10-05-2022, 10:10 PM
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We in Sarasota have had the pleasure of having a couple of wonderful seasons that have fallen just short of Ultimus Champions. Our wonderful seasons are the result of wonderful players. Each week we like to showcase our wonderful players of the week with HIGHLIGHT REELS! This pieces is to show off our highlight reels winners these past couple of seasons.
Season 36
Players, I want to congratulate our fish team on a solid start to the season. Abh and I are excited about the potential this team has this season. We have a fantastic group of players/users and I would like to revive our Highlight Reels channel to showcase some of our game defining performances.
In Week one, on the offensive side of the ball, Swantiavius King put the team on his leg and brought us home a W. King went 4/4 with two 45 yard field goals. King also put us in great field position with 176 punting yards anchored by a 64 yard bomb and 1 punt inside Berlin’s 20.
On the defensive side of the ball, King Zeus dominated the wideouts. On the opening drive Berlin took the ball down to the 12 yard line and Zeus punches the ball out and picks it up for the fumble recovery. Then at the end of the second half, Berlin had the ball in the Redzone at the 9 yard line with 50 seconds to go. Zeus steps in front of the receiver, picks it off and returns the ball 49 yards to set up a field goal before half. He ended the game with 9 total tackles.
In Week 2, on the offensive side of the ball, a bunch of players stood out as we dealt a much deserved payback to the Silverbacks. But standing out above the rest was Nick Kaepercolin Jr. Kaep pulled down 8 catches for 109 yards! He recorded four touchdowns in the second and third quarter alone. His first and second touchdown occurred just 31 game seconds apart!
On the defensive side of the ball, our cornerbacks continue to disrupt the opposing wide receivers and QBs. This week was Calvin Hobbes turn. Hobbes recorded 5 tackles and 5 pass deflections. He also set the table for the game by intercepting the ball on the opening drive and setting the team up for a quick score. He also picked off Savage again just before halftime leading to another score!
Week 3 was a rough one for us, but we knew we were in for a banger against one of the toughest matchups of the season. Our vets did everything they could to keep us in the game.
On defense, David Moyes stepped up and delivered some key stops at crucial times. He finished the game with 7 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, including 1 sack. Moyes big plays always come in sets and this time it was in the second quarter when we were just down by a point. First and 10 and Chicago was backed up to their own endzone. Stops the Zohri run behind the line of scrimmage on first down and clobbers Oles on second down to put them at 3rd & long.
On offense, we had to go back to our roots to keep us close. Stumpy Jones dominated in the trenches. He did everything possible to put the rest of the offense on his branches. He finished the game with double digit pancakes and did not allow a single player to get through to Knight. I expect our offense will capitalize throughout the season with continued hardwood performances from Stumpy.
You did not want to be the team that had to play us in week 4. Unfortunately for Colorado, we were out for blood. And they definitely felt our wrath.
Our offense was driven by our man under center, Carter Knight. His stats have been pretty solid all season so far, but this performance was just a nice Frosting on the pound cake. Colorado enrolled in Knight School and learned about 6 touchdowns behind a 36/46 performance and a QBR of 142 looked like.
Defense was a team effort, but dont draft stood out as our defensive Highlight Reel. draft plugged up the middle and stopped the run game and dropped back to help with the passing game. draft finished with 5 total tackles and snuck into the backfield to take down the quarterback. Let’s just say the QB did live afterwards, but he was not laughing (we all loved it).
In Week 5 we couldn’t quite steal one at the reigning NSFC Champion. It was not a fun week on either side of the ball so I will keep this one rather short.
For offense, we couldn’t get much going outside of the run game. Huntsman made the most out of his 11 carries with 126 yards on the ground. This was mostly backed by one 74 yard rush that set up a score. Huntsman also found the end zone by way of receiving.
On defense, Rocky Rhoads played a decent centerfield and kept things in front of him. He ended the game with 6 total tackles and a pass deflection. The highlight of the game came in the third quarter and Gimmy Jaroppolo Jr scrambled out of the pocket to his left. You’d have thought his pockets were filled with dog treats by the way Rocky chased him down for a sack all the way from the safety position.
