2007 Intramural Flag Football Results and Recaps

Siegel Shakes N' Bakes Past ATO
In weather that defines champions, Shake N' Bake fit that term perfectly. With temperatures around 40 degrees, Shake N' Bake took it to ATO 111-14. With the weather at its worst, Shake N' Bake was at its best. The tone for the game was set on the opening play with Joe Siegel taking the screen pass 45 yards to the house. Three plays later Joe Dubina tallied his own touchdown. Adam Shuemaker, Jaren Stutzman, and Nate King all followed suit in the first half for Shake N' Bake. ATO came out fired up though, once they received the ball. Scoring touchdowns on back to back plays, to James Sly and Charlie Decker, ATO made it a game in the first half. They trailed 44-14 at the half. Unfortunately, ATO could not maintain their offensive potency. They managed zero points in the second half and threw three picks. Reggie Bush was not on the field for the second half of the game, but really you could not tell. Joe Siegel did his best impersonation of the famed New Orleans running back totaling 160 yards receiving in the second half. That goes along with 110 yards in the first half. He ended 5 touchdowns and countless broken ankles. Shake N' Bake totaled eight touchdowns in the second half to blow the game wide open. Nate King ended with three touchdowns. Jared Stoddard ended the game with two picks. The ATO Dragons are in action next on October 18, with a contest against Team 4 at 9:00. Shake N' Bake plays again October 22, with a 9:00 tilt against the Party Brigade, also undefeated.

Shake n' Bake defeats the Shockerz 70 - 42
The first half was relatively close, with 2 point conversions being the big difference, and Team Shake n' Bake went into halftime with a 36 to 22 lead. In the second half, turnovers hurt The Shockerz, and the game ended with a final score of 70 to 42.

BCR Picks Up the Win Over SAE, 64 - 26
The game got off to a slow start, with both teams attempting a lot of deep balls, to little success. Two interceptions by SAE, along with 3 BCR touchdowns lifted BCR to a 24 to 8 halftime lead. The second half is where BCR began to pull away, as they racked up 40 points, to take a 64-8 lead. The game also got physical in the second half, with a couple of pass interference calls and big hits drawing flags. SAE were out to score in the 4th quarter and managed to rack up a good total, taking the final score to 64-24 in favor of BCR.

Party Brigade Rolls 50-20 Over ATO
With the new season comes the excitement that maybe, just maybe, this is the year. That special year that will end with a championship victory and many thrills and chills along the way. Both the Party Brigade and Team ATO entered Tuesday night's action with this hope. Receiving the ball to begin the first half, the Party Brigade posted 14 points before their twelve plays came to an end. These drives were highlighted by a touchdown strike to Chad Meyer on the fade. Team ATO did not give up and came back fired up after receiving the ball. They answered with two touchdowns of their own, including a 15 yard bomb to Perry Kuipers. With the score 14-14 and one play remaining, the ATO quarterback launched a Hail Mary that was picked off, giving the Party Brigade the 16-14 lead at the half. To start the second half, Team ATO looked a little sluggish and only managed one touchdown in their 12 plays. The Party Brigade looked anything but sluggish when they received the ball, however. They would find their way into the end zone five times in the second half, with four different receivers scoring. Chad Meyer had receptions of 45 and 41 yards, and tallied two touchdowns in the second half, leaving him with three for the game. Team ATO was headed by a strong defensive outing from James Sly and Andrew Keller. The final score ended up being 50-20. The Party Brigade plays Team 5 at 9:00 on Thursday, while Team ATO plays next on Thursday with a game against Team 3 at 10:00.

SAE falls to impressive Baseball Team
SAE got off to a slow start, scoring only 2 touchdowns. The Baseball Team, however, came flying out of the gates with a 4 touchdown performance in the half, converting all four 2-point conversions in the process. The score going into the break was 34-12 in favor of the baseball team. The second half went much the same way with the baseball team racking up five more touchdowns. Besides the one interception the game was clean and turnover free, but The Baseball teams execution and solid defense brought them out on top with a 69-28 win, an impressive 4 down stand providing the odd point.

