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Section30 · 4/18/2021 5:20 pm

Not really a fan of us winning, I was hoping we'd tank. But I guess a win over Providence is alright (haha suck it Quice)

Wallflower · 4/19/2021 5:13 pm

1962 Trade Deadline
With only 4 games left on the season, there was expected to be a lot of teams looking to make moves as Tuesday’s trade deadline approached. In the end, there were 8 trades before the deadline officially passed.

Monday, August 13, 1962 - 2:32 PM ET
The action kicked off Monday with the Louisville Thunder acquiring DB Mario Richard from the Buffalo Blue Wings in exchange for DB Will Atkinson and a 1963 3rd Round Pick. The Thunder hope that Richard will help to add depth to the secondary and will be able to come in if any of their starters go down. Buffalo on the other hand will be able to let some younger players get into the action and will grab an extra pick as well.

Monday, August 13, 1962 - 7:31 PM ET
As things started to dip into the evening leading to deadline day the Rouge would acquire WR Fred Summers from the Blue Wings in exchange for WR Christian Venegas and a 1964 3rd Rounder. GM Virgil Gross has been looking to add another younger weapon to the offence and hopes Summers can provide a boost, while the Blue Wings allow rookie WR Julius Drake to get more playing time along with a future pick.

Tuesday, August 14, 1962 - 8:05 AM ET
It was early in the morning when GM Allen Hutchinson made the first move for the Gold Stars acquiring WR Ronald Vernon from the Indiana Victors in exchange for WR Toni Radovanovic and a 1964 3rd Rounder. Vernon was a highly sought-after player with his lower salary that fits nicely on competing teams. Hutchinson wanted to add depth especially with WR Cedric Peterson having several injuries over the last couple of seasons. The Victors weren’t even using Vernon, who they picked up via free agency this year, and felt like they could add draft capital instead

Tuesday, August 14, 1962 - 11:12 AM ET
It was quiet for a while before the Providence Gold Stars made the biggest splash of the day. They acquired LB Elijah Goldwater from the Long Island Raiders in exchange for LB Brady O’Conner and a 1963 1st Rounder. Goldwater is a strong leader and a former teammate of LB Rusty McVee and DB Slay Mitchell who are both a part of the Gold Stars. It seems like the perfect fit for the veteran LB who will certainly be happy to be on a contending team once again. As for the Raiders, they of course get a 1st round pick, which will be very helpful as well as a younger LB in O’Conner who can help in retooling the Raiders and getting them back on track. The Raiders did retain $5,000 of Goldwater’s contract as well.

Tuesday, August 14, 1962 - 2:49 PM ET
The deadline was fast approaching which finally led to the Rouge and Raiders pulling the trigger on a deal that would send DB Jared Francis and DL Dale Rothery to the Rouge for DL Blain Caswell, DB Clayton Malone, a 1963 2nd Round pick, and a 1965 4th Round Pick. Virgil Gross was certainly aggressive during the deadline and really wanted to add Francis to help the struggling secondary get a bit of a boost for the team heading into the final few games. The Raiders like Caswell to add some more depth to the DL while moving Rothery, who was traded to Long Island only a year after being taken 5th overall in the draft, as he has just not developed much in the year and a half they have had him.

Tuesday, August 14, 1962 - 3:26 PM ET
The Royals would acquire S Clancy Scott from The Athletics for a 1964 4th Rounder to replace S Randall Green who is done for the season.

Tuesday, August 14, 1962 - 4:01 PM ET
GM Joseph Johnson had been in talks with GM Reginald McMahon from the Blue Wings all day about Buffalo LB Lloyd Mathis, but a deal was not able to be done. Johnson would fall back to plan B and acquired LB David Marx from the Victors for a 1963 3rd Rounder.

Tuesday, August 14, 1962 - 5:39 PM ET
The last move of the day came in the final hour with Boston bringing back QB Bart Swayze from the Tigers for LB Dwyane Jonestroy. The Tigers hope Jonestroy will add more depth for the LB spot and Boston is looking to give QB Randy Sellers some support down the stretch.

Wallflower · 4/20/2021 7:12 pm

1962 Week 9

Buffalo Blue Wings - 18, Louisville Thunder - 45 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 17, 1962 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Clear
1st Q
0-7 LOU - KRTD WR Piers Key
0-14 LOU - DTD FUM DL Tyrone Affalo
0-21 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Piers Key
3-21 BUF - FG K Ryan Perch
2nd Q
3-28 LOU - RTD RB Rodney Clark
9-28 BUF - RTD RB Jimmy Golden
3rd Q
9-35 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Piers Key
9-42 LOU - DTD INT DB Alexander Bradley
12-42 BUF - FG K Ryan Perch
4th Q
18-42 BUF - PTD QB Charles Lemieux -> WR Daniel Irons
18-45 LOU - FG K Donald Brewer

The Thunder ran over the Blue Wings with a dominant 45-18 win that started with a 14-0 lead before the offence touched the field.
WR Piers Key was the clear star taking a touchdown back on the opening kickoff and then bringing in 2 more later in the game.
Buffalo’s offence just could not handle the Thunder defence, especially after WR Julius Drake left the game with a minor injury.

