Islanders pull off an
exciting win in the NCFL's first overtime game of the year
Kelley's lone touchdown gives Rattlers first defeat of
season
Rob Goodwin
Mar. 28, 2009
Pacifica
Islanders QB Jason Piccolotti back to pass the game winner
in overtime. Photo by
Rick Curtis
Pacifica, Ca.
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The Pacifica Islanders hosted the North Bay Rattlers at
Terra Nova High School this past Saturday. The game was
recorded and will air on TV this upcoming week. The game
turned out to be an exciting one. Both defenses proved to be
the dominant aspect of the game. With the score being 0 to 0
with less than 1 minute to go in the 4th quarter, Jermaine
Hargraves of the Islanders would intercept a Rattler's pass
deep in Rattler's territory. This would set up a game
winning field goal attempt by the Islanders. But the
Islanders were not able to capitalize, sending the game into
overtime at 0-0. A very surprising score, that no one had
predicted.
The NCFL plays overtime by NCAA rules, meaning each team is
guaranteed a possession. The Islanders would have the ball
first, by rule starting at the Rattlers 25 yard line. On the
second play from scrimmage, Jason Piccolotti, who entered
the game late in the 4th quarter, due to an injured Orlando
Evans, would connect with wide-out Andre Kelley for a 25
yard touch down pass in the corner of the end zone. This
giving the Islanders the lead 7 to nothing. The Rattlers now
would have to match the Islanders 7 points to keep the
overtime going another round. Scott "the Enforcer" Burke had
different plans when he came on a blitz from the outside,
blind siding the Rattler's quarterback Vernon Pope, causing
a fumble. Islander Cisco "Big Body" Lutu would recover the
fumble, ending the game in a 7-0 Islander victory.
Be sure to catch the Islanders vs. Rattlers game on TV! The
game will replay Tuesday, March 31st 9:30pm and Wednesday,
April 1st 9:30am on Peninsula TV (14 cities in San Mateo
county) Comcast channel 27, Astound channel 26, AT&T U-Verse
channel 99. It will also play on MCTV in Millbrae, streaming
24/7 at
www.mctv.tv Millbrae TV schedule this week
is Tuesday March 31 at 7pm, and Friday April 3 at 5pm. More
dates coming soon!
This Saturday, the undefeated Islanders travel to Oakland
Tech High School to take on the Oakland Vipers at 5:00pm.
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