Week 8: Buckets Lose Thriller to Port City, 17-16

Buckets Field, Los Angeles- The Buckets had the chance to tie the game with no time left and the ball on the 1-yard line after a Port City penalty but chose to go for 2 instead of the extra point to tie and got stuffed for the loss, 17-16. L.A. QB Bruce Dassler was a miserable 3 for 18 passing- but he hit WR3 Terrell Ownens for a 42-yard TD with no time left on the clock to cut it to one point- but Coach Tando's gamble for the quick win fell short.

L.A. Rushing Thompson 26 att/177 yds, 1 TD; Maitland 4/8, 0 TD
L.A. Passing Dassler 3 comp/18 att for 108 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT; Maitland 6/12 for 64 yds
L.A. Receiving Weathers 3 rec/69 yds, 0 TD; Ownens 1/42, 1 TD; Thompson 3/32, 0 TD; Hennigan 2/29
L.A. Sacks Walker 1; Sherwin 1; Tippett 1; Claiborne 1

Excellent job, Kevin- thanx for the replay!

Pre-Game Hype:

Buckets Field, Los Angeles- The Port City Panthers (6-1) invade L.A. (6-1) on Thursday (7/17) @ 6 PM Pacific Time/8 PM Central- should be a great match-up!

The two coaches squared off 3 times previously last season: a 14-3 L.A. preseason scrim win, an L.A. 24-10 win over Hoquiam with Kevin sitting in for the Grizzlies coach, and the 2005 NFC Championship Game with Kevin's Panthers beating L.A. 24-6.

I hope to do a little better this time ;^)

You can tune in Thursday night (7/17) to the WebCast on Virtual Stadium

Week 8 Pix

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Late in the 1st Quarter, L.A.'s QB2 #1 Randy Maitland gives to HB1 #21 Del Thompson for a gain of 45 yards to the Port City 1-yard line. Thompson scored on the next play to take a 7-0 Buckets lead!

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Port City's ball on their 36 yard line. Second and 10 to go. 4:29 left in the second quarter. The score is Port City 0, L.A. 7.  Port City's QB1 #12 Terry Bradshaw fumbles the ball. The ball is recovered by L.A.'s LB3 #73 Calvin Daniels. Daniels runs for a gain of almost 2 yards. Daniels is tackled by FB1 #37 Rickey Williams. First down, L.A.!

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L.A.'s ball on Port City's 42 yard line. Second and 10 to go. :13 left in the fourth quarter. The score is Port City 17, L.A. 10. The pass from L.A.'s QB1 #5 Bruce Dassler is caught by WR3 #86 Terrell Ownens for a gain of almost 42 yards. Touchdown, L.A.! That made it Port City 17, L.A. 16 at the buzzer- but on the extra point attempt the Buckets went for 2 and the win but were stuffed for the loss... A great game!!

 

 

    Game Stats  
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        Port City vs L.A.
        Week 8
              
            Port City    17    
            L.A.         16    
                               PORT    L.A.                           PORT     L.A.     
            1st DOWNS          17      18      PASS YDS               207      172      
                rushing        3       11          comp/att           24/36    9/30     
                passing        14      6           yds/pass           5.0      5.7      
                penalty        0       1           sacks/yds          5/32     0/0      
            3rd DOWNS          2/11    2/13        ints               0        0        
            4th DOWNS          2/2     2/4     PUNTS/AVG              5/49     4/41     
            TOTAL YARDS        256     357     TOT RET YDS            98       122      
                total plays    56      60          punt returns       1/7      4/43     
                avg gain       4.6     6.0         kickoff returns    3/91     4/79     
            RUSH YDS           49      185         int returns        0/0      0/0      
                num rushes     15      30      PENALTY/YARDS          2/4      3/20     
                rush ave       3.3     6.2     FUMBLES/LOST           1/1      0/0      
                                               TIME POSS              23:10    24:50    
                                               2PT CONV               0/0      0/1        

 

    Port City vs L.A.
        Offense  
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        Week 8
                                   P L A Y E R S                                          
            PORT    Rushing        Payton 11 att/42 yds, 0 TD; DuBose 3/6, 0 TD;          
                                   Booty 1/1, 0 TD;                                       
            L.A.    Rushing        Thompson 26 att/177 yds, 1 TD; Maitland 4/8, 0 TD;       
            PORT    Passing        Bradshaw 24 comp/36 att for 239 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT;      
            L.A.    Passing        Dassler 3 comp/18 att for 108 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT;        
                                   Maitland 6/12 for 64 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT;                   
            PORT    Receiving      Stallworth 4 rec/85 yds, 0 TD; DuBose 6/59, 1 TD;      
                                   Johnson 5/42, 1 TD; Payton 4/23, 0 TD;                 
            L.A.    Receiving      Weathers 3 rec/69 yds, 0 TD; Ownens 1/42, 1 TD;        
                                   Thompson 3/32, 0 TD; Hennigan 2/29, 0 TD;                
                    Field Goals    Jackson/PORT: 1/2; Clark/L.A.: 1/2;                      

 

    Port City vs L.A.
        Defense  
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        Week 8
                                     P L A Y E R S                                         
            PORT    Tackles          Gaines 6; West 5; Lewis 4; Wolford 4; Williams 3;     
                                     Brown 3; Meggett 2; Reece 2; Mathews 2; Brice 2;      
                                     Martin 1; Youngblood 1; Harvey 1; McDowell 1;         
                                     Rhodes 1;                                             
            L.A.    Tackles          Wagoner 6; Watkins 5; Jackson 4; Bradley 4;           
                                     Daniels 4; Walker 3; Chaffey 3; Singleton 3;          
                                     Holland 3; Sherwin 2; Tippett 2; Bryant 2;            
                                     Claiborne 1;                                            
            PORT    Sacks             None                                                 
            L.A.    Sacks            Walker 1; Sherwin 1; Tippett 1; Claiborne 1;            
            PORT    Interceptions     None                                                 
            L.A.    Interceptions     None