Nanticoke remain unbeaten in league play with victory over Dallas

 The Dallas Lady Mountaineers traveled to Nanticoke to take on the Lady Trojanettes. It was a rematch of the District 2 4A semifinal won by Nanticoke. Dallas is hoping to get the road victory. Nanticoke is hoping to stay unbeaten with a victory tonight. The Trojanettes are currently tied for first place in Division 2 with Holy Redeemer.


 Nanticoke would hit three three point shots en route to a 12-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Mountaineers would cut the lead to one but freshman Lauren Casey would score four straight points to increase the lead to five. After a Samantha Kern basket, Alyssa Lewis would make one of two free throws and she would get a steal and layup to increase the lead to six. Dallas would score four straight points to make it 19-17 but Amiah Lukowski would hit a three pointer to make it 22-17. Kendra Saba would hit a three to cut the lead to 22-20 as Nanticoke would take that lead to halftime.


 The Trojanettes would start the second half strong with an 11-0 run with the help of three 3 pointers to make it a 13 point lead. Dallas would get on the board in the third quarter with a basket by Gianna Centrella. Dallas would go on a 5-0 run at the end of third quarter for a 39-29 Nanticoke lead. The Trojanettes would score the first four points of the quarter and would cruise from there to take the 56-41 victory over the Dallas Mountaineers. They would stay unbeaten in league play and in first place.





Thoughts on the game: In the first half of the game, I thought both teams looked evenly matched. The Trojanettes just took over at the start of the second half and never looked back from there. The Trojanettes' Amiah Lukowski had a really good game. She scored 17 points and Lisa Radziak also had a pretty good game, scoring 16 points. For Dallas, Gianna Centrella looked very good, scoring nine points.

Dallas
Gianna Centrella 9
Hanna Johnson 6
Samantha Kern 8
Morgan MacNeely 8
Kendra Saba 7
Olivia Johnson 3

Nanticoke
Alyssa Lewis 7
Lisa Radziak 16
Amiah Lukowski 17
Lauren Casey 4
Katie Butczynski 12

Red hot shooting propels Nanticoke over Crestwood

 The Nanticoke Trojans came to Mountain Top to take on the Crestwood Comets in front of an amazing crowd at Crestwood High School. The Comets are coming in on a six game winning streak and hoped to move to seven in a row. The Trojans are currently tied for first place in WVC Division 2 and hope to stay there with a victory. Who would come out on top in this interesting matchup between two young teams? Let's get into the game!
 The first quarter was dominated by Nanticoke. After Crestwood's Ryan Petrosky scored the first basket of the game, Trahjan Krupinski would tie the game up at three, then his brother, freshman Jake Krupinski scored eight straight points for a 10-2 Trojans advantage. The Trojans would continue to lead as they would lead 16-6 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Comets would cut the lead to six but Nanticoke would go on a 7-0 run and would lead 30-17 at halftime.
 Nate Kreitzer would start off hot in the third quarter as he would score five straight points in the matter of a minute to increase the lead to 18. The Comets would only be able to score four points in that quarter and would trail 45-21 at the end of three. The Trojans would cruise in the fourth quarter to take a 50-33 victory over the Crestwood Comets.

Thoughts on the game: Nanticoke looked great throughout the game. Freshman Jake Krupinski was great. He scored 18 points, including eight straight points in the first quarter. It was an overall great performance by the Trojans. For the Comets, Evan Knapp had a pretty good game, scoring nine points.

Nanticoke survives Crestwood comeback

 The Crestwood Lady Comets traveled to Nanticoke to take on the Lady Trojanettes. Both teams are on top of their respective classifications. The Comets in 5A and the Trojanettes in 4A. Who would come out on top in this Wyoming Valley Conference crossover matchup? Let's get into the game!
 The Trojanettes would start off hot at the gates as they raced to an early 6-0 lead. They were dominant on both sides of the ball in the first quarter and Nanticoke would lead 20-4 at the end of the first quarter. Their lead would build up to as high as 21 points. However, Crestwood would fight back, they would try to cut into their lead as they would cut the lead to 35-20 as we headed to halftime.
 The Lady Comets wanted to get back desperately into the game and hoped for a comeback. Crestwood's Kristen Andrews would start the quarter with a basket, Nanticoke's Katie Butczynski would hit a three pointer to increase the lead to 16. Andrea Shipton would score four straight points to cut the lead to 12. After a pair of Alyssa Lewis free throws, a Julia Makowski three pointer cut the lead down to 11. Sara Hopkins would eventually cut the lead to eight with a three pointer but the Trojanettes would increase the lead to 11 but the Lady Comets would go on a 12-2 run at the end of the third quarter to cut the Nanticoke lead to 47-46.
 After Lewis made one of two free throws to start the fourth quarter, the Comets would take their first lead of the game on a Sara Hopkins three pointer for a 49-48 lead. Sara Richards would increase the lead to 51-48 on a basket. Nanticoke would take back the lead however with two free throws each by Lisa Radziak and Lewis for a 52-51 lead. The Comets would eventually make it a one point game at 57-56 but a steal by Lewis would help set up a big three pointer by Mady Grilz to make it 60-56 with under a minute to play. Crestwood guard Sara Hopkins would cut the lead to 60-57 by making one of two free throws. Nanticoke would miss the free throw but they grabbed the offensive rebound and were fouled. However they would miss the free throw and the Comets would have the ball with 5.7 to go. Hopkins would get the ball on the inbounds pass and would go cross court and tried a three that would not fall as the Nanticoke Trojanettes took down the Crestwood Lady Comets 60-57.


Thoughts on the game: Despite the first half, it was a really good game. The Trojanettes looked incredible in the first half. They were hitting their shots and playing amazing defense. Overall, it was a great team effort by Nanticoke as eight players hit the scoresheet. For the Comets, it was a great effort in the second half getting back into the game and their last chance just came up short.

