LAEFL

Three games were played to kick off season 24 in the Los Angeles Electric Football League (LAEFL) in Rancho Cucamonga Saturday March 9th. There was lots of excitement for opening day as the league welcomed back Darrin Hunter and his Dallas Cowboys and Coach Stagecoach and his Los Angeles Rams. There were new teams being played by veteran coaches as coach ShabbyJ switched to the Washington Redskins from the New York Jets and coach Tate switched from the 49ers to the Chargers.

Washington 20 Buffalo 27

Well what is the best way to start off your season coaching a new team….special teams and a kickoff return to make others take notice!! That’s how this game started unfortunately it wasn’t enough for the skins as a steady passing game with a two back offense from Buffalo wore them down. “I should have stayed with what was working instead of changing things up”, stated coach ShabbyJ at the press conference after the game.

Coach Houghlin was happy his loopers were on their game and that the passing game was clicking to help overcome the early kickoff return. Buffalo’s biggest challenge was the strength of Washington and the “glide” of not shutting off the board fast enough. They found a way in route to their 27-20 victory.

Oilers 21 Steelers 7

The rematch from last seasons THE SHOW, title game. Not the same results though. The Steelers struggled all game trying to match up with the Oilers. Turnovers and missed opportunities ruled the day. “My defense played well, stated Coach Robinson, “we were able to stop his RPO, forcing him to pass. Offensively my audibles and shifting forced him to reposition his defense which created lanes for my RB’s & QB”.

Coach Price had this to say after his team’s performance. “Coach Robinson knows my game well and for the first time in a while he was able to take away my first option on offense with his defense and got me very uncomfortable. All in all, I was thoroughly out coached in this one”.

Cowboys 42 Chargers 19

New team for coach Tate, same results a lost. There are never any moral victories, but coach Tate can take some positives away from the lost. Offensively he found Dan Fouts is quick and can take it the distance. Kellen Winslow can also take it to the house. Defensively his secondary has some speed and made a few tackles chasing Cowboy receivers all game long. Special teams is still a work in progress as is the offense and defense. Again no such thing as moral victories but positive things happened and the Chargers will build off of that.

As for coach Hunter, he has returned from a long absents from the LAEFL. Not a bad way to return either throwing 6 to passes in your return to the league. His Troy Aikman went 15-21-396 yds with no turnovers. Deion Sanders was his go to receiver catching 6 passes for over 200yds and 3 touchdowns. “Having not played against coach Hunter in sometime I saw a new coach with a different mindset and scheme. “,quipped coach Tate after the game. “He wasn’t the passer he is today”, coach Tate went on to say before getting on the team bus back to the Chargers practice facility.

“My mindset is to pass, pass, and pass some more! I want to put together 4 quarters of passing accuracy……I am very inconsistent in passing, either I’m on or I’m completely off. I want my opponent to fear me as I work to become an elite passer”, coach Hunter at his press conference talking about his strategy going into this season.

September 9th 2023, –

Coach Anthony Price won his fourth LAEFL title with his 29-17 victory over defending champion Eric Robinson and his Houston Oilers. The title game wasn’t close as Anthony grabbed an early lead and coasted to his fourth championship.

The Steelers came out throwing the rock and used the run to cross up the Oilers defense to score first. Then their defense clamped down on Warren Moon and forced a three and out. Coach Price and his team wasted no time in scoring again to for the most part salt the game away. Eric did mustard up a score before half to cut the lead but he had no answer for the Steelers passing game nor his spot run game.

The Steelers scored again to widen their lead as the Oilers tried to keep pace. When Houston settled for a field goal that salted the win for the Steelers. Against Anthony you can’t trade field goals for touchdowns. Both teams scored again to make the final score 29-17 Steelers. Pittsburgh was never in trouble of losing this game. They grabbed control at the start and never looked back. Now it’s one for the thumb!!

Reporting for the LAEFL Buzz-wire I’m Rastahaze and this was the LAEFL according to me.

The sister league to the LAEFL, San Diego Electric Football League opened league play today between veteran Coach John “Dawg Pound” Berry and rookie coach Robbie Emberson. The rookie bested the veteran coach 14-7 in a hard fought battle decided on big plays.

Robbie and his Packers won the toss and took the kickoff and returned it to the 30yd line. One play later #33 went off right tackle and didn’t stop running until he crossed the goal line 70yds later. Boom 7-0 Packers. Coach Berry said hold my drink rookie and returned the kickoff to the 42yd line. Two plays later the game was tied at 7 after a 58yd touchdown pass to #80.

After that score it went dark. Very dark. From that point of the game until late in the fourth quarter neither teams offense could move the ball. Both went away from what got them their first score. The Packers didn’t try running the ball again until the fourth quarter. The Browns hit early passes then went cold until their last drive of the game. Trailing by 7 and needing a score the Browns missed wide open receivers on back to back plays setting up their final play. In fourth down and needing a score Coach Berry had a receiver but missed him to the left. Coach Emberson ran out the clock and claimed his first league win. After the game both coaches praised the other with both having this to say, first coach Berry, “ good game coach, we’re coming after you next time!” . Coach Emberson said, “ if the Browns had hit a few more passes the score would have been 35-14 Browns”.

Reporting for the LAEFL Buzz, I’m Rastahaze and this has been the LAEFL according to me.

Coach Eric Robinson won his third SHOW title Saturday at the Westfield Flower Mall in Sherman Oaks. This was his second title in a row as he won last seasons title with the Raiders. His road to the title game was tough as he had to take down his old team (Raiders) coached by Eric Thompson 47-30. Then he was down early to the Bills 3-0 before Allen Pinkett went 100yds on the kick return to take the lead and they never looked back. Halftime the score was 14-3. Mark Houghlin II players were millimeters from breaking away for big gainers or from making a big play or sack. 21-3 after three quarter of play and it was just a matter of time before Eric would be crowned with his third title. Two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter brought the scoring and the game to an end. 34-3 was the final as the two coaches shook hands as time expired. A coach on the raise and to watch out for is coach Houghlin. His run to the title game is only matched by Jeronimo Spinx’s run to the title game in Santa Barbara. Both coaches were the Cinderella picks of the playoffs. Coach Spinx lost his bid to coach Perry Burke, and his Bears never made another trip to the SHOW. The Bills will be a force for years to come.

The Bills run to the title came with more drama than his counterpart. They first took down coach Tate and his Forty Niners 23-6. His Bills jumped on the Niners early and kept the pressure on all game long.

Next they took down coach Mike Turner and his Denver Broncos. It came down to a fourth down play with two seconds left. Coach Turner completes his pass but the receiver is converged on and stopped short of the goal line. The joy expressed by coach Houghlin after the win was magic. It was his first win against coach Turner and it helped him make it to his first SHOW title game. Final score 26-21.

Here is a glimpse of other action from the playoffs. Quarter final scores. Broncos (Turner) 41 Browns (Berry) 0. Raiders (Thompson) 18 Jets (Partipilo) 6. Bills (Houghlin) 23 49ers (Tate) 6. Semi finals. Bills (Houghlin) 26 Broncos ( Turner) 21. Oilers (Robinson) 47 Raiders (Thompson) 30.

Reporting for the LAEFL I’m Rastahaze and this has been the LAEFL according me.