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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
TUESDAY OCTOBER 9.2007
FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS Fists of Fury clinch title, end season undefeated
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Junior Chad Davis runs against Garry Novavong during the flag football championship Monday night. Fists of Fury defeated SP OPT FLY 19-0.
BY BRANDON SAYERS
bsayers@kansan.com
Fists of Fury wrapped up its perfect season last night with a 19-0 victory in the men's open flag football championship game against the SP OPT FLY team on Monday night at Lawrence Memorial Stadium.
Leading the way on offense for Fists of Fury was quarterback Chad Davis, Overland Park junior. He accounted for all of the team's points. Davis threw for two touchdown passes and ran the ball for another score. Both of the
Fists of Fury's defense also played a big role in the team's championship success and shut out the highly anticipated and athletic SP OPT FLY offense.
townsend passes were deep toes to Cody Trinkb, Topeka junior.
"We knew the guys we were playing were going to be a real good team, and they were," Davis said. "But we played just about as well as we could play, especially on defense."
The loss was a tough one for the SP OPT FLY squad. The team also entered the championship game with an undefeated season.
"We didn't feel like we were really clicking tonight. We didn't have good communication," said Kevin Velrt, Kismet graduate student and member of SP OPT FLY.
Fists of Fury, a team primarily composed of current and past students from Battenfield Scholarship Hall, will try to carry its perfect season to next season. There is good reason to believe that it may, too. The team will lose only one player to graduation.
"Basically the whole tournament we've played at a very high level so I think we just continued with that
and got on the right page." Davis said. "To be able to go undefeated the whole way is pretty cool"
But the biggest question from fans was why "Fists of Fury" in a sport where no fists are used?
Brian Lewis, Hutchinson senior and captain of Fists of Fury, said the team was named after the popular Bruce Lee movie of the same title.
"My friend was like 'I love that movie, I think it would be a kick-ass team name.' Lewis said.
Missed extra points sink Barracudas
- Edited by Rachael Gray
BY JOE PREINER
jpreiner@kansan.com
Finalists for the intramural flag football corecreational championship the Thrown Slappers and the Blue Barracudas, took center stage in what proved to be a showdown for the ages Monday night in Memorial Stadium.
Kim Cavaleri, Lansing sophomore and coach of the Barracudas, was
The game was destined to be a battle. The Blue Barracudas came into the contest having conceded only six playoffs in each of their previous playoff games. The Thrown Slappers were no slouch in the playoffs either, beating each of their opponents by 20 points.
confident in the ability of her players.
"Some of our guys actually played in high school," she said. "Two of them were regional champs."
The game started with the Blue Barracudas driving down the field efficiently. The team scored the contest's first points when quarterback Neal Watson, Lansing junior, completed a pass to Chris Bristow, Lansing junior. The team missed the extra point, leaving it with a 6-0 lead.
The following possession by the Thrown Slappers resulted in a turnover on downs. The team would not dwell on that for long, however, because Jenna Hewitt, Silver Lake senior, picked off a Blue Barracudas pass just a few plays later. The play proved valuable, as
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Matt McClanahan, Overland Park senior, runs for a touchdown in the corecultural intramural football championship Monday evening at Memorial Stadium. McClanahan's team, the Thrown Slappers, defeated the Blue Barracudas 22-21.
the team notched a nine-point touchdown after Trina Lacen, Delphos junior, caught a pass in the end zone. In corecreational intramurals a touchdown caught by a female player is worth nine points. The team converted on its two point try to bring the score to 11-6.
Before the whistle blew for halftime, the Blue Barracudas scored again. Watson sacrificed his body by diving headfirst into the end zone to catch a pass from Carolyn McKune, Lansing junior.
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The Threwed Slappers attempted a quick response on their next possession, with T.J. McReynolds, Olathe senior, weaving his way to within 10 yards of the goal line. But the team was left knocking on the door as time expired a few seconds later.
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Trailing 15-11 to start the second half, the Thrown Slappers had new motivation. A quick touchdown and extra-point conversion brought the score to 22-15 in the Thrown Slappers' favor.
The scoring was not over. The Blue Barracudas, with just more than five minutes left in the game, fought back. An interception that led to Bristow's second touchdown of the game helped the Blue Barracudas cause. Another missed extra point left the score at 22-12 with Thrown Slappers still leading.
With just 40 seconds remaining in the game, Brad Werner, Spearville junior, intercepted the ball in the end zone, stopping the clock and giving the Blue Barracudas one last chance. The sideline was tense as the seconds counted down.
The Blue Barracudas managed to work their way to midfield, but it was not enough. Time ran out and the Thrown Slappers took the title with a final score of 22-21.
"What a way to end the game"
Bristow said.
Champion quarterback Matt Hoover, Junction City senior, was all smiles after the game.
"It's a lot of fun to play at Memorial Stadium," he said. "It's even better to win."
Edited by Tara Smith
Jumping for joy
Photo by Katherine Loeck/KANSAN Katherine Rinas, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore, celebrates after scoring a touchdown for Alpha Gamma Delta sorority at Memorial Stadium Monday night. Alpha Gamma Delta defeated Alpha Chi Omega 13-7 in the women's greek flag football championship.
Delta Upsilon Ducks take flag title
BY KATHRYN KISTHARDT
kkisthardt@kansan.com
For the past four years, Delta Upsilon has been involved in intramural flag football's men's Greek championship. With two championships in the past, Delta Upsilon took on Phi Delta Theta and won the championship 19-14 plus another year of bragging rights.
Tommy Beeler, a Delta Upsilon senior and team captain, said Delta Upsilon has represented itself as the DU Ducks while proudly sporting blue shirts with the word "QUACK" written in white letters across the back.
In the beginning of the game, the small group of supporters for the Delta Upsilon Ducks chanted "Quack! Quack! Quack!" as Delta Upsilon passed the ball down the field on a fourth down to score and take the lead. Delta Upsilon played fluidly, passing the ball down the field and into the end zone.
Tommy Hotze, a Delta Upsilon sophomore, said he was proud to play on a team with players who ranged
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"I was nervous because the younger guys don't have as much experience on a game-level like this." Beeler said. "But they really played great."
Beeler has been involved with the DU flag football team for the past four years and reflects positively on the involvement of the younger members of the chapter. Hotze agreed and said it felt good to be a part of a three-time repeat.
from sophomores to seniors. Beeler said that although the game was wellplayed, he was anxious about how well the team would play together.
Joel Higgins, a Phi Delta Theta senior and team captain, regretted the way the game started.
But even among rival houses, Higgins said that the game wasn't about rivalry but more about fun.
"DU played well, and we made some mistakes early in the game which gave them a big lead right off" he said.
"I know a lot of guys from the other team and it's fun to get out there and play them."
Although Phi Delt came back in the second half with two touchdowns and two good extra points, they couldn't take the lead.
"They played better than us. Props to them," said Higgins.
- Edited by Rachael Gray
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Phi Delta Theta's Brian Ozorkiewicz, Lawrence junior, grabs Delta Upson's Tommy Beeler, Leaword senior, Monday night at Memorial Stadium. Delta Upson defeated Phi Delta Theta 19-14 in the men's greek flag football championship.
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