Eagles dominate Minnesota to advance to the Super Bowl

 The Minnesota Vikings traveled to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles in the NFC Championship game. The Vikings are hoping to be the first team to play the Super Bowl in their home stadium. The Eagles are looking to get to the Super Bowl for the third time in their history. Both teams are looking for their first Vince Lombardi Trophy. Who would come out on top in this NFC Championship game? Let's find out!
 The Vikings would start with the ball and go on a nine play drive and end with Case Keenum going to Kyle Rudolph for a 25 yard touchdown pass for a 7-0 Minnesota lead. The Eagles would get a quick first down but they would be unable to move the chains again and would be forced to punt. On the next Vikings possession, on third and 8, Keenum would be intercepted by Patrick Robinson and he would return it 50 yards for the touchdown to tie the game at 7. The Vikings would go three and out on their next drive. The Eagles would go on a 12 play drive that would end with an 11 yard touchdown run by LeGarrette Blount to give Philadelphia a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter. The Vikings would go three and out once again. The Eagles would drive as far as the Vikings 44 yard line but they couldn't move it any further and would punt the ball once again. The Eagles would take over at their own 15. On second and 8, Keenum would find Stefon Diggs for 22 yards. The Vikings faced a third and 6 and Keenum would find Diggs for eight yards. On the next play, Keenum would find Andre Thielen for 12 yards to the Eagles 37 yard line. On second and 7, Keenum would find Jerick McKinnon for 13 to the Eagles 21 yard line. On third and 5 at the Eagles 16 yard line, Keenum would get sacked by Derek Barnett and force and recover the fumble. The Eagles would take over at their own 24. The Eagles would face a third and 6 after the two-minute warning and Nick Foles would find Corey Clement for eight yards. Foles would find Torrey Smith for 11 to their own 47 yard line. On third and 10, it looked like Foles would get sacked but he would escape and find a wide open Alshon Jeffrey for a 53 yard touchdown pass for a 21-7 Eagles lead. The Vikings would face a third and 3 and Keenum would find Jerrius Wright for 11 yards to their own 43 yard line. The Vikings would be forced to punt however and the Eagles would take over at their own 20 yard line with 29 seconds to go. First play of the drive, Foles would find Jay Ajayi for 11 yards to the 31 yard line. Foles would find Ertz for 36 yards to the Vikings 33 yard line. Foles would find Ajayi for 13 yards to the 20 yard line. The Eagles would line up for a 38 yard field goal by Jake Elliott and he would make it for a 24-7 Philadelphia lead at halftime.
 The Eagles would start with the ball and would go eight plays and end with Foles going to Smith for a 41 yard touchdown and a 31-7 advantage for Philadelphia. The Vikings on second and 10, Keenum would find McKinnon for 13.On second and 1, McKinnon would go for two yards. On the next play, Keenum would find Wright for 33 yards to the Eagles 18 yard line. On third and 10, Keenum would find McKinnon for 11 yards to the seven yard line. The Vikings would go for it on fourth and goal at the seven yard line and Keenum would go to Thielen and looked like he would have a touchdown but upon further review, the ball hit the ground and the Eagles would take over. The Eagles would go on a 12 play drive that would extend the lead to 38-7 early in the fourth quarter as Foles found Jeffrey for a five yard touchdown pass. On second and 5, Keenum finds Wright for seven yards. The Vikings would go for it on fourth and 2 and Keenum's pass would fall incomplete and the Eagles would take over. The Eagles would go three and out on their next drive. The Vikings would drive as far as the Eagles 15 yard line and on second and 10, Keenum's pass would be intercepted by Corey Graham, deflected by Ronald Darby with 5:52 to go in the game. The Eagles would take over and run out the clock as they took down the Minnesota Vikings 38-7 to advance to Super Bowl 52. They will face the New England Patriots on February 4th.

Patriots get past Jacksonville to advance to the Super Bowl

The Jacksonville Jaguars traveled to Foxboro, Massachusetts to take on the defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots. The Patriots are in their seventh straight AFC Championship game and are hoping to win their sixth Super Bowl and back-to-back titles. The Jaguars are looking to pull off the upset and make their first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history. Who would come on top in the AFC Championship game? Let's find out! The Patriots would start with the ball and went on a ten play drive ending with a 31 yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski for a 3-0 Patriots lead. The drive was highlighted by Tom Brady going to Danny Amendola for 20 yards on a fourth and 1 at the Jaguars 30 yard line. The Jaguars would be forced to punt on the first possession of the game. The Patriots would get a quick first down but the Jacksonville defense would force the punt. The Jaguars would go on a seven play drive that ended with Blake Bortles going to Marcedes Lewis for a four yard touchdown for a 7-3 Jacksonville lead. The Patriots would go three and out early in the second quarter. The Jaguars would score on their second straight possession as Leonard Fournette would go in from four yards out to finish up a 10 play drive. The Patriots and Jaguars would trade punts and the Patriots would get the ball before the two-minute warning. After the two-minute warning, Brady would find Brandin Cooks for 10 yards to the Patriots 27 yard line. On second and 2, Brady would find James White for five yards. On the next play, Brady's pass would fall incomplete but the Jaguars would get called for a hit to the helmet of Rob Gronkowski. The Jaguars would get called for pass interference on the next play that would move the ball to the Jaguars 13 yard line. Next play, Brady would find Cooks for 12 yards to the one yard line and White would score from one yard out on the next play to cut the Jacksonville lead to 14-10 as we head to halftime. The Jaguars would start with the ball and go on a nine play drive that ended in a 54 yard field goal by Josh Lambo to increase the Jacksonville lead to 17-10. The Patriots would face a third and 5 and Brady would find Chris Hogan for 17 yards. However the drive would stall and end with a punt. The Jaguars and Patriots would trade three and outs. The Jaguars would start at their own nine yard line. Jacksonville would face a third and 3 and Bortles would find Marquise Lee for 18 yards. On the next play, Bortles would find Allen Hurns for 15 yards. On second and 8, Bortles found Lee again for eight yards. Fournette would go for 14 yards. The Jaguars would face a third and 8 as the third quarter comes to an end. On third and 8, Bortles' pass would fall incomplete and they would settle for a 43 yard field goal by Lambo to increase the Jaguars' lead to 20-10. On second and 8, Brady would find Cooks for 18 yards. Then, the Patriots did some trickery as Brady did a backwards pass to Danny Amendola who would go to Dion Lewis for 20 yards but Myles Jack would force a fumble and recover it. The Jaguars would be unable to capitalize as they went three and out. First play of the drive, Brady would find Cooks for 18 yards for Cooks' first 100 yard game in the postseason. After a sack on first down, the Patriots would face a third and 18 and Brady would find Amendola for 21 yards. On the next play, New England would run a flea flicker as the ball went back to Brady and would go to Phillip Dorsett for a 31 yard completion to the Jaguars 23 yard line. On second and 10, Brady would find Amendola for 14 to the Jaguars nine yard line. On first and goal, Brady would find Amendola for the touchdown to cut the lead to 20-17 with 8:44 to go. On second and 9 of the Jaguars possession, Bortles would find Allen Hurns for 20 yards. The Jaguars would be unable to move the ball any longer and would punt the ball back. The Patriots would go three and out on their next drive. The Jaguars would go three and out and on the punt, Amendola would return the punt to the Jaguars 30 yard line. Brady would find White for 15 yards. On second and 2 at the Jaguars seven yard line, Brady would sneak for two yards for a first and goal at the five yard line. On second and goal at the four yard line, Brady would find Amendola for the second time in the quarter on a four yard touchdown and would lead 24-20 with 2:48 remaining in the game. On second and 2, Bortles would find Dede Westbrook for 29 yards to the Patriots 38 yard line. On second and 10, Bortles would get sacked and would fumble but the Jaguars would recover. On third and 19, Bortles would find O'Shaughnessy for four and would face a fourth and 15 at the Patriot 43 yard line. On fourth and 15, Bortles would escape the rush and went to Westbrook but Patriots corner Stephon Gilmore would bat it away as the Patriots would take over with Jacksonville having all of their timeouts. The Patriots would face a third and 9 and Dion Lewis would go for 18 yards as the Patriots knocked off the Jaguars 24-20 to advance to Super Bowl 52.

Comets pull away in fourth quarter to top Meyers

The Meyers Mohawks traveled to Mountain Top to take on the Crestwood Comets. The Mohawks are currently tied for first place in Division 2 and are hoping to stay there with a win on the road. The Comets are hoping to stay within the top three in the District 2 5A Playoffs. Who would come out on top in this WVC Crossover matchup? Let's find out! Mohawks freshman Cole Walker started the scoring with a three pointer and then Mike Palmeiro got the Comets on the board with a basket. It would continue to be that score for a while until Sean Murphy hit a three pointer to give Crestwood a 5-3 lead. Back-to-back baskets by Kendall Brewster and Walker would give Meyers a 7-5 lead but then Camden Boris would hit a three pointer and Adam Gegaris would hit 1 of 2 free throws to give the Comets a 9-7 lead. However, before the end of the quarter, Juwane Buckner would hit a jumper at the buzzer to tie the game at nine. The Comets would start the quarter on a 8-0 run thanks to two three point shots by Boris and a basket by Evan Knapp. The Comets lead would go as high as nine thanks to freshman Ryan Petrosky hitting a three pointer. The Mohawks would go quietly however as freshman Eddie Berrios scored six points off the bench in the quarter and Buckner would hit three pointer to cut the lead to 21-20 as we headed to halftime. Early in the third quarter, Najese Hood would tie the game at 21 after hitting one of two free throws. It would be short lived however as Boris would hit a three pointer to give the Comets a 24-21 lead. After Hood made it a one point game, Petrosky would go for a three point play. Both Crestwood and Meyers would trade blow for blow as we head to the end of the third quarter with Crestwood leading 33-31 over the Mohawks. Murphy would score five straight points to start the fourth and make it a seven point lead for Crestwood, then Petrosky would steal and go cross court for a layup for a nine point lead. The Mohawks would only be able to cut the lead to six after Hood hit a basket and hit one of two free throws. Boris and Palmeiro would hit back-to-back baskets to increase the lead to make it a ten point game. A Hood basket would make it an eight point game but a foul would be called and then a technical foul would be called, all on Meyers. Petrosky would hit all four free throws to increase the lead to 48-36 as the Comets took the victory with 50-36 win over Meyers.