Theta What takes down experienced Staff team 42-32 in close battle.
The first half of this game was a low scoring defensive struggle, as both teams racked up 2 touchdowns a piece, and also 2 interceptions each. The tone was set early as the second and third plays for Theta What resulted in interceptions, including one from Assistant Basketball coach Eric Sklar. However the Staff finished their quarter by throwing 2 picks back to back, evening the score up at 16-16. The second half remained close, and it was soon evident that we had a barn burner on our hands. Then difference ended up being a touchdown on the last play of Theta What's second half offense, a connection from Greg DeNeen to Jeremy Natter. After a hard fought game the final score ended up 42-32 in favor of Theta What.

Shockerz record victory against Theta Chi
In intramural action Thursday night, the Shockerz defeated Theta Chi 62-28. The first half had all the makings of a shootout. After a turnover on the first play, and a sack by Rico Castro on the second, Theta Chi put up two touchdowns, both to Jon Diehl. When the Shockerz got the ball, they responded with touchdown strikes to Castro and Ethan Nowak along with two touchdown passes to Nate Sarkissian. At the half, the Shockerz led 36-16. In the second half, the Shockerz showed off their impressive receiving core, throwing touchdown passes to three receivers, including Ethan Nowak, a man with great hands, who would total over 100 yards receiving. Brian Bilius came up big on multiple two point conversions as well. Theta Chi responded with two second half touchdowns, but it was not enough as the Shockerz prevailed. Heading the way for Theta Chi was Jon Diehl and Blake Childs. The Shockerz are in action again on October 22, against Theta What, this contest will take place at 10, while Theta Chi plays Team 10 at the same time.

BCR Takes Care of Business vs. Theta What
In the nightcap of Thursday's intramural action, BCR pulled out a tight one against Theta What. In the first half, Quarterback Greg DeNeen hit receiver Josh Teter for two scores. BCR came storming back, however, with two touchdowns of their own in the first half. An untimely interception put Theta What in the lead at the half, 18-16. BCR came out fired up, out of the break. They put the ball into the end zone four times to take a commanding 48-16 lead. Theta What tried to climb the comeback trail, but the road proved to be too tough. They answered with three touchdowns of their own, but fell six points short, with the final being 46-40. Theta What was led by DeNeen, Teter, and Kyle Lindsay. BCR received their offense from Ryan Schafer and Chris Lada. Theta What plays next on October 22, with a 10:00 tilt against the Shockerz, while BCR looks to continue their winning ways on October 25, with a 10:00 game against Theta Chi.

Staff Team Comes Through in the Clutch against Party Brigade
The first half of the game was a tough, well contested battle, with The Party Brigade scoring first with a touchdown pass from Matt Misiak to Chad Meyer, who was tackled hard into the end zone. The score at the end of the first half was all locked up at 24 after both teams racked up 3 scores and were very solid not turning the ball over once. The second half was equally close, and with 2 plays remaining the staff found themselves down 4 points. They dug in and managed to connect on a clutch touchdown pass which proved to be the difference in the game, giving the staff a 58-54 win.

SAE takes down ATO
The game started very well for SAE, as they were able to rack up 4 interceptions, three by the same player and only throwing one INT themselves. When they came to offense they racked up the touchdowns and managed to go into the break up 40 to 2. ATO made a much better start to the second half, the offense looking much smoother as they scored a TD on the second play of their possession. They racked up another later, and stayed interception free, for a solid second half performance. It wasn't enough to catch SAE however, and the final score after another good half for SAE was 70 to 18.

Theta Chi Tops Theta What
In intramural action Tuesday, Theta Chi pulled off an impressive victory, 54- 28 over Theta What. Although the weather was very cold, Theta Chi lit up the stadium with an explosive offensive attack. Theta What started out slow in the first half. Quarterback Greg DeNeen threw one touchdown on the sixth play of the drive, but Theta What would be unable to punch it in any more. When Theta Chi received the ball, they wasted no time. Four of their first five plays went for touchdowns, including strikes to Jon Diehl and Blake Childs. They would add two more before the half came to an end to take a commanding 40-8 halftime lead. Theta What came out intense to start the second half defensively. They allowed only two touchdowns in the second half, key by excellent defensive play by Mike Mahoney and Greg Bartosch. However, their offense proved to be too meager to get them back in the game. They tallied three touchdowns in the second half, including a deep bomb to Jeremy Natter. Theta Chi took the win 54-28. Theta What will be in action on Thursday night, with an important game against Team 3 at 9:00, while Theta Chi will take the field at 10:00 with a game versus team 6.

