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4/26/2020 5:18 pm  #181


Re: North American Association of Football - NAAF

1952 Week 6

Providence Gold Stars - 26, Boston Independents - 14 - New Providence Stadium - August 16, 1952 - 2 PM ET
The rematch didn’t start out in the favour of the Gold Stars as the Boston Independents would go the distance on their opening drive. RB Joel Bonner punched the ball into the endzone on the 9th play of the game. QB Bruce Woodard was determined to end the 22-year drought against the Independents. He would lead the Gold Stars back down the field the other way and find TE Marion Warren for the touchdown. The defense was able to step up and slow Boston down for the rest of the first half. The Offense was able to get a couple of field goals over that time. While it seemed they would go into the half with a lead, DB Francis Veillette of Boston had other plans when he picked off Woodard’s pass and put Boston into scoring range. Bonner would finish what Veillette started by scoring the touchdown just before the half to take the 13-14 lead. The Gold Stars came out of the break with anger and determination. Woodard would lead the offense down the field regaining the lead on a field goal. Then, on Boston’s next drive DB Victor Bean would steal the ball from WR Samuel Floyd and take it back into Boston territory. The Gold Stars would then add to the lead with WR Peter Brooks. All of a sudden the Gold Stars were up 23-14 and would not look back. DB Lee Wolfe had another pick to seal the deal. The Gold Stars finally broke the curse and beat the Boston Football Club for the first time since 1930. They will also hold the tiebreaker over Boston based on point differential placing the division in their control. 

Ottawa Royals - 29, Montreal Rouge - 16 - Lansdowne Park - August 16, 1952 - 2 PM ET
The Royals came home to Lansdowne where they have not been able to beat the Rouge. However, the new-look Royals were ready this time. Out of the gate, their offense was maintaining the high level of play from last week’s game. On their second drive of the game, WR Allen Atkins broke deep for a 48-yard play that would set the Royals up at the 8-yard line. On the following play, the Rouge tried to pressure QB Jean Matieau by sending LB Quinton Brewer into the backfield but Matieau shifted and threw around him. He found WR John Osborn cutting right through the empty space Brewer had left and into the endzone. The Rouge were obviously frustrated. QB Oliver Callahan was continuing to struggle, throwing 2 interceptions in the first half. DB Michael Conner and LB Leo Davenport were the receivers of the errant throws. The Royals would add two more touchdowns in the half, one to WR Willard Brooks and another to WR Allen Atkins, and go up 21-3. The Rouge changed things up in the second half with former Buffalo QB Andrew Glover taking over. He was able to get the team moving a bit more and RB Élisée Marchal would score a touchdown. However, their defense still struggled with the Royals offense and they would allow another Willard Brooks touchdown. The game was pretty tame from then on with teams trading kicks. The Rouge would add a couple of field goals while also sacrificing a single late.  

Hartford Hawks - 13, Worcester Athletics - 18 - Arnold H. Bensen Park - August 17, 1952 - 3 PM ET
The Hawks gave QB Andrew Sexton another shot in the rematch with the Athletics. He was much better than the start of the season. He was able to throw a  touchdown to WR Robert Lang but still threw 1 interception. The offense overall was able to move the ball more, but could not score enough to keep up with Kiernan and the Athletics. QB Riley Kiernan had another strong game. He was able to set up a RB Jacque Montier touchdown and then would scramble for a rushing touchdown himself. LB Scotty Williams was also still dominating the middle of the field with 10 tackles including knocking WR Arnold Torres flat on his back while he tried to catch a pass and he also had the interception for the Athletics. The loss may work in the favour for the Hawks who are now in prime position to have the top pick in the draft, but it does not help declining attendance in Hartford.   

