Well, my Long Island Raiders might be the worst team in the league, but at least we are still only 1 game out of 1st place in the division!  We still have a chance!

H-A-L-I-F-A-X! Let's go!

Great game between Montreal and Halifax. The Mariners have come a long way since last season so kudos to them for winning this game, even though I wanted my team to win. Buffalo getting the win with a big contribution from Lemieux is great to see, let’s hope they stay on the winning track longer.

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1963 Week 6

Long Island Raiders - 34, Halifax Mariners - 31 - Long Island Stadium - August 2, 1963 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Partly Cloudy - TV: Frank Dijon and Kevin Holcombs
1st Q
0-7 HFX - RTD RB Stavros Black
3-7 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3-8 HFX - Single K Elvis Franklin
10-8 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
2nd Q
17-8 LI - PTD QB Stanley Troyer -> WR Casey Coleman
17-15 HFX - RTD RB Stavros Black
3rd Q
17-18 HFX - FG K Elvis Franklin
20-18 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
20-21 HFX - FG K Elvis Franklin
4th Q
27-21 LI - RTD RB Dareion Fields
27-24 HFX - FG K Elvis Franklin
27-31 HFX - PTD QB Caldwell Higgins III -> WR Nick Nacker
34-31 LI - PTD QB Stanley Troyer -> WR Wilson Queensgate

A back and forth affair between the Raiders and Mariners kicked off rivalry week in an exciting fashion.
The Mariners were able to get a late score in the game with Caldwell Higgins III connecting with WR Nick Nacker for a score, but the Raiders were able to answer back before the clock ran out with Troyer finding Wilson Queensgate for a touchdown.
Defensively, DB Lauri Hayha was good again for the Raiders with a pick on the day while DL Pat Butler had a strong day for the Mariners with a forced fumble.

Louisville Thunder - 23, Indiana Victors - 0 - Thunder Stadium - August 3, 1963 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Light Rain - TV: Clint Georgetown and Jamar Swinton
1st Q
3-0 LOU - FG K Frank Hughes
2nd Q
10-0 LOU - RTD RB Rodney Clark
3rd Q
13-0 LOU - FG K Frank Hughes
16-0 LOU - FG K Frank Hughes
4th Q
23-0 LOU - RTD RB Rodney Clark

The Thunder defence completely shut down the Indiana Victors’ offence in their rivalry week match-up.
LB Scotty Williams came up with 13 Tackles on the day and a forced fumble, leading the way for the defence.
Indiana had zero answers for the Thunder and QB Mike Key threw 4 interceptions before being pulled late in the 4th for QB Lyle Painter, who didn’t fare much better.
DB Oliver Langstrom had a pair of interceptions while DB Jayden Mills and S Johnny Berger each had the other picks for the Thunder.
This also marks the first time a team had been shut out since Week 10 of the 1960 season (which also happened to be the Victors losing 51-0 to the Tigers).

Boston Independents - 24, Providence Gold Stars - 20 - Richardson Stadium - August 3, 1963 - 7 PM ET - Weather: Partly Cloudy - TV: Benjamin O’Donnell and William Arland
1st Q
7-0 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
2nd Q
7-7 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Sammy Moss
10-7 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3rd Q
10-14 PRO - PTD QB Connor O’Rourke -> WR Benedict Spencer
10-17 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
4th Q
17-17 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
17-20 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
24-20 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> TE Tanner Tint

The Independents were able to get revenge on the Gold Stars in the second meeting of the season with a late Tanner Tint touchdown.
Braddock once again led the late charge to give Boston their 4th win of the season and sole possession of 1st in the East Division.
Providence felt like they might have this one, but with DL Calias McDonough going down with another injury, the Independents were able to take advantage.
DB Cameron Taylor did have a pick for the Gold Stars, while DB Mordecai King had one for the Independents. 

Montreal Rouge - 42, Ottawa Royals - 20 - Mount Royal Stadium - August 4, 1963 - 1 PM ET - Weather: Cloudy - TV: FR Cyril Etienne and Quinton Jacques, EN George Leblanc and Maurice St.Louise
1st Q
7-0 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
14-0 MTL - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Taylor Karis
2nd Q
14-7 OTT - RTD RB Corbyn Knight
21-7 MTL - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> TE Eli Grant
21-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
3rd Q
28-10 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
28-17 OTT - PTD QB Jean Matieau -> WR Chester Bennett
35-17 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
4th Q
35-20 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
42-20 MTL - RTD RB Hugo Hughes

The Rouge played with a purpose following their difficult loss to the Mariners and came away with a 42-20 win over the Royals.
RB Scott Mallard-White was all over the field with 3 touchdowns and 165 rushing yards.
Rookie RB Hugo Hughes also got on the scoreboard for the first time in his career after the Rouge decided to give Mallard-White some rest. 
Ottawa didn’t have much for answers, their defence just could not keep up with Montreal, especially after LB Douglas MacDougall had to leave the game with an injury.

