(S40) PT #4 - The Glory Days

[Jangorhino]

for chim rickles it was all about senior year in high school. as a sophmore chim didnt get much playing time becasue he was on the varsity team behind a couple upper classmen on the depth chart. in limited playing time all year chi struggled with consitency and he failed to find a rythm all season. toward the end of the season chim finally found his way onto the field and he was able to produce and he was hopeful going into his junior season. unfortunately chim's junior season was ruined by covid and the pandemic. due torestrictions put out by the school district, chim was only able to play 2 games his junior season. chim continued to work hard all off season and he was ready to do damage his senior season. during his senior season chim played both offense and defense all season and he dominated. he was selected all region on offense and defense. due to his success on the fiield chim was able to get a football scholarship and eventually make it to the isfl. hard work and dedication pays off!


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[Quasi]

Sticky Hands had always been a star athlete, from the time he was old enough to run around and kick a ball. Every now and then, when he was alone in his thoughts, Sticky Hands would reminisce about when he played in high school. He could still remember the roar of the crowd as he made an impossible catch to win the game, or the feeling of elation as he scored a touchdown that sealed the team's victory. But now, years later, Jack was a professional football player, and the stakes were much higher. He played for a top team in the DSFL and had achieved the kind of success that most high school players could only dream of.

Yet despite his success, Sticky found himself reminiscing about his high school glory days more often than he would care to admit. He missed the simplicity of those days, when football was just a game and the only pressure came from the expectations of his teammates and coaches. Now he spends countless hours in the gym, studying game film, practicing with the team and constantly travelling for games - the pressure to perform was always looming over him.

[ZootTX]

Not to brag too much, but Kalam Mekhar was pretty dominant in High School, although that is probably pretty common for a lot of professional league level athletes. In High School Kalam was always 'that guy' who was really good, which was one of the reasons he was a team Captain for 3 years. However, the rest of the team was only really good his junior year and that was the only time Kalam made the playoffs. Kalams team made it to the State semifinals, and they were down by 4 with less than a minute on the clock. The other team had the football and was driving pretty hard, while also chewing up the clock. However, they finally got themselves into a pickle where they had to pass the football and that was where Kalam's signature highlight came in where he made a one-handed interception that he returned 58 yards for a touchdown to seal the game for his team!
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[KlausGoatCasinos]

"Back when I was in Hamilton High School, man it was actually Basketball where I started my sports career, shifting to Football after a particularly bad game. See, I had been terrible at basketball due mostly to my tendency to foul other players with an extreme consistency, just slamming and tackling them to the ground to try and pop the ball out from under them. As it turns out, this is frowned upon in High School basktetball, while football players are given these big helmets so that type of thing is allowed. My coach was the one who recommended I join the Hamilton Pigs, and then after I refused and he kicked me off the team, I decided to take his advice. Coach Smithsonian was impressed by my competitive spirit, and put me in my first ever game as a Corner. I had zero interceptions that game but three forced fumbles and a recovery, and one player from the opposing team told my coach "Don't you ever put him on me again, I feared for my life he was foaming at the mouth to get the ball." And from then on, it's been history. I certainly have gotten a lot better at interceptions since then, working on speed pushed me a long way.

[ValorX77]

Ayame does not have fond memories of the past, but she has a few good memories of her first season in the DSFL and college. Her favorite memory from that season was her first career touchdown; however, due to her injury history, she needs to gain more knowledge of the team she scored on. This was because Ayame also received a concussion during the game, which explains why she has a spotty memory of everything. She does have a memory regarding the ISFL draft, where she wrote Japanese letters to players and tried to get them to translate them to see what they contained, and most of them had a joke. Her favorite included life advice: "Bright days and happiness shall find you wherever you are." She also started her blog at the time, called "Gridiron Oni.", in which she explains her experiences and injuries during her collegiate and DSFL days of football.

