BRAWLERS HAD "THE BOOM" AGAINST THE THUNDER

The Lykens Thunder traveled 2.5 hours to the Laurence Harbor Little League Field Complex to face off against the reigning PFL/6 champions the Bayshore Brawlers. The Thunder were coming off an opening week loss to the Susquehanna Valley Stallions, while the Brawlers were coming off their bye week. The match up could have easily been pinned the youthful Thunder vs. the veteran Brawlers and for this round the veterans overcame the heat and the much improved Thunder by the final score of 38-7.

The Thunder would start off with the ball, but on a 4th and 1 Antoine Tolbert would intercept a TJ Warren pass and the Brawlers would set up shop on Thunder's 19 yard line. Frank Susino would begin the drive with quick 6 yard pass to Fred Leo and Jason Smith would end it with a 12 yard run with the 2-pt XP being good. The Thunder would not stay quiet as Warren had an excellent kickoff return and would run the ball in for the TD and the extra point as the Brawlers were up 8-7, but Fred Leo would quickly strike back on an untouched 47 yard kickoff return as Jason Smith ran the ball in for the extra point.

Penalties and incomplete passes are what stalled the Thunders next offensive possession as once again the Brawlers were given excellent field position as QB Frank Susino ran the ball in himself from one yard out and took the ball himself on the extra point, the score was now reading 22-7 Brawlers. Once again, incomplete passes by the Thunder and two sacks by the Brawlers (David Morera and Brawlers rookie Stephon Hickson) lead to another stall for the Thunder's offense. Brawlers rookie, John Hartman, ran the ball in from 1 yard out as Leo caught the XP pass from Susino to make the game 30-7 and Fred Leo would recover an excellently placed onside kick to end the first quarter.

As usual, the Thunder did not give up or hang their heads down after the first quarter as they stopped the Brawlers running attack and Liddick intercepted a Susino pass to give the Thunder excellent field position, but on the next Thunder drive Marques Haynes would have back to back sacks(one was assisted by Tolbert) and John Hartman would run the ball easily from the one yard line. Susino would continue his excellent passing day by hitting Hickson with the XP, the score was now 38-7 and that's how it would end as the Lykens Thunder, due to unknown reasons, decided to throw the towel in, And call it a game.

The Thunder walked off the field sporting and 0-2 record while the Brawlers continue to win and start off 2007 with a solid win to begin the season.