On Valentine’s Day, the PFL brought the Eborian public the playoff semi-final double-header. It might not have been romantic, but it was some good hard-fought action.
SEMI-FINAL 1;
| ADELPHIA PHOENIX | 31 | F |
| NEW CHESTER KNIGHTS | 20 |
The Adelphia Phoenix went into ‘blackout mode’ for the semi-final- and it worked a treat for them. The Phoenix defence shut down the Knights as the offense scored three touchdowns in the first half. QB Matt Kelly passed to Anchor (TE) Patrick Schwartz for a long score and to Kyle Walters for a second. Rookie running back Kylian Floyd scored on the ground from three yards out. At Half-time it was 21-3.
The Knights rallied for ten points at the beginning of the 3rd Quarter, with Elijah Brooks scrambling in from 8 yards, plus a field goal. To answer, though, the Phoenix ran a 80 yard drive, culminating in another Kelly pass to Schwartz.
The fourth quarter started with another field goal from the Phoenix to make it 31-13. The Knights scored a consolation TD late in the game, when Brooks found Rogers from 7 yards out. It just wasn’t enough.
The Phoenix would now host the winners of the second semi-final.
SEMI-FINAL 2:
| CALIGARA BULLDOGS | 27 | F |
| BRISTOW BEARS | 24 |
The Bulldogs eeked out a win against the Bears in a stormy, snowy Caligara on Snday. The Bears led several times and looked that they might sneak an upset for the second consecutive week.
It took QB Zack Slater to shake off an early pick six and bring the ‘dogs back with 4th quarter drives for a field goal and winning touchdown to his namesake Seth Slater. The Bears’ final drive ended with a game-tying 54 yard field goal falling agonisingly wide with 00:08 left.
The Bears left it all out on the field and will be raring to go for next season. Their return to the league was phenomenal!
The Bulldogs were battered (Zack Slater- elbow, Morales- Knee) but will take time off to get ready for an imposing visit for the Crystal Bowl, the third time there’s been a ‘home side’ in the championship finals.
CRYSTAL BOWL 51 NOW SET
Crystal Bowl will take place on 28th February 2021 at 6:00pm local time from Adelphia’s DIY Depot Arena.
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