Flag Recap Feb. 17, 2007

WEATHER: Our East Coast friends will groan, but it might have been a bit too hot; high near 80 and sun all day.

WELCOME: A big hello to new player Jonathan, and a welcome back to Bubba and Cody and JB.

GAME: It was a turnover bowl early, as each team traded interceptions. Dark then took a 12-0 lead before I made my first appearance at QB since October. White then outscored Dark 32-6 for a 32-18 win.

MVP: Cody gets the nod. He scored the game-tying and go-ahead TDs on catches and runs, then added a conversion catch. He shifted to middle linebacker and keyed three defensive stops in a row with great pass defense and flag grabbing. And he didn't bitch when we asked him to rush!

DEFENSIVE STANDOUTS: Jeremiah and Toby lobbied hard for a co-award, and they have a point. JJ went from P.U. a week ago to PBU today, while Toby picked off two passes and have many knockdowns.

BEST ARM OF THE DAY: Has to go to Rory for successfully retrieving two of our footballs from a tree by throwing a measuring-tape that was shaped like a spear.

BEST NICKNAME: Bubba calling Jermaine "Barkley" after one catch.

BALL HAWKS: Let see, there were a lot of them. Brent had a key one near the goal line; Shon had one; Toby had two; JB had one; David had one. None, though, were returned for scores.

CATCH OF THE DAY: Has to be Rory on a deep ball from Toby. Rory went up high against a defender and managed to snag the ball and maintain possession as he hit the ground.

CATCH OF THE DAY 2: Goes to Shon for his great grab on a fourth and long for a first down.

CATCH OF THE DAY 3: Jermaine, for keeping possession and his feet inbounds on a deep out.

HEADS UP PLAY OF THE DAY: David, who had to scramble as the ballw as hiked 5 feet over his head. The ball bounced up into his arms, and he made a great play to complete a pass to Jermaine. So it was strange that two plays later he threw a pick to Brent where it looked like Brent was the intended receiver.

GO DEEP: Three nice long TD passes – David to Shon down the middle; me to Toby along the right sideline; and me to Rory in the right seam.

COMEDY OF ERRORS: On my first drive we were rusty. JJ dropped a shovel pass, Rory hiked the ball over my head and I dropped the ball running, turning maybe a nice gain into a 1-yard loss.

NOTABLE: Dark complete two 4th-and-10s on one drive on passes to Shon and Patrick. … JJ had several nice gains on a slant pass over the middle and a couple of swing passes. He can shake his booty when he needs to. … Bubba looked fierce on one pass over the middle where he screamed as he hauled it in; sure scared me. … Ouch of the day was Rory and Joe getting their feet tangled on a pass rush. … Rory's rushing made a big difference in forcing Dark to throw short, and he was aided by great LB play on one drive by Cody and Sheri. … My man caught zero passes (of course, my man never had any passes thrown his way).

NEXT: We are back Feb. 24, Penmar.