Long Island Raiders - 11, Providence Gold Stars - 23 - Long Island Stadium - August 18, 1962 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Cloudy
1st Q
0-3 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
3-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
2nd Q
3-10 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Cedric Peterson
4-10 LI - Single K Henderson Schumacher
3rd Q
4-16 PRO - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
11-16 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
4th Q
11-23 PRO - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire

The Gold Stars would recover from their loss to the Blue Wings last week with a strong win over the Raiders.
LB Elijah Goldwater made his Gold Stars debut against his old team and had 5 tackles on the day.
The Raiders went back to QB Lyle Painter, but once again he was unable to get the offence going until the 3rd when the game was far from being in their control.
The good news for the Raiders was rookie DB Lauri Hayha getting his first career interception.

Boston Independents - 17, Ottawa Royals - 23 - Richardson Stadium - August 18, 1962 - 7 PM ET - Weather: Cloudy
1st Q
0-7 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Mackenzie Jones
0-14 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
2nd Q
3-14 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3-17 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
3rd Q
10-17 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
4th Q
10-20 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
17-20 BOS - PTD QB Randy Sellers -> WR Ellis Lindholm
17-23 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette

The Royals would clinch their return to the playoffs with a huge win over the Braddock-less Independents.
They jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead, before cooling off, but they were able to hold them off in the second half for the win
QB Randy Sellers had some flashes of strong play throughout the game, but still made some mistakes which hindered the comeback in the end.

The Athletics - 14, Montreal Rouge - 42 - Stade Mathieu Tremblay in Quebec City, QC - August 19, 1962 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Rain
1st Q
0-7 MTL - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Derek Cross
0-14 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
2nd Q
0-21 MTL - DTD FUM DL Hubert Tessier
0-28 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
3rd Q
0-35 MTL - DTD KR FUM - DB Jayson Klyde
7-35 ATH - RTD RB Stavros Black
7-42 MTL - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> TE Eli Grant
4th Q
14-42 ATH - RTD RB Stavros Black

The Rouge put on a show in Quebec City with an absolute demolition of The Athletics, if it weren’t for the rain, the players may have gone up in flames.
A couple of the highlights were the two defensive touchdowns with DL Hubert Tessier falling on the ball in the endzone, and then DB Jayson Kylde picking up the ball following a massive hit delivered by LB Patrick Terry on WR Tony Albano.
The Rouge seem to be catching fire late and could make a serious threat down the stretch.

London Tigers - 36, Indiana Victors - 13 - Western Fair Stadium - August 19, 1962 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Partly Cloudy
1st Q
3-0 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
6-0 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
6-3 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
2nd Q
13-3 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
13-6 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
20-6 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
3rd Q
23-6 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
23-13 IND - RTD RB Don Gregson
4th Q
26-13 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
33-13 LDN - RTD RB Clifford Russell
36-13 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth

Despite having several missing pieces in the LB core the Tigers were able to recover and pull out their 7th straight win.
Nimrod remained on fire knocking home 5 FGs in the win.
RB Clifford Russell also had a strong day with a pair of touchdowns on the ground.
The Victors’ offence was unable to get the ball moving late in the game, some of that came from QB Stanley Troyer making some mistakes, which might mean QB Mike Key will get some action in the last 3 weeks.

Injury Report
S Drew Porter BOS - 6 Weeks
WR Julius Drake BUF - Day-to-Day
DL William Sanderson IND - 1 Week
OL Charlie Bennett OTT - Day-to-Day
LB Alister Henry OTT - Day-to-Day
LB Liam O’Brien OTT - 3 Weeks

Players of the Week

OFF: WR Piers Key LOU - 2 Receiving Touchdowns, 1 Kick Return Touchdown, 96 Receiving Yards

DEF: LB Rusty McVee PRO - 1 Forced Fumble, 11 Tackles, 1 Sack

Standings
WEST
Louisville 8-1 -x
London 8-1 -x
Buffalo 3-5-1
Indiana 2-6-1
Long Island 2-7

EAST
Ottawa 7-2 -x
Providence 6-3
Montreal 4-5
Boston 4-5
The Athletics 0-9

Power Rankings
1 - Louisville -
2 - London -
3 - Providence +1
4 - Ottawa -1
5 - Montreal +2
6 - Buffalo -1
7 - Boston -1
8 - Indiana -
9 - Long Island -
10 - The Athletics -

Week 10 Games
BUF (3-5-1) @ IND (2-6-1) - AUG 23 - 7 PM ET - Thursday Night Football
PRO (6-3) @ ATH (0-9) - AUG 24 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
*PRO clinches playoff spot with win
BOS (4-5) @ OTT (7-2) - AUG 25 - 3 PM ET
LDN (8-1) @ MTL (4-5) - AUG 25 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
LI (2-7) @ LOU (8-1) - AUG 26 - 2 PM ET

Kingsfan11 · 4/20/2021 7:22 pm

What a great win for Montreal, the Rouge might just sneak into the playoffs with how well they have been playing these past 2 weeks.

