Post by 50yardfan on Dec 28, 2010 16:18:38 GMT -5
WEEK 4 - PITTSBURGH REBELS vs. STEEL CITY SPEED
Through the first three weeks of the PISA Indoor Football season, the Pittsburgh Rebels easily have proved they are the team to beat. On the offensive side of the ball, they lead the league with 110 points scored, including a league-high 50-point outburst in Week 1. On the defensive side, the Rebels have allowed just 34 points, including two games in which their opponents scored a miniscule eight points or less.
Last Friday’s contest wasn’t one of their most eye-catching performances, but the result was all too familiar to Steel City and the rest of the league as the Rebels recorded a 26-15 victory. The win moves Pittsburgh to 4-0 and helps the Rebels remain the league’s only unbeaten team.
While the Rebels as a team may have been a bit off, multi-dimensional talent, Jamar White, was certainly on his game as he posted his second straight multi-touchdown game. Last weeks against Shenango Valley, White scored on a long pass from quarterback Larry Carson after returning an interception for a score. Against Steel City, White again scored on a deep post from Carson, but it was a return touchdown that grabbed most of the attention.
After Pittsburgh turned the ball over on their first offensive series, the defense held Steel City to a long field goal attempt. That attempt fell well short, into the arms of White, and ultimately ended with the league’s first missed field goal return for a touchdown.
Unlike the first meeting between the two squads, which ended in a 50-8 final, the winless Speed found some life with converted safety/wide receiver Chuck Dawson. Filling in for injured quarterback Brad Russell, Dawson led Steel City to their highest scoring output of the season. The former Greensburg Salem quarterback and current Pittsburgh Pride safety, posted the team’s first score on a two-yard run before hooking up with Joel Quinerly for the team’s final touchdown from three yards out.
At one point midway through the first half, the Speed actually held a narrow two-point advantage when kicker Jared Thomas booted a 34-yard field goal. That lead was short-lived however, as Carson connected with Nate Newman a few minutes later to help Pittsburgh regain the advantage. From there, it was all downhill as Dave Younkins scored for Pittsburgh on a bruising 13-yard run.
With the loss, Steel City remained the league’s only winless team. They Speed will look to bust into the win column this week against Shenango Valley. Pittsburgh will do battle in a much-anticipated rematch with Harmar.
WEEK 4 - SHENANGO VALLEY STORM vs. HARMAR HURRICANES
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
On opening night of the PISA Indoor Football season, Shenango Valley and Harmar squared off in a high-scoring affair that concluded with 66 total points. Harmar scored on their first offensive play and never looked back en route to a 46-20 victory.
Fast forward three weeks and this time it was Shenango Valley that jumped out of the gates early and found pay dirt on their opening drive. While the Storm certainly proved to be much tougher in the second go-round, Harmar again led at the final buzzer and walked away with a 36-24 win.
As was the case in the first meeting between the two teams, fans were blessed with an offensive barrage. This time, however, the battle was much tighter as the two teams exchanged the lead six times. While they trailed for the entire 60 minutes in game one, Shenango Valley (1-3) actually held a narrow two-point lead with less than eight minutes remaining in the second tilt. But again, Hurricanes’ quarterback Camdin Crouse and his high-flying offense proved to be too much as they scored the games final 14 points to help their squad improve to 3-1 on the season.
The game-winner came with a little over four minutes on the clock as Crouse hit wideout Bob Reiter on a deep post from nearly 40 yards out. Reiter, who also scored the Hurricanes’ first touchdown, said the play was “designed” seconds before it happened.
“We were in the huddle and (Crouse) just told me to run a post,” Reiter said. “We had our two other guys run hitches and I just beat the safety on the backside.”
Reiter’s teammate, Stephen Conto, put the icing on the victory cake and matched his teammate’s two-touchdown night with the games final score with less than 30 seconds remaining. While both of Reiter’s scores came threw the air, Conto scored one by way of the pass and the other by way of the run. It was the second time the duo finished the game with multiple touchdowns. Reiter did it last week against Steel City, while Conto posted four in the season opener.
Not too be outdone was Mario Poston who racked up well over 100 return yards for the Hurricanes. The 5-foot-7 lightning rod, posted a 41-yard touchdown jolt just before the half and nearly sent the packed house into a frenzy to start the second half as he just missed setting a PISA record with number two.