[Matty86]

The game that defined Mathias Mayhems pre-ISFL career was the final game of his college career. It was the National Championship game and Mayhem led his team to a thrilling 49-21 victory. Mayhem threw for 669 yards and 4 Touchdown passes, adding one rushing touchdown of his own. He completed 65 of 69 pass attempts and dominated the game from start to finish. He opened the game the a 90 yard touchdown pass and the team never looked back. This was just the cherry on top of a fantastic record breaking season for Mayhem, which not only say him excel at Quarterback but also as a successful Linebackers for his team. He went down in the record books for being the only player to ever pass for 4 touchdowns, rush for a touchdown, and have 2 defensive touchdowns after returning a fumble for a score as well as intercepting a pass for a pick 6 to seal the game for his team.

[Kunra99]

Junior year at Fresno State University. Prior to the start of the season, coach had a talk with me. He told me they needed me to step up to the big time and start at Left Tackle. This was a huge promotion of sorts as everyone knows with a Right-Handed QB, Left tackle is the most important position to protect the QB's blind side. I excitedly accepted the role and promised coach he would not be disappointed.

There were a lot of nerves leading up to my first game. We had all worked so hard in practice and knew we had something special, it was just a matter of putting it into practice.

On the very first pass call, their DLine ran a stunt that I didn't pick up and gave up a sack. I wanted to throw up. But our QB Cann smacked me on the helmet and told me to shake it off. That's exactly what I did. Shook it off. I was so determined to make it up to him. I gave up zero pressures the rest of the game. Our line played lights out. The adjustment call outs were right every time. It was like a chess match where we knew every move they were about to make. It was just a preview for our season.

As a line that year, we gave up the fewest sacks and QB pressures in the conference. Our straight-forward rushing attack was unstoppable. Dlines almost never touched our runnings backs, with usually linebackers or even DBs making first contact.

It was the most special unit I've ever been a part of. We dominated that season on our way to a conference championship. I still have the last jersey signed by all my teammates on my wall and I'll never take it down.

[18situaseans]

It was a warm, dark, evening in Mission Viejo, California. It was the state championship where all was on the line. It was the 4th quarter with just 2:12 left in OT. The score was 34-31 and MVHS was down. Mission Viejo High School (MVHS) received the kickoff and the most important drive of the game was underway. You could say the only reason MVHS was in the state championship was because of their Star WR, Sean Robinson. The top WR prospect in California. He was already being scouted in his sophomore season by many schools across the nation. As he jogged onto the field, he heard an anxious crowd and other determined teammates. He had put on a show all season but this was the drive that really counted. His QB trusted him (one of the most important things with QBs and WRs) and he trusted his QB. First play was drawn up for Sean in particular. For this play, Sean would run 5 yards and fake a dig, then would quickly turn back to running straight and turn the burners on. This could be a huge play on the first play of the drive if it was executed correctly. SET… GOO! The QB hikes it and Sean is off. FAKE DIG. GOT HIM. BURNERS ON. SEAN IS GONE! He loses the defender and the safety isn’t paying attention. He’s got space and the QB sees it. The throw is out only where Sean can get it. CAUGHT! SEAN IS GOING! 30. 20. 10. TOUCHDOWN!! Sean Robinson had done it on the first play of the drive. He would remember this play forever.

[Rusfan]

When your team is sitting at 2-9 over 11 games, one could be forgiven for looking back on fonder memories to fill the time. This was where you could find Mandrews McHollywood following the blowout 44-19 loss on the road against the San Jose Sabercats. Whilst on the plane to Sarasota for next week’s game against the Sailfish, Mandrews was looking through his photos from his old college days, back when he was much slower with much better hands, when he found a post-Rose Bowl victory photo celebrating with his teammates.

A back-and-forth competition was decided with a goal-line fade route thrown perfectly by his quarterback and high pointed successfully by McHollywood to go up 24-20 with only a few seconds left on the clock. As the rules had not yet outlawed two-way players, Mandrews was able to get on the field as a safety for the opponents hail-mary pass to end the game. The overthrown pass was intercepted by McHollywood to win it for Miami.

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