Staff comeback comes up short against Shockerz
The shockerz got off to a great start in this one, scoring four first half touchdowns and converting on all four 2-point conversions. They also forced two turnovers and held the staff to one TD. In the second half they continued to dominate, racking their total up to 54, leaving the staff down a massive 46 points. The staff however would not go quietly, and started to mount a comeback that began with an excellent hook and lateral trick play for a touchdown. This followed with 4 more touchdowns, but with two plays remaining, down by eight points, two attempted hail mary passes came up short, and the Shockerz squeaked out with the win by a final of 54-46.

BCR takes down ATO
ATO came out unable to get a rhythm going, but did get a touchdown on the board near the end of the quarter to gain some confidence. BCR follows by scoring four touchdowns in the 2nd quarter and a massive six scores in the 3rd. This left ATO down by 70 with the final quarter to come. While a comeback was nearly impossible, ATO managed to improve e in the 4th quarter and made a very strong showing with a number of deep passes and three solid touchdowns for a solid finish to the game. The final was 76-26 in favor of BCR.

SAE Stuns Party Brigade
On Thursday night, two high powered offenses took the field. It had all the makings to be a great shootout, but the defenses dominated the contest, leaving SAE the victor, 52-40. In the first half, SAE started a little slow. Touchdown strikes to Chris Estes and Jason Wickline highlighted the drive; however an untimely interception curbed the scoring efforts. The Party Brigade came out smoking however, with four first half touchdowns including strikes to Drew Boggess and Nick Lapinske. They held the halftime lead 30-16 The Party Brigade could not keep up the potency however. They managed only one second half touchdown, leaving the door wide open for SAE. SAE took little time to make their presence felt. The first play of their second drive was a forty five yard bomb to Adam Stone for the touchdown. They followed with three more touchdowns and coasted to victory, 52-40. The Party Brigade was led defensively by Nick Lapinske and Chad Meyer. SAE plays next on Tuesday with a contest against Team 10 at 10:00.

Baseball team cruises against Staff
Thursday night's game between the Baseball Team and the Staff Team, got off to a slow start, with the Staff only racking up one touchdown. The Baseball Team, however, came to play and were able to deliver 3 first half TD's. The half did end on a sloppy note for them though, as two consecutive fumbles gave the Staff four easy points, leaving the score 26 to 10 at the half. The second half proved to be much of the same but to an even greater extent, as the Baseball Team four more touchdowns, while the Staff only managed a single TD. Also, two Staff turnovers helped the Baseball Team's cause. The final score ended up 60 to 16, leaving the Staff in a situation where they certainly need to bounce back strong in next week's action.

Shake N Bake Powers Past the Party Brigade
In a matchup of two intramural league heavy weights, sparks were bound to fly. Unfortunately for the Party Brigade, those sparks were from their sputtering offense. After a rough first half, the Party Brigade could not come back and fell to Shake N Bake 56-16. In the first half, the potent offense we've come to expect from the Party Brigade was nonexistent. They completed only five passes and were unable to score, while throwing a heartbreaking interception near the end zone. Shake N' Bake wasted no time in hitting Joe Siegel and Nate King for touchdowns. The Party Brigade's defense was highlighted by a sack for a five yards loss by Chad Meyer. The second half belonged to the boss, "Rick" Ross Tonyan. He added to his receiving total by hauling in another couple of catches and a spectacular touchdown. He finished the day with five catches for 145 yards receiving. Joe Siegel also strengthened his MVP candidacy with 2 more touchdowns in the second half, bringing the game total to three. The Party Brigade answered back however, Ryann Eff quickly tallied a touchdown on the second play from scrimmage. A pair of untimely interceptions however squashed any comeback hopes however as Shake N Bake took the victory, 56-16. The Party Brigade next plays Theta Chi at 9:00 on Thursday while Shake N Bake is back in action on Thursday at 10:00 with a contest against Theta What.