Toronto Tigers - 27, Buffalo Blue Wings - 20 - Toronto Municipal Stadium - August 17, 1952 - 6 PM ET
The battle between the Great Lakes rivals continues with yet another close battle. The first quarter featured both sides reaching the endzone with their star running backs. Arthur Conner opened it up first, breaking through the Tigers line and into the endzone. Then, Laurent Brazeau ran to the endzone with DL Matis Baril holding him back, but he reached the ball out and over the line. The remainder of the first half was back and forth. Neither team was able to break into the endzone again but the Tigers got a field goal. Defensively, DB Dylan Alston was able to pick off Duane Logan, but they would go 2 and out. At the start of the second half, QB Angelo Medina was able to lead the Blue Wings down the field and would get the ball to WR Joseph Barry for a touchdown and the lead. A field goal would be added to the total not long after. The Tigers had fallen behind again, but QB Duane Logan didn’t want to lose to the Blue Wings again and turned it up. He would lead the offense to field goal range and K Nathaniel would cut the lead to 4. A couple drives later, Logan would find WR Jake Hadder open to get them into Buffalo territory. Brazeau would inch their way towards the endzone where Logan would find WR Wilbert Benjamin for another touchdown. The Blue Wings would retaliate with a strong drive but DB Louie White prevented the touchdown and they would have to settle for the field goal. With time winding down with the threat of a tie, the Tigers would march downfield behind Logan and Brazeau. Eventually, the Tigers would find themselves in field goal range and would look to run down the time with Brazeau but he just broke it up through the middle and ran over LB Ben McCray to score the game-winning touchdown.  

Players of the Week

OFF: RB Laurent Brazeau TOR - 2 Touchdowns, 104 Rushing Yards 

DEF: DB Victor Bean PRO - 1 Interception, 5 Tackles, 3 Knockdowns 

Standings
NORTH
Toronto 4-2
Ottawa 4-2
Montreal 3-3
Buffalo 2-4

NEW ENGLAND
Providence 4-2
Boston 4-2
Worcester 2-4
Hartford 1-5

Power Rankings
Ottawa -
Providence -
Toronto +2
Boston -1
Montreal -1
Buffalo -
Worcester -
Hartford - 

Week 7 Games
MTL (3-3) @ BOS (4-2) - AUG 22 - 7 PM ET
WOR (2-4) @ OTT (4-2) - AUG 23 - 2 PM ET
PRO (4-2) @ BUF (2-4) - AUG 23 - 6 PM ET
TOR (4-2) @ HAR (1-5) - AUG 24 - 3 PM ET


 

4/26/2020 5:21 pm  #182


Re: North American Association of Football - NAAF

Number one in the rankings everybody! Let's keep this up Ottawa




 
 

4/26/2020 11:59 pm  #183


Re: North American Association of Football - NAAF

I never thought I would see the day the gold stars would be the Independence but it’s finally here and it feels great


Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?
 

4/27/2020 4:56 pm  #184


Re: North American Association of Football - NAAF

1952 Week 7

Boston Independents - 16, Montreal Rouge - 24 - Richardson Stadium - August 22, 1952 - 7 PM ET
The rematch of the 1951 McCallister Cup was a little bit of a letdown. Both teams have not been at the same level as last year, and this game seemed like one where both teams were trying to regroup. The Independents scored early on a field goal but K Arthur Wall had to leave the game with a minor injury thrusting rookie K Johnnie Berg into his first game. After Montreal tied it up, Berg would make his first career attempt to regain the lead. Following Boston’s second field goal, RB Élisée Marchal would take the Rouge down the field to score a touchdown. They would take the 6-10 lead into halftime. After the half, Marchal was able to find the endzone again and extend the lead to 6-17. Boston would finally answer back with RB Joel Bonner, but Berg would miss the extra point following the touchdown. Montreal would end up getting a huge turnover when LB Quinton Brewer stripped the ball from WR Ray Landry. DL Jean-Michel Duchane would recover, but in the pile-up, Duchane was hurt badly and will likely miss the remainder of the season. Montreal would move the ball but before they reached the endzone, QB Oliver Callahan was picked off by DB Lester Murphy. The Independents would take it back the other way and get another field goal to make it a 2-point game. Élisée Marchal would get most of the touches over the last quarter and would eventually breakthrough for another touchdown. Boston would try to get back into the game but all they could get was a single. 

