"B"eaten Again

Tyler Cain and Sean Cartner rehearse their roles of Jack and Rose in
the upcoming stage version of "Titanic." Photo courtesy of Michelle Lewis.


Team B Falls to Surprising 0-3 Mark with Close Loss to Team D

Matt Albert
TFL Illustrated

CHAMPAIGN--Another close game, another close loss. What in the world has happened to Team B? For the third week in a row, they were unable to pull out a win in the closing minutes as Team D won 21-14.

For Team B (0-3), it's still hard to see how they are losing. Jon Huffman once again had a statistically dominant performance with two touchdowns and 96 yards receiving, but it just wasn't enough. Thanks to a monster effort by Scooter Preston, Team D was able to take a late lead and hold on for the win.

Preston threw for 138 yards on 12/22 passing. That included two touchdowns through the air, one to Paul Okarma and one to newcomer Tyler Cain. Okarma also scored the go ahead touchdown with one minute left in the game on an 8 yard run.

Preston commented on Team D's (2-1) effort after the game. "It was a great great win today especially with the heat. We didn't know what our stamina would be like, so we were glad just to get out of there with the win. And we're all glad that Katrina has decided to share her boyfriend with us because he did it all on both sides of the ball today." Editor's note: Not all quotes may be accurate or even said in the first place.

For the longest time, it looked like Team B would finally get that first win. They jumped out early on the first play they had from scrimmage. Ben Randecker (116 yards passing) found Jon Huffman cutting across the middle, threw a strike, and Huffman left the defense in his dust as he raced 44 yards to the endzone. Huffman would later score again on a 37 yard pass from Randecker to give Team B a 14-0 lead. Unfortunately for Team B, the offense disappeared in the second half.


Jon Huffman adds to his league leading scoring totals. Photo courtesy of Michelle Lewis.



Quick Hits

Team D is now on the inside track with Team B to secure the two spots in TFL Bowl II as we hit the midway point of the season...Randecker and Okarma may have been fatigued in the second half due to playing as ringers in the first game...The new field location was liked by most...Team B still has a chance to secure a spot in TFL Bowl II, but they must win their final 3 games and hope for help from other results.