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Welcome in Oliverry for 3rd edition of NS Bowl. Here are all the things you need to know:

Last edition standings:

1.Funny Looking Island*
2.Adam Island
3.Ratvipa*
4.East Lithuania*
5.Turori
6.Bryn Shander*
7.Oliverry
8.Kylaai*
9.Liverpool England*
10.Sarzonia
11.Hisam
12.Marligantis*
13.Florida Oranges*
14.Vilita
15.Euroslavia*
*=Rookie in NS Bowl II

Here are the standings with the sign-uped

1. Funny Looking Island
2. Adam Island
3. Ratvipa
4. East Lithuania
5. Turori
6. Bryn Shander
7. Oliverry
8. Sarzonia
9. Hisam
10. Vilita
11. Euroslavia
12. Fmjphoenix*
12. Druida*
12. Fimble Loving People*
12. Krytenia*
12. Hockey Canada*
12. Nova Mercia*
12. Tonissia*
* means First NS Bowl

Here's how it will be working:

1st round: Qualifying round
6 groups of 3 teams each. Each teams play once against each other team of his group. The top 2 of each group advance to next round

2nd round: Preliminary round:
2 groups of 6 teams each. Each team play once against each other team of his group. The top 4 of each group advance to the next round.

3rd round: Quarterfinals:
4 matchs:
Game 1: 1st Group A vs 4th Group B
Game 2: 2nd Group A vs 3rd Group B
Game 3: 2nd Group B vs 3rd Group A
Game 4: 1st Group B vs 4th Group A

4th round: Semifinals:
2 matchs:
Game 5: Winner game 1 vs Winner game 2
Game 6: Winner game 3 vs Winner game 4

5th round: Finals:
3rd position final: Loser game 5 vs loser game 6
NS Bowl Final: Winner game 5 vs winner game 6

Here are the groupings for first round:
Group A:
1. Funny Looking Island
12. Tonissia
12. Fmjphoenix

Group B:
2. Adam Island
11. Euroslavia
12. Druida

Group C:
3. Ratvipa
10. Vilita
12. Nova Mercia

Group D:
4. East Lithuania
9. Hisam
12. Hockey Canada

Group E:
5. Turori
8. Sarzonia
12. Krytenia

Group F:
6. Bryn Shander
7. Oliverry
12. Fimble Loving People


Here's the schedule:
Day 1:
1 vs 2
Day 2:
2 vs 3
Day 3:
3 vs 1

Good Luck to everyone!
Expect 1st results in 30 minutes!

Day 1 results:
Funny Looking Island:27 Fmjphoenix:10
Adam Island:7 Druida:10
Ratvipa:10 Nova Mercia:3
East Lithuania:3 Hockey Canada:9
Turori:26 Krytenia:2
Bryn Shander:24 Fimble Loving People:12

Standings:
Group A
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Funny Looking Island 1 0 1,000 27 10 17 1
Tonissa 0 0 0,000 0 0 0 0
Fmjphoenix 0 1 0,000 10 27 -17 1

Group B
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Druida 1 0 1,000 10 3 7 1
Euroslavia 0 0 0,000 0 0 0 0
Adam Island 0 1 0,000 3 10 -7 1

Group C
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Ratvipa 1 0 1,000 10 3 7 1
Vilita 0 0 0,000 0 0 0 0
Nova Mercia 0 1 0,000 3 10 -7 1

Group D
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Hockey Canada 1 0 1,000 9 3 6 1
Hisam 0 0 0,000 0 0 0 0
East Lithuania 0 1 0,000 3 9 -6 1

Group E
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Turori 1 0 1,000 26 2 24 1
Sarzonia 0 0 0,000 0 0 0 0
Krytenia 0 1 0,000 2 26 -24 1

Group F
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Bryn Shander 1 0 1,000 24 12 12 1
Oliverry 0 0 0,000 0 0 0 0
Fimble Loving People 0 1 0,000 12 24 -12 1

this is sure confusing

Fmjphoenix gets defeated by reigning champs in first football match

Running back Marcel Smith ran for 148 yards and a touchdown, but two interceptions by Peyton Mcknown cost the Chargers because both led to touchdowns by Funny Looking Island, as Fmjphoenix lost its first game in the NS Bowl, 27-10.

Mcknown threw for 278 yards, but two picks led to two touchdowns by the Islands defense. He also had a 78 yard TD pass to Anquan Fitzgerald negated due to a holding penelty. It was not a good showing in their first game, but there is always next time. More info to come later, as in full team rosters n such.

