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• In a slight upset, the 6th seeded Centurions waxed the 3rd seeded Metal Mayhem, 64.8 to 42.9 behind double digit scoring from five out of six starters. "Ran out of smoke, and most of our mirrors broke when one of the roadies turned the amps up to 11," said a disappointed Coach Steve. "Without our smoke and mirrors, we really had no chance. But, it was a good run. Next year, we're thinking of adding keyboards to the mix-- that's the sound I think will put us over the top. I mean look at Van Halen's Jump-- Eddie's keyboards were huge!"
• In another slight upset-- or maybe not-- the Motor City Cheeseheads bumped off the Chocolate Foam 51.1 to 47.1 behind big games from Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison and a late strong rally by Jason Witten. For the Foam, only Domanick Davis and Torry Holt showed up as Foam finally dissolved into a icky puddle of jelly-looking stuff.
• In the Terribly Average Bowl, the Diamond Boys held off the Posts, 49.5 to 43.2 as both coaches played the wrong running back, while the Hairballs defeated the injury-riddled Renaissance Men, 43.0 to 31.5.
• Freedom from the Barrel Bowl was secured by the Snowmobilers with authority as Tiki Barber's 19.5 lead a 78.8 barrage that kept the Barkeeps in the Barrel Bowl despite a solid 52.8 performance. In the other Barrel Bowl semi-final, the Dimestick Cowboys finished their season strong, drubbing the Knights Who Say Ni, 58.5 to 30.1.

Week Two

• In a Monday Night nailbiter, Brett Favre got pulled one series too late for the Motor City Cheeseheads as the Stumbling Alcoholics got just enough from #4 and Donald Driver to eke out a 53.8 to 48.9 victory. In the other semi-final matchup, the Fearsome Canines survived injuries to L.T. and Kurt Warner to hang on for a 43.8 to 39.9 victory over the Centurions. Meanwhile, the Metal Mayhem ended their season on a high note, smoking the Chocolate Foam 50.5 to 26.2 to claim fifth place.
• In an appropriately mediocre fashion, the Diamond Boys held off the Hairballs 44.3 to 41.5 to claim the title of the best of the so-so teams. Oh-- and the Posts beat the Renaissance Men 47.5 to 27.6 for 9th.
• The Barkeeps Win! Easily the worst team all year, the Barkeeps summoned up just enough to escape as the Barrel Bowl runner up, edging the Knights Who Say Ni 33.5 to 32.4. Which is an approrpriately pathetic point total for the Barrel Bowl finale.

Congratulations to Scottie C. and Troie B. and good luck. In an interesting scheduling quirk, the entire Fearsome Canines squad plays on Saturday, while half of the Stumbling Alcoholics players will be on the field either Sunday or Monday night.