Aug 26, Finals vs Blackhorse, W 15 - 10
The more things change, the more they stay the same!
Fellowship of Awesome defeated Blackhorse, W 15 - 10 to capture their 10th straight MZU Summer league Trophy at Fieldian grounds Saturday, August 26, 2017. An overcast, cloudy day - FOA overcame multiple injuries to win their 11th overall title.
FOA started off strong by beating Blackhorse's zone. Quick points by Paolo Mascarin and Stephen Snow quickly pushed the lead to 4-1. FOA, playing with only 4 girls all day (Carla, Jess, Devonne & Sleepy Coffey), almost implemented zone on a windy day. Both teams traded back to back points, with FOA extending it's lead to 7-4. Peter Thompson scored 2 points in the 1st half. The Snow brothers worked the zone efficiently, and brought the lead to 8-5 at half.
Foa scored the 1st point of the 2nd half, pushing the lead to 9-5. Blackhorse capitalized on a few Foa drops, and cut the lead to 10-8. Greer Hunt & Paolo Mascarin really pushed Blackhorse's zone, and finished on a 5-2 run. Foa were dealing with 7 injuries this year to core players. 3 of our Rookies played huge minutes on playoff Day. A huge shout out to Carla Chaytor, and co-rookies of the year - Stephen Snow & Devonne Ryan.
Last, but certainly not least - we can't forget Kevin Schmidt. If there was ever a FoA personality blueprint of what kind of player/teammate that FoA look for - this man would be the perfect mold. He was an excellent teammate, an even better party host, but most of all a great friend of this family. Wish him the best in Houston!!
Final score 15-10. MVP of the finals was Paolo Mascarin. Paddy Snow was given Spirit player of the game.
Fellowship of Awesome defeated Blackhorse, W 15 - 10 to capture their 10th straight MZU Summer league Trophy at Fieldian grounds Saturday, August 26, 2017. An overcast, cloudy day - FOA overcame multiple injuries to win their 11th overall title.
FOA started off strong by beating Blackhorse's zone. Quick points by Paolo Mascarin and Stephen Snow quickly pushed the lead to 4-1. FOA, playing with only 4 girls all day (Carla, Jess, Devonne & Sleepy Coffey), almost implemented zone on a windy day. Both teams traded back to back points, with FOA extending it's lead to 7-4. Peter Thompson scored 2 points in the 1st half. The Snow brothers worked the zone efficiently, and brought the lead to 8-5 at half.
Foa scored the 1st point of the 2nd half, pushing the lead to 9-5. Blackhorse capitalized on a few Foa drops, and cut the lead to 10-8. Greer Hunt & Paolo Mascarin really pushed Blackhorse's zone, and finished on a 5-2 run. Foa were dealing with 7 injuries this year to core players. 3 of our Rookies played huge minutes on playoff Day. A huge shout out to Carla Chaytor, and co-rookies of the year - Stephen Snow & Devonne Ryan.
Last, but certainly not least - we can't forget Kevin Schmidt. If there was ever a FoA personality blueprint of what kind of player/teammate that FoA look for - this man would be the perfect mold. He was an excellent teammate, an even better party host, but most of all a great friend of this family. Wish him the best in Houston!!
Final score 15-10. MVP of the finals was Paolo Mascarin. Paddy Snow was given Spirit player of the game.
Aug 26, 10:30am - Semi Finals vs Nighthawks, W 15-1
-- In the 10:30am semi finals - Fellowship of awesome faced the Nighthawks. In a windy and on a muddy field, both teams started slow. Foa jumped out to an early 3-0 game. Points from Andrew Tobin, Jess Wade & Devonne Ryan put the young team on the ropes early.
-- Foa didn't let up, and pushed the lead to 8-0 at half, using zone and a combination of vertical and horizontal on offense. Stephen Snow, Carla Chaytor, and Devonne Ryan all scored in the 2nd half. Nighthawks never really got going, and the swurling wind caused havoc. Final score 15-1.
