Week 9 of the Digicel Premier League produced lots of excitement on the gridrion.
Named as the flag football game of the day, all eyes were on the match-up between the Lone Star Mustangs and the dms West Bay Hellcats at the Ed Bush field. When these two teams faced off earlier in the year, the game ended in a 6-0 Hellcats victory and many Mustangs wrote off the loss to early season jitters. History would repeat itself as dms won, 13-6.
Jon Pump of the Mustangs would do his part to get his team on the board, but the defense couldn’t hold off West Bay. Perry Levy was up to his old tricks for dms, adding interceptions to his count. This Saturday, the Mustangs are on a bye while the Hellcats face off against the KPMG Sharks, who are coming off a draw with the Cox Colts.
Fighting back and forth, quarterbacks Richard Campbell of the Colts and Luigi Moxam of the Sharks, had their share of struggles moving the ball. Defensively, both teams knew they had to step up as Brad Connolly led the Sharks while Kevin Solomon paced the Colts. In regulation, both teams would score to send the game into overtime. Neither side could convert on four scoring attempts, ending the contest in a 6-6 draw. Next up for Cox is a battle with the reigning champs, the Burger King Panthers.
Burger King are coming off a 41-0 thrashing of the Maples Dolphins. The Panthers remain undefeated so far with QB Chris Lucas in stellar form. The Dolphins struggled behind QB Demetri Chambers, who suffered from dropped passes. This Saturday, the Dolphins face newcomers, the Island Heritage Predators.
On the women’s side, the Lady Sharks would top the Caledonian Killa B’zzz, 7-0. Caledonian QB Ellen Downey seemed her normal composed self, whereas Lady Sharks QB Bobeth O’Garro felt the pressure more. The game would be a back and forth battle with receivers standing out on each side like Kathy Miller from the B’zzz and Courtisha Ebanks from the Lady Sharks. Marleena Smith, nominated for Digicel’s Fan Favourite Player of the Month for July, would cover her zone strongly and make an interception.
However, the Lady Sharks would answer with interceptions of their own from Ebanks. O’Garro would get the decisive score, finding Krystle Barrett in the endzone.
The Domino’s Lynx enoyed a comfortable 33-0 win over a Star Athletic Club missing players. From there, the Androgroup Killa Panthers clipped the CrossFit 7-Mile Scorpions, 8-6. Facing the reigning champions, the Scorpions knew the game would be tough and Androgroup got on the board early after a defensive mistake from CrossFit left Jen Cotarelo to have an easy run into the endzone. Playing catchup the whole game, the Scorpions would struggle from dropped passes and over-thrown balls.
The Killa Panthers would keep the pressure on as key rusher Glenita Logan racked up sacks. Late in the game, head coach Josh Pawlik and the Scorpions would get on the board courtesy of a touchdown from star receiver Cassandra Bodden. Androgroup will next play Caledonian.
Wrapping up women’s action, the Zulu Warriors defeated the Anytime Fitness Wolverines, 6-0, as both team showed their defensive strength. Eleanor Berry stood out on offense for the Warriors with key catches. Wolverines QB Jahzenia Thomas continued to show growth at the position. This week the Wolverines face off against the Lady Sharks, who are riding a 2-game winning streak. The Warriors now face the Lynx.
Week 10 of the Digicel Premier League continues this Saturday at the Ed Bush field with games starting at 11 a.m.
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