Last Saturday, a competitive spirit was felt at the final games of the regular season for the Dart Women’s League organized by the Grand Cayman Flag Football Association. The Lone-Star Jager Monsters ensured their standings in playoffs with their win against the Pythons and for the first time this season, Hammerheads Lady Sharks kept the previously undefeated Domino’s Pizza Wolverines in deep waters.
The first game saw Lone-Star Jager Monsters with a 12-0 win over the Pythons. Michelle McTaggart, who started off the season as quarterback and then went to play receiver for a few weeks, has returned again as the starting QB for her team. Still trying to find her throwing groove, McTaggart threw a fifty percent average with 10 out of 20 passes completed.
Leading on offense for the Jager Monsters was Christine Bisnauth, who had four receptions, including one for a spectacular 60-yard run that resulted in a touchdown. Melanie Lewis was McTaggart’s next favourite target, receiving three balls including one touchdown catch. Renee Thompson, Christina Hefner and Kristin Kipp each caught a ball on offense as well.
The Monsters roared on defence, as many of the players saw much defensive action. Leading on defence was Christina Ravdas with four tackles, followed by Kayleigh Jennings, Thompson and Tricia Miller each with three tackles. Kipp had two tackles and Bisnauth, Lewis, Colleen Cummings and Monique Roberts each came up with one tackle. Roberts also came up with an interception and Jennings and Miller sacked the Pythons’ quarterback twice.
With the final game of the season wrapped up, the Pythons were unable to secure a win which may have placed them in the playoffs. Although the team is made up with mostly rookie players, they showed a tremendous competitive ability as the season progressed. Quarterback Carrie Barnett completed only five of 15 pass attempts while Carla Martin and Violet Powell-Whittaker also tried to step in as quarterback with one foiled attempt each.
Tajae Grey led the Pythons’ offence with three receptions, followed by Carla Martin with two. The Pythons struggled to establish a run game with Sheyla Torres.
On defence the star was Karina Chiari, who came up with four tackles. She is followed by Grey, who had three tackles and one interception. Powell, Torres and Barnett each had two tackles with Powell also earning a sack and Barnett nabbing an interception.
In the second game, the Lady Sharks showed their predatory nature, coming up with an 8-6 win over Wolverines. Quarterback Bobeth O’Garro had great execution with 13 out of 18 passes completed, including one touchdown pass.
O’Garro’s favourite receiver was Scimone Campbell, who caught both the touchdown pass and two extra points. Campbell is also the well-deserved recipient for the league Offensive Player of the Year. Serena Yates, Lilia Connolly and Sophia Foster also received two passes each while Maggie Ebanks and Katherine Maw contributed with one catch each.
On defence, the Lady Sharks kept the run game in check. Dionne Anglin used her long limbs to make four tackles. O’Garro had two tackles while Campbell, Yates and Ebanks added one tackle each (Yates also had a sack).
For the Domino’s Pizza Wolverines, it wasn’t a lack of players returning back to school that led to their defeat, the receivers were simply dropping good passes from their quarterback Antoinette Lewis, ranked number one in the league. Lewis had an unusually rough game, with only 15 of 29 passes completed and one touchdown pass thrown.
Alexandra Terry reached out for a well-placed ball in the end-zone, achieving the lone score for Wolverine’s and also had three more receptions to her game. Benecia Thompson also caught four balls, followed by Dionne Whittaker and Shamar Ennis with two catches each. Nadisha Walters and Schmarrah McCarthy also added to the game with one reception each on offence.
The Wolverines did better on defence, making crucial stops close to the end-zone, which stopped the Lady Sharks from adding to their lead. Shinette Rhoden had her best game yet with five tackles, as did Ennis (also with five tackles). Jahzenia Thomas added four, followed by McCarthy and Agueda Broderick with three tackles, Alexandria Saintvil with two and Eleanor Berry with one tackle. Broderick also sacked the Lady Sharks quarterback twice and Thomas contributed with another sack.
Depending on how both teams do in this Saturday’s playoffs, they are likely to meet each other in the finals if both teams play up to the same form they have shown all season.
Playoffs begin this Saturday, 24 September at the Camana Bay Field at 10am. Hammerheads Lady Sharks, currently in second position, will be playing the third-seeded Lone-Star Jager Monsters in the first game. The top-seeded Domino’s Pizza Wolverines will face Androgroup Killa-Panthers in the second game. The winner of each game will meet in the finals, the following Saturday.
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