For the Storm, quarterback Cle Ragster led the way as he figured in on all four of his team’s touchdowns. Ragster was a duel threat as he posted two passing and two rushing scores.
Through the first three weeks of the PISA Indoor Football season, the Pittsburgh Rebels easily have proved they are the team to beat. On the offensive side of the ball, they lead the league with 110 points scored, including a league-high 50-point outburst in Week 1. On the defensive side, the Rebels have allowed just 34 points, including two games in which their opponents scored a miniscule eight points or less.
Last Friday’s contest wasn’t one of their most eye-catching performances, but the result was all too familiar to Steel City and the rest of the league as the Rebels recorded a 26-15 victory. The win moves Pittsburgh to 4-0 and helps the Rebels remain the league’s only unbeaten team.
While the Rebels as a team may have been a bit off, multi-dimensional talent, Jamar White, was certainly on his game as he posted his second straight multi-touchdown game. Last weeks against Shenango Valley, White scored on a long pass from quarterback Larry Carson after returning an interception for a score. Against Steel City, White again scored on a deep post from Carson, but it was a return touchdown that grabbed most of the attention.
After Pittsburgh turned the ball over on their first offensive series, the defense held Steel City to a long field goal attempt. That attempt fell well short, into the arms of White, and ultimately ended with the league’s first missed field goal return for a touchdown.
Unlike the first meeting between the two squads, which ended in a 50-8 final, the winless Speed found some life with converted safety/wide receiver Chuck Dawson. Filling in for injured quarterback Brad Russell, Dawson led Steel City to their highest scoring output of the season. The former Greensburg Salem quarterback and current Pittsburgh Pride safety, posted the team’s first score on a two-yard run before hooking up with Joel Quinerly for the team’s final touchdown from three yards out.
At one point midway through the first half, the Speed actually held a narrow two-point advantage when kicker Jared Thomas booted a 34-yard field goal. That lead was short-lived however, as Carson connected with Nate Newman a few minutes later to help Pittsburgh regain the advantage. From there, it was all downhill as Dave Younkins scored for Pittsburgh on a bruising 13-yard run.
With the loss, Steel City remained the league’s only winless team. They Speed will look to bust into the win column this week against Shenango Valley. Pittsburgh will do battle in a much-anticipated rematch with Harmar.
WEEK 4 - SHENANGO VALLEY STORM vs. HARMAR HURRICANES
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
On opening night of the PISA Indoor Football season, Shenango Valley and Harmar squared off in a high-scoring affair that concluded with 66 total points. Harmar scored on their first offensive play and never looked back en route to a 46-20 victory.
Fast forward three weeks and this time it was Shenango Valley that jumped out of the gates early and found pay dirt on their opening drive. While the Storm certainly proved to be much tougher in the second go-round, Harmar again led at the final buzzer and walked away with a 36-24 win.
As was the case in the first meeting between the two teams, fans were blessed with an offensive barrage. This time, however, the battle was much tighter as the two teams exchanged the lead six times. While they trailed for the entire 60 minutes in game one, Shenango Valley (1-3) actually held a narrow two-point lead with less than eight minutes remaining in the second tilt. But again, Hurricanes’ quarterback Camdin Crouse and his high-flying offense proved to be too much as they scored the games final 14 points to help their squad improve to 3-1 on the season.
The game-winner came with a little over four minutes on the clock as Crouse hit wideout Bob Reiter on a deep post from nearly 40 yards out. Reiter, who also scored the Hurricanes’ first touchdown, said the play was “designed” seconds before it happened.
“We were in the huddle and (Crouse) just told me to run a post,” Reiter said. “We had our two other guys run hitches and I just beat the safety on the backside.”
Reiter’s teammate, Stephen Conto, put the icing on the victory cake and matched his teammate’s two-touchdown night with the games final score with less than 30 seconds remaining. While both of Reiter’s scores came threw the air, Conto scored one by way of the pass and the other by way of the run. It was the second time the duo finished the game with multiple touchdowns. Reiter did it last week against Steel City, while Conto posted four in the season opener.
Not too be outdone was Mario Poston who racked up well over 100 return yards for the Hurricanes. The 5-foot-7 lightning rod, posted a 41-yard touchdown jolt just before the half and nearly sent the packed house into a frenzy to start the second half as he just missed setting a PISA record with number two.
For the Storm, quarterback Cle Ragster led the way as he figured in on all four of his team’s touchdowns. Ragster was a duel threat as he posted two passing and two rushing scores.