In week 6, we bounced back in grand fashion against the Philadelphia Liberty and kicked them straight in their bell cracks. Solid performances were distributed throughout the field for the Sailfish.
Our highlight reel on offense came from our own Troy Barnes! Barnes hauled in 5 catches for 123 yards. This included a major 57 yard catch and run that set the table for the game. Troy also had an astounding stat in that all 5 catches resulted in first downs.
On defense Ernest Lover stood out as this week’s Highlight Reel. The elder Lover brother recorded 8 total tackles including a sack. Lover also patrolled the pass game well and introduced themself to the rookie Liberty QB with a nice interception.
In Week 7, we stayed hot! And with that we have our first repeat Highlight Reel performances.
On offense our shot caller, Carter Knight, led the way to a comfortable win. Last season, this secondary gave our passing game some headaches, but season 36 is our revenge tour and Knight made them pay. He completed 25/33 for 269 yards and a couple touchdowns. He finished the game with a 119.4 QBR.
On the defensive side of the ball, David Moyes was a wrecking ball. He recorded 7 tackles and brought down Parmelee twice including a strip sack and recovery.
- I do want to give an honorable mention to Rocky Rhoads and Lennay Kekua who recorded big time sacks in the first quarter and never let the opposing offense get going.
In Week 8 we stayed hot! In our second interleague matchup, we handled the opposing team which was doing their best to look and play like the Portland Pythons.
On the offensive side of the ball, Saleem Spence was on a tear. Spence caught 4 passes for 71 yards. He also found the endzone three straight times including one catch and run for 31 yards.
On defense, we had another repeat Highlight Reel winner. dont draft continued to wreak havoc on the opposing QB. He recorded 7 total tackles and pushed through the line to get himself a sack. But the torment didn’t end there. He is also responsible for 1 pass deflection and picked off the quarterback early in the second quarter to keep our momentum going.
Week 9 was color rush week and while we may have come up short on the field against a good Arizona team, we won the color rush! I’m also excited to announce this week’s Highlight Reels!
For offense we have Lucius Salem! Our tight end had a breakout performance for the season. Salem hauled in 5 catches including an 87 yard catch and run for a huge touchdown. We were down by 11 points at that time in the fourth quarter and that TD set kept us in the game.
On defense AND special teams, our week 9 Reel goes to O Captain Our Captain, Spike Daniels! Spike brought the ball carrier down 5 times and recorded a HUGE strip sack late in the third quarter to keep us alive. On top of his defensive performance, our new kick returner made the most of 5 returns by turning them into a total of 175 yards!
In Week 10 we bounced back with a fantastic win. Could be the biggest win for us on the season. We showed the league what we were about.
Our offensive Highlight Reel for this week belongs to Nick Kaepercolin Jr! Another solid performance of pulling down some fantastic catch and runs. He led our offense with 10 catches for 85 total yards and a touchdown. His touchdown catch in the second quarter gave us the upper hand in the game as it was the only score of the quarter. Afterwards we never relinquished the lead.
A part of that was our defensive performance by the entire team. And also our first Back2Back Highlight Reel performance. Captain Spike Daniels recorded 4 tackles, recovered a fumble, deflected one pass and picked off Oles for an interception! Fantastic energy and performance.
Week 11 was not kind to us. The Sailfish went into Yellowknife and looked gassed from start to finish. We struggled to figure out anything offensively or defensively. Here are this week’s highlight reels.
On offense, we had a milestone week for one player in particular. Saleem Spence led the team with 6 catches for 48 yards. But most importantly Spence moved into first place on the all-time Sailfish receptions list. He’s continued to be the backbone for this franchise on the offensive side!
On defense, we have another repeat Highlight Reel in Rocky Rhoads! Rocky racked up a team high double digit tackles and swatted down a pass by Parmelee. Every week we see this safety perform and keep the opposition in front of him.
Week 12 we responded perfectly against a Philly team that’s been quite the enigma this season. This game was fun and exciting. To put things in perspective, we won by a score of 44-17 even though Philly had a higher time of possession, more first downs, and almost doubled our total yards.