Theta Chi beats SAE
The second game Tuesday pitted SAE against Theta Chi in a matchup of two powerhouses. It was a dramatic game, but Theta Chi pulled out a 52-24 win. A defensive struggle throughout, Theta Chi really pulled away as they recorded four second half interceptions. In the first half, SAE came out hot and cold. They mixed two touchdown strikes with three interceptions. Theta Chi also came out a little shaky, but with touchdown strikes to Jon Diehl and Blake Childs, they held the half time lead 22-16. Theta Chi came out of the half smoking hot however and looked to bury SAE. Three touchdown strikes including one to Mark Eberline, looked to finish SAE. While still in the game when getting the ball back, SAE quickly buried themselves in the second half. Four second half interceptions ended any comeback hopes and Theta Chi finished the deal, winning 52-24. Theta Chi plays next at 9:00 on Thursday with a game against Shake N Bake. SAE's next game will be on Thursday at 9:00 against Staff.

Theta Chi tops Party Brigade
Although the weather Thursday night was chilly, Party Brigade and Theta Chi can out red-hot, engaging in an offensive shoot out. Although it was an exciting game throughout, Theta Chi pulled off the win 58-46. Quarterback Chad Meyer had an explosive first half, completing eight passes including two touchdowns and a 43 yard bomb to Matt Misiak. Theta Chi answered right back however, they would score three first half touchdowns including a strike to Kyle Lindsay. Theta Chi held the halftime lead 26-20. In the second half, Theta Chi's fearless leader, quarterback Blake Childs took over. With a repertoire of solid pump fakes and pin point passing, the QB found the end zone on four of his passes and completed another four for large gains. The Party Brigade took the field with a large deficit to overcome. Unfortunately, they could not overcome it. Meyer would connect for three touchdowns, including one to Misiak and Dan Welch. However, they would end up falling, 58-46. Theta Chi plays next on Tuesday vs. Staff at 7:00. The Party Brigade plays next against BCR at 8:00 on Thursday.

Big First Half Powers SAE Past Staff
SAE wasted no time Thursday. Five first half touchdowns and four converted two points was more than plenty to beat the Staff team. Although Staff would add a first half touchdowns of their own, an untimely interception would cut the momentum short. SAE held the lead at the half, 40- 10. Although SAE's offense would cool in the second half, the defense remained stifling. They would allow only one second half touchdown. SAE would only add one second half touchdown of their own, but their monster first half was more than enough to let them coast to victory. SAE will be on bye next week, while Staff will play Theta Chi at 7:00 on Thursday.

Shake n' Bake stuns Theta What 84-33
On the 1st of November Shake n' Bake and Theta What took the field on an extremely cold night. In the 1st half Theta What was some what in the game with a 34-15 score in favor of Shake n' Bake, but as the second half rolled around Theta What defense could not step up and Shake n' Bake offense was explosive. In the end Theta What could not handle the talent of Shake n' Bake. Shake n' Bake blew Theta What away with a final score of 84 - 33.

Baseball Team Slides Past Shockerz 51-16
In the first half of the Shockerz vs. the Baseball Team it was closer than predicted. The Shockerz were unable to score in the first but were still able to put up points with an INT. and holding the Baseball Team to only 2 TD's. The Baseball Team themselves had 2 INTs in the first half and had a 21-2 lead at halftime. In the second half Shockerz were able to put up 2 TDs but were unsuccessful in stopping the Baseball Team, who put up 4 TDs of their own. The game ended with a final score of 51-16 in favor of the Baseball Team.

The Baseball Team Cruises to Victory
Theta What and The Baseball Team rounded out the intramural regular season on Tuesday night. In the blistering cold, the Baseball Team rose to the challenge and finished strong with a 65-24 victory. Theta What came out looking poised for the upset in the first half. They registered three first half touchdowns and looked to be a strong contender. The Baseball Team responded however. Their first play from scrimmage was a 45 yard touchdown strike to Mackenzie Mathews. They would register three more touchdowns. The Baseball Team led at the half, 30-20. The Baseball Team came out hot again in the second half. Chad Baas hauled in two touchdowns and Anthony Carr added another. Theta What picked off two Bobby Rickstad passes to score four defensive points, but it would prove not to be enough as an anemic offensive effort in the second half doomed them. Theta What did not score in the second half and gave away six points to interceptions. The Baseball Team prevailed in the end, 65-24.