Ottawa Royals - 27, Worcester Athletics - 13 - Lansdowne Park - August 23, 1952 - 2 PM ET
Offense was the theme of the game early on with the first four drives resulting in scores. QB Riley Kiernan led the Athletics down the field to score on the opening drive, finding WR Clyde McIntosh for the touchdown. QB Jean Matieau would counter with another 14-yard shot to WR Allen Atkins for the touchdown. The Athletics would follow that up with a field goal before Atkins would find himself in the endzone again. The Royals lead 14-10 by the end of the first. The second quarter was a lot slower, but RB Alexei Volkov would break loose for a huge run and would get into the endzone a few plays later to extend the lead. The Athletics would be the first to score in the second half on a field goal. The Royals would get another touchdown not long after to extend their lead, this time it was WR Willard Brooks scoring. The fourth remained scoreless and the Royals won their 5th for the first time since 1949.  

Buffalo Blue Wings - 24, Providence Gold Stars - 21 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 23, 1952 - 6 PM ET
The Blue Wings started hot in an almost must-win game if the team wants to stay in competition for a playoff spot. The first quarter was all Buffalo, they scored two touchdowns and took a 14-3 lead. RB Arthur Conner had both of the Blue Wings touchdowns and was finding a groove against the Gold Stars defense. Providence would score in the second quarter with WR Peter Brooks to pull to within 4 points at halftime. The second half would start with both teams trading field goals setting the score at 17-13. Entering the fourth, the Gold Stars were moving the ball well and were getting into Buffalo territory. On the Buffalo 45, Woodard would drop back to pass and looked to get the ball to WR Eugene Burns. As he was mid-throw DL John Prince hit Woodard causing the ball to flutter in the air. DB Dylan Alston then cut quickly after it and caught the ball before taking it back the other way for the touchdown. Buffalo now had an 11-point lead. Woodard would not back down after the interception and would eventually lead the Gold Stars back to the endzone. RB Gene Fischer got the major before WR Peter Brooks would tack on the 2-point convert. The Gold Stars would get the ball back shortly after a strong defensive stop, but they ran into a determined Blue Wings defense. DL Johnathan Brown would seal the win for Buffalo after sacking Woodard on 3rd and 6.  

Hartford Hawks - 19, Toronto Tigers - 14 - Arnold H. Bensen Park - August 24, 1952 - 3 PM ET
One week after QB Andrew Sexton made his 3rd start of the season, the Hawks decided to go back to QB Michael Kramer behind center to play his old team. Kramer wasn’t great early on throwing an interception on their second drive, but the Hawks defense would bail him out by creating havoc for the Tigers offense. After Kramer’s interception, DB Slay Mitchell would steal the ball back off of a QB Duane Logan pass. A few drives later, LB Richard Hensley would grab another interception. The Hawks would grab a field goal on each drive following the turnovers. RB Laurent Brazeau was kept silent for the most part in the first half. DL Sean Bowen was making sure of that. The Hawks would get a third interception from DB Eugene Christensen and after taking it deep into Tigers territory, the QB Micheal Kramer would find WR Robert Lang in the endzone. Another field goal would make it 16-0 at halftime. The Tigers would turn it up in the second half with RB Laurent Brazeau finally breaking free. He would get into the endzone early and tack on a 2-point convert as well. The Hawks would stand strong following that, but the Tigers would eventually break through again with Brazeau. Unfortunately, they could not get the convert. The Hawks would hold on after that adding another field goal and keeping the Tigers from scoring ending the game 19-14. 