Buffalo Blue Wings - 27, London Tigers - 24 - Milton Charles Stadium - August 4, 1963 - 4 PM ET - Weather: Cloudy - TV: Jerry Goldbridge and Jackie Calhoon
1st Q
7-0 BUF - PTD QB Charles Lemieux -> WR Julius Drake
7-7 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Russell Wilcox
2nd Q
10-7 BUF - FG K Ryan Perch
3rd Q
10-10 LDN - FG K Nimrod Handsworth
10-17 LDN - RTD RB Eric Sydney
10-24 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton
4th Q
17-24 BUF - RTD RB Jimmy Golden
24-24 BUF - PTD QB Charles Lemieux -> WR Zachariah Pembroke
27-24 BUF - FG K Ryan Perch

Heartbreak for the Tigers as the Blue Wings pulled off a memorable 14-point 4th quarter comeback to earn their 2nd straight win and give the Tigers their 5th straight loss.
It has been puzzling for the Tigers this season, but the downward spiral is starting to resemble the Long Island Raiders over the past couple of seasons.
The dynamic duo of QB Charles Lemieux and RB Jimmy Golden led the way for the Blue Wings and showed that they have loads of potential to continue to steal games from their opponents.

Injury Report
WR Paul Franklin BOS - Season
DB Dean Hawkins BUF - 2 Weeks
LB Sam Wynn BUF - Day-to-Day
TE Paul McDowell LDN - Day-to-Day
OL Emil Jennings LDN - Day-to-Day
LB Douglas MacDougall OTT - Day-to-Day
DL Calias McDonough PRO - 3 Weeks
OL Varo Giovanni PRO - Day-to-Day

Players of the Week

OFF: RB Scott Mallard-White MTL - 3 Rushing Touchdowns, 165 Rushing Yards

DEF: LB Scotty Williams LOU - 13 Tackles, 1 Forced Fumble

Standings
WEST
Louisville 3-3
Buffalo 3-3
Long Island 3-3
Indiana 2-4
London 1-5

EAST
Boston 4-1-1
Montreal 4-2
Providence 3-2-1
Halifax 3-3
Ottawa 2-2-2

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

Week 7 Games
PRO (3-2-1) @ HFX (3-3) - AUG 8 - 7 PM ET - Thursday Night Football
OTT (2-2-2) @ IND (2-4) - AUG 9 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
LOU (3-3) @ LI (3-3) - AUG 10 - 3 PM ET
MTL (4-2) @ BOS (4-1-1) - AUG 10 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
BUF (3-3) @ LDN (1-5) - AUG 11 - 2 PM ET

1963 Week 7

Halifax Mariners - 13, Providence Gold Stars - 23 - Atlantic Stadium - August 8, 1963 - 7 PM ET - TNF - Weather: Cloudy - TV: Bob Walton and Steven Kelly
1st Q
0-3 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
0-10 PRO - RTD RB Rashed Smith
2nd Q
7-10 HFX - RTD RB Stavros Black
7-13 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
3rd Q
7-20 PRO - PTD QB Christian Stewart -> WR Sammy Moss
7-23 PRO - FG K Ira Foster
4th Q
13-23 HFX - PTD QB Caldwell Higgins III -> WR Joshua Lafleur

Despite losing QB Connor O’Rourke in the first half, the Gold Stars were able to pull off a strong win to keep pace in the very close East Division.
QB Christian Stewart was strong coming in for O’Rourke, throwing for a touchdown.
The defence would be strong for Providence with LB Rusty McVee grabbing a fumble and DB Neville Falkner and DB Slay Mitchell with interceptions.
The Mariners had some late success with WR Joshua Lafleur breaking a tackle and taking in a 31-yard touchdown to cut into the lead.

Indiana Victors - 13, Ottawa Royals - 10 - Victory Stadium - August 9, 1963 - 7 PM ET - FNF - Weather: Rain - TV: Harold Mansfield and Jim Earnest
1st Q
3-0 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
2nd Q
3-7 OTT - RTD RB Corbyn Knight
3rd Q
6-7 IND - FG K Ross Poindexter
6-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
4th Q
13-10 IND - PTD QB Lyle Painter -> WR Alexei Dubois

The Victors went back with QB Mike Key to start their week 7 game against the Royals, but after only 3 points in the first half, HC Jimmy Sargent decided to change things up and put QB Lyle Painter in.
Painter was solid for the Victors in the second half and was able to lead the team back to a win in the rain, throwing his first TD as a Victor to WR Alexei Dubois.
Ottawa was struggling in the rain with several fumbles caused by the weather.