Thoughts on the game: It was a pretty close game until the fourth quarter. For the Comets, Ryan Petrosky played excellent. He scored 16 points along side Camden Boris who also added 16. For the Mohawks, I was impressed by Juwane Buckner who had 11 points as well as Najese Hood. All in all, it was a pretty interesting game by two very young and talented team.

Lady Comets come out on top against Wyoming Area

The Wyoming Area Lady Warriors put their undefeated record on the line as they traveled to Mountain Top to take on the Crestwood Comets. The Comets are coming in on a three game winning streak, beating Valley West, Coughlin and Hazleton Area. The Warriors are currently 11-0 on the season and hope to stay undefeated. Who would come on top in this WVC Crossover matchup? Let's find out! Crestwood would start off with a 7-2 lead but the Warriors would answer with a 8-2 run to lead 10-9. Riley Magin would give them the lead with a three pointer but it would be short lived as Sara Holweg hit a three to give the Warriors the lead once again. The Comets would go on an 11-0 to end the quarter and would lead 23-13 after a quarter. The Comets would increase their lead as high as 15 but Cassidy Orzel's eight points in the quarter would keep Wyoming Area within 10 at halftime with the score being 37-27 in favor of the Comets. The Warriors tried their hardest to get within striking distance of the Comets but Crestwood would answer each time but at the end of the quarter, Crestwood would only lead 47-38. With the Comets leading by 11, Holweg would hit back to back three pointers to cut the lead to five points. Helena Jardine would hit both free throws to make it a seven point lead and Julia Makowski would make the first free throw to make it an eight point game but Crestwood would get the offensive rebound and use some time on the clock. An Orzel three point play would make it a five point lead once again. After Sara Richards hit one of two free throws, Hopkins would get a steal and a layup for an eight point and looked like it would seal the game for the Comets but the Warriors kept fighting back. Orzel would make both free throws to make it a six point game but the Comets would make their free throws as Crestwood handed Wyoming Area their first loss of the season with a 64-57 victory.

Thoughts on the game: It was a pretty interesting game to watch in all honesty. Crestwood's red hot shooting helped them greatly in the first half. Sara Hopkins played great during the game but started shining in the fourth quarter. She scored eight of her 13 points in the final frame. They also did a great job on the boards. For Wyoming Area, I will say I was very impressed by them. I thought Sara Holweg and Cassidy Orzel played great games tonight. I can understand why they were 11-0 coming into the game. I think you can see both these teams playing deep into February and potentially early March.

Vikings Digg Deep in victory over the Saints

The New Orleans Saints traveled to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Vikings. The Saints got here by winning the NFC South and beating the Carolina Panthers in the NFC Wild Card round. The Vikings took the NFC North title and had a first round bye. The Saints are looking to avenge their loss in Week 1 at home. Who would come out on top and advance to the NFC Championship game? Let's find out! The Saints would start with the ball and would go three and out to start the game. The Vikings would go on an eight play drive that would end with a 14 yard touchdown run by Jarick McKinnon for a 7-0 Minnesota lead. The next Vikings possession would end with a punt. The Vikings would go on a seven play drive ending with a 20 yard field goal by Kai Forbath for a 10-0 lead. The Saints would go three and out once again. The Saints defense would answer with a three and out of their own. On the first play of the Saints' drive, Brees' pass would be intercepted by Sendejo and the Vikings would get it at their own 42 yard line. The Vikings would enter the second quarter with the ball and would go on a 12 play drive ending with a one yard touchdown run by Latavius Murray for a 17-0 lead. The Saints drive would end with another interception, this time by Anthony Barr. The Vikings would be unable to capitalize as they would go three and out. The Saints would go on 12 play drive and attempt a 58 yard field goal by Wil Lutz and he would miss it wide to the left with 21 seconds to go. It would take the Vikings three plays to line up for a 49 yard field goal by Kai Forbath and would miss it wide left as we head to halftime with the Vikings leading 17-0. The Vikings would start with the ball and would get as far as the Saints 30 yard line but would be forced to punt. The Saints would capitalize with Brees going to Michael Thomas for a 14 yard touchdown to cut the Vikings lead to 17-7. On the next Vikings possession, Case Keenum's pass would be intercepted by Williams and returned to the Vikings 30 yard line. As the third quarter came to an end, on second and 9, Brees would find Hill for 14 yards to the 15 yard line. At the start of the fourth quarter, on second and 3, Brees would find Alvin Kamara for six yards to the 2 yard line and a first and goal. On second and goal at the three yard line, Brees would find Thomas for the second time today to cut the lead to 17-14. First play of the next Vikings drive, Murray would go for 14 yards. On second and 10, Keenum would find Jerrius Wright for 27 yards to the Saints 34 yard line. The Vikings would settle for a 49 yard field goal by Forbath to increase the Minnesota lead to 20-14. The Saints would go three and out on their next possession. On second and 9, the Saints would get called for holding for an automatic first down. The Vikings would face a third and 5, Keenum would find Stefon Diggs for 22 yards to their own 44 yard line. It looked like Keenum would go to Diggs for an 11 yard gain but an illegal block would move it back ten yards. That penalty would force the Vikings to punt and it would be blocked by Johnson and the Saints would take over at the Vikings 40 yard line. First play of the drive, Brees would find Ted Ginn Jr for 15 yards to the 25 yard line. On second and 1, Mark Ingram would go for two yards at the 14 yard line. Next play, Brees would find Kamara for a 14 yard touchdown and the extra point would give the Saints their first lead of game at 21-20 with 3:01 to play. The Vikings would only need a field goal to take the lead. The Vikings would face a third and 1 and McKinnon would go for two yards as we head to the two-minute warning. On second and 10, Keenum would find Andre Thielen for 24 yards to the Saints 40 yard line. The Vikings would settle for a 53 yard field goal by Forbath and he would make it for a 23-21 lead with 1:29 to play. The Saints would take over at their own 25 after the touchback. On second and 10, Brees would find Hill for 18 yards. Next play, Brees would go to Ginn for 11 yards. The Saints would face a fourth and 10 and Brees would find Willie Snead for 13 yards. The Saints would settle for a 43 yard field goal by Wil Lutz and would make it to take a 24-23 lead with 25 seconds to go. After a false start penalty, Keenum would find Diggs for 19 yards to the Vikings 39 yard line. On third and 10 with 10 seconds left, Keenum would find Diggs and he would go 61 yards for a touchdown with no time left as the Vikings advance to the NFC Championship game with a 29-24 victory over the New Orleans Saints. The Vikings will travel to Philadelphia next Sunday for the NFC Championship game.