QCS · 4/20/2021 7:25 pm

Great win from the Gold Stars. It'd be super nice if Providence can win the division. Do we have the tiebreaker over Ottawa? I know we beat them earlier in the season once but I can't remember if we split the series or not.

Wallflower · 4/20/2021 7:58 pm

QCS wrote:
Great win from the Gold Stars. It'd be super nice if Providence can win the division. Do we have the tiebreaker over Ottawa? I know we beat them earlier in the season once but I can't remember if we split the series or not.

The teams split the series, but Providence out-scored Ottawa in the games so they have the tiebreaker. Honestly, Providence has the advantage going into the final few weeks with back-to-back against The Athletics and the Montreal while Ottawa still has to deal with the 8-1 Tigers. But you never know since Montreal seems to have gotten a spark all of a sudden.

QCS · 4/20/2021 8:05 pm

Wallflower wrote:
QCS wrote:
Great win from the Gold Stars. It'd be super nice if Providence can win the division. Do we have the tiebreaker over Ottawa? I know we beat them earlier in the season once but I can't remember if we split the series or not.
The teams split the series, but Providence out-scored Ottawa in the games so they have the tiebreaker. Honestly, Providence has the advantage going into the final few weeks with back-to-back against The Athletics and the Montreal while Ottawa still has to deal with the 8-1 Tigers. But you never know since Montreal seems to have gotten a spark all of a sudden.

Ok, nice. Hopefully we can take out MTL and THE to win the division.

Captain Mort 3D · 4/20/2021 9:41 pm

At this point, we might as well just give the entire Louisville defence the DPOY award. Also great bounce-back win for my Gold Stars.

Wallflower · 4/21/2021 7:07 pm

1962 Week 10

Indiana Victors - 35, Buffalo Blue Wings - 28 - Victory Stadium - August 23, 1962 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Clear
1st Q
7-0 IND - PTD QB Mike Key -> WR Ed Edwards
7-7 BUF - PTD QB Charles Lemieux -> WR Daniel Irons
2nd Q
7-14 BUF - RTD RB Jimmy Golden
14-14 IND - RTD RB Cody Barnes
3rd Q
14-20 BUF - PTD QB Charles Lemieux -> TE Jonny Mantle IV
21-20 IND - RTD RB Cody Barnes
28-20 IND - PTD QB Mike Key -> WR Silas Peyton
4th Q
28-26 BUF - PTD QB Charles Lemieux -> WR Zachariah Pembroke
28-28 BUF - 2PT QB Chales Lemieux -> WR Julius Drake
35-28 IND - PTD QB Mike Key -> WR Ed Edwards

The Victors and the Blue Wings locked into a duel in an important game with playoff implications.
The Victors had made the switch to QB Mike Key for the game, who had a great performance with 3 passing touchdowns, however, a lot of credit will go to WR Ed Edwards who had 127 Receiving yards including a 47-yard touchdown to win the game.
Buffalo was able to tie up the game late on a pass to rookie WR Julius Drake, but their defence was unable to stop Indiana who now takes over 3rd in the West.

The Athletics - 8, Providence Gold Stars - 33 - Patrick Smythe Memorial Stadium in Springfield, MA - August 24, 1962 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Clear
1st Q
0-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> TE Micheal Bowman III
3-7 ATH - FG K Elvis Franklin
3-10 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
2nd Q
3-17 PRO - RTD RB Marcus Devonshire
4-17 ATH - Single K Elvis Franklin
3rd Q
4-20 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
5-20 ATH - Single K Elvis Franklin
5-23 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
4th Q
8-23 ATH - FG K Elvis Franklin
8-30 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Benedict Spencer
8-33 PRO - FG K Ira Foster

The Gold Stars took care of business in a strong win over The Athletics in the NAAF’s first trip to Springfield, MA.
It was a bit more of a kicking fest, but the Gold Stars still flashed their offensive might with 3 touchdowns.
LB Elijah Goldwater found some comfort in the Gold Stars’ defence with an interception, while LB Rusty McVee did his usual “hit now, think later” routine, grabbing a forced fumble on the day.
Rookie QB Michael Benedict got his first career start and did alright, but struggled overall.
The Athletics 1961 draft pick QB Buck Murphy also got in for a couple of snaps after Benedict was rocked by LB Rusty McVee.