Long Island Raiders - 9, Louisville Thunder - 20 - Long Island Stadium - August 10, 1963 - 3 PM ET - Weather: Partly Cloudy - TV: Frank Dijon and Jamar Swinton
1st Q
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3-3 LOU - FG K Frank Hughes
2nd Q
3-10 LOU - RTD RB Rodney Clark
3rd Q
6-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
6-17 LOU - RTD RB Rodney Clark
4th Q
9-17 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
9-20 LOU - FG K Frank Hughes

QB Leonidas Dumont went down early once again, reaggravating the earlier ankle injury he had which will take him out for longer.
QB Stanislav Ovechkin was able to help the team maintain the lead throughout the game controlling the field, although most of the credit can be claimed by RB Rodney Clark who was helping the offence march down the field.
Long Island was still solid while looking for their 4th straight win, but the Thunder defence was able to just outdo them and stall drives before they got to the endzone.

Boston Independents - 26, Montreal Rouge - 25 - Richardson Stadium - August 10, 1963 - 7 PM ET - SNF - Weather: - TV: FR Cyril Etienne and Quinton Jacques, EN Benjamin O’Donnell and William Arnold
1st Q
3-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
2nd Q
3-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
10-3 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Evan Clanton
3rd Q
10-10 MTL - RTD RB Scott Mallard-White
10-17 MTL - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Taylor Karis
13-17 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
4th Q
20-17 BOS - RTD RB Kendall Morgan
20-24 MTL - PTD QB Gene Bishop -> WR Darryl Duke
26-24 BOS - PTD QB Nathaniel Braddock -> WR Ellis Lindholm
26-25 MTL - Single K Athur Kettinger

A thrilling battle on Saturday Night Football ended in a shocking missed field goal from K Arthur Kettinger.
RB Tommy Kerr was back to grab the kick but he would sacrifice the single and secure the win for the Independents who maintain their lead at the top of the East Division.
The Braddock-Bishop battle was at its peak overall with both QBs throwing 2 passing touchdowns each.

London Tigers - 28, Buffalo Blue Wings - 17 - Western Fair Stadium - August 11, 1963 - 2 PM ET - Weather: - TV: Jerry Goldbridge and Jackie Calhoon
1st Q
7-0 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Jack Duncan
2nd Q
7-3 BUF - FG K Ryan Perch
14-3 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> TE Paul McDowell
3rd Q
21-3 LDN - RTD QB Rigobert St-Hilaire
21-10 BUF - RTD RB Jimmy Golden
4th Q
21-17 BUF - RTD RB Jimmy Golden
28-17 LDN - PTD QB Riley Kiernan -> WR Max Sutton

QB Riley Kiernan willed the Tigers to their first win since week 1 with a 3 touchdown performance.
Buffalo did mount a late comeback led by RB Jimmy Golden, but Kiernan was able to answer back with a touchdown toss to WR Max Sutton.
The defence stepped up with LB Aengus Lynch and DB Jackson Miles both reeling in interceptions on the day.

Injury Report
WR Ronald Vernon BOS - Season
DB Dennis Kirchner HFX - 2 Weeks
DL Pionk Bjorkkstrand LI - 11 Weeks
WR Casey Coleman LI - 4 Weeks
QB Leonidas Dumont LOU - 4 Weeks
WR Piers Key LOU - 2 Weeks
OL Scott Harper MTL - 2 Weeks
OL Jack Workman MTL - 4 Weeks
QB Connor O’Rourke PRO - Day-to-Day

Players of the Week

OFF: QB Riley Kiernan LDN - 3 Passing Touchdowns, 402 Passing Yards

DEF: LB Terrence Patton IND - 1 Forced Fumble, 9 Tackles

Standings
WEST
Louisville 4-3
Buffalo 3-4
Long Island 3-4
Indiana 3-4
London 2-5

EAST
Boston 5-1-1
Providence 4-2-1
Montreal 4-3
Halifax 3-4
Ottawa 2-3-2

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

Week 8 Games
MTL (4-3) @ LOU (4-3) - AUG 16 - 7 PM ET - Friday Night Football
HFX (3-4) @ OTT (2-3-2) - AUG 17 - 3 PM ET
BOS (5-1-1) @ LDN (2-5) - AUG 17 - 7 PM ET - Saturday Night Football
IND (3-4) @ PRO (4-2-1) - AUG 18 - 1 PM ET
LI (3-4) @ BUF (3-4) - AUG 18 - 4 PM ET