Fournette's big day propels Jaguars over Steelers

The Jacksonville Jaguars came to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers. The Jaguars got here by winning the AFC South and knocking off the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card round. The Steelers got here by clinching the AFC North title and got a first round bye. The Steelers are looking to avenge their previous loss to the Jaguars in October. The Jaguars are looking to get to the AFC Championship game for the first time in a while. Who would come out on top in this Sunday afternoon AFC Divisional Playoff matchup? Let's find out! The Jaguars would start with the ball and go on an eight play drive ending in a one yard touchdown run by Leonard Fournette on fourth and goal and an early 7-0 lead by Jacksonville. The Steelers would go three and out to start the game. The Jaguars would get a 10 yard run by Fournette but that was all they could muster and would punt the ball away. The Steelers would face a third and 11 and Ben Roethlisberger's pass would be intercepted by Myles Jack and Jacksonville would take over at the Steelers 18 yard line. The Jaguars would capitalize with an 18 yard touchdown run by Fournette for his second score of the game and the 14-0 lead. The Steelers would start the drive off well with a Le'Veon Bell 20 yard run. On second and 9, Roethlisberger would go to Antonio Brown for 11 yards to the Jaguars 43 yard line. Roethlisberger would go to Eli Rogers for 13 yards to the 30 yard line. The Steelers would face a fourth and 1 at the Jaguars 21 yard line but the Jaguars' defense would cause Bell to lose four yards and the Jaguars would take over. The Jaguars would take over and go on an eleven play drive ending with a four yard touchdown run by TJ Yeldon for a 21-0 lead. The Steelers would answer with a six play drive ending with Roethlisberger going to Brown for a 23 yard touchdown to cut the Jacksonville lead to 21-7. The next Jaguars possession would end in a punt. The Steelers would take over and Roethlisberger would find Bell for 17 and then Vance McDonald for 11 yards. On second and 10, Roethlisberger would be sacked and would fumble and recovered by Smith and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown and a 28-7 Jacksonville lead. The Steelers would have a chance to score just before halftime. The Steelers would go on a seven play drive that ended with Roethlisberger going to Martavis Bryant for a 36 yard touchdown and cut the lead to 28-14 as we head to halftime. The Steelers would get the ball to start the second half and would go on a 10 play drive that ended with Roethlisberger going to Bell for a 19 yard touchdown to cut the lead to 28-21. The Jaguars would punt on their first possession of the second half. The Steelers would get as far as the Jaguars 39 yard line but they would stop there and punt it back to the Jaguars. The Jaguars would punt as we hit the fourth quarter. The punt would be tipped and the Steelers would take over at the Jaguars 48 yard line. The Steelers would face a fourth and 1 and Roethlisberger's pass would fall incomplete and the Jaguars would take over. The Jaguars would take over at their own 39 yard line.  The Jaguars would face a third and 8 and Blake Bortles would find Marquise Lee for 11 yards. On the next play, Bortles would find Cole for 45 yards to the Steelers three yard line. On the next play, Fournette would score his third touchdown of the game from three yards out for a 35-21 lead for Jacksonville. The Steelers need to answer and on the first play of the drive, Roethlisberger would find Brown for 27 yards to thee Jaguars 48 yard line. They would face a fourth and 5 and Roethlisberger would find Brown again for a 43 yard touchdown to  make a one score game with 9:05 to go. The Jaguars would score once again with an eight play drive ending with Bortles going to Tommy Bohanon for a 14 yard touchdown for a 42-28 lead. The Steelers would make it a one score game again with a 12 play drive ending with Roethlisberger lateraling to Bell for the nine yard touchdown for a 42-35. The Steelers would attempt an onside kick and the Jaguars would recover and would get 45 yard field goal by Josh Lambo for a 45-35 lead. The Steelers would score with one second remaining on a ten play drive with Roethlisberger going to JuJu Smith-Schuster for a four yard touchdown but the Jaguars knocked off the Steelers 45-42. The Jaguars will advance to the AFC Championship game and will play in Foxboro against the Patriots.

Patriots pull away from Titans to advance to AFC Championship

The Tennessee Titans are coming off a big road victory in Kansas City and advanced to Foxboro to take on the defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots. The Patriots are looking to repeat as Super Bowl champions and their sixth Super Bowl title. The Titans are hoping to pull off the upset. Who would come out on top in this Saturday night AFC Divisional Playoff matchup? Let's find out! The Patriots would start with the ball and would punt on their first possession of the game. The Titans wouldn't be able to capitalize and would punt the ball away. The Patriots would punt on their second possession and the Titans would start off the scoring on their next possession with an eleven play drive ending with Marcus Mariota going to Corey Davis for a 15 yard touchdown pass for a 7-0 Tennessee lead late in the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, the Patriots would finish off a seven play drive with Tom Brady going to James White for a five yard touchdown to tie the game at 7. The Titans would go three and out on their next possession. The Patriots would score on their second straight possession with a six play drive ending with White scoring from six yards out for a 14-0 New England lead. The Titans would get a first down on the first play of their drive but were unable to move the ball and would be forced to punt. The Patriots would go on a long 16 play drive ending with Tom Brady going to Chris Hogan for the four yard score and a 21-7 lead. The drive was extended when the Titans went offsides on fourth and 5 as the Patriots were lined up to punt. The Titans drive would end when the Patriots would stuff Derrick Henry for a five yard loss on fourth and 1. The Patriots would get in field goal range for Stephen Gostkowski but he would miss it from 53 yards out but the Patriots would lead 21-7 at halftime. The Titans would start the second half with a three and out and would punt the ball away. The Patriots would be forced to punt on their first drive of the second half. Tennessee would have their second straight three and out of the second half. The Patriots would go on a nine play drive that would end with a two yard touchdown run by Brandon Bolden for a 28-7 Patriots lead. The Titans would have their third straight three and out. Early in the fourth quarter, the Patriots would go on a 15 play drive that would end with Brady going to Rob Gronkowski for a four yard touchdown. Brady would break Joe Montana's record of most games with three touchdown passes. Gronkowski would tie five other players for third all-time in touchdowns. The Patriots would have a 35-7 lead with 10:22 remaining in the game. The Titans would be forced to punt on their next drive. The Patriots would be forced to punt despite getting a first down on their first play of the drive. The Titans would score on a 16 play drive ending with Mariota going to Davis for the second time of the game to make it 35-14 but the Patriots would advance to the AFC Championship game and will host with a 35-14 victory over Tennessee.

Eagles defense shines as they knock off Atlanta

The defending NFC Champion Atlanta Falcons traveled to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia to take on the Eagles in the NFC Divisional Playoff game. The Eagles are the number 1 seed and are hoping to win their first Super Bowl in team history. The Falcons are looking to get back to the Super Bowl after falling to the Patriots last season. Who would come out on top in this playoff matchup? Let's find out! The Eagles would start with the ball and on the second play of the drive, after a pass interference penalty on Atlanta, Jay Ajayi would fumble and the Falcons would recover and would take over at their own 26 yard line. The Falcons would go on an eleven play drive ending with a 33 yard field goal by Matt Bryant for a 3-0 lead for Atlanta. The next Eagles drive would end in a punt. After the Eagles defense forced a punt, their offense would go on a 14 play drive ending in a one yard touchdown run by LeGarette Blount for a 6-3 Philadelphia lead after the extra point was missed early in the second quarter. The Falcons would punt on their next possession, however, the Eagles would muff the punt and the Falcons would recover. The Falcons would capitalize with Matt Ryan going to Devonta Freeman for a six yard touchdown pass for a 10-6 Atlanta lead. The Eagles and Falcons would trade punt but the Eagles would take over at their own 28 yard line after Philadelphia partially blocked the punt. The Eagles would drive down the field for a 53 yard field goal attempt by Jake Elliott and he would make it as we head to halftime with Atlanta leading 10-9. In the second half, the Falcons and Eagles each traded three and outs, then after another Atlanta punt, late in the third quarter, Philadelphia would go on a 12 play drive that ended with a 37 yard field goal by Elliott to give the Eagles a 12-10 lead as we headed to the fourth quarter. The Falcons would go three and out early in the fourth quarter. The Eagles would face a third and 7 and Nick Foles would go to Ajayi for 32 to the Falcons 48 yard line. They faced another third and 7 and Foles would find Zach Ertz for 11 to the 34 yard line. On the next play, Foles would find Nelson Agholor for 10 yards to the 24 yard line. On third and 2, Blount would go for four yards for a first down. The Eagles would face a third and 3 and Foles would find Corey Clement but would be one yard short and would get a 21 yard field goal by Elliott to increase the Philadelphia lead to 15-10 with 6:05 left. The Falcons would need a touchdown to take the lead. On second and 3, Tevin Coleman would go for seven yards. The Falcons would face a third and 6 and Matt Ryan would find Sanu but upon further review, the pass was called incomplete. They would go for it on foruth and 6 and Ryan would find Julio Jones for 20 yards to the Eagles 38 yard line. On second and 10, Ryan would find Jones for 12 to the 26 yard line as we head to the two-minute warning. On second and 3, Coleman would go for 10 yards to the nine yard line. They would face a fourth and goal with 1:05 to go and Ryan would roll out and try for Julio Jones and the pass would fall incomplete. The Eagles would take over at their own two yard line and the Falcons would go offsides to get them to their own seven yard line and a first and 5. Corey Clement would go for five yards to seal the game and the Philadelphia Eagles advanced to the NFC Championship game with a 15-10 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.