Game Stats:
Passing
Player Yrds TDs INTs PA PC %
Mcknown 278 0 2 16 30 54%

Rushing
Player Rh Yrds TDs FBs
Smith 26 148 1 0
Holmes 4 16 0 0
Mcknown 4 9 0 1

Recieving
Player Rec Yrds TDs FBs
Fitzgerald 8 124 0 0
Boldin 5 100 0 0
Horn 1 42 0 0
Smith 1 10 0 0
Gates 1 2 0 0

More to come later

OOC:

FMJ, I need your email/attention on the NS news thread now! The budgets need to be done in time for tommorow!

I am really, really sorry for this but I cant find him anywhere else.

Title Defence goes as planed

The Colony of Funny Looking Islands began there tilte defence as expected, with a victory over rookie nation Fmyphoneix. Surprisingly though, the rookie nation proved to be quite a handful as the Islanders offence struglled to take complete control as most of Alan Breen's(QB) passes were swated down by a strong Fmyphoneix defence. Breen threw for one touchdown, finding Randels(WR) open in the endzone just before half-time to to put the Islanders ahead.Half-Time:FLI 7-3.
The Island defence came out in force in the second half forcing the QB to throw for two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown by John Feighan(CB) and the other lead for a superb rushing touchdown from Igo Tigo(FB). A late field goal from Richards(K) secured the victory as the Colony of Funny Looking Islands set off to there title defence as expected, with a victory.Full-Time:FLI 27-10 Fmyphoneix.
Head Coach,David Gilmore, was happy with the teams performance, especailly the defences as it showed that the new young team has the same class as the team that won the last NS Bowl. Breen and Randels are two of the only stars still in the team from last time. It looks as if the Islanders might set the pace for the rest of the sides looking to dethrone the favourates.

In a group with two veteran nation the chances of FLP didn't look too good.

A loss to 6th seed Bryn Shander confirmed the fears of the team, that in their first attempt they would drop like a lead balloon. However, they will not give up hope, and when eventually they meet hosts Oliverry, they will go out heads held high.

The highlight of the match was the surprise of every FLP fan in the stadium when FLP hit a touchdown, and then gained the extra point little over a minute into the match, almost solely through the efforts of Damien Benton.

However, after this the team, as the scoreline suggests, kind of went quiet. With Benton being carried from the field shortly after the second half commenced, FLP's hopes are that little bit slimmer.

Vilita gets Day Off

Turori rocks the hell out of thier opponents

Day 2 results:
Tonissia:7 Fmjphoenix:10
Euroslavia:17 Druida:14 (OT)
Vilita:17 Nova Mercia:3
Hockey Canada:12 Hisam:7
Sarzonia:14 Krytenia:10
Oliverry:12 Fimble Loving People:3

Standings:
Group A
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Funny Looking Island 1 0 1,000 27 10 17 1
Fmjphoenix 1 1 0,500 20 34 -14 2
Tonissa 0 1 0,000 7 10 -3 1

Group B
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Euroslavia 1 0 1,000 17 14 3 1
Druida 1 1 0,500 24 20 4 2
Adam Island 0 1 0,000 3 10 -7 1

Group C
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Vilita 1 0 1,000 17 3 14 1
Ratvipa 1 0 1,000 10 3 7 1
Nova Mercia 0 2 0,000 6 27 -21 2

Group D
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Hockey Canada 2 0 1,000 21 10 11 2
Hisam 0 1 0,000 7 12 -5 1
East Lithuania 0 1 0,000 3 9 -6 1

Group E
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Turori 1 0 1,000 26 2 24 1
Sarzonia 1 0 1,000 14 10 4 1
Krytenia 0 2 0,000 12 40 -28 2

Group F
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Bryn Shander 1 0 1,000 24 12 12 1
Oliverry 1 0 1,000 12 3 9 1
Fimble Loving People 0 2 0,000 15 36 -21 2

Nations colored in Red are eliminated. Thanks for your participation in the NS Bowl

Well that's it, FLP are off home.

Two defeats by two veteran nations sealed the fate of the doomed rookies.

They had a good time nonetheless and will back for the next bowl.

Vilita:17 Nova Mercia:3

Vilita have beatene Nova Mercia 17-3. Vilita led the game 14-0 at halfe time aftere two longe passes by the Vilitan Quarterbacke who shalle remaine namelesse, to the Vilitan Wide Receivere who shalle also remaine namelesse. Howevere, In the seconde halfe of the matche, Vilita almoste screwede up whene they let the Nova Mercia running backe get downe to the one yarde line. Fortunately fore Vilita, theire defense was able to stope the forwarde advance of Nova Mercia ande the oppositione was only able to score a fielde goale. Vilita rectifiede thise situatione bye scoringe a fielde goale of theire owne in the finale quartere of playe.

