Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha Xi Delta win intramural championships

By: Kevin Casteneda / Staff Writer

On a Halloween championship showdown, on Oct. 31, Sigma Phi Epsilon beat Tau Kappa Epsilon 12-6, with two second half touchdowns.

Sigma Phi Epsilon opened up the game with a new formation that bewildered the defense. The formation had two running backs instead of two offensive linemen. This gave quarterback Jared Rok the opportunity to either pass the ball or lateral the ball to one of his running backs. They in turn could either run or pass. This unorthodox method spread the defense thin.

The new scheme worked wonders as it allowed Sigma Phi Epsilon to drive down 75 yards with ease. Sigma Phi Epsilon met a roadblock at the goal line though, because they did not have enough room to spread the defense out like before. Therefore, they turned the ball over on downs.

After exchanging possessions a few times, Sigma Phi Epsilon had to punt. The punt only went 15 yards, leaving Tau Kappa Epsilon in great field position.

Only 25 yards away, Tau Kappa Epsilon quarterback Junior Villegas tossed a perfect spiral to the end zone. The receiver elevated over three Sigma Phi Epsilon defenders to haul down the touchdown, giving Tau Kappa Epsilon a 6-0 lead.

Tau Kappa Epsilon finally got pressure on Rok and was able to get an interception to end the half.

To open the second half, Villegas threw an interception that proved costly.

Rok wasted no time with the possession provided by his defense and threw a 40-yard touchdown pass on the first play. This tied the game at 6-6.
Villegas threw another interception on his next drive.

The interception left Sigma Phi Epsilon only 15 yards out this time. Rok threw yet another first play touchdown pass, giving his team a 12-6 lead.

The deflated and dejected Tau Kappa Epsilon team simply had no answers for Sigma Phi Epsilon.

Villegas even threw an interception on the last play of the game to give Sigma Phi Epsilon the win.

Dustin Elliot, Sigma Phi Epsilon’s assistant coach, gave some insight on this wild night. When asked if the win felt great he replied, “Yeah, it does. When I played we never won a championship, so it feels nice to coach these guys to one.”

Alpha Xi Delta 27, Alpha Omicron Pi 6

By: D’Joumbarey Moreau / Staff Writer

As Halloween approached, quarterback Christina Brador was a nurse, and her Alpha Xi Delta team ran a clinic, defeating Alpha Omicron Pi 27-6 to end their season in grandiose fashion.
With nearly two months of blowout victories, Alpha Xi Delta might have forgotten what defeat felt like, but they were not reminded in their championship game against Alpha Omicron Pi.

The defending champions played inspired football leaving their blood, sweat and tears on the field against their opponents who played very physical football.

Although Alpha Xi Delta came into the game with their high-powered offense being the staple of the team, it was in fact the defense that stepped up early to change the game.

Brador, who had an over the shoulder interception catch early in the game, helped set the tone for her team. She also contributed later in the game with another interception that helped put the ball back into their playmakers’ hands.

“We had to come together strong, those interceptions in the game saved us,” said Christina Brador. Alpha Omicron Pi could not get into any rhythm on offense because of the turnovers that they kept facing. Though they had some electrifying runs with their use of the screen pass and the laterals they kept pitching, it was Alpha Xi Delta’s offense that had the last laugh.

Alpha Xi Delta running back Amy “Bullet” Londono did not need any extra motivation. She did not cease to amaze with her two touchdown runs, one of which came late in the game where she evaded a defender, broke two more tackles and then used her patented spin move to score, which helped seal the game late.

“It was a kill and they were talking a lot,” said Londono.

Alpha Omicron Pi tried to keep the game competitive and had success early until the second half of the game where the momentum shifted.

Without any time outs, Brador ran the hurry up offense and drove her team the length of the field in 40 seconds, throwing two beautiful darts, one of which was a touchdown pass in thrown in the back corner of the end zone.

Alpha Xi Delta played their best game and Alpha Omicron Pi’s players had to respect the efforts that they played with.

“It was the best game of the season; we finally pulled it together on offense and defense,” saide Elliot.