Home Cooking for Royals as they knock off Berwick in overtime

The Holy Redeemer Royals are coming off a big road victory came back home on Thursday night as they hosted the Berwick Bulldogs. The Bulldogs are coming off a home victory over Lake-Lehman. Who would come out on top in the WVC crossover matchup? Let's find out! The Royals started off the game by scoring five straight points and Berwick would call their timeout. After the Bulldogs timeout, Berwick would score four straight points to cut the lead to a point. A pair of free throws by Collin Cook and a basket by Nick Prociak would increase the Royals lead to 9-4 but the Bulldogs would get a basket to cut the lead to 9-6 after one quarter of play. Prociak would score six points early in the second quarter to increase the lead to eight. However, a 7-0 run would get the Holy Redeemer lead to one. Baskets by Cook and JD Turosky would make it a five point advantage for Holy Redeemer. A three pointer by Berwick's Kenny Marshman would make it a two point game but a basket by Turosky would give the Royals a 21-17 lead at halftime. The Bulldogs would go on an 8-0 run in the third quarter to take their first lead of the game. Cook would chip at the lead with four points late in the quarter, sandwiched by an Alec Markle basket and the Bulldogs would lead 29-28 at the end of the third quarter. With the Royals trailing by one in the fourth quarter, Cook would score five straight points to give Holy Redeemer a 35-31 lead. The Bulldogs would answer with a three pointer by Marshman. Cook would answer with a three pointer of his own to put the lead back to four points. The Bulldogs would go on a 6-0 run, highlighted by a steal and layup by Damon Beckhorn to tie the game at 38 then a basket by Joe Norce to give the Bulldogs a 40-38 lead. Cook would tie the game at 40 with a pair of free throws then after a defensive stop by the Royals, Ell would get fouled and sink both free throws to give Holy Redeemer a 42-40 lead. On the ensuing Bulldogs possession, Alec Markle would hit a three pointer to give Berwick a 43-42 lead with 10.3 seconds to go. With 6.2 seconds to go, the Bulldogs would foul Joey Judge and he would sink the first free throw to tie the game at 43 and the second one would just roll off the rim and the Bulldogs would be unable to get a shot off and we would go to overtime. Judge would redeem himself in a big way in overtime. He would score all six Royals points and the Royals would lead 49-48 but the Bulldogs would have the ball and a chance to bring home the victory. The last shot fell short but the ball was loose but time would expire before someone got to the loose ball and the game would go to the Royals by the score of 49-48 in overtime.

Thoughts on the game: It was a really good game all things considered. Both teams played very well. Collin Cook had a great game with 23 points and Joey Judge had an amazing overtime period where he scored all of the Royals points. For the Bulldogs, it was very well balanced in scoring. With Markle scoring 15, Marshman with 11 and Beckhorn with 12.

Royals take crucial road win at Nanticoke

The Holy Redeemer Royals traveled to Nanticoke High School to take on the Trojans. The Royals needed a win to keep up with Wyoming Seminary in Division 3. The Trojans looked to improve their division record to 4-0 on the season. Who would come out on top in this big time Wyoming Valley Conference matchup? Let's get into the game! The Trojans started the scoring with a Trahjan Krupinski basket but the Royals would quickly get baskets to take a 4-2 lead. A Nate Kreitzer three pointer would give the Trojans a 5-4 lead but the Royals would go on a 7-0 run to end the quarter as the Royals would lead 11-5 after 1. After a pair of Collin Cook free throws, the Trojans would outscore the Royals 6-2 to end the quarter as the Royals led 15-11 at halftime. The Trojans and Royals would have some red shot shooting during the third quarter. Nick Prociak started off the second half scoring then Nate Kreitzer would hit a three to cut the lead to three then Collin Cook hit a basket to increase the lead to five but another Kreitzer three cut the lead to two points. The Royals increased the lead to seven with a 5-0 run. With time winding down and the Trojans down by six, freshman Jake Krupinski would hit a buzzer beating three to end the third quarter and the Royals would lead 28-25 after 3. The Royals red hot shooting would continue and they also played shutdown defense as they held the Trojans to two points as Holy Redeemer outscored Nanticoke 14-2 as the Royals took the crucial victory on the road over the Nanticoke Trojans.


Thoughts on the game: It wasn't the best played game but it was a pretty good game through three quarters. Pretty balanced scoring for the Royals with Prociak and Cook scoring 12 points each and JD Turosky adding 10 in the victory. For Nanticoke, it's an overall very young team. Kreitzer had a good game, scoring 11 points as did Trahjan Krupinski who had seven points.

