SCAB Report

Galactic Soup Bowl

Mess bogs down Fighting Junebugs, claim 7th title

The Puke Mess won their seventh SCAB championship, tying Northwestsoutheastern and Kootsville Tech, their second in three years, and completed an undefeated season. While they matched their lowest mark for points scored, their defense proved once again to be nearly impenetrable for the pass. They held Whooperville A&M to 93 yards passing.

The Fighting Junebugs started out not only like they could stand up to Puke, but even getting the better of them. After holding the Mess to a three-and-out, on three straight incomplete passes, the Junebugs started at their own 15 from the punt and punched right off with RB Elwood Juno. After a 4-yard run, he busted an 18-yarder, then after an incomplete pass, a 17-yarder. QB Luke Ford Tuitt also converted a 3rd down and 13 with a 14-yard pass to WR Mauritz Krackers. They had 11 plays and moved to the Puke 26-yard line, but with a 4th and 1, opted for the 43-yard field goal attempt by K Vasil Kommenz. But he missed and there were no points to show for it.

Puke would then take charge and after another swap of punts, score on four straight possessions from the end of the first quarter through the 2nd, though three of those scores were field goals. The lone touchdown came on a 25-yard run by RB Yuri Pulsiv on the 2nd scoring drive, and it was on a 4th down and 1 after Puke had settled for a shorter FG on 4th and 1 at the Whooperville 9. They got to the 4 on the 3rd drive, but K Heinke Chiff kicked a 21-yard FG, then he boomed in a 50-yarder two plays before the half. Through all that, the Mess allowed only one Fighting Junebug first down and were moving the ball much more effectively, keeping the game in the Junebug half of the field.

Whooperville punched back to start the 2nd half. Though Puke helped them with a short kick to set them up at their own 42, the Junebugs led again with Juno, who carried 9 yards on the first play. But they also got the passing game going, with completions to WR Dennis Head Komoff for 14 yards, Juno for 13 and Krackers for 11. Tuitt carried for 7 yards to the Puke 2, and Juno punched it in for a TD. [16-7] They made a game of it again.

The Mess responded with a long drive of their own to the Whooperville 7, but turned it over there on a fumble by RB Gert Fakt. But Puke held the Junebugs to three-and-outs until late in the 4th quarter. Then, after making a first down at the Mess 38, Whooperville gained nothing on three plays, then only 5 on a Juno rush on 4th. Puke took over and ran out the last 3 minutes.

The Fighting Junebugs WRs, Krackers and Komoff each had 100+ yards receiving the last 2 games, the Western Semi and the Eucalyptus Leaf Bowl, but Puke held them to 2 catches each for 25 and 23 yards respectively. WR Colin Sick, Puke's big recruit for this season, led all receivers in the game with 5 catches for 83 yards. Fakt, who had -8 yards rushing, had 3 catches for 55 yards.