Players of the Week 

OFF: RB Arthur Conner BUF - 2 Touchdowns, 104 Rushing Yards 

DEF: DL Sean Bowen HAR - 2 Sacks, 9 Tackles, 1 Knockdown 

Standings
NORTH
Ottawa 5-2
Montreal 4-3
Toronto 4-3
Buffalo 3-4

NEW ENGLAND
Providence 4-3
Boston 4-3
Worcester 2-5
Hartford 2-5

Power Rankings
Ottawa -
Providence -
Montreal +2
Buffalo +2
Boston -1
Toronto -3
Hartford +1
Worcester -1

Week 8 Games
HAR (2-5) @ MTL (4-3) - AUG 30 - 2 PM ET
BUF (3-4) @ WOR (2-5) - AUG 30 - 2 PM ET
BOS (4-3) @ TOR (4-3) - AUG 31 - 3 PM ET *BOS clinches playoff with Win and HAR + WOR Loss
OTT (5-2) @ PRO (4-3) - AUG 31 - 3 PM ET *PRO clinches playoff with Win and HAR + WOR Loss


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4/27/2020 5:44 pm  #185


Re: North American Association of Football - NAAF

How do we lose to Hartford? Hartford?? Really??

 

4/27/2020 8:14 pm  #186


Re: North American Association of Football - NAAF

Still at number one everyone! Maybe this is the year we celebrate Royals!




 
 

4/28/2020 4:35 pm  #187


Re: North American Association of Football - NAAF

1952 Week 8

Montreal Rouge - 41, Hartford Hawks - 6 - Mount Royal Stadium - August 30, 1952 - 2 PM ET
After seeing the Hawks beat Toronto last week, the Rouge were not going to take them lightly. Right from the start of the game, the Rouge were dominant. In the best game for them this year, the Rouge put up 4 touchdowns in the first half. RB Élisée Marchal seemed to be back up to form with a huge 46-yard touchdown run to open up the scoring. WR John Rivera would add another, followed by DB Jean-Luc Paget picking up a fumble caused by DB Anthony Massey and taking it back to the endzone. Marchal would reach the endzone again just before halftime to go up 28-0. The second half was not quite as dominant, but the Rouge never let the Hawks recover. LB Quinton Brewer had an interception and the offense would put up 13 more points. Marchal had a third touchdown as well to add to his total. The Hawks defense had no answers even after their strong performance last week, this just proves they have a long way to go yet.  

Worcester Athletics - 10, Buffalo Blue Wings - 33 - Worcester Athletic Club Grandstands - August 30, 1952 - 2 PM ET
The Blue Wings kept up their current hot streak with another win over the Athletics. They had a strong start on offense scoring on back-to-back drives in the first to go up 10-0. WR Joseph Barry got the touchdown after pushing past DB Clifton Powers to score. The Athletics would struggle offensively and QB Riley Kiernan would throw a pick in the second to DB Oscar Patterson which would set up RB Arthur Conner for his first score of the day. The Athletics would get a solid drive in just before half and score with RB Jacque Montier. The Blue Wings would continue to add to their lead after WR Travis Gallagher cut open in the endzone behind DB Akia Harmon. RB Arthur Conner would grab a second touchdown in the fourth while the Athletics could only get a field goal over the rest of the game. Blue Wings are now right back in the hunt after winning 4 of their last 5.  

Toronto Tigers - 17, Boston Independents - 30 - Toronto Municipal Stadium - August 31, 1952 - 3 PM ET
The final game at Toronto Municipal Stadium (any playoff games are going to be played in Kitchener), was miserable. Rain drenched the field all day leaving the field a mess. By game time, the rain had eased but still a factor. Boston’s gritty style of play seemed to work in their favour with the field conditions. RB Joel Bonner was able to power through the Toronto defense and wreak havoc. Bonner would score an early touchdown which was followed up by a field goal. The Tigers were struggling again on offense and only got a field goal early on. The score would be 17-3 at halftime after Bonner added his second of the game. Toronto would manage to start to pull themselves into the game as the field got a bit better. RB Laurent Brazeau would finally break through to the endzone and give Toronto some hope. The Independents, however, would get field goals on 2 of their next 3 drives extending their lead. Brazeau would get himself back to the endzone again to bring the lead back down to 6, but Bonner would lead Boston back the other way for his 3rd touchdown of the game and another win for Boston.  