For offense, we have a three time Highlight Reel winner, Nick Kaepercolin Jr. Kaep led our team in both offense and special teams. He caught six passes for 37 yards, but certainly made them count. He took three of those catches to the end zone for the hat trick. On Special Teams, Kaep made the most of his returns as well. He returned 2 punts for a total of 138 return yards and was robbed of a punt return touchdown.
Defense was challenging to pick just one Highlight Reel as this was a team effort defensively, but for Week 12 Ernest Lover is our Highlight Reel winner on defense. Lover had 8 total tackles and was able to get to Philly’s quarterback twice. One of those sacks resulted in a big time forced fumble.
In Week 13 we stayed hot. Too hot for even the Berlin Fire Salamanders. Our offense was in sync and recorded 563 total yards. Berlin had no answers for our defense and went 5/15 on third down. We had lots of candidates for Highlight Reels on both sides of the ball.
On offense the Highlight Reel goes to Lucius Salem! Our TE caught 5 passes for a team leading 127 yards. This also included a long 72 catch and run early in the second quarter that Salem took to the house for a touchdown!
Our defensive highlight was another challenging decision as it could’ve gone to several people, but I think we need to showcase our rookie, Harley Andrews! A handful of times this season, Andrews has popped through the line to say hi to the quarterback and in this game he took down Berlin’s rookie twice in back to back possessions.
Week 14 was one of our biggest tests yet! Honolulu is the top seed in the ASFC and we went into their home field and put on a show. All aspects of our game was on point as we secured the victory and playoffs!
Our offensive Highlight Reel goes to Nick Kaepercolin Jr! Once again Kaep had a great game with 10 catches for 136 yards and a touchdown. That touchdown now makes Nick Kaepercolin Jr tied with the single season receiving touchdown record with 18! Congratulations and we look forward for that record!
On defense, our captain Spike Daniels led his squad by example. The game was still undecided when Spike stepped in front of a Zaylren pass in the late fourth quarter for an interception. On the very next and final possession for Honolulu, Spike was the first part of back-to-back sacks and fully put the game away.
Week 15 we kept the win streak alive! It was a closer game than anyone wished for when going into Colorado to face the Yeti. But we pulled it off with 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.
For our Highlight Reel on offense, we have our Captain, Swantavius King! King was there to pick up the pieces when we didn’t quite have answers running the ball or throwing the ball. He ended the game with 12 points going 3/3 on field goals including a 52 yarder in the third quarter. We then came right back after that in the fourth and took the lead with King’s Big Boot. The Sailfish stayed in the game thanks to field position as well. Swantavius King had 5 punts that tallied up 229 yards and pinned 2 of those inside Colorado’s 20 yard line.
On defense we had Rocky Rhoads put his name in for another Highlight Reel performance. Rocky Rhoads did his best to put a stop to the confusing Colorado offense. He finished the game with 3 total tackles, he swatted down 3 passes, and he picked off Live LaughLove to help put the game away.
We capped off our great season with another win in week 16! This time we got our revenge against Baltimore and secured 2nd seed in the playoffs. It required an overtime win, but we marched down the field and walked it off.
For our offensive Highlight Reel, John Huntsman gets the nod. Huntsman had 18 carries totaling up 124 yards on the ground. That comes out to a nice 6.9 average ypc. Huntsman also caught 4 passes for 84 yards. The big catch and run resulted in the walk off win in Overtime.
Calvin Hobbes is our defensive Highlight Reels recipient for week 16. Hobbes recorded 4 tackles, 2 pass deflections, and intercepted the opposing QB in the fourth quarter that led quickly to a TD. Hobbes has been Mr. Consistency this season as he racked up 80 tackles and 7 INTs.
Season 37
Welcome to Season 37! It is our honor to bring back the Highlight Reels as we are aiming to have a fantastic season. We kicked things off with an impressive win over our conference rivals and handed Chicago their first loss.
For our offensive highlight reel, Nick Kaepercolin Jr. picks up where he left off last season. Kaep hauled in 6 catches for 143 yards. This also includes an early catch and run of 59 yards that was capped off with a touchdown.