It isn't pretty... but we're doing it.

Hockey Canada, rookies at this year's NS Bowl are out to an amazing 2-0 start. It seems that Hockey Canada's wins have been thanks to an amazing performnace by kicker Matt Vanderjagt, who has a 1.000 kick percentage. Quarterback Otto Man who tossed for 1 touchdown in yesterday's game against Hisam. Wide Reciever Bender Rodrigues, who caught Otto Man's touchdown pass against Hisam, and Safety Justin Feznak who ironically completed his own position (got a safety) on a confused play late in the 4th quarter.

Hockey Canada wants to win at least one tournement. Even if it isn't what they're named after. I think Football Canada has a nice ring to it eh?

Tonissia:7 Fmjphoenix:10

This time, when Peyton Mcknown reached back to toss a deep pass, there was no penelty on the play. This time, Mcknown to Anquan Fitzgerald held as it was a 65 yard TD pass, and a great 47 year run bu Marcel Smith that set up the game winning field gold of 47 yards by Mike Mare.

Mcknown threw for 308 yards on 20 of 37 passes with the TD pass to Fitzgerald, and Smith ran for 112 yards to compile back to back 100 yard efforts. Now, fate of Fmjphoenix lies in the hands of the team that beat them, Funny Looking Island. As long as they win against Tonissia, Fmjphoenix is through. All Fmjphoenix fans and players will be hoping for a good game by the defending champs.

Day 3 results:
Funny Looking Island:43 Tonissia:3
Euroslavia:14 Adam Island:6
Vilita:14 Ratvipa:3
Hisam:17 East Lithuania:6
Turori:30 Sarzonia:12
Oliverry:24 Bryn Shander:7

Standings:
Group A
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Funny Looking Island 2 0 1,000 70 6 64 2
Fmjphoenix 1 1 0,500 20 34 -14 2
Tonissia 0 2 0,000 10 53 -43 1

Group B
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Euroslavia 2 0 1,000 31 20 11 2
Druida 1 1 0,500 24 20 4 2
Adam Island 0 2 0,000 9 24 -13 2

Group C
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Vilita 2 0 1,000 31 6 25 2
Ratvipa 1 1 0,500 13 17 -4 2
Nova Mercia 0 2 0,000 6 27 -21 2

Group D
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Hockey Canada 2 0 1,000 21 10 11 2
Hisam 1 1 0,500 24 19 5 2
East Lithuania 0 2 0,000 9 26 -17 2

Group E
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Turori 2 0 1,000 56 14 42 2
Sarzonia 1 1 0,500 26 40 -14 2
Krytenia 0 2 0,000 12 40 -28 2

Group F
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Oliverry 2 0 1,000 36 10 26 2
Bryn Shander 1 1 0,500 31 36 -5 2
Fimble Loving People 0 2 0,000 15 36 -21 2

Nations colored in Red are eliminated. Thanks for your participation in the NS Bowl

Passing
Jeff Gordan 18-35 180 0tds 2 int

Running
Bill Lester 31r 82 yrds
Chris Bristol 10 r 29yrds
Mike Harmon 6r 28yrds
Jeff Gordan 3r 4yrds 1td
Jason Leffler1r 2yrds

Recieveing
Ricky Craven 3c 52 yrds
Jeremy Mayfield 4c 24yrds
Mike Harmon 4c 62yrds
Barry Bodine 2c 23yrds
Adam Petty 3c 33 yrds
David Reutemman 1c 14yrds
Jeremy Mayfield 1c 28yrds

Sacks
Ryan Newman 2.0
Tiny Lund 1.5
Kasey Khane 0.5
Greg Biffle 0.5


Tonnisian Champion St Dale intemidators FB Mike Harmon runs for 38 yrds after a Catch
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Football news on Oliverrian Sports Network:
Surprise: Adam Island and East Lithuania eliminated!

