Wild Aces Melt Glacier Boyz

By: Sauce

The final week of the 1st season of the FCF, or fan controlled football league, ended with a bang, as the Wild Aces took on the Glacier Boyz. In the regular season, the Aces were 2-2, and beat the Boyz twice. The Boyz went 1-3 in the regular season, only winning against the Beasts in the regular season in a stunning upset.
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In the FCF, all 4 teams make the playoffs, and the #1 seed gets to choose who they play. As the 1 seed, the Beasts chose to play against the Glacier Boyz, which ended poorly for them as they lost 20-38 in a stunning upset.  

​In season, the Zappers picked up ex-NFL stud WR, Josh Gordon, who helped them win his first game against the Beasts, but the Aces, and their Defense, the Shutdown Squad, lived up to their names, as they held the Zappers to a measly 6 points, the lowest ever in FCF history.

1st Half: 
The Glacier Boyz started with the ball after a thrilling game of rock paper scissors. They quickly struck with a deep post to Andrew Jamiel from Deondre Francois, which resulted in a touchdown. The duo easily converted the 2-point conversion from the 5 yard line. The Aces responded immediately with a series of hard and effective runs that led to a touchdown by Ladarious Galloway, who was their keeper from week 2. The rest of the half was relatively uneventful, as neither team could really be stopped. The score at the end of the half was 32-20 in favor of the Glacier Boyz, as they put up another 8 as time expired. At this point, it looked like the Aces were done for as they were unable to convert multiple 2-point conversions. 

2nd Half:
The Aces started off the half hot as Galloway got his 3rd rushing TD of the night. On the other side of the ball, Andrew Jamiel had 3 receiving touchdowns. The Aces elected to take an onside kick, which is a 4th &10 from the 10. They failed to convert, and decided to flip the field, putting the Boyz at their own 10, effectively making the onside kick non-existent. The Glacier Boyz were up 40-26 with 23 minutes to go when things started to go right for the Aces. After a dropped pick by David Adebo, Ed Crouch hit Alqueda Dillon for a deep TD dot in the back of the endzone. The Aces elected to then take an onside play, which they failed to convert due to tight coverage and pressure on Ed Crouch. The Shutdown Squad, by some miracle, allowed only 6 yards over the next 4 plays, and picked off Francois, giving the Aces the ball at their own 10, and more importantly, stopping the Glacier Boyz from scoring. After a series of quick strikes downfield, and a strong run by Daryl Virgies, the Aces managed to punch it in from the 5, tying the game at 40-40 with 11 minutes to go. The Aces failed to convert their conversion after a redo powerup was used by the Glacier Boyz, keeping the game tied at 40-40. The Glacier Boyz responded by driving downfield with the help of a monster catch and run by Lamarcus Caradine on 3rd down. Inside the 5 yard line, the Aces managed to stop the Boyz for 5 downs, stopping the Boyz with 1:37 to go. From inside their own 5 yard line, the Aces needed any score to win. They got 6 yards off the 1st play, and let the clock run down to 1 minute left. The 2nd run went for 1 yard, stopping the clock with 30 seconds to go. From this point onward, the clock would stop after every play in accordance to the 1 minute time rule. The drive started going in the Aces favor as Crouch managed to run the ball up to midfield, and got out of bounds with 20 seconds left. From their 25, the Aces called their power play powerup, forcing 1 Boyz defender off the field. The defender would not be able to return until either a score or 1st down for the Wild Aces. This proved crucial, as Crouch was able to break free for a 15 yard run and put the Aces inside the 10 with 12 seconds to go. Galloway cut inside on a toss for another 5 yards. Galloway got another 3 off an inside run, going down with 3 seconds left. On the last play of the game, Crouch faked the handoff to Galloway and kept the ball himself, diving into the endzone as time expired. By some miracle, the Wild Aces managed to come back from a 14 point deficit to win the game by 6 in the 1st ever People’s Championship.