Alabama works overtime to win the National Championship over Georgia

The Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide traveled to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to play in the College Football National Championship game. The Crimson Tide are looking for the second National Championship in three years. The Bulldogs are looking for their first National title since 1980. Who would come out on top in this all-SEC National Championship? Let's get to the game! The Bulldogs would start with the ball and on third and 7, Jake Fromm's pass looked like it would be caught but the receiver tipped and it was picked off by Tony Brown at the Alabama 36 yard line. The Crimson Tide would go on a 11 play drive that would result in a 40 yard field goal attempt by Andy Pappanastos and he would miss to keep the game scoreless. The Bulldogs would punt on their next possession. The Crimson Tide would go three and out on their next drive. The Bulldogs would get on the board early in the second quarter as they went on a 14 play drive ending with a 41 yard field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship for a 3-0 Georgia lead. The Bulldogs' defense would answer with a 3 and out. The Bulldogs would go on a 13 play drive that ended with a 27 yard field goal by Blankenship for a 6-0 Georgia lead. The next Crimson Tide would end in another punt. The Bulldogs would get a first down on a third and 6 but were unable to get another and were forced to punt. The Crimson Tide had another three and out and the Bulldogs would take over with 1:12 remaining to halftime. The Bulldogs would go on a nine play drive ending on a Mecole Hardiman one yard touchdown for a 13-0 Georgia lead as we head to halftime. The Bulldogs and Tides traded three and outs each and on the second Alabama possession, the Tide would go on a seven play drive ending with Tua Tagovailoa, who replaced Jalen Hurts at QB because of a coaches' decision throwing to Henry Ruggs for a six yard touchdown pass to cut the lead to 13-7. The Bulldogs would answer with Jake Fromm going to Mecole Hardiman for an 80 yard touchdown to make it 20-7. The third quarter would end with both teams trading punts then the Bulldogs would punt the ball back to Alabama and they would take over at their own 17 yard line. First play of the Alabama drive, Najee Harris would go for 16 yards to the 33 yard line. Tagovailoa would go to Cam Sims for 13 yards to the 46 yard line. Harris would go for 35 yards to the Bulldogs 14 yard line. The Tide would settle for a 30 yard field goal by Pappanastos to cut the lead to 20-13 in favor of Georgia. The Bulldogs would go three and out and the Tide would take over. First play of the Tide drive, Tagovailoa would go to Damien Harris for 17 yards to the Bulldogs 49 yard line. They would face a third and 9 and Georgia would get called for pass interference. On the next play, Tagovailoa would go to Jerry Jeudy for a 20 yards to the Bulldogs 13 yard line. On fourth and 4, Tagovailoa would go to Calvin Ridley for a seven yard touchdown to tie the game at 20. The Bulldogs would go three and out and the Crimson Tide would take over at their own 35 yard line with 2:50 to go in the game. On second and 11, Harris would go for 11 yards. Next play, Tagovailoa would go to Ridley for nine yards and a facemask penalty would give the Tide the ball to the Bulldogs 31 yard line. On third and 3, Tagovailoa would go for 4 yards and a first down. Alabama would line for a 36 yard field goal attempt with three seconds to go and Pappanastos would miss it wide left as we headed to overtime in this National Championship. The Bulldogs would face a third and 6 and Fromm would be sacked by Terrell Lewis and Georgia would go for a 51 yard field goal attempt by Blankenship and he would make it to give the Bulldogs a 23-20 lead with Alabama getting the ball next. A touchdown seals the National Champioship for Alabama. First play of the drive would result in Tagovailoa being sacked by Jonathan Ledbetter for a 16 yard loss. On the next play, Tagovailoa would go deep to DeVonta Smith for a 41 yard touchdown to win the National Championship. It's Alabama's second National Championship in three years.

Saints take Wild Card divisional matchup over the Panthers

The Carolina Panthers traveled to New Orleans to take on the Saints. The teams faced off twice this season, both times the Saints came out on top. The Saints are hoping to get their third win against the Panthers this season. Who would come out on top in this NFC South Wild Card matchup? Let's find out! The Saints would start with the ball and would go three and out on their next drive. The Panthers first play of the drive would be a Jonathan Stewart 11 yard run for a first down but the Panthers would be forced to punt. The Saints would have their second straight three and out. The Panthers would go on a 15 play drive that would end with a Graham Gano 25 yard field goal attempt and he would miss it wide right. On the second play of the Saints drive, Drew Brees would go to Ted Ginn Jr for an 80 yard touchdown for a 7-0 New Orleans lead. The Panthers would go on a six play drive that would end with a 27 yard field goal by Gano and cut the Saints' lead to 7-3 early in the second quarter. The Saints would go on a nine play drive ending with Brees going to Hill for the nine yard score and a 14-3 New Orleans lead. The Panthers would go on a 12 play drive that would result in another field goal, this time from 39 yards out and it would be 14-6 in favor of New Orleans. The Saints would get another score with an eight play drive ending with Zach Line for a one yard touchdown and the 21-6 lead with 43 seconds to go in the half. The Panthers would get the ball and Cam Newton would find Devin Funchess for a 24 yard completion to the Carolina 49 yard line. The Panthers would face a third and 2 and Newton would find Christian McCaffrey for three yards and got out of bounds with three seconds to go and Graham Gano would line up for a 58 yard field goal attempt and he would make it as we head to halftime with the Saints leading 21-9. The Panthers would go on a nine play drive to start the second half that would result in Graham Gano's fourth field goal of the game, this one from 29 yards out to make it 21-12 in favor of the Saints. The Saints would go on a 10 play drive that ended with a 57 yard field goal by Wil Lutz for a 24-12 New Orleans lead. The Panthers would go three and out on their next drive. The Saints would go three and out on their next possession. The Panthers would face a third and 1 at the start of the fourth quarter and Newton would find Greg Olsen for 24 yards to the Saints 18 yard line. On third and 6, Newton would find Olsen once again for a 14 yard touchdown to cut the Saints lead to 24-19. The Panthers defense would force a punt to get the ball for their offense. The Panthers couldn't capitalize and would go three and out. The Saints would take over and on second and 11, Brees would find Coleman for 12 yards and then on the next play, Brees would find Thomas for 46 yards to the Panthers five yard line. On second and goal from the two yard line, Alvin Kamara would score from two yards out to make it 31-19. The Panthers would take over, after offsetting penalties, Newton would find Funchess for 19 yards. On second and 10, Newton would find McCaffrey for a 56 yard touchdown to cut the Saints lead to 31-26. The Saints would take over with the hope of sealing the game with 4:09 to go. The Saints would face a third and 6 and Brees would find Thomas for 16 yards. The Saints would go for it on fourth and 2 at the Panthers 31 yard line at the two minute warning. Brees' pass would be intercepted by Mike Adams and the Panthers would take over at their own 31. Newton would find Funchess for 19 yards to midfield. On second and 7, Newton would go to Clay for 21 to the Saints 26 yard line. On second and 10, Newton would get called for intentional grounding as he didn't leave the tackle box. After an incomplete pass on third and 23, the Panthers' season depended on converting a fourth and 23 at the Saints 34 yard line. On fourth and 23, Von Bell would sack Newton to seal the game as the Saints advance to the NFC Divisional Round and will travel to Minnesota next Sunday. 

Defense Shines as Jaguars take victory over Buffalo

The Buffalo Bills traveled to Florida to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both teams are having very surprising seasons and have snapped long playoff droughts. The Jaguars are here for the first time since 2008. The Bills haven't been in the playoffs since 1999. Only one team will have a chance to advance to the AFC Divisional Round. Who will come out on top in this AFC Wild Card matchup? Let's get into the game! The Bills would face a third and 7 and Tyrod Taylor would find Jones for 15 yards to their own 43 yard line. The Bills wouldn't be able to get another first down and would be forced to punt. The Jaguars would go three and out on their first drive of the game. The Bills would go three and out on their next possession. On second and 6 for the Jaguars, Blake Bortles would find DeDe Westbrook for 11 yards for a first down. The Jaguars wouldn't move the chains after that and would be forced to punt. The Bills would punt on their next possession as we head to the end of the first quarter. The Jaguars would punt on the first possession of the second quarter. The first play of the Buffalo possession, Taylor would find O'Leary for 13 yards. On the next play, Taylor would be intercepted by Colvin and Jacksonville would take over at the Bills 35 yard line. The Jaguars would be unable to capitalize as they would be forced to punt. The Bills would go on an 18 play drive that ended with a 31 yard field goal by Stephen Hauschka for a 3-0 lead by Buffalo. The Jaguars and Bills would trade punt before Jacksonville would take over with 40 seconds to go. Bortles would go for 20 yards on the first play of the drive to get the Jaguars in field goal range. Bortles would go for 12 yards to the Bills 21 yard line and Josh Lambo would make a 44 yard field goal to tie the game at 3 as we head to halftime. The Jaguars and Bills would trade punts to start the second half. The Jaguars would go on a 15 play drive that would end with Bortles going to Ben Koyack for a one yard touchdown for a 10-3 Jacksonville lead with 42 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The Bills would face a third and 7 as we head to the fourth quarter. Taylor would go to Clay for a 10 yard gain for a first down. Buffalo faced a third and 1 and LeSean McCoy would go for a yard for the first. The Bills would be unable to move the chains again and would be forced to punt. The Jaguars would punt once again to give the Bills a chance to tie the game. First play of the drive would be a McCoy for 39 yards but was negated by a holding penalty for a first and 4. On that play, Thompson would get nine yards. On the next play, Matt Tolbert would go for 11 yards. On second and 10, it looked like Taylor would find Clay for an 11 yard gain but the Jaguars would challenge the call and would be reversed after review. On third and 10, Taylor would be sacked by Myles Jack and the Bills would be forced to punt with under six minutes to play. Bortles would go for 26 yards on a second and 15 but the Jaguars would punt on the next set of downs. The Bills and Jaguars would go three and out on their next drives. The Bills would have a chance to tie the game with 1:51 remaining in the game. Buffalo would face a third and 5 and Taylor would only go for two yards but he would have to leave due to concussion protocol and Nate Peterman would have to come in. On fourth and 3, Peterman would scramble for four yards for a first down. Peterman would find Thompson for 14 yards to the Jaguars 38 yard line. On second and 20, Peterman's pass would be intercepted by Jalen Ramsey and would be upheld on replay and the Jaguars would take the victory 10-3 over Buffalo. Jacksonville will travel to Pittsburgh next Sunday for the right to play in the AFC Championship game.

