The Androgroup Killa Panthers pounced on the Burger King Wolverines, taking the top spot as the season draws to an end for the Dart Women’s League, under the Grand Cayman Flag Football Association.
Androgroup began the season with a winning streak and are looking to end the same way. They fought hard against the Wolverines last Friday night at the Camana Bay Field, walking away with a 7-6 win. Christina Hefner had one of her best throwing games yet, completing 17 of 23 pass attempts, with one interception thrown.
Alicia Dixon continues to shine for Androgroup, leading the offence with six receptions including one in the end-zone for the team’s only touchdown. Heather Roffey caught the conversion points to add to the score. Cassandra Bodden was right behind Dixon with four catches and Lisa Malice had three.
Becky Coe led a fierce defence with six tackles, followed by Roffey with four and Janique Samson with three tackles. Bodden also played an important role in defence with three sacks and Gillian Roffey added an interception.
Burger King played a shaky game until later in the last quarter, when they scored their first touchdown in hopes of catching up to the Killa Panthers. With their main quarterback, Antoinette Lewis, still on the injured list, the Wolverines relied on Alex Terry, who completed an impressive 19 of 27 pass attempts with one interception thrown.
Benecia Thompson was back in action on offence, leading with nine receptions and was also the lone scorer for the Wolverines with her touchdown rush. Jahzenia Thomas had four catches, while Patrice Myles and Alexandria Saintvil followed with three.
Saintvil also tore it up on defence with six tackles and one interception. Thomas pulled three flags and sacked the quarterback once and Carrie Barnett came through with three tackles. Natalyee Dyke also added a sack.
On field two, the Zulu Warriors paraded down the field in an 18-0 victory over the Hammerheads Lady Sharks. Jessica Pawlik handled all the quarterback duties for the Warriors, completing 17 of 32 pass attempts.
Dionne Whittaker was the star for Zulu, having made four catches and running in two touchdowns- including one 60-yard run in the last thirty seconds of the first half. Treveen Stewart had an NFL worthy touchdown as she dodged several Shark defenders to run her ball in 38 yards. Emily Vakauta had five receptions, followed by Shamar Ennis with four.
Zulu’s defence was led by Tanjana Campbell with four sacks. Agueda Blake had three tackles, followed by Hortencia Jackson and Whittaker with two. Jackson also had an interception, as did Maggie Ebanks in the end-zone.
Hammerheads’ game relied heavily on the movements of quarterback Hong Nguyen, who completed eight of 20 pass attempts and two interceptions thrown. Rebecca Lucas had the most looks on offence, with four catches.
Leading the defence was Jennifer Leggett with five tackles, followed by Lilia Conolly and Lucas with four tackles. Sophia Foster and Serena Yates each had a sack.
The Lone Star JagerMonsters began their Saturday in winning form after defeating the Hot 104.1FM Cheetahs 6-0. Erica Bosch was the quarterback for Lone Star. In spite of a less than average passing game with just 10 of 34 pass attempts completed, Bosch rushed in the team’s only touchdown in the second half of the game.
Renee Thompson was Bosch’s favourite receiver, catching five balls. Tricia Miller, who is used to the quarterback position, was this time on the receiving end, catching two balls. Bosch managed to hit the rest of her receivers one time each.
It was a quiet defensive game with not many tackles needing to be made. Devon Smith led with three, followed by Christina Ravdas with two. Nickey Martinich and Bosch each had one interception and Thompson added two picks.
For the Cheetahs, a shaky offence is hindering the team from making any progress. Quarterback Jamesette Anglin had an uneventful game, completing just six of 23 pass attempts and two interceptions thrown. The team also tried out Tracey Seymour as quarterback and Seymour was unsuccessful in hitting her offence on either of her pass attempts, but did connect with the defence as one pass attempt was intercepted.
Kara Rankine and Sarafina McField led the offence with two receptions each. Tonia Ebanks-McLaughlin and Seymour each had one catch. The Cheetahs need a major overhaul on offence if they expect to make any impression in the playoffs, as they still hold a strong chance of securing the last postseason spot.
The Maples Bliss managed to keep their playoff spot in grasp as they edged out a win on the Subway Stingers 8-6. Maples quarterback Eleanor Berry continues to improve her game, completing 10 of 15 pass attempts. Loletta Hanna also stepped in as quarterback, completing six of 11 pass attempts.
Malique Awe saw the most action on offence with nine receptions, followed by Marleena Smith with three. Krishan Welcome caught the lone touchdown in the end-zone for Maples.
Diannera Whittaker held down the defence with four tackles. The rushers put pressure on the quarterback for Subway, as Kamala Murugesu and Sheyla Torres came up with two sacks each. Isatou Smith (nee Sey) also had an interception on defence.
Subway held on until the end, as they scored their first touchdown in the latter part of the second half. Quarterback Christina Pineda completed 12 of 25 pass attempts with one interception thrown.
Anna Nyaundi kept Subway on track, leading the offence with four receptions including one in the end-zone to bring Subway on the scoreboard. Joanne Remillard had three catches followed by Cassandra Parchment with two. Slippery hands on the receivers was a problem for Subway, as Pineda was able to connect with her offence but they couldn’t hold onto the ball enough times to make leeway. A bad snap which led Pineda into the end-zone resulted in a safety for Maples.
Nyaundi also led the defence with eight tackles, followed by Keisha Anglin with four tackles and one sack. Sasha Tatum covered the middle with three tackles and Nikki Ebanks put the speed on to sack Maples’ quarterback one time.
The final regular season games take place at the Camana Bay Field starting this Friday, 7 September, at 8pm on field one with the Hammerheads Lady Sharks versus Hot 104.1FM Cheetahs and Maples Bliss against Androgroup Killa Panthers on field two. Saturday morning sees the Burger King Wolverines take on the Lone Star JagerMonsters at 10am, followed by the Subway Stingers versus Zulu Warriors at 11am.
The final playoff spot is up for grabs between the three lowest seeded teams – Subway Stingers, Lone Star JagerMonsters and the Hot 104.1FM Cheetahs.
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