Week 1 of the MFL's first winter season is in the books and there's already lots to talk about!
The first game of the day ended with a goal line stand made by the G.O.A.T.S. against the Amish Cyborgs with the now infamous "last play heard around the world" perhaps ending the game one play early. Despite the finish, the 18-13 game was an excellent match and a hard fought defensive battle between two newly established rivals.
Stephen Persaud ended the game with 3 TD passes which was good enough for the win, and on the other side Max Rosenfeld came down with 9 receptions including 2 touchdown grabs.
The matchup between the Chèvres and the Huskies saw the young but skilled Chèvres using their experience to take down the Huskies in a 54-12 victory.
Huskies QB Jason Watt showed signs of promise throwing a good ball and with experience will likely be a solid passer, but too often threw balls up into safeties hands. Still, expect to see a much improved Huskies squad in weeks to come.
For the Chèvres, an outstanding offensive performance was led by team quarterback Vincent Granata throwing 5 TD passes and spreading the ball around very effectively. Defensively the Chèvres had a massive no fly zone on any deep balls, with Alexandre Bresse and Pascal Nkengue combining for 6 interceptions and 3 pick sixes.
The only downside for the Chèvres was the injury to star defensive player Etienne Moisan, who we’re hoping will be back in action soon.
The final game of the day showed the experience of the Krakens take down the new Sooners 45 squad, 50-6. While the Sooners clearly have some talent on the roster, it may take some time for their knowledge of the game to start letting that talent shine.
The Krakens were led by QB Rob Prudhomme with a league leading 6 touchdown passes and defensively Silvio Ciarriocchi had 3 interceptions including one returned for a score.
The Sooners showed some skill defensively with corner Vladimir Perea being a beast in the short game with 4 passes defensed and on offense Jose Luis Castro had 4 receptions for 74 yards and a TD. Despite the loss, I’m sure we’ll see a massive improvement for this squad over the course of the season.