Theta Chi take down Staff in low scoring battle
On a very cold Tuesday night the Staff and Theta Chi squared off in what proved to be a battle of the defenses. Theta Chi notches 3 first half TDs but couldn't convert a single 2 pointer, while the staff racked up 2 TDs but also gave up an interception. The second half proved to be exactly the same, with 3 TDs outdoing the Staff's two. Both teams made each other work for every score, and it was a number of huge plays which made the difference, such as a hail mary turned tip-drill in the end-zone that ended up being caught by a theta chi receiver on the ground after boucing around in the air for several seconds. Overall both teams dealt with the cold conditions well, but the Staff just came up short in a close game.

SAE Advances Past Shockerz
The first round of the intramural playoffs pitted SAE against the Shockerz in a game that was destined to be a thriller. Although both teams fought valiantly, there was too much SAE, and they would roll 54-16. In the first half, the usually potent Shocker offense was silenced, only scoring one touchdown. Ethan Nowak led the receiving attack with a fine grab and Chris Kerekes hauled in two of his own. When SAE got the ball, they sputtered for a while before putting the ball in the end zone twice in the final five plays. SAE held the halftime lead 14-8. SAE came out hot however, in the second half. Marcus Teadt hauled in two touchdowns while Adam Stone added five catches including a touchdown. The Shockerz would then add a touchdown, but two interceptions derailed their comeback attempt. They would end up falling 54-16.

Baseball Team Advances to the Finals Over SAE
On Tuesday night, two teams full of upperclassmen difference makers took the field, looking to send their team to the finals. SAE and the Baseball Team faced off in a do-or-die match. Despite being somewhat careless with the pigskin, the Baseball Team advanced, with a 44-32 victory. Adam Stone led the attack for SAE in the first half; he tallied three catches, and led to the only scoring strike in the first half. When the Baseball Team took the ball, Adam Stone quickly went to work again. He hauled in two interceptions. Marcus Teadt also made an interception. For the Baseball Team, Mackenzie Mathews came up big, with multiple catches setting up a pair of Baseball Team touchdowns. The Baseball Team led at the half, 14-12.
The Baseball Team came out hot to start the second half. On the first play from scrimmage, Bobby Rickstad hit Mackenzie Mathews for a 45 yard touchdown. Rickstad would hit Mathews again later in the half for another score. They would end the half with another touchdown making the deficit 32. SAE came out looking for Stone again. He set up a 20 yard Marcus Teadt touchdown and scored one of his own, but an untimely interception halted the momentum. The comeback trail proved to be too tough as the Baseball Team would prevail, 44-32.

Baseball Team Completes the Three-Peat as Intramural Champions
Wednesday night's Intramural Championship had all the makings of a David and Goliath fight. Unfortunately for Shake N' Bake, Goliath won the fight as the Baseball Team dominated the championship game, winning 62-22. The team, comprised of mainly experienced upper classmen came out and showed their veteran savvy, and took care of the freshmen. In the first half, the usually potent Shake N' Bake offense was stifled by the Baseball Team defense. Their possession was highlighted by a seven yard touchdown strike to Nate King and multiple passes to Ross Tonyan. Chad Baas made himself be felt defensively with two first half interceptions. When the Baseball Team took the field, it became apparent the dominant team was ready to dominate. Quarterback Bobby Rickstad hit six different receivers in the first half. Chad Baas, Xander Younce, Aaron Hakola, Mackenzie Mathews, and Todd Meyers all hauled in first half touchdowns. Ross Tonyan was stellar for Shake N Bake defensively with an interception. The Baseball Team held the halftime lead, 38-8. The Baseball Team clearly came out in the second half looking to put it out of reach. They were able to do just that. Touchdown strikes to Hakola, Baas, and Jason Sweeney pushed the lead to 60-8 by the time they gave the ball back to Shake N' Bake. Despite two second half touchdowns, Shake N' Bake was unable to make it a game. All that was left was the celebration. An interception by Chad Baas on the final play capped the season for the champions.