Selich Cardinals win! It was a day of firsts on Thanksgiving Day at Christian's house.
In what we hope will become a new family tradition, the Selich Cardinals, led by three touchdowns from game-MVP Elizabeth Selich, defeated the Selich Falcons, 42-28, in the First Annual Selich Bowl Thanksgiving Day football game.
"It was a hard-fought game," Andrew said. "The snow and winds made us run the ball more than we wanted, but in the end, it worked out for us.
"Elizabeth ran the ball really well."
The Selich Cardinals, clad in red and black and captained by Andrew Selich, consisted of Erica Selich, Elizabeth Selich, Dwayne and Jamie Rose along with their son, Gavin.
Captain Christian Selich led the Selich Falcons, who chose to wear blue and black for their team colors.
Other team members were Heather Selich, Jakob Selich, Lukas Selich, Curt Hadd, Devyn Hadd, Brian Bentley and Tyler Bentley.
"We had a good time," Christian said. "We are looking forward to next year."
The Falcons struck first in this year's Selich Bowl.
After a Jamie Rose interception gave the Cardinals the ball, the Falcons Curt Hadd picked off an Andrew Selich pass and returned the ball to the endzone for the 7-0 lead.
Elizabeth Selich went to work on the Cardinals next possession. Selich took the handoff from her dad, Andrew, and after a few moves ran 25-yards for the score, tying the game up.
The Falcons moved the ball downfield on their possession before Jakob Selich found the endzone from eight yards out to give his team the 14-7 lead.
On the Cardinals next possession, the team in red twice converted on fourth downs. Elizabeth found the endzone for the second time on the eighth play of the series, tying the score 14-14.
The Falcons drove the length of the field on their next turn, before the Cardinals' Dwayne Rose knocked down a Christian Selich pass on fourth down to stop the Falcons drive and to bring an end to the first half.
"At this point, we thought we could win," Andrew said. "We had stopped them, and now we had the ball first.
"All we had to do was score first."
Which the Cardinals did.
While eluding a blitzing Heather Selich on third down, the Cardinals' QB Andrew Selich found a wide open Dwayne Rose in the corner of the endzone to take the 21-14 lead.
A trick play backfired on the Falcons' next series. A double pass from Christian to Curt Hadd ended up in the hands of Andrew Selich, who hustled and spun his way to the Cardinals' endzone to give his team a 28-14 lead.
"At that point, we just wanted to hold on," Andrew said. "We knew we had it. We just had to avoid a turnover."
Touchdowns were then traded between the two teams. The Falcons' Curt Hadd hooked up with teammate Brian Bentley for a touchdown pass before the Cardinals' Elizabeth Selich found paydirt for the third time to give her team a 35-21 lead with just two minutes left to play.
Jakob Selich plowed his way into the Falcons endzone with just under a minute left to play to cut the score to 35-28 before the Cardinals added one more touchdown to finish the game.
Andrew Selich, under pressure from two Falcon defenders, ran the ball the entire length of the field, cutting behind a key block from Dwayne Rose at midfield before continuing into the endzone to account for the final score.
"The weather was cold, but we played through it," Andrew said. "Our team played great defense and made the plays when we needed to.
"We will be ready next year to defend our title."
In what we hope will become a new family tradition, the Selich Cardinals, led by three touchdowns from game-MVP Elizabeth Selich, defeated the Selich Falcons, 42-28, in the First Annual Selich Bowl Thanksgiving Day football game.
"It was a hard-fought game," Andrew said. "The snow and winds made us run the ball more than we wanted, but in the end, it worked out for us.
"Elizabeth ran the ball really well."
The Selich Cardinals, clad in red and black and captained by Andrew Selich, consisted of Erica Selich, Elizabeth Selich, Dwayne and Jamie Rose along with their son, Gavin.
Captain Christian Selich led the Selich Falcons, who chose to wear blue and black for their team colors.
Other team members were Heather Selich, Jakob Selich, Lukas Selich, Curt Hadd, Devyn Hadd, Brian Bentley and Tyler Bentley.
"We had a good time," Christian said. "We are looking forward to next year."
The Falcons struck first in this year's Selich Bowl.
After a Jamie Rose interception gave the Cardinals the ball, the Falcons Curt Hadd picked off an Andrew Selich pass and returned the ball to the endzone for the 7-0 lead.
Elizabeth Selich went to work on the Cardinals next possession. Selich took the handoff from her dad, Andrew, and after a few moves ran 25-yards for the score, tying the game up.
The Falcons moved the ball downfield on their possession before Jakob Selich found the endzone from eight yards out to give his team the 14-7 lead.
On the Cardinals next possession, the team in red twice converted on fourth downs. Elizabeth found the endzone for the second time on the eighth play of the series, tying the score 14-14.
The Falcons drove the length of the field on their next turn, before the Cardinals' Dwayne Rose knocked down a Christian Selich pass on fourth down to stop the Falcons drive and to bring an end to the first half.
"At this point, we thought we could win," Andrew said. "We had stopped them, and now we had the ball first.
"All we had to do was score first."
Which the Cardinals did.
While eluding a blitzing Heather Selich on third down, the Cardinals' QB Andrew Selich found a wide open Dwayne Rose in the corner of the endzone to take the 21-14 lead.
A trick play backfired on the Falcons' next series. A double pass from Christian to Curt Hadd ended up in the hands of Andrew Selich, who hustled and spun his way to the Cardinals' endzone to give his team a 28-14 lead.
"At that point, we just wanted to hold on," Andrew said. "We knew we had it. We just had to avoid a turnover."
Touchdowns were then traded between the two teams. The Falcons' Curt Hadd hooked up with teammate Brian Bentley for a touchdown pass before the Cardinals' Elizabeth Selich found paydirt for the third time to give her team a 35-21 lead with just two minutes left to play.
Jakob Selich plowed his way into the Falcons endzone with just under a minute left to play to cut the score to 35-28 before the Cardinals added one more touchdown to finish the game.
Andrew Selich, under pressure from two Falcon defenders, ran the ball the entire length of the field, cutting behind a key block from Dwayne Rose at midfield before continuing into the endzone to account for the final score.
"The weather was cold, but we played through it," Andrew said. "Our team played great defense and made the plays when we needed to.
"We will be ready next year to defend our title."
5 comments:
Let us not forget why the Cardinals won. The Falcons quaterback (me) had to play while I was filming the game. It was so cold that our original film person (mom) stayed inside. It was still fun and we can not wait until next year.
Excuses are like a-holes....everyone has one and they almost always stink!!
I'll film next year...then I can still be hungover from the best bar night in the year.
The Cardinals WILL win again! Find a replacement for Dwayne. The countdown begins.... I am still waiting to see that infamouse video. Post in on youtube.
Arrggh. INFAMOUS!!! I seriously know how to spell.....
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