Here are the groupings for the second round:


Group A:
1.Funny Looking Island
2.Druida
3.Vilita
4.Hisam
5.Turori
6.Bryn Shander

Group B
1.Fmjphoenix
2.Euroslavia
3.Ratvipa
4.Hockey Canada
5.Sarzonia
6.Oliverry

Schedule:
Day 1:
1 vs 2
3 vs 4
5 vs 6

Day 2:
1 vs 3
2 vs 6
4 vs 5

Day 3:
1 vs 4
2 vs 5
3 vs 6

Day 4:
1 vs 5
2 vs 3
4 vs 6

Day 5:
1 vs 6
2 vs 4
3 vs 5

Islanders cruise past Tonissia

The Colony of Funny Looking Islands today topped their group by hammering rookie nation Tonissia. Although the Islanders were in a group with two rookie nations many still feel the team has been performing superbly. Head Coach, Conor Gilmore, fears that the team may run into problems when confronted by stronger,more experienced sides. To Gilmores delight though, today also marked the elimination of two potential champions, last years runners-up Adam Island and the only team that beat the Islanders last year, East Lituania.Many Pundits around the globe are now tipping the Islanders to top there group and go on to defend their title. Today was not all good news for Gilmore as veteren quaterback Alan Breen announced that he is to retire after the current season as he feels that "it is time for the team to start building for the future".

Fmjphoenix prepares for next round, looks to continue good play

Fmjphoenix has drawn into the B group of the second round for the NS Bowl, and it looks like it will be a fun but tough group to run with. Here is how it looks:

Group B
1.Fmjphoenix
2.Euroslavia
3.Ratvipa
4.Hockey Canada
5.Sarzonia
6.Oliverry

Although Fmjphoenix does not know any team outside of Sarzonia, and thats only in the soccer sense of football, they think they can perform well. The other team they feel primarily worried about is the hosts, Oliverry. All in all, look for strong play from a fast learning and improving Fmjphoenix football team.

Come on boys... lets kick some oversized rectum in this next round! Let's go Hockey Canada!

Football news on Oliverrian Sports Network:
Surprise: Adam Island and East Lithuania eliminated!
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Surprise: Hockey Canada actually advances to next round!

Day 1:
Funny Looking Island:16 Druida:3
Vilita:9 Hisam:17
Turori:35 Bryn Shander:3
Fmjphoenix:7 Euroslavia:3
Ratvipa:7 Hockey Canada:13
Sarzonia:3 Oliverry:10

Standings:
Group A
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Turori 1 0 1,000 35 3 32 1
Funny Looking Island 1 0 1,000 16 3 13 1
Hisam 1 0 1,000 17 9 8 1
Vilita 0 1 0,000 9 17 -8 1
Druida 0 0 0,000 3 16 -13 1
Bryn Shander 0 1 0,000 3 35 -32 1


Group B
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Oliverry 1 0 1,000 10 3 7 1
Hockey Canada 1 0 1,000 13 7 6 1
Fmjphoenix 1 0 1,000 7 3 4 1
Euroslavia 0 1 0,000 3 7 -4 1
Ratvipa 0 1 0,000 7 13 -6 1
Sarzonia 0 1 0,000 3 10 -7 1

Turori Kicks Bryn Shanders Butt, Vilita falls to Hisam


-------------We don't know what happened or how, but it ended up that Turori kicked Bryn Shander's butt and Vilita lost. Turori was always the better team, for some odd reason, but Vilita had been doing pretty well so many people were expecting them to beat Hisam. It's okay as there are still more games, and Vilita will now focus on the game against Bryn Shander and look to kick those nightbanian butts.

Islanders show Drudia how its done

Yet again, another team fell to the football titan that is the Colony of Funny Looking Islands. This time the victim was in the form of Drudia who fell 16-3 to a highly impressive islanders defence. The Islanders are now unbeaten since the group stages of NS Bowl II over a year ago. Although the Islanders are not scoring much this year they are yet to meet a challange on the pitch as they have beaten off all oposition by over ten points. The Islanders are and have been since the beginning the favourates to go on to win NS Bowl III and defend their title. Without a doubt, the Islanders must be seen as other title hopefuls as the team to beat.

Fmjphoenix:7 Euroslavia:3


With Fmjphoenix down 3-0 and under a minute left, things looked bad. Marcel Smith had no worries though, as Fmjphoenix made one play that matter. One small hand-off looked like it was not going anywhere, but one stiff arm and 79 yards later, Fmjphoenix was up 7-3 and a interception by Champ Starks sealed a 7-3 victory over Euroslavia.

Peyton Mcknown threw for only 158 yards on 10 for 18 throws, but was not intercepted. Marcel Smith ran for an amazing 197 yards and the lone touchdown of the match. With strong and consistant play from Smith, Fmjphoenix might be able to pull of some unprobable victories. Next, Fmjphoenix has a date with Ratvipa. Look for Fmjphoenix to come out with its offense flying and its defense raging.