On defense, Spike Daniels resigned his lease to live rent-free in Oles’ head. Daniels knocked down 3 passes and returned an interception 64 yards for his second career touchdown. Spike also recorded 6 total tackles.
We start our S37 campaign 2-0 as we hold off a scrappy Berlin team. The Fire Salamanders always seem to make us sweat a little and this game was no different. We had a handful of players that had outstanding games, but here are our Highlight Reels recipients for this week.
On offense, Saleem Spence caught this weeks award. Spence pulled down 4 grabs and made the most of them. He averaged 24.2 yards per catch for a total of 97 yards.
Our defensive Highlight Reels goes to our defensive tackle, Lennay Kekua. Kekua recorded 4 total tackles, a tackle for a loss, and catfished the offensive lineman in order to sack the quarterback on third and short!
Week 3 already! Of course we have a doozy of a close game against in conference foe The Colorado Yeti. The game looked in our favor for the most part, but be careful! That’s when you know the sim is going to get you. The Yeti scored 15 unanswered points to take a 29-26 lead with only 53 seconds left in the game.
This is where our Offensive Highlight Reel came in. Lucius Salem burned their defender and streaked down the middle of the field. That’s all Carter Knight needed to comfortably hit Salem for a 61 yard catch and run for the walk off touchdown! Salem finished the game with 5 catches for 93 yards.
On defense, the Week 3 Highlight Reel goes to King Zeus! Our barrage of reliable CBs continue to make WR and QB batteries suffer. Zeus kept us in the game with double digit total tackles, 2 pass deflections, 1 forced fumble in the first quarter and 1 interception in the second!
We remain undefeated after week 4! And what a victory it was over what will probably be our biggest rival in conference, the Yellowknife Wraiths. Up until then, the Wraiths had been 6-0-1 including their preseason. The defense was spectacular and held Yellowknife to no touchdowns until the 4th quarter!
Our defensive Highlight Reel for week 4 goes to dont draft! Draft is constantly in the running for the award each week and he takes the hardware home against Yellowknife. don draft recorded 6 total tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sacked the Parmelee, and swatted down a pass!
Our offensive Highlight Reels goes to the rookie ball carrier Pete Zuh! Pete had 11 rushing attempts for 37 yards. His biggest highlight comes from his first ever ISFL TD late in the first half against Yellowknife! This will be the first of many TDs from Pete Zuh!
In week 5, we experienced one of the most sim crazy games of the season. There were 7 total turnovers by our team alone and they were all very weird. With that and the loss aside, we had some big stats being had with our players. Both highlight reels this week go to repeat performers!
On offense we have Nick Kaepercolin Jr who just torched the Philly secondary. Kaep caught 10 catches for 168 yards! He also had two touchdowns in the first half, one for 40 yards and another for 35!
Our Defensive Highlight Reel goes to King Zeus! Zeus kept the Philly offense in check with 8 total tackles, 1 pass deflection, and a forced fumble and recovery. His defense typically showed up on 3rd down when we needed it!
Welcome back to our Highlight Reels show! There was quite the hold up with the holiday weekend so expect a barrage of these posts throughout the day! Starting with week 6 where we bounced back against a strong Arizona team. We held Jay Cue Jr to just 2.9 yards per carry!
Our offensive Highlight Reel performance goes to our field general Carter Knight! Knight finished the game with a 120.6 quarterback rating! He threw for 228 yards and 2 Touchdowns going 19/27 through the air.
On defense, our boy dont draft comes through again for another Highlight Reel performance. Draft was all over the field and recorded 6 total tackles including bringing down Wendell Sailor for 1 sack on the night. Draft also swatted away 2 passes and then put the cherry on top in the fourth quarter by returning and interception for a touchdown!
In Week 7, we had an important matchup against the Baltimore Hawks. Baltimore was 4-2 going into the game with losses only to Chicago and Yellowknife. After a slight blip in the first drive, we ran up the score strong and it ended up being too much for Baltimore to overcome in the 4th quarter.
