the glorious catch...

the flag football game was frustrating.

first of all, we were playing the same team as last week. how does this happen, you ask, when there are only four games in the regular season and there are dozens of other teams? well, apparantly this was dz 2...only it was comprised of the same exact players. apparantly, this sorority made two teams, but the players for dz2 also had a soccer game at the same time...the first set of girls taking over. the good thing, though, was that we got a w for last week, rather than a tie. don't ask me, i don't run the intramural sports and i don't understand. but the last game was close and we knew we'd have to work hard again for another win.

they started off with posession of the ball. this is where the frustration comes in: enter obnoxious ref.

on some sort of serious power trip, she throws a flag practically every play. i'm not even slightly joking. they advanced down the field, 10 yards at a time, on penaltys for illegal contact...if one of our defense brushed against the other player who wasn't even involved in the play that was occurring on the other side of the field, she threw a flag. i don't see how she even expected us to play the game. and we're a group of kids from a campus ministry...we seriously don't play dirty. i'll admit, it went back and forth in favor and against us, but it got to the point where both teams were just frustrated with the ref.

first quarter was eaten up by penalties and they kept posession of the ball the entire time. in the second quarter, they got enough penalties in their favor that they were able to get a touchdown...but no extra point (though she dished out another penalty for flag guarding and they got to try again 10 yards back). by the time we finally got the ball with about two minutes left in the first half, i was so ready to play (i'm on offense and hadn't even gotten in yet).

we were driving down the field (dodging the yellow flags she was firing), but still making progress. of course, when we're within 10 yards, the half ends and we have to start all over.

third quarter was fruitless, as well as most of fourth. it wasn't until the last few minutes before the game ended that we did a hail mary pass to make a touchdown! it was beautiful. tried for the extra point to the same girl, she bobbled and dropped it. so close. three seconds left in the tie game and it was their ball. last play of the game before overtime. they snap, long pass, our same girl who caught the hail mary pass intercepts the ball and dodges five or more girls to run it over 3o yards for a touchdown! it was incredible. miraculous.

so we won in the last play of the game, 12-6.

GO RUF TUF, HUH!