Stretch Drive
New York evens record, jumps into point lead;
PA at 9-1; Syracuse keeps pace; Studs upset Cheeseheads

The stretch drive is upon us, and leading the charge is the New York Griffons, who followed up last week’s 93-point onslaught with an 84-point performance this week. New York has vaulted into the point lead by virtue of their 84-41 win over Miami.

The Pennsylvania Wildcats survived a scare and ran their record to 9-1, but they needed Sunday night performances from Barry Sanders and Robert Brooks to move past Richmond. The Wildcats beat the Raptors 37-31.

Syracuse will keep pace with the Wildcats and remain two games back with a big division win over Mercer. The Blizzard dropped the Mustangs by a 69-51 count. Mercer drops to 6-4 and is now 3 games back in the Engle Division. Syracuse will now set their sites on the Week 13 showdown with Pennsylvania — a game that may determine the division championship.

NIKEtown held on for a 4-point win over Newport Beach. The Knights won 43-39, holding off Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez in the Monday night contest. NIKEtown’s Paterno Division lead increases to 3 games because the Mission Viejo Impossibles defeated the Big Carolina Bang. The Impossibles won 28-18.

The closest game on the weekend saw New Denver come from behind to beat the Wisconsin Cheeseheads by a 24-20 count. WR Courtney Hawkins’ TD in the Monday night game proved to be the gamewinner.

The Cappelletti Division is a real tight logjam after this week. All 5 teams are within 2 games of each other. As it stands now, New York, Miami and Dallas have 5-5 records, and they are all one game ahead of 4-6 New Denver and they all trail 6-4 Wisconsin by one game.

Dallas dropped to 5-5, as they lost to the Keystone Longfellows by a 34-11 count. Keystone now finds themselves tied for second place in the Paterno Division, but they are 3 games back of the NIKEtown Knights.

 

X-Files Connection?
Newport Beach owner calls for investigation

In light of the yanking of both his starting quarterbacks, the crosstown Mission Viejo team’s 2-game winning streak, AND the sudden appearance of a mystery fan, Newport Beach owner Dan Callahan has called for a formal investigation into suspicious league activities.

” Is it just coincidence that this fan appears the same weekend both my starting quaterbacks get yanked?(Peete & O’Donnell). Also I find it strange the league chooses to put another team into my TV market and the first week they get a mysterious compliment via the Fan.”

“Is this an X-file? I demand anwsers,” Callahan told the Fantasy Football Flyer.

Callahan also fired another shot in his ongoing battle with NIKEtown owner Sam McClain. Callahan’s team lost a close game this weekend to the Knights, and the Nightmare owner berated the NIKEtown owner for his pandering to corporate sponsors.

“Enufs Enuffffff,” Callahan said. “It’s all about money. How can a small market club like myself truly compete with corporate sponsorship.”