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Worst-to-First climb begins

June 10, 2010 at 10:29 am Leave a comment

It had to happen sooner or later… whether the result of skill, will or luck… the Pocket Rockets scored their first win of the season by beating previously undefeated, The U, 34-28. The win sets up a season-finale showdown with the 1-4 The Renagades (sic) at 6 p.m. Sunday at Belmont for the third and final D-I playoff spot.

The PRs opened the game with a quick scoring drive and got the ball right back when Brian snagged a slightly overthrown ball for yet another interception. Seems like he gets one every game. We cashed in moments later and held a 14-0 lead. The U scored near the end of the half to cut the deficit to 14-6 by halftime. Both teams traded scores in the second half. With about 3:00 to go, The U tied the game with a TD and 2-point conversion. Time for the PRs to take control. Marching methodically down the field the PRs converted two fourth-downs (one on a nice grab by Dman and another on a Stepha toss to Brian who scored the go-ahead touchdown on the play) and drained most of the clock. Trailing by 6, The U advanced the ball just past midfield to set up the desperation heave into the endzone (broken up by Brian and yours truly). We had many heroes in this game, but the game ball (remember those?) goes to Brian for his great two-way play.

Playoff Note: The playoffs (semis and finals) are scheduled for June 27.

Other news and notes

The Chicago Blackhawks won their first Stanley Cup since 1961 last night. Well deserved.

Seen: Vegas. I just can’t go anywhere anymore. The U’s ‘Camacho’ (his name is Danny) saw me at the BU dentist last week. Then on Friday night the black fellow on The U spotted me at Conan. How long before I end up on Page Six? Anyway, here’s some Coco:

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