Club Lax Hits The Gridiron

     There was a crispness to the night air as the Thirsty Turtle Swamp Donkeys took the field for Monday Night Flag Football. The TT Swamp Donkeys, a carefully picked crew of all-stars from the Terps Club Lacrosse team, romped the competition, scoring four touchdowns to their opponent's one, the final score being 30-6. The younger Terps Laxers on WASP, the opposing team, although scoring on their opening drive to take the early lead, were no match for the bigger, faster, stronger Swamp Donkeys. The Donkeys scored four unanswered touchdowns following the opening score by WASP, tallying two interceptions and preventing the WASP offense from getting into any sort of rhythm.


     Led at quarterback by Andrew Barber in the first half and David Griffith in the second half, the Swamp Donkey's offense was near-unstoppable. In fact, their first play from scrimmage was a pass play to Benjamin Yoash for an 80 yard touchdown. Yoash, picking up a great down-field block by center Andrew Sotak, went nearly untouched into the end zone. In the second half, Griffith picked up where Barber left off with impressive scrambling ability and a cool pocket-presence. The Swamp Donkeys scored three of their touchdowns in the second half: a long fade route to free-agent pickup Brendan Moles, a dash up the sideline resulting in an impressive dive into the end zone by captain/ leprechaun Ben Cobleigh, and Steve Kosiba scoring from the lineman spot, David Griffith even rushed one in up the middle for an extra point. The offense of the Swamp Donkeys looked impressive, and it will be hard for any team to find a weakness in the powerhouse of a unit.
    
     Defense was nearly as impressive as the offense, allowing only one score for the whole game. Led by Brendan Moles' two interceptions, and a defensive backfield that allowed no passes over 15 yards, the Donkeys kept the quarterback of WASP guessing. Another big factor was the pressure put on the QB by Steven Kosiba, Mike Boyd, Ben Cobleigh, and Andrew Sotak. The opposing quarterback was never comfortable in the pocket and was forced to throw dump-off passes and scramble out of the pocket. Once the Swamp Donkey's defense started to pick up the dump-off routes, the WASP offense was like a car without wheels. Where's it goin? Nowhere. It's going to be hard for opposing offenses to find any success against the suffocating defense that the Swamp Donkeys put on the field.

     The next game for the TT Swamp Donkeys, will be next Monday night against the Grass Fairies, who are making the trip from San Francisco, CA to try to keep their undefeated season going against the Swamp Donkeys of College Park. The Grass Fairies won their first game against Where's Dan 14-0, so they are no pushover. Their interesting tactics of making the opposing team very uncomfortable on the field always makes them a dangerous team to play. However, they will have to limit the amount of "illegal touching" penalties next week, as it has been a problem in the past for them. The Swamp Donkeys of course will bring agility, mobility, and hostility to the field and are the strong favorites to win next Monday. Game time is at 8pm on October 26, so get a babysitter for the kids, grab a few Mountain Dews and make your way over to Comcast Fields for a good time.


Until next time, remember...

NEVER PULL OUT!


-Sotak