Obscure Football Weekly, Week 2

Obscure Football Weekly, Week 2

With just a few short days until the CFL preseason kicks off (I still don’t have a team yet), the indoor football action is heating up and the WFA teams are jockeying for position in the young season.  Meanwhile, we’re counting the days until Feb.8, 2020.

Arena Football League - The Empire established themselves as the team to beat, going to 4-0 after putting the boots to the Columbus Destroyers, 56-40.  The 0-4 Destroyers fumbled their first snap of the game and Albany took advantage with a 1 yard touchdown run by Mykel Benson.  Tom Grady threw for 320 yards and 7 tds to pace the Empire.  

The rest of the league is muddled in the middle with 2-2 records, as the Washington Valor defeated the Philadelphia Soul on a last second Arvell Nelson touchdown and the AC BlackJacks beat the Baltimore Brigade at home despite a late pick 6 by Baltimore’s Nias Martin.

Indoor Football League - Championship Indoor Football - The Tucson Sugar Skulls took care of business, posting a 52-40 win over the Bismarck bucks to go to 6-5 and put themselves in contention for a playoff spot.  Skulls QB Jake Medlock threw for 114 yards and 4 touchdowns, while DBs Micah Eugene and Edward Burns had Interceptions.  That leaves them tied in the standings with the Green Bay Blizzard and a game ahead of the Nebraska Danger, who couldn’t take care of business against the Iowa Barnstormers and the Sioux Falls Storm respectively.  

Championship Indoor Football - CIF is down a team, as the league’s board of directors officially gave the Texas Revolution the boot.  The team had forfeited several games this season.  The league will hold a dispersal draft at a later date.  On the field, the Beef, who officially have the best name in sports, stomped the Witchita Force, 70-33, as Taylor Hawkins had two INTs and QB Derrick Bernard threw two TDS to Receiver Javon Bell.  The Sioux City Bandits kept pace with their rivals, eking out a 79-71 W over the Amarillo Venom.  

Women’s Football Alliance - Tons of games here, with the D1 leading Boston Revolution making a statement with a 68-0 beat down of the Baltimore Nighthawks.  QB Allison Cahill threw for 300 yards and 5 TDS as the Renegades topped 60 points for the third time this season.  Shantia Creech, Christina Riggieri and Briannah Gallo all had INTs.  

In the OFW game of the week, the DC Divas held off a lower division opponent, edging the Pittsburgh Passion, 26-21