NAGY FOUND HAROLD WELLS FOR THE SCORE AND A 60-29 LEAD. NY WOULD SCORE A TD BUT FAILED TO GET THE 2PT CONVERSION AND SO C-BUS LEAD 60-37 AND THE END OF 3.
4TH
AFTER THE FAILED ONSIDE KICK C-BUS SCORED 2 PLAYS LATER WHEN NAGY FOUND KNIGHT TO PUT C-BUS UP 67-37. NY WOULD SCORE AND MISS THE 2PT CONVERSION AGAIN. C-BUS RECOVERED AN ONSIDE KICK AND SCORED THEMSELVES 1 PLAY LATER ON A SWEEP FROM JOSH BUSH MAKING 74-43 WITH 8:16 TO PLAY. A DEFENSIVE STOP BY C-BUS, A TURNOVER ON DOWNS BY C-BUS, AND ANOTHER DEFENSIVE STOP BY C-BUS ROUNDED OUT THE REST OF THE GAME AND C-BUS WOULD CONTINUE THEIR SEASON.

SIDE NOTE:C-BUS SCORED ON 10 OF 11 POSSESSIONS THEY HAD THE BALL. THEY HAD COUNTING THE FG ATTEMPT AND SAFETY 6 DEFENSIVE STOPS. C-BUS ALSO IMPROVED TO 12-0 WHEN SCORING 70 OR MORE POINTS. OH YEAH AND ONE FINAL THOUGHT AS II REMINDED SOME BEFORE.....THE LAST TEAM TO WIN THE ARENA BOWL AT 7-9 WAS THE CHICAGO RUSH AND THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR. SO AFL I ASK YOU THIS WHY CAN'T C-BUS BE THIS YEARS CHICAGO? I THINK THEY HAVE A CHANCE.

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