Our offensive Highlight Reel for week 7 belongs to our rookie ball carrier Pete Zuh! Zuh had 13 rushes for 90 yards which comes out to be a NICE 6.9 YPC. He took the ball into the end zone twice in the second half to solidify the victory.
We have another defensive repeat in Highlight Reels. Lennay Kekua stepped up big with 3 total tackles including 2 tackles for loss. He also catfishes Gimmy again with not one but 2 strip sacks. The first one Baltimore ended up recovering, but the Lennay wasn’t letting them get the second. They ended up not calling this one a sack because the sim said Gimmy rushed for -5 yards.
In Week 8 we played our second interleague matchup of the season against the Austin Copperheads. Austin has a solid foundation built up and should bounce back, but as of this point they started their season 2-5. Similar to last week, we put up enough points to keep Austin out of reach in the fourth quarter.
Our offensive Highlight Reel goes to our veteran RB John Huntsman. Huntsman had only 16 attempts for 48 yards but got the job done in the Redzone. In the early second quarter, Huntsman had back to back punches for scores. He later put the game away with another goal line rush for a touchdown.
Spike Daniels is having a career season and is this week’s Highlight Reels recipient. Spike continues to wreak havoc upon the opposing ball throwers. He recorded 6 total tackles. He also knocked down 2 passes and then picked off 2 more to bring his season total to 6!
And finally we are back to being caught up! Week 9 was a fun one with our fire color rush! San Jose never really stood a chance with the old school energy we were bringing before the game even started. We also ended the game without turning the ball over once!
Our Highlight Reels for offense this week goes to Troy Barnes! Troy was easily Knight’s favorite target in go-to situations and made the most of them with converting the first down 5 different times! He caught 8 passes for 70 yards and got into the end zone on a score in the first quarter!
On defense, our Highlight Reels goes to the big man Ernest Lover. Lover finished the game with 4 total tackles including two tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Lover also was able to punch through the line and welcome the rookie SJS QB to the league with a sack.
OOF! Week 10 was not kind to us. The game started off rough and did not get much better. Colorado seems to have our number and this time they used the sim luck to its full advantage. With that being said we had some big time performances still for highlight reels.
Our offensive Highlight Reels for week 10 goes to our veteran wide out, Saleem Spence. Spence did everything he could in the first half to keep us in the game. He reeled in 5 catches for 48 yards and found the end zone for 2 touchdowns in the second quarter! A sailfish legend for sure.
On defense, we have a Highlight Reels for the rookie EDGE rusher. Aqeel Steele recorded 6 total tackles in the game trying to keep the Colorado offense at bay. Steele was very much involved in almost every series our defense was on the field for. Be on the look out for many Highlight Reels for this player’s future.
OOOOF! Well if Week 10 wasn’t bad enough punishment from the sim gods, they sure laid it on thick with week 11 as well. We played the 2-8 Berlin Fire Salamanders at home and we had nothing really going our way. However we did end up with some spectacular performances from a couple people for this week’s Highlight Reels.
Our offensive Highlight Reels goes to our brick wall up front. Our veteran lineman who has been Mr. Reliable for many seasons now with Sarasota. Stumpy Jones brings home the hardware with double digit pancakes for the game. And like so many games before, Stumpy did not allow any sacks.
The defensive performance this week from dont draft was incredible and he is our Week 11 Highlight Reels recipient for defense. Draft had an amazing stat run down: 11 total tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack and a forced fumble! But that’s not all folks. dont draft also recorded a pass deflection and interception! What a performance!
Our skid does not come to a halt here in Week 12. We had this match up circled since the beginning of the season. An away match up against Chicago is usually never fun despite our recent success against them. We started out strong with some nice scores in the first half but ended up getting shut out in the second half and ultimately losing in OT. We did have some highlights though as our defense did hold strong limiting the opposition to just a TD and two FGs in regular time.
Our ~~offensive~~ Special Teams Highlight Reels this week goes to our big leg Swantavius King! King kept us in the game on the scoreboard and on the battle of field position. He was perfect 3/3 and nailed a 48 yarder in OT. His punting was fantastic. King punted 4 times for a total of 228 yards!! One of his punts went 72 yards! And that’s not even his record this season :Shock: Half of the punts pinned Chicago inside their own 20.