Falcons take down Rams

The Atlanta Falcons traveled to Los Angeles and the LA Coliseum to take on the Rams. The Falcons are looking to get back to the Super Bowl after falling last season. Atlanta is led by QB Matt Ryan and wideout Julio Jones. The Rams are back in the postseason for the first time since 2003. They are led by second year QB Jared Goff and RB Todd Gurley. Who would come out on top in this Saturday night Wild Card matchup? Let's get into the game! The first four possessions resulted in punts but on the second Falcons possession, on the punt, the Rams would muff the punt and would be recovered by Atlanta. The Falcons would end up getting a 29 yard field goal by Matt Bryant for a 3-0 Atlanta lead. The Rams would be forced to punt on their next possession. Atlanta would go on a nine play drive ending with a 51 yard field goal by Bryant for a 6-0 lead. The Rams would fumble on the kickoff and Atlanta would recover. The Falcons would capitalize on an eight play drive ending with a three yard touchdown run by Davonta Freeman for a 13-0 lead. The Rams would punt for the fourth time of the game. The Rams defense would force a Falcons punt. The Rams would go on a seven play drive ending with Jared Goff going to Cooper Kupp for a 14 yard score just before the two-minute warning to cut the lead to 13-7. The Falcons would punt the ball back to the Rams with 1:29 to go in the game. The Rams would go on a six play drive ending with a 35 yard field goal by Sam Ficken to make it 13-10 at halftime. The Falcons would start with the ball in the second half and went on a 16 play drive ending with a 25 yard field goal by Bryant to make it 16-10. The Rams would punt on their first possession of the second half. The Falcons would go on a 10 play drive ending with a 54 yard field goal by Bryant to make it 19-10 as we head to the end of the third quarter. The Rams would face a third and 15 and Goff would find Robert Woods for 18 yards. On the next play, Todd Gurley would go for 33 yards. The Rams would have to settle for a Ficken 32 yard field goal to cut the lead to one possession making it 19-13. First play of the Atlanta drive, Matt Ryan would find Julio Jones for 12 yards. The Falcons would face a third and 3 and Ryan would find Austin Hooper for a five yard gain and a first down. On a second and 13, Ryan would Mohammed Sanu for 53 yards on a catch and run for a first and goal at the Rams nine yard line. On third and goal, Ryan would find Julio Jones for am eight yard touchdown to make it 26-13 in favor of the Falcons with 5:48 remaining in the game. First play of the LA drive, Goff would find Kupp for 14 yards to their own 36 yard line. On second and 19, Goff would find Sammy Watkins for 23 yards to the 50 yard line. Goff would find Woods for 13 yards to the Falcons 37 yard line. The Rams would face a third and 1 and Gurley would go for eight yards to the Falcons 20 yard line. The Rams faced a fourth and 3 and Goff would find Woods who bobbled it then was able to catch it in bounds for a first and goal at the eight yard line. On third an goal, Goff went to Higbee for a five yard touchdown but upon further review, it was ruled an incomplete pass as he bobbled the ball when he hit the ground. On fourth and goal, Goff would go to Watkins but Deion Jones would force the incompletion and the Falcons would take over. The Falcons would face a third and 3 and the Rams defense would get a one yard loss and Atlanta would punt the football back to Los Angeles. The Rams would take over with 1:43 left. They faced a fourth and 6 with their season on the line and Goff would go to Woods but it fell incomplete and the Falcons would take over as they would advance to the NFC Divisional Round and will travel to Philadelphia next Saturday. They knock off the Rams with a 26-13 victory.

Second half surge propel Titans over Kansas City

The Tennessee Titans traveled to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City to take on the Chiefs in this AFC Wild Card game. The Titans are in the playoffs for the first time since 2008 and are led by QB Marcus Mariota. The Chiefs took the AFC West title for the second straight year and are led by QB Alex Smith and a fellow tandem of RBs in Kareem Hunt and Charcandrick West. Who would come out on top in this Saturday afternoon Wild Card matchup? Let's get to it! The Chiefs and Titans would trade punts to start the game. The Chiefs' second drive would go six plays and ended with a one yard touchdown run by Kareem Hunt for a 7-0 Kansas City lead. The Titans would go three and out on their next drive, then the Chiefs would score once again on a five play drive ending with Alex Smith going to Travis Kelce for a 13 yard touchdown for a 14-0 Kansas City lead. The Titans and Chiefs would trade off punt on their next drives. The Titans would drive all the way to the Chiefs 21 yard line but Mariota's pass would be intercepted by Marcus Peters. The Chiefs wouldn't be able to capitalize and would punt the football back to the Titans. The Titans would get on the board with an eight play drive ending with a 49 yard field goal as we go to the two-minute warning with the score being 14-3 in favor of the Chiefs. The Chiefs would go on a nine play drive that would end with Smith going to Demarcus Robinson for a 14 yard touchdown and a 21-3 Chiefs lead at as go to halftime. The Titans would start with the ball in the second half and they would go on a 15 play drive ending with Marcus Mariota's pass being tipped and caught by himself for a six yard touchdown to cut the lead to 21-10. The Chiefs would go three and out initially but the Titans would muff the punt and the Chiefs would recover. The Chiefs would go for a Harrison Butker 48 yard field goal and he would hit the left upright and it would be no good. The Titans would go on a six play drive ending with Derrick Henry would go 35 yards for a touchdown and the two point conversion would fail to make it 21-16. The Chiefs would punt on their next possession. The Titans would have a third and 3 and Mariota would find Delanie Walker for nine yards and a first down. The Titans would face another third down and Mariota would go 17 yards to the Chiefs 45 yard line and a holding penalty on the Chiefs would move the ball to the Chiefs 40 yard line. The Titans had yet another third down and Mariota would find Smith for 10 yards to the Chiefs 22 yard line. On second and 10, Mariota would find Eric Decker for a 22 yard touchdown and a 22-21 Titans lead. Smith would find Harris for 13 yards to the Chiefs 40 yard line. The Chiefs would face a third and 4 and Smith would find Harris for nine yards to the Titans 45 yard line. The Chiefs would face a fourth and 9 at the Titans 44 yard line and Smith's pass would fall incomplete and the Titans would take over with 2:09 remaining. Henry would go for 12 yards as we headed to the two minute warning. Henry would get the ball to start the drive and looked like he fumbled and recovered by the Chiefs' Derrick Johnson for a 56 yard touchdown but he would be ruled down by contact upon review. The Titans would face a third and 10 with 1:53 left and Henry would go for 22 yards to clinch the game and the Titans beat the Chiefs to advance to the AFC Divisional Playoff game next week.