Ottawa Royals - 16, Boston Independents - 18 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - August 25, 1962 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Partly Cloudy
1st Q
3-0 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafeyette
2nd Q
3-7 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
10-7 OTT - RTD RB Alexei Volkov
3rd Q
10-10 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
4th Q
10-17 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
10-18 BOS - Single K Johnnie Berg
16-18 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett

The Independents came through with a huge win on the road in Ottawa that certainly keeps them in the hunt for the playoffs and opens the door for the Gold Stars in the East Division race.
The Royals tried to make a comeback, but the Independents defence stood strong with a great stop during the 2-point conversion.
RB Kendall Morgan ended up taking in two touchdowns leading the way for the Boston offence.

Montreal Rouge - 30, London Tigers - 13 - Mount Royal Stadium - August 25, 1962 - 7 PM ET - Weather: Cloudy
1st Q
0-3 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
7-3 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
2nd Q
10-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
10-10 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Jack Duncan
3rd Q
13-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
20-10 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
4th Q
20-13 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
27-13 MTL - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Derek Cross
30-13 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger

The Rouge managed to continue their tear back into the playoff hunt with a massive win over the battered Tigers.
London tried everything, but with RB Clifford Russell getting knocked out and LB Red Clarkson also hindering the LB core again they just could not keep up.
RB Scott Mallard-White has been struggling this season, but he managed to eat up the Tigers’ defence and score a pair of touchdowns in the win.
S Garet deVale also made his mark with a big interception to stop a Tigers’ drive in the redzone.

Louisville Thunder - 27, Long Island Raiders - 6 - Thunder Stadium - August 26, 1962 - 2 PM ET - Weather: Partly Cloudy
1st Q
7-0 LOU - PTD QB Leonidas Dumont -> WR Denis Langlois
10-0 LOU - FG K Donald Brewer
2nd Q
17-0 LOU - RTD RB Johnnie Stafford
3rd Q
17-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
20-3 LOU - FG K Donald Brewer
4th Q
27-3 LOU - RTD RB Rodney Clark
27-6 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher

The Thunder earned their 7th straight win to take sole possession of 1st in the West Division.
RB Rodney Clark and RB Johnnie Stafford both ran all over the defence for a combined 186 rushing yards.
The Raiders continued to struggle even with QB Lyle Painter starting.
Painter has become intensely frustrated and there are lots of stories swirling around about Painter’s relationship with the team, which may lead to some bigger news this offseason.

Injury Report
OL Pete Brackenridge BOS - 2 Weeks
LB Felix Bender IND - 1 Week
RB Clifford Russell LDN - Day-to-Day
LB Red Clarkson LDN - 8 Weeks
LB Silas O’Brien LOU - Day-to-Day
OL Cliff Strautzenberger LOU - Day-to-Day
DL Calias McDonough PRO - 11 Weeks
WR Joshua Lafleur ATH - Day-to-Day

Player of the Week

OFF: WR Ed Edwards IND - 2 Receiving Touchdowns, 127 Receiving Yards

DEF: S Garet deVale MTL - 1 Interception, 4 Tackles, 3 Passes Defended

Standings
WEST
Louisville 9-1 -x
London 8-2 -x
Indiana 3-6-1
Buffalo 3-6-1
Long Island 2-8

EAST
Providence 7-3 -x
Ottawa 7-3 -x
Montreal 5-5
Boston 5-5
The Athletics 0-10

Power Rankings
1 - Louisville -
2 - Providence +1
3 - Montreal +2
4 - London -2
5 - Ottawa -1
6 - Boston +1
7 - Indiana +1
8 - Buffalo -2
9 - Long Island -
10 - The Athletics -

Week 11 Games
OTT (7-3) @ LDN (8-2) - AUG 31 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
ATH (0-10) @ PRO (7-3) - SEP 1 - 2 PM ET
*PRO clinches East Division with Win + OTT Loss
BOS (5-5) @ LI (2-8) - SEP 2 - 2 PM ET
*BOS clinches playoff spot with Win or BUF Loss + IND Loss
MTL (5-5) @ BUF (3-6-1) - SEP 3 - 2 PM ET - Labour Day
*MTL clinches playoff spot with Win
LOU (9-1) @ IND (3-6-1) - SEP 3 - 5 PM ET - Labour Day
*LOU clinches West Division with Win + LDN Loss

Last edited by Wallflower (4/21/2021 9:05 pm)

Rugrat · 4/21/2021 7:21 pm

I have a feeling Louisville’s the team to beat this year.

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