On defense, King Zeus returns again for a Highlight Reels award! Zeusy led the team in tackles with 8 total. He kept the team in front of him on a game that we need him the most. And of course our CB had a pass deflection on the last drive of regulation time to send us into OT.
What a way to end the three game winning drought. We went into the bayou for a match up against a good ASFC team and came out comfortably on top. This win gives us spark again to finish the season strong and at the top like we are meant to be.
Our Highlight Reels recipient for offense this week goes to John Huntsman. Huntsman returned to form with 116 yards on the ground with 18 carries. He also found the end zone twice on the ground. The long carry for the night went 46 yards! Huntsman also caught 4 passes for 32 yards.
On defense, we have another cornerback Highlight Reels winner! Mr. Consistency, Calvin Hobbes takes home the honors with another solid performance shutting down the opposing receivers. He finished the game with 6 total tackles and jumped on a loose ball for a fumble recovery. Hobbes also swatted away 2 passes by Elessar Jones.
What a HUGE win for us in week 14! We swept the Yellowknife Wraiths on the season to retake first place in the conference. In Sailfish sim like fashion we did not make it a comfortable watch. We climbed to an early lead and extended it in the early fourth quarter, but then gave up some consecutive scores late in the game to bring Yellowknife within one score. Luckily enough, we had a big enough lead to keep the Wraiths from creeping up on us.
Our offensive Highlight Reels this week goes to our gunslinger Carter Knight! Knight worked his butt off under center this week and pulled away with some clutch numbers. He ended the game completing 24/34 passes for 289 yards. He also found 4 different receivers for touchdown passes! That’s good for a quarterback rating of 111!
On defense Rocky Rhoads picks off Week 14 Highlight Reels and takes it all the way back for a touchdown! Rhoads, like all season, has been playing like he is auditioning for the Air Bud II: Golden Receiver sequel. From the safety position, Rocky recorded 8 total tackles, swatted away a pass, and picked off Dustin Parmelee and took it back for a touchdown to put us up by 14 early on in the game.
We have a special Highlights Reels for this week celebrating our playoff and top overall seed. This team has risen to great heights consistently through the seasons and it all starts with our solid foundation. For this week’s Highlight Reels let’s honor our legends: Saleem Spence, David Moyes, and Ernest Lover.
Saleem Spence has played all 9 seasons of his career as a Sailfish. He has recorded 830 catches and 67 total touchdowns. Spence will also definitely hit that 10k yard receiving mark with a solid playoff run this season.
David Moyes is in his 11th season and has been with the Sailfish for the entirety. In that time Moyes has recorded 613 total tackles including 73 tackles for loss. He has caused headaches to blockers and quarterbacks with his 112 sacks. Moyes has caused 20 forced fumbles, 2 safeties, and has 1 touchdown under his belt.
Also in their 11th season and all with Sarasota is Ernest Lover! In his career, Ernest has brought down the ball carrier 982 times including 41 times behind the line of scrimmage. Lover has 109 sacks and counting in his career. He has forced 41 fumbles and picked off the quarterback 10 times. Ernest Lover also has 2 sacks and 2 defensive touchdowns!
What a successful regular season we had! Our 12-4 record had some hiccups along the way, but we finished strong against some of the best teams in the league. Week 16 was no exception. We went into Baltimore with spoiler on our minds and we came out on top. In Sailfish fashion, we made it interesting at the end but remained one score ahead.
Our offensive Highlight Reels for the last game goes to our Captain Lucius Salem! Salem reeled in 6 catches for 103 yards. They started the TD scoring with a 75 yard catch and run at the end of the first quarter.
Our Highlight Reels for defense is automatically going to the player that turns the ball over and brings it in for a touchdown. This time it was Spike Daniels! This is the second defensive touchdown for Spike this season and the third of his career! He finished the game with 5 total tackles, a pass deflection, and of course the pick 6 that put the game out of reach.