Week 3 Recap

Brendan Gants (white) sprints past the Conor's Beard secondary to catch a pass from Rob Barnett (red)

(Photo Credit: Jessica Ellis)

Three sets of teams braved the high-70s weather and a torts hypothetical barring entry to the stadium to take the field on Sunday, with predictably high scores arising out of the fast field conditions. The first matchup of the day saw Youthful 1ndiscretions, apparently the lone 1L section who was uninformed of Fall Break, take out their aggression at remaining in Cambridge over the last good weather weekend of the year with a 56-14 win over Conor’s Beard. The Section 1 squad wasted no time in getting on the board, with QB Rob Barnett airing out a 95-yard touchdown strike to WR Brendan Gants on the team’s first play from scrimmage to answer an early score from the Bearded Ones. It was a solid day all around for the 1ndiscretion’s receiver corps, with Chris Britten electrifying the capacity crowd (pictured above) with a diving, one-handed touchdown grab and Michael Delgado tallying a momentum-changing interception and a touchdown on a deep fade route that trimmed Conor’s Beard’s chances of taking the wide-open Bush Division. The 1ndiscretions moved to 2-0 in early divisional play, and with several starters returning this weekend, will look to solidify their position for a playoff bid against preseason division favorites the Franchise Tax. Conor’s Beard took the loss in stride, bolstered by the baking skills of their multi-talented roster. In a back and forth battle of 2L squads, The Gunners shot down Big & Tasty by a score of 42-35. Down by seven at halftime, the Gunners stopped emulating their soccer namesakes and started emulating their law school namesakes by attacking Big & Tasty’s quarterback like he was a question asked by their favorite professor. WR Adam Derry added three touchdown grabs for the undefeated Gunners.

The lone A-league game of the weekend turned into the Brian Wood show, with his No Punt Intended squad routing a shorthanded Illegal Procedure side. Accounting for all 11 of his team’s scores and four interceptions, the QB/S was later quoted issuing a challenge to Nebraska Head Coach Bo Pelini to send Taylor Martinez to the bench. Opening the game with a 95-yard strike to Matty McFeely, Wood lit up the scoreboard with touchdown passes to four different receivers and adding a pair of scores on the ground. WR/S Hardy Ehlers also got into the act defensively, breaking up what would have been Wood’s fifth interception of the day, sprinting across the field to breakup a touchdown pass headed for a wide open teammate, and attempting to keep his defense off the field by throwing an ill-advised lateral pass to a streaking Illegal Procedure gunner that was dropped. The league commissioners immediately opened up a point shaving investigation, with Wood expressing particular concern regarding Ehlers’ recent poor run of form in pregame rock-paper-scissors matchups. In mid-week makeup action, Tebow’s Illegitimate Children continued their impressive form with a 67-35 win over Section 7’s Finest. The jort aficionados have gotten off to a 3-0 start and look to be a serious title threat this season.