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Sasquatch 49 - Bozos 42


Once again Battle Creek got itself into a huge hole to start the game, and once again they nearly pulled it out, but despite Pi’s 348 yard, 3 TD performance, it wasn’t quite enough as the Sasquatch hung on to win a wild game, 49 - 42.

The game got off to an ominous start for the clowns, as Muckman returned the opening kick 88 yards for a score to put the big guys up 7-0. Then, on their first offensive play of the game, a 10 yard holding penalty negated what would have been a 73 yard TD pass to tie the game. Instead, 3 plays later Ralph intercepted Pi’s pass to give the ‘Quatch great field position at the Bozo 26. 4 plays later Muckman ran it in from the 3 making the score 14 - 0. Battle Creek couldn’t generate any offense and was forced to punt. Grog wasted little time and rambled 22 yards to make it 21-0 at the end of one.

The Canadians got the ball back to start the second quarter, and Stinkwater’s 25 yard TD pass to Tipper capped off a 9 play, 68 yard drive to push the lead to a commanding 28 - 0. The Bozos came right back and Pisces’ 54 yard reception from Pi made it 28 - 7 at halftime.

5 ½ returned the second half kick 26 yards to give Battle Creek great field position at their 37. 8 plays later, Pi snuck in from 1 yard out to trim the lead to 28 - 14. The ‘Quatch used their one-two punch of Muckman and Grog, and Grog’s 16 yard TD run made it 35 - 14. More or Less returned the ensuing kick 66 yards to the ‘Quatch 33, then followed that up by scoring on the first play to tighten the score 35-21. Tipper’s 30 yard catch in the end zone on the last play of the quarter made it 42-21 going into the 4th.

The fourth quarter will go down as one of the wildest in WMLMF history. Pi completed 3 passes in a row, and More or Less punched it in from 8 yards out to make the score 42 - 28. The Bozos then tried an onside kick that was initially recovered by the Sasquatch, but a flag on the play gave the clowns another chance, and they made the most of it by covering the ball at the ‘Quatch 45. The Sasquatch defense stiffened, but on 4th and 15, 2 Cents made a great catch in the corner of the end zone, and suddenly the clowns were only down by one score. The Bozos then recovered another on sides kick, and when 1.4 caught a 65 yard bomb from Pi to tie the game, the Canadians were clearly getting nervous. With time running out, the ‘Quatch went to Muckman once more, and he came through with a stunning 55 yard TD run to put the Bigfoot team back up. 49-42. 2 Cents then returned the kick 59 yards to put the clowns within reach at the ‘Quatch 40. More or Less caught a Pi pass and went out of bounds at the 21 with time for one last play. Again, More or Less was open and caught a pass, but in a play reminiscent of the Rams-Titans Super Bowl, Thinker made a game saving tackle at the 3 yard line giving the Sasquatch their first win over the Bozos in 3 tries.

Pi finished the game 13-22-1 for 348 yards and 3 TD’s and 2 Cents ran for 49 yards on 9 carries. Stinkwater was a perfect 5-5-0 , 92 yards and 2 TD’s while Muckman ran for 197 yards on 14 carries and 2 TD’s. Greaterthanfour led the clowns on defense with 4 ½ tackles while Patches topped the ‘Quatch with 3 tackles and a sack.


The Sasquatch came out in the first quarter playing physical, as the Bozos were knocked down on almost every play