Team C Does It Again

Tempers Flare as Temps Rise

Matt Albert
TFL Illustrated

CHAMPAIGN--The TFL moved to its new fields today, and the first game did not disappoint as Team C defeated Team A 35-28 in double overtime. The heroics this time came from Glenn Eikenberry who made a circus catch in the back of the endzone to give Team C a lead that would eventually hold up.

It took a while for Team C (3-0) to find any sort of rhythm because they were playing without Calvin Braker. Braker, of course, did not play this week so he could pay respect to the late Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti. The loss of Braker definitely had an effect on the team as they struggled to come back and finally win.

Glenn Eikenberry had plenty to say after the game about his catch and dealing with adversity. "Playing without Calvin was tough. I had to eat extra high protein meals and think about more football than I usually do so I could make up for the loss. Personally, I think the Pavarotti family should have rolled Luciano's fat dead butt over here to Champaign. They really should know who Calvin is over there."


Kevin Dobbeck hauls in a pass over a sprawling Glenn Eikenberry. Photo courtesy of Michelle Lewis.


Luckily for Team C, they found a combination that worked late in the game after trying many different people at different positions. The adjustments paid off in overtime as they rotated tired players onto the line before letting them head back to wide receiver.

Team A (1-2) suffered the same unfortunate fate that plagued Team B last week. Both teams had late leads against Team C but could not hold on for the win. They took a 21-14 lead with 8:40 to play on an Alex Binek pass to Kevin Dobbeck. But Team C authored a brilliant two minute drill that ended on Ben Randecker's pass to a tightly covered Glenn Eikenberry with 0:22 remaining.

Overtime then came with the teams trading touchdowns on the first possession and Team C winning the game in the second OT.


Ben Randecker dives to tackle a scrambling Eric Forry. Photo courtesy of Michelle Lewis.


Quick Hits

The new location for the fields was a major improvement for everybody...The weather was very hot with temperatures getting close to 90...This was the first week without any major injuries. Only Eric Forry suffered some scrapes on two of his catches...Team C is getting very close to clinching a spot in TFL Bowl II. A win next week could possibly do it for them depending on other results.