“1st round match in the CCC Hel's tourney.

1st half:

Standards receive the kickoff and roll right. A Renegade mummy BH's one of my wights with a turn 1 blitz. Our attempt to foul a mummy results in a stun the following turn. On turn 4, Standards see an opening and Vallee swings around to hand the ball off to Mathis but a reroll is burned in the process and we decide not to gfi to get completely out of blitz range. Mathis is marked but the blitzer fails a gfi and the following turn he blitzes clear the marker and scampers in for the score. 1-0.

Renegades take their turn and sweep left. Standards work to get in front of them and niggle a wight with a foul along the way. By the final turn the drive has bogged down in front of a 2-deep stack of defenders, two Renegades have been ejected fouling, and the half ends without a score.

2nd half:

Renegades turn again - now down 9 to 11 men. KO result is a blitz and the Standards roll around the ends. Renegades look to sweep right but see a 2 gfi blitz knock the ballcarrier down. They clear it, recover, and a pair of ghouls darts to the Standards side of the pitch into scoring range. They are surrounded but a reroll fails to pow the ballcarrier. With only blocking option a 2-die red blitz, the ghoul dodges into 2tz's and then out to scamper for the tying score! 1-1.

Standards receive and get a quick snap which sets up a gangfoul on a Renegade mummy to get him off the pitch. Standards sweep right with greater numbers and manage to avoid any hits on the ballcarrier. At one point a mummy is able to mark him, but he is blitzed away and the winning score is made on turn 7. 2-1.

Game ends without any further carnage.

As always, a tough match against coach Mossbeard. My having a dp (and it never getting sent off) and his not (and getting sent off multiple times) was a big advantage in this game. I'm sure we'll meet again before the CCC season is over.

Now on to face Khemri in the final match.”