Providence Gold Stars - 28, Ottawa Royals - 32 - New Providence Stadium - August 31, 1952 - 3 PM ET
The Gold Stars returned home to a stadium they are unbeaten in this season. However, the league’s top team looked to change that. The Gold Stars would get off to a quick start, scoring a touchdown early on to WR Peter Brooks. The Royals would follow up the touchdown with one of their own to WR John Osborn. In the second, with the game tied, the Gold Stars were moving well down the field. RB Gene Fischer would take the ball up the middle but would be met by several Royals defenders. In the pile, Fischer was slow to get up. The running back, who has had injury troubles in the past, was out again. Fischer will likely miss the remaining games of the regular season. RB Clayton Owen would take over from there but Providence only got a field goal on that drive. The Royals would mimic the field goal before having a great drive that would lead to another touchdown. RB Alexei Volkov was having a blast with the Gold Stars defensive line and was able to have a successful day on the ground. This included the touchdown just before halftime. Down 13-17 coming out of the half,  the Gold Stars would find some momentum in the third. QB Bruce Woodard slowly moved the ball downfield with pass after pass. Eventually, he was able to retake the lead on a pass to WR Eugene Burns for the touchdown. Besides a single in the third, it wouldn’t be until the fourth quarter when the Royals answered back. WR Allen Atkins was finally able to escape the excellent coverage of DB Lee Wolfe and score a touchdown to give the Royals the 20-25 lead. The Gold Stars were not out, as they would go down and score another touchdown once again to WR Peter Brooks. They would also score the 2-point convert and hold a 3 point lead with just over 2 minutes left. The Royals would strike out on their next drive and give the ball back to Providence with a minute and a half left. The Gold Stars would hand the ball off to Clayton Owen, but he would be hit at the line. The Ball popped loose and former Gold Star LB Leo Davenport would recover it. The Royals had prime field position and Matieau would get the ball to WR John Osborn for his second of the game and the win. 

Players of the Week 

OFF: RB Joel Bonner BOS - 3 Touchdowns, 145 Rushing Yards

DEF: LB Quinton Brewer MTL - 1 Interception, 1 Forced Fumble, 8 Tackles 

Standings
NORTH
Ottawa 6-2
Montreal 5-3
Toronto 4-4
Buffalo 4-4

NEW ENGLAND
Boston 5-3 - x
Providence 4-4
Worcester 2-6
Hartford 2-6

Power Rankings
Ottawa -
Providence -
Montreal -
Buffalo -
Boston -
Toronto -
Hartford -
Worcester -

Week 9 Games
TOR (4-4) @ OTT (6-2) *OTT Clinches Playoff and North Division with Win*
MTL (5-3) @ BUF (4-4) *MTL Clinches Playoff with Win + TOR loss*
HAR (2-6) @ BOS (5-3)
WOR (2-6) @ PRO (4-4) *PRO Cinches Playoff with Win*


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4/28/2020 6:42 pm  #188


Re: North American Association of Football - NAAF

We are rolling through the season and of course Boston is in the playoffs. Will the Independents ever stop being so dominant?

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4/28/2020 6:48 pm  #189


Re: North American Association of Football - NAAF

And just like that we're out of playoffs, let's stop losing Tigers.

Last edited by MyTeamIsDr.Pepper (4/28/2020 6:49 pm)

 

4/28/2020 7:46 pm  #190


Re: North American Association of Football - NAAF

Rugrat wrote:

We are rolling through the season and of course Boston is in the playoffs. Will the Independents ever stop being so dominant?

Boston has unintentionally become the Patriots of this universe, but Larry Larson is 37 and won't have long left at the level he's at, as well this is the final season for their HC Peter McDuffin. So the end of their reign may come soon, but they also have lots of talent still in their prime.

MyTeamIsDr.Pepper wrote:

And just like that we're out of playoffs, let's stop losing Tigers.

Tigers have had an unfortunate run, and their schedule doesn't get any easier but hope that Brazeau and Logan can get back up to their early season form and get the Tigers into the playoffs. The problem ultimately might just be that the North division is so tough to make the playoffs in.


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