Day 2:
Funny Looking Island:16 Vilita:14
Druida:3 Bryn Shander:21
Turori:21 Hisam:17
Fmjphoenix:12 Ratvipa:3
Oliverry:6 Euroslavia:14
Sarzonia:13 Hockey Canada:3

Standings:
Group A
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Turori 2 0 1,000 56 20 36 2
Funny Looking Island 2 0 1,000 32 19 13 2
Hisam 1 1 0,500 34 30 4 2
Bryn Shander 1 1 0,500 24 38 -14 2
Vilita 0 2 0,000 23 33 -10 2
Druida 0 2 0,000 6 37 -31 2


Group B
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Fmjphoenix 2 0 1,000 19 6 13 2
Euroslavia 1 1 0,500 17 13 4 2
Sarzonia 1 1 0,500 16 13 3 2
Oliverry 1 1 0,500 16 17 -1 2
Hockey Canada 1 1 0,500 16 20 -4 2
Ratvipa 0 2 0,000 10 25 -15 2

Fmjphoenix:12 Ratvipa:3

Mike Mare provided excellent leg today for Fmjphoenix as he knocked in 4 field goals, 3 of them from over 50 yards, as Fmjphoenix won its second straight by defeating Ratvipa 12-3.

51, 54, 47, 55. Those are the yards that Mare launched his field goals from. When the offense was only supbar, its special teams picked up the slack. Peyton Mcknown threw for under 200 again with only 123 yards, and Marcel Smith only ran for 88 on 24 attempts. It was defense that kept Ratvipa away, as the defense took away three interceptions and two fumble recoverys, that lead to 3 of the four field goals.

With their second win, Fmjphoenix is the top team in Group B. They next prepare to face Hockey Canada, who is fresh off a defeat from Sarzonia. They will be hungry for a win, but Fmjphoenix will be just as hungry as they plan on pounding in with their offense and keeping things good with the defense.

Islanders scrape by

The Islanders did not look themselves today as a last minute touchdown was needed to steal a game which Vilita deserved. The Islanders were not looking good from the start and found it had to get off the mark. The Islanders still went up 2-0 nil though through a safety. Everything went wrong then and Vilita scored two touchdowns to make it 14-2 at half-time. Alan Breen came out in the second half and showed why hes one of the best quater backs around, throwing for 210 yard and two touchdowns in the second half.Full-Time score: Funny Looking Islands 16-14 Vilita. The Islanders only need one more result to secure their place in the quater finals.
Head Coach ,Conor Gilmore, was not happy with the teams display though, saying that "if we had lost that game we could have been in trouble, we have some tough games to play yet and if we want to defend our title we have to win, convincingly, day in day out.

Hockey Canada wants win #2

Hockey Canada's football team is in peril. After a 13-3 loss to Sarzonia, Hockey Canada is tied with 4 other teams in Division B, a downside to this is that they are -4 in point differential. Hockey Canada needs another few wins soon or else there is no telling how good (or abd) they'll do in this next round.

Fmjphoenix will be Hockey Canada's next opponent, 2-0 in this round. But Hockey Canada will try to make them 2-1 as they try to go 2-1 in the tourney.

Fmjphoenix Thunder Offense

Quarterback - Peyton Mcknown
Running Back - Marcel Smith
Fullback - Izzo Centers
Wide Reciever - Anquan Fitzgerald
Wide Reciever - Larry Boldin
Wide Reciever - Reggie Jones
Tight End - Tony Gates

Fmjphoenix Thunder Defense

Defensive End - Jason Berry
Defensive End - Larry Taylor
Defensive Tackle - Willie Podestrian
Defensive Tackle - Freddie Mitchell
Outside Linebacker - Ronald Tillman
Outside Linebacker - Harry Lewis
Middle Linebacker - Duane McKinnon
Cornerback - Champ Starks
Cornerback - Duane Bailey
Strong Safty - Donovin Harris
Free Safty - Ed Darius

Fmjphoenix Thunder Special Teams
Kick Return - Xavior Curchill
Kicker - Mike Mare

Day 3:
Funny Looking Island:21 Hisam:3
Druida:7 Turori:9
Bryn Shander:6 Vilita:14
Fmjphoenix:7 Hockey Canada:3
Euroslavia:12 Sarzonia:6
Oliverry:21 Ratvipa:7

