Sicoutian Club Teams Reach Semifinals
The Lac-Seneca Ramblers and Riviere St-Denis Capitales have reached the semifinals of the world's premier club Gridiron domestic championship. This adds to the rising Sicoutian club success, starting with football club Lac-Drouin St-Pierre reaching the Globe Cup quarterfinals, the Ile Perrot Epee winning the world domestic Baseball championship, and now these gridiron teams. The Ramblers are the most recent Sicoutian champion, and the Capitales were the runners up. So, how'd they get here? Let's review each team's success, and then look at their top scorers.
Lac-Seneca Ramblers
Charleston Mountaineers 7-Lac-Seneca Ramblers 10
Lac-Seneca Ramblers 13-Rockport RipTide 3
Kiefland Arrowheads 3-Lac-Seneca Ramblers 20
Lac-Seneca Ramblers 10-Sunset Cliffs Eagles 3
Faedrulhum Senators 10-Lac-Seneca Ramblers 17
Les Ramblers have played a stingy defence: only 26 points against in the 5 games played so far. The offense has held up their end of the stick: 80 points. That's 20 points per game. 5.2 points are given up per game. So who's leading the team? Let's find out.
QB Leaders
1-Nihan Danje-76/85-875 yards-4TD'S-1 interception-0 fumbles
2-Peter Dendrickson-45/52-672 yards-2 TD's-3 interceptions-1 fumble
3-Marty Mianmar-51/72-548 yards-1 TD's-0 interceptions-3 fumbles
Defensive Leaders
1-Hubert Veiller-4 sacs-2 interceptions
2-Lois Lancaxier-2 sacs, 1 interception
3-Louis Louchambert-1 sac, 0 interceptions
Offensive Leaders
1-Urshawn LeDus-121 yards, 2 TD's
2-Mista Mines-102 yards, 3 TD's
3-Rover Robertson-98 yards, 1 TD
Now, in the semifinals, the Ramblers take on the Kohlenburg Poets, who got by the Tangku City Isis 9-3 in the quarterfinals. From the Allumanic States, they are led by QB John Redman. Will the Ramblers advance to the finals? Find out soon!
Riviere St-Denis Capitales
Riviere St-Denis Capitales 31-Western Wizards 7
Riviere St-Denis Capitales 23-Tocanto Scholars 0
Riviere St-Denis Capitales 19-Chun City 57ers 9
Compton Tartars 16-Riviere St-Denis Capitales 0
Due to protests from the Ko-orenite delegation, all number 2 seeds advanced to the octofinals. Due to this, Les Capitales advanced.
Rome Otters 7-Riviere St-Denis Capitales 24
Riviere St-Denis Capitales 23-Compton Tartars 7
It all came down to the last game. In the rematch of a Compton Tartars 16-0 victory over the Riviere St-Denis Capitales, the teams would play again for a spotin the semifinals. Compton stuck early, but Riviere St-Denis made them give up their first points just 2 minutes later, in a field goal. That put the score at 7-3. Les Capitales then scored a touchdown to make the score 10-7. The 3rd quarter would begin with a touchdown, 17-7. Two more field goals were scored, and the game was won 23-7. In 6 games, Les Capitales gave up 7.6 points per game. On the offensive side, Les Capitales scored 20 points per game. This looks similar to Les Ramblers, except Les Capitales actually played 1 extra game, against the Western Wizards. Now, let's take a look at the stats for Les Capitales
QB Leaders
1-Yves Berbeu-76/91-6 TD'S-0 interceptions-1 fumble
2-Buddy Bolerson-62/81-5 TD'S-1 interception-2 fumbles
3-Niko Deslars-54/71-2 TD'S-1 interception-1 fumble
Defensive Leaders
1-Marvi Laurston-3 sacs-1 interception
2-Johnson Jamieson-2 sacs-0 interceptions
3-Luis Carlos de Juera-1 sac-2 interceptions
Offensive Leaders
1-Peirk Lorners-140 yards-4 TD's
2-Bobert Vallaire-121 yards-3 TD's
3-Arden Sloan-103 yards-2 TD's
After getting by Compton, Les Capitales take on the Copenhagen Bears, also of Allamunic States. They're led by QB Daene Maarks, and had to get by the Xavier Knights of Yesopalitha to reach the semifinals.
This Saturday, Les Ramblers will take on Kohlenburg, and on Sunday, Les Capitales will take on Copenhagen. Will it be an all-Sicoutian final, and all-Allumanic final, or a mixed Sicoutian-Allumanic Solidarity Bowl? Find out soon!