Week 6, 2003

The second half was much better played, as the teams traded points back and forth. Aaron Kratochvil played well at quarterback in the second half, and Shaun Wehle stepped up for Team 1. When Team 1 reached 12, Team 2 was right behind with 11, forcing an overtime. During overtime, the teams traded scores back and forth again, all the way to game point at 14. Team 1 had the first chance to win, but the Team 2 defense pinned them deep off the kickoff and Team 1 went four plays and turned the ball over to Team 2 with a chance to win and four plays to do it. On third down, Jeff Renn caught a screen pass and Aaron Kratochvil came behind him to take a lateral and run the ball in for the game winning score. Team 2 won 15-14.

When word reached the public earlier in the week that Team 1's best player, Matt Lams, would not be in attendance, Team 1 began scrambling to find a replacement. Chris Hott brought Mike Coleman, but when Kenny Williams also backed out, Team 1 was able to gain Ryan Geib's services for the game from Team 2. Nobody thought the game would be much of a contest without Lams, but Team 1 surprised everyone, including themselves. The story of the week was Geib. After being used sparingly in the first two games by Team 2, Geib welcomed the chance to switch over to the other side, even if it was only for one week. Geib felt as if he had something to prove, and responded to the increased playing time in a big way. Geib scored a career high 6 touchdowns with his increased offensive time, and was a huge factor for the Team 1 offense. On defense, Geib helped make up for the loss of Lams by aiding in the run stopping game, and also added an interception. Bob Glover also stepped up without Lams there, on both sides of the ball. He was very efficient on offense throwing for 10 touchdowns, and running for another while engineering successful drive after drive. Despite starting the game on the bench on defense like always, Glover was forced into action to try to stop Justin Sawicki early on, and faired very well in place of Lams. He kept Sawicki relatively quiet in the second half, and added an interception. With Lams out, Team 1 knew they had to have a big game from Josh Neace to even have a chance. The two time Pro Bowler had been off to a slow start this season, but he came up big when Team 1 needed him. Neace got more touches this week, scoring 4 touchdowns and playing a big role in Team 1's defense. Shaun Wehle also picked up the slack in the game. Shaun picked up the bulk of the carries in place of Lams and ran the ball well to keep the Team 1 attack balanced. Shaun scored 2 touchdowns, and despite a scary knee injury, he was very effective down the stretch on defense as well as lead blocking for the rest of the running game. Chris Hott had a solid game as well. Hott had a big impact on defense, making several key tackles and holding down the Team 2 offense. Hott also had an increased offensive role, and finally made a contribution. He had a few catches and scored a touchdown. After being highly touted by in Hott in the week leading up to the game, Mike Coleman made his HSFL debut. As can be predicted of every rookie, no matter what skill level, Coleman struggled with the adjustment to the HSFL style in his debut. He made a few catches, but overall was not much of a factor in the outcome.

Team 2 had to be coming into the game with confidence riding high, even to the point of being over confident. They had a much tougher fight on their hands than they had originally thought, but they ultimately came out with the win. After a couple disappointing games to start his return tour, Aaron Kratochvil came back in a big way this week. Aaron regained quarterbacking duties in the second half of the game, and helped get the Team 2 offense back on track. Aaron threw for 4 touchdowns and scored 2 more. The other half of the Team 2 quarterback by committee is John Berlin. Berlin played by far his best game of the season, throwing for 5 touchdowns, and even contributing as a receiver, catching 2 more. Justin Sawicki came out of the gate smoking, making several big plays early. He faded a little in the second half, but still contributed. He scored 4 touchdowns and also added an interception. Jeff Renn continued his steady play in Week 6. He added to his league leading touchdown total, scoring 3 more. He ran hard as usual, picking up several yards on the ground, and even played some very good coverage defense. Eric Kratochvil played his best game of the season as well this week. Eric was used more than ever on the offensive side of the ball, getting several carries, and scoring 3 touchdowns. Mike Arana had another solid week on the defensive side of the ball, making several open field tackles. His offensive role has been limited this season, but he did score a touchdown this week. Brian Potts had another solid game for Team 2. Used primarily as a blocker on offense, and sparingly on defense, Potts made his contributions when asked to yet again.