Standings:
Group A
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Turori 3 0 1,000 65 27 38 3
Funny Looking Island 3 0 1,000 53 26 27 3
Vilita 1 2 0,333 37 42 -5 3
Hisam 1 2 0,333 41 51 -10 3
Bryn Shander 1 2 0,333 33 52 -19 3
Druida 0 3 0,000 12 46 -33 3


Group B
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Fmjphoenix 3 0 1,000 26 9 15 3
Oliverry 2 1 0,666 37 24 13 3
Euroslavia 2 1 0,666 29 19 10 3
Sarzonia 1 2 0,333 24 25 -1 3
Hockey Canada 1 2 0,333 19 27 -8 3
Ratvipa 0 3 0,000 17 46 -29 3

Fmjphoenix 7: Hockey Canada 3

Peyton Mcknown threw for 324 yards and one touchdown and Larry Boldin cought 13 passes for 228 yards and one otuchdown to help lead Fmjphoenix to 3-0 and still number one in Group B, defeating Hockey Canada 7 - 3.

Marcel Smith also ran for 103 yards on 26 rushes. Peyton Mcknown had one of his best days today, only being incomplete on 5 total passes, goign 21-26 with no interceptions. The defense was also flying all over the field, not allowing anything to happen from Hocky Canada, gaining 3 more takeaways with another two picks and a fumble recoverey. Champ Starks now has 3 interceptions in 4 games.

Now, Fmjphoenix is preparing to play Sarzonia, their soccer rivals. Right now the Fmjphoenix football team is looking quite strong and is one of only 3 undefeated teams out of the remaining 12.

MD4 Results:

Funny Looking Island:27 Turori:17
Druida:7 Vilita:3
Hisam:12 Bryn Shander:17
Fmjphoenix:12 Sarzonia:6
Euroslavia:10 Ratvipa:9
Oliverry:21 Hockey Canada:3


Group A
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Funny Looking Island 4 0 1,000 80 43 37 4
Turori 3 1 0,750 82 54 28 4
Bryn Shander 2 2 0,500 50 64 -14 4
Vilita 1 3 0,250 40 49 -9 4
Hisam 1 3 0,250 53 68 -15 4
Druida 1 3 0,250 19 49 -30 4

Group B
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP
Fmjphoenix 4 0 1,000 38 15 23 4
Oliverry 3 1 0,750 58 27 31 4
Euroslavia 3 1 0,750 39 28 11 4
Sarzonia 1 3 0,250 30 37 -7 4
Hockey Canada 1 3 0,250 22 48 -26 4
Ratvipa 0 4 0,000 26 56 -30 4

Teams in green are qualified
Teams in red are eliminated

*Druida's only two gridiron fans are wandering around Oliverry...*

Fan 1: "Druida suck."

Fan 2: "Uhuh."

Fan 1: "Though we did beat Adam Island in probably the flukiest game ever."

Fan 2: "Yup."

Fan 1: "And it looks like we're gonna lose to Vilita, 3-0 down with one minute to go."

Fan 2: "I can't take losing to Vilita. Anyone but Vilita."

Fan 1: "No... wait... what a throw... he's... he's got it!"

Fan 2: "Gerrin!!!"

Fan 1: "Touchdown!!! Druida beat Vilita, WOOT!!!"

Fan 2: "I'm off to get drunk to celebrate!"

Fan 1: "You're already drunk."

Fan 2: "Shouldn't take long then..."

Fmjphoenix:12 Sarzonia:6

Duane McKinnon looked up at the scoreboard. 12 - 6. He had just helped silence any hope of a comeback for Sarzonia as he sacked their quarterback for the first safty of his career and ensured Fmjphoenix of advancing to the next round as the Thunder crashed their way over Sarzonia 12-6.

Mike Mare connected on a 49 yard field goal early in the first quarter before Marcel Smith took over. Smith ran for another great game, getting 185 yards on the ground, and another 29 in the air on 26 rushes. His 185 yards rushing was 35 more yards than quarterback Peyton Mcknown thre for. Smith scored the lone touchdown of the game on a 59 yard burst up the middle when he bounced off of a Sarzonian linebacker and was gone in the open field. The defense was unpenitrable today, as Sarzonia managed two long field goals from 48 and 51 yards each, but could not come close to a touchdown.

With their 6th victory in a row, going back to the first round, Fmjphoenix is undefeated in the Group, and now face the host and second in the group, Oliverry. This will be their hardest game since playing the defending champs, Funny Looking Islands, the only team to beat them so far.