Dallas takes big road win over Crestwood

The Dallas Mountaineers came into Mountain Top with something to prove as they took on the Crestwood Comets. The Mountaineers lost both games last year against Crestwood and hope to take the victory on the road. The Mountaineers come in with a record of 5-1. The Crestwood Comets may be young, but they ended their exhibition schedule with a 4-2 record. Who would come out on top in this WVC Division 1 matchup? Let's get to it! After the Comets took a 3-2 lead on a Camden Boris three pointer, the Mountaineers would go on a 11-0 run that ended when Boris hit another three pointer but the Mountaineers would answer when Jay Bittner hit a three pointer. They would go on another run and would lead 25-6 after one quarter. Sean Murphy would start heating up for the Comets as he started with a pair of three pointers and Mike Palmeiro would another three pointer for a 9-0 Crestwood run to cut the Dallas lead to ten points. The Comets run would end on a Matt Mathers basket. The Mountaineers would have as big of a lead as 16 but before the half, the Comets would go on a 7-0 run to cut the lead at halftime to 35-26. Crestwood would start off the quarter with a three pointer by Murphy but the third quarter would be all Mountaineers as they went on a 15-0 run til Evan Knapp hit a three pointer before the final minute of the third quarter and would lead 50-32. The Mountaineers would cruise throughout the fourth to take the victory 57-40.

Thoughts on the game: The Mountaineers looked fantastic throughout most of the game. They looked very athletic and had some height. I was impressed by both Joey Parsons who had 21 points and Alex Charlton who had 15. For Crestwood, even though they lost, I was impressed by a few players. Sean Murphy had a great game with 11 points and taking a couple charges and forcing a bunch of turnovers.

Alabama takes down Clemson, advances to Title game

The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Clemson Tigers faced off for the third straight year but instead of playing for the National Championship, they would playing for the right to play in the National Championship. The Crimson Tide won the National Championship in 2015 and the Tigers took it in 2016 on a last second play. Who would come out on top in this big time college football matchup? Let's get into the game! The Tigers would start with the ball and would go three and out. The Crimson Tide would go three and out on their first drive of the game. Clemson went three and out once again on their next drive. The Crimson Tide would go on a 10 play drive that would end with a 24 yard field goal by Andy Pappanastos and would make it to open the scoring with Alabama leading 3-0. The Tigers had their third straight three and out on the next drive. The Crimson Tide would go on an eight play drive that would end with Calvin Ridley scoring on a 12 yard run to make it 10-0 Alabama at the end of the first quarter. The Tigers would go on a long 13 play drive that ended with a 44 yard field goal by Alex Spence to cut the Tide's lead to 10-3. The Tide and Tigers would trade punts after the Clemson field goal and Alabama would take over and go on 10 play drive that ended with a 38 yard field goal attempt by Pappanastos and it would hit the goalpost and would fail and Clemson would take a knee as we head to halftime with Alabama leading 10-3. The Tide would get the ball to start the second half and on the first play, Alabama would fumble and Clemson would recover. The Tigers would get a 42 yard field goal to cut the Crimson Tide lead to 10-6. The Crimson Tide would go three and out on the next drive. The Tigers drive would end in an interception by Alabama's Da'Ron Payne to the Tigers 27 yard line. The Tide would go seven plays that would end with Payne going in from 1 yard out to make it 17-6. First play of Clemson's next drive would result in an interception by Mack Wilson would be returned 18 yards for a score to make it 24-6 in the middle of the third quarter. The Crimson Tide would cruise to take the victory to dethrone the National Champs and get back to the title game for the third straight season. The Championship game is now an all SEC championship as Georgia knocked off Oklahoma in double overtime.

Georgia takes Rose Bowl over Oklahoma in classic game

The Georgia Bulldogs and the Oklahoma Sooners traveled to Pasadena, California for the Rose Bowl for the first semifinal of the College Football playoff. The Sooners are led by Heisman Trophy winning QB Baker Mayfield. The Bulldogs are led by freshman QB Jake Fromm. Who would come out on top in the first semifinal matchup of the college football playoff? Let's get to it! The Bulldogs would start with the ball and the drive would end with a punt. The Sooners would start at their own 20 yard line and on second and 10, Baker Mayfield would find Dimitri Flowers for 16 yards. On the next play, Mayfield would find Flowers again for a 26 yard completion. After a roughing the passer on Georgia, the Sooners would be at the Bulldogs 15 yard line. On second and 8, Mayfield would find Marquise Brown for a 13 yard touchdown and a 7-0 Oklahoma lead. The Bulldogs would answer with a six play drive ending with Jake Fromm going to Sony Michel for a 13 yard touchdown to tie the game at 7. The Sooners would take the lead on the next drive with a six play drive ending with a nine yard touchdown run by Rodney Anderson. The Bulldogs would go on a nine play drive ending with a 48 yard field goal attempt by Rodrigo Blankenship and he would miss the field goal. The Sooners would score on their third consecutive drive on a five play drive with Anderson going 41 yards for his second score of the game to make it 21-7. The Bulldogs would only take one play to get back into the game as Sony Michel went 75 yards for his second touchdown of the game to cut the Oklahoma lead to 21-14. The Sooners would go on an eleven play drive that ended with a 38 yard field goal attempt by Austin Seibert and he would make it to increase the lead to 24-14. The Bulldogs would punt on their next possession. The Sooners would go three and out and then the Bulldogs would punt unable to capitalize. The Sooners would go on a ten play drive that would end with Mayfield going to CeeDee Lamb for a two yard touchdown to make it 31-14 with six seconds to go. Oklahoma would squib kick and Georgia would take over at the Sooners 47 yard line and Fromm would go to Terry Godwin for nine yards and the Bulldogs would line up for a 55 yard field goal attempt by Blankenship and he would make it to cut the lead to 31-17 in favor of the Sooners at halftime. The Sooners would start with the ball in the second half and would go three and out. The Bulldogs would get within a touchdown as Nick Chubb would score from 50 yards out on the first offensive play of the second half to make it 31-24 in favor of Oklahoma. The Sooners would go three and out once again. The Bulldogs would go three and out on their next series. The Sooners would be forced to punt on their next drive. The Bulldogs would tie the game on a six play drive ending with Sony Michel going 38 yards for the score. The Sooners would face a third and 10 as we head to the fourth quarter. First play of the fourth quarter, Mayfield's pass would be intercepted by Dominick Sanders and returned to the Sooners four yard line. On second and goal, Fromm would find Javon Wims for the four yard score to take a 38-31 Bulldogs lead. After the Sooners and Bulldogs traded punts, the Sooners would tie the game on a six play drive ending with Mayfield going to Flowers for the 11 yard touchdown pass. The Bulldogs would get to their own 46 yard line but Georgia would fumble and it would be recovered by Steven Parker and returned 46 yards for the touchdown to make it 45-38 in favor of the Sooners. After Georgia and Oklahoma traded punts, the Bulldogs would get the ball with 3:15 left in hopes of tying the game up. On second and 6, Fromm would find Godwin for 15 yards into Sooners territory at the 40. Next play, Fromm would find Michel for 17 yards. The Bulldogs would face a third and 10 and Fromm would find Godwin for 16 yards to the seven yard line. After a pass interference penalty on Oklahoma on first and goal, Nick Chubb would score on a two yard touchdown run to tie the game at 45 with 45 seconds to go. The Sooners would be forced to punt and the Bulldogs would run down the clock as we head to the end of regulation, tied up at 45. The Bulldogs and Sooners would trade field goals in the first overtime to force a second overtime. The Sooners would face a third and 5 and it looked like the Bulldogs would get an interception in the end zone but the Bulldogs would be offsides and give Oklahoma a first down. The Sooners would line up for a 27 yard field goal attempt by Seibert and the kick would be blocked. On the Bulldogs possession, Sony Michel would finish his monster game with a 27 yard touchdown run as Georgia advanced to the National Championship with a victory over Oklahoma.