Third place Bills upset first place Bears
PHOTO/SCOTT DELL
Henry Bernet, of the
1st American Bank Bills,
making the verticle grab.
The Sun sports Game of the Week was a Division I game between the first place Beach Bistro Bears and the third place 1st American Bank Bills. This was also the concluding game of the regular season schedule.
The 1st American Bank Bills set the tone early. The team was primed and ready to take on the challenge of the first place team. On the Bills first drive, Jack Shinn took a handoff and scampered in for a 10-yard touchdown. The point after failed and left the score 6-0. On the ensuing next play, there was a bad snap for the Beach Bistro Bears which turned into a safety and just like that the score was 8-0.
The Bears defense held strong, forcing the Bills to a three and out led by Katie Holiday, who finished the game with five flag pulls and two sacks. But the Bears second offensive snap of the game resulted in the exact same safety as the first snap, which now made the score 10-0.
The Bears finally got some positive plays on offense thanks to Thomas Pears. Pears intercepted a pass and ran it back to the 10-yard line. On first and goal, Henry Bernet passed to Pears to the 3-yard line. Then on third and goal, Bernet threw to Pears again for the touchdown. The point after was no good and made the score 10-6. The Bills looked like they might score again before the half when, with no time left on the clock, Nick Mello intercepted a Bills pass and ran it back 30 yards for the pick-six touchdown. The point after failed and the halftime score was 12-10 Bears.
The Bears looked to extend their lead in the second half, but the Bills defense came up huge on the first two possessions. On the first Bears' possession, Garrison Clark, of the Bills, had a pick-six interception for a touchdown. The point after was good on a Jack Shinn pass to Jake Parsons. On the second Bears possession, Destin Sparkman intercepted a pass and took it to the house for a 20-yard touchdown. The point after was no good and within the first two minutes of the second half, the Bills were up 23-12.
Both defenses played hard the rest of the second half and included another Bills interception, this time by Pierce Hogan. The score remained the same though until with only 23 seconds left in the game, Nick Mello took a handoff and ran 45 yards down the sideline for the Bears' touchdown. They used the same play and Mello scored the two-point conversion. With only 23 seconds left the Bills took a knee to run out the clock and the upset victory was complete 23-20 for the Bills.
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Game Scores:
Division III (8-9-year-olds)
Island Real Estate Saints 7
Beach Bums Seahawks 19
Connelly Marine Falcons 18
Island Real Estate Saints 24
Division II (10-12-year-olds)
Mr. Spiffy Cleaning Chargers 18
Eat Here Jaguars 14
LPAC Cardinals 37
LaPensee Plumbing Falcons 12
Walter & Associates Steelers 25
Eat Here Jaguars 6
Ross Built Construction Vikings 21
Southern Greens Buccaneers 18
Division I (13-16-year-olds)
Bassett, Vita, Vining & Hermann Group Raiders 46
Beach Bistro Bears 0
Bassett, Vita, Vining & Hermann Group Raiders 28
Mr. Bones BBQ Eagles 27
Beach Bistro Bears 20
1st American Bank Bills 23
Adult Co-Ed League
Slim's Place Jaguars 19
Sato Real Estate Browns 34
Rotten Ralphs Packers 22
Duffy's Tavern Buccaneers 20
Bob Vita Landscaping Cowboys 12
MartiniVille Bears 33
Jessie's Island Store Vikings 33
Beach to Bay Construction Rams 7
Hurricane Hanks Patriots 6
Walter & Associates Steelers 13
AMICC NFL Flag Football Schedule:
Instructional League (5-7-year-olds)
Awards - March 14, Monday, 6 p.m.
Division III (8-9-year-olds)
Awards - March 14, Monday, 6 p.m.
Division II (10-12-year-olds)
Awards - March 14, Monday, 7:30 p.m.
Division I (13-16-year-olds)
Awards - March 14, Monday, 7:30 p.m.
Adult Co-Ed League
March 10, Thursday, 5:30 p.m. Jessie's Island Store Vikings VS. Island Sun Falcons
March 10, Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Duffy's Tavern Buccaneers VS. Walter & Associates Steelers
March 10, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Hurricane Hanks Patriots VS. Slim's Place Jaguars
March 10, Thursday, 8:30 p.m. Sato Real Estate Browns VS. Rotten Ralphs Packers
March 10, Thursday, 9:30 p.m. Beach To Bay Construction Rams VS. Bob Vita Landscaping Cowboys