MD 5 Results:
Funny Looking Island:31 Bryn Shander:21
Druida:3 Hisam:9
Turori:13 Vilita:3
Oliverry:12 Fmjphoenix:3
Euroslavia:17 Hockey Canada:12
Sarzonia:17 Ratvipa:14


Group A
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP

Funny Looking Island 5 0 1,000 111 64 47 5
Turori 4 1 0,800 95 57 38 5
Bryn Shander 2 3 0,400 71 95 -24 5
Hisam 2 3 0,400 62 71 -9 5
Vilita 1 4 0,200 42 62 -20 5
Druida 1 4 0,200 22 58 -36 5

Group B
Team W L Ave PF PA Dif GP

Oliverry 4 1 0,800 70 30 40 5
Euroslavia 4 1 0,800 56 40 16 5
Fmjphoenix 4 1 0,800 41 27 13 5
Sarzonia 2 3 0,400 47 51 -4 5
Hockey Canada 1 4 0,200 34 61 -31 5
Ratvipa 0 5 0,000 40 73 -33 5

Teams in green are qualified
Teams in red are eliminated

Playoff MD1:
Funny Looking Island vs Sarzonia
Turori vs Fmjphoenix
Euroslavia vs Bryn Shander
Olivery vs Hisam

Well, it was a good run for a rookie nation... we'll be back.

Islanders fly through group

The the must now be,without a doubt, the team no-one wants to play. The Islanders flew through the second group phase undefeated, being the only team in the competition to have a 100% win rate. Head Coach, Conor Gilmore, came out and said that "we have done excellent in the copmetition so far but now it is time to really shine. Now is do or die time. If we lose now our record means nothing". Quaterback, Alan Breen, backed up the comments made by Gilmore as he has every entention of his team to win a back-to-back NS Bowl.

Thunder prepare for Turori

This is where it all comes down to. Fmjphoenix, after losing a tough match to Oliverry 12-3, is expecting its high powered defense to come through and bring Fmjphoenix into the finals.

Even though when the team was being drafted, Coach Green had emphisised offense, it has been his defense that has been holding teams.

"I am an offenseive type of coach. Even though our offenes has not been producing at the level I expected, our defense has been supurb. Right now, we are riding our defense. It is my hope that Peyton (Mcknown) will help take the pressure off of the defense with some superior offense." Green commented on the upcoming game.

Sarzonia advances despite 2-3 mark

Despite a 2-3 record during the second round of NS Bowl qualifying that nearly cost Coach Bobby Sanders his job, the Sarzonian gridball team will advance to the quarterfinals where they will face Funny Looking Islands. The Sarzonia Quest advanced thanks to a 43 yard field goal by Nick Novak with time expiring to beat winless Ratvipa 17-14.

"We finally got a chance to play our brand of gridball," Sanders said. The team rushed for a team record 177 yards and only tried six pass attempts. "That's our brand of ball in a nutshell," Sanders said.

The team dominated time of possession, keeping the ball by a near 3-1 margin over hapless Ratvipa. But the Quest will work on preparing for Funny Looking Islands after the 2-3 record that included a loss to Euroslavia that the Quest is still smarting over.

"We've got to put that game and the other games behind us," Sanders said. "We've still got a lot of gridball left to be played."

1st round results:
Funny Looking Island:24 Sarzonia:17
Turori:6 Fmjphoenix:14
Euroslavia:10 Bryn Shander:7
Oliverry:18 Hisam:12

Semifinals games:
Funny Looking Island vs Fmjphoenix
Euroslavia vs Oliverry

Euroslavia Advances to Semi-Finals!

After a complete turn around from last season, the Euroslavia Chromas advanced to the semi-finals after a victory over Bryn Shander 10-7. The game remained tied 7-7 for majority of the game, until the beginning of the fourth quarter, when the kicker nailed a 42- yard field goal to boost Euroslavia ahead. The Bryn Shander team attempted to make a comeback throughout the entire fourth quarter, and almost broke through the Chromas defensive line, but they proved themselves worthy by stopping their opponents just short of field goal range.

Oliverry is Euroslavia's opponent in the semi-finals of the NS Bowl. During the season, Euroslavia defeated Oliverry 14-6, so it seems that Oliverry will be looking for revenge the next time they meet...

Turori:6 Fmjphoenix:14

The defense held their half and Peyton Mcknown finally produced major
input, throwing for 428 yards and two second half touchdowns en route
to a 14-6 victory over Turori.

