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Midwest Mennonites 38 - Toxic Waste 35

Speedy Ezekiel ran for a career best 174 yards and a TD, as the Mennonites clinched a playoff spot with a thrilling 38-35 come from behind victory. A neutral zone infraction late in the game proved to be costly for the Waste as it negated what would have been a game clinching interception by Ollie North. Instead, it kept the Mennonite drive alive and allowed Steven Stucky to make a game wining reception with just seconds remaining for the Amish.

Speedy got the game off with a bang, as he returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a TD and a quick 7-0 lead for the Mennonites. Orenthal Simpson answered with a 76 yard run of his own to even the score at 7 all. Billy Bob Weisser capped off an 11 play drive with a 1 yard QB sneak giving the Amish a 14-7 lead. George Dubya connected with Steven Colbert on a 52 yard pass play to tie the game at 14-14. Weisser’s TD pass to Luthar Lamp gave the Mennonites a 21-14 lead going into the second quarter.

The defenses stepped it up a notch, and Simpson’s TD late in the third made it 21-21. Mathew Martin kicked a 37 yard field goal on the last play of the half, making the score 24-21 Mennonites.

Three Mile Island got the ball to start the second half, but they came up empty on a 15 play drive when they went for it on 4th down instead of going for a field goal. The Mennonites came back, and Speedy scored from 1 yard out to start the 4th quarter giving them a 31-21 lead. Jerry Falwell caught a Dubya pass to make it 31-28. On the next series, Speedy took a vicious hit from Ollie North and fumbled the ball, giving the Waste great field position at the Mennonite 28. It only took 1 play for Colbert to find daylight and score, giving the Waste the lead, 35-31. Weisser led the Amish down the field to the Waste 20 yard line. North stepped in front of an errant Weisser pass for what appeared to be a game saving interception, but a penalty on the play gave the ball back to the Mennonites, and,4 plays later, on 4th down, Weisser found an open Stucky for the game winning TD.

Simpson ran for 220 yards for Three Mile Island while Weisser finished 8-11-0, 107 yards and 2 TD’s. Colon Powell had 6 tackles for the Waste, while Defender Bender, Billy Yoder and Sam Smucker each had 4 for the Mennonites.


The Toxic Waste defense sets up deep in their end against the Mennonite offense