Turori jumped to an early lead in the first quater by nailing down two field goals from 38 and 43 yards each. After those, Turori was put down flat. The second quarter, Fmjphoenix was threatening, and when it was 4th and 3 on Turori's 21 yard line, they opted to go for the first down, but Marcel Smith was stopped flat.

The third quarter opened up with Fmjphoenix return specialist Xavior Curchill returning the kickoff to the Turori 48. The offense stalled and had to punt, but the defense did not allow any movemenet. The score did not change in the third quarter, with Turori still up 6-0. The fourth quarter started with Fmjphoenix with the ball on their own 18 after another 3 and out by the defense. Mcknown only needed one play to put up something. It was a long 50 yards in the air plus another 32 on the ground as Mcknown connected with Anquan Fitzgerald on the 82 yard touchdown and the PAT put Fmjphoenix up 7-6. Later after the defense's second pick of the day, Mcknown hooked up with Larry Boldin on a 56 yard pass where Boldin tipped the pass over the cornerback to himself and ran into the endzone all alone.

Turori threatened late though, and scored a touchdown on the last play of the game and had a chance to tie it up with a 2-point conversion, but the touchdown was waved off due to offensive pass interference.

Thanks to the PI, it saved Fmjphoenix's great day and ensured a rematch against Funny Looking Island, one of their two defeats in the NS Bowl. The first match was a 27-10 thrashing by FLI, but Fmjphoenix is playing much stronger this time around and looks to possibly upset the defending champions. The defense will be swarming all over to stop down pass. Their Cover 2 defense has produced a lot of turnovers, and they hope that will hold true against the defending champs.

Islanders progress to Semis

The Islanders kept the ball rolling by beating a surprisingly strong Sarizona side 24-17. The teams were neck and neck throughout the game with Sarizona looking to make the upset of the tornement. The Islanders just pulled ahead with 48 seconds to go due to some great vision from Quater back, Alan Breen. Breen, 19 yards from the endzone found the hole in the defence and ran the ball himself. This was an amazing feat for the player as he has always been seen as a pocket QB.The Islanders won by a touchdown in the end and to no-ones surprise, Breen won the MVP.
The Islanders will now take on an improving Fmjphoenix side who the Islanders beat earlier in the competition. Head Coach, Conor Gilmore, said that "this is going to be the toughest game yet. These guys are a very strong side. They have a good defence and a very good offence. Peyton Mcknown is a dangerous QB who we are going to have to watch. Yes, we beat them earlier in the competition but they look like a different, better team now". Many are tipping the game to be a battle of the Quater-backs, Breen vs Mcknown.It looks set to be a great encounter. Don't miss it!

Semifinals results:
Euroslavia:14 Oliverry:21
Funny Looking Island:27 Fmjphoenix:6

NS Bowl final game
Oliverry vs Funny Looking Island

3rd position game
Euroslavia vs Fmjphoenix

Miracle on Field!
Oliverry came to the final in a sport for the first time of their history by winning against Euroslavia 21-14. The team was supported by the thousands of supporters. Now, the team will play the NS Bowl II champions, Funny Looking Island who won 27-6 against Fmjphoenix, a Cenderella team who was very spectacular but wasn't lucky enough to win against a stronger team than them. So now, all the populace will be checking next game anxiously.

Predicted outcome: 27-21 for Funny Looking Island

NS Bowl final game result:
Oliverry:24 Funny Looking Island:6

3rd position game result:
Euroslavia:17 Fmjphoenix:10

Here were the rankings at the start of the NS Bowl III:

1. Funny Looking Island
2. Adam Island
3. Ratvipa
4. East Lithuania
5. Turori
6. Bryn Shander
7. Oliverry
8. Sarzonia
9. Hisam
10. Vilita
11. Euroslavia
12. Fmjphoenix
12. Druida
12. Fimble Loving People
12. Krytenia
12. Hockey Canada
12. Nova Mercia
12. Tonissia

Here are the new ones(with the moving up/down in parenthesis):

1: Oliverry(+6)
2: Funny Looking Islands(-1)
3: Euroslavia(+8)
4: Fmjphoenix(+8)
5: Turori(=)
6: Sarzonia(+2)
7: Hisam(+2)
8: Bryn Shander(-2)
9: Vilita(+1)
10: Hockey Canada(+2)
11: Druida(+1)
12: Ratvipa(-9)
13: Adam Island(-11)
14: East Lithuania(-10)
15: Nova Mercia(=)
16: Fimble Loving Peoples(=)
17: Krytenia(=)
18: Tonissia(=)