MVP of the game was Andrew Tobin, Spirit player was Devonne Ryan.
Blackhorse upset Young Guns 15-10 in the semi's. They will face FoA at 3:30pm at Feildians Grounds.
-- Foa didn't let up, and pushed the lead to 8-0 at half, using zone and a combination of vertical and horizontal on offense. Stephen Snow, Carla Chaytor, and Devonne Ryan all scored in the 2nd half. Nighthawks never really got going, and the swurling wind caused havoc. Final score 15-1.
MVP of the game was Andrew Tobin, Spirit player was Devonne Ryan.
Blackhorse upset Young Guns 15-10 in the semi's. They will face FoA at 3:30pm at Feildians Grounds.
Aug 24, 7pm - Quarter Finals vs Donkey, W 13 - 8
-- For the 1st time in Foa's history, there wasn't a bye given out in the MZU playoffs. FoA faced Donkey in the Quarter final game, Thursday, Aug 24 at Bowering park. Game started a little late, with Foa missing Greer Hunt and Peter Thompson due to work commitments, Tracey Dwyer on the Disabled list with a broken hand, & Aimee Shepard banged up.
- Foa started fast again, but had to face zone from Donkey. Donkey played a very fast, give and go style of play. Foa got up 4-2, but it was close for a while. Half time it was 8-5, and darkness was setting in on the capital city.
- Donkey actually made it close with about 20 minutes left to play, cutting the lead to just 2 points. At 10-8, foa worked against the zone, and scored the final 3 points of the game. Final score W 13 - 8.
Spirit player of the game was Jessica Wade, MVP of the game was Andrew Tobin.
Aug 21 vs Young Guns, Tie 0-0
FoA faced Young Guns in the final regular season game, Default game - tie 0-0.
Aug 10th vs Frisky Dingo, W 7 - 0 (Default)
FOA faced Frisky Dingo in the final game of Kevin Schmidt's 2017 season. Unfortunately, Dingo didn't have enough players, but FOA still had a good practice session. Playoffs start in 2 weeks!
Aug 3rd vs Donkey, W 7 - 0 (default)
Donkey not having enough players to play, defaulted the game. FOA win 7 - 0.
July 27 vs Blackhorse, W 15- 7
FOA faced Blackhorse at Bowering park, Thursday evening at Bowering Park. FoA missing Aimee, Carla, Psnow, Peter Thompson & Tobin. Foa started off strong again, with solid defense. Tracey Dyer, Devonne Ryan, and Kevin Schmidt all scored early to take a 5-2 lead. It was another solid effort by everyone. All players on FoA contributed. Lead was 8-4 at half.
Foa for the whole season has not let up. Playing with effort and intensity. Greer Hunt calling some zone/man defenses that resulted in timely turnovers. Final score 15-7. Foa stays undefeated heading into the final few games of the regular season.
Tracy Dyer - Spirit. Paolo - gets MVP.
July 20 vs Nighthawks, W 15- 1
Fellowship of Awesome faced the up and coming Nighthawks on another beautiful summer day in the Capital City. Playing at Brother Egan for the 1st time in just over 3 years, FOA were missing Greer Hunt, Jess Wade, Paddy Snow, & Aimee Sheppard. FoA started off strong and capitalized on a younger team, by using their women as primary targets. Early points by Tracey Dyer & Devonne Ryan pushed the score to 6-0.
During the 7th point of the match, Captain Paolo Mascarin and Peter Thompson decided to turn back the hands of time, and get into a shouting match. While rookies Carla and Stephen Snow were taken back a little, the rest of the team just shook their head; patiently waiting for things to settle down. FoA took the lead 8-0 at half time.
2nd half was must the same. The return of Jason Stevens to partner up with his Brother in Law SSnow, created a great handling tandum. Playing with 4 girls, Tracey, Devonne, Sleepy Coffey & Carla Chaytor - the ladies scored 11 of the team's 15 points. MVP - Devonne Ryan, Spirit Player - Peter Thompson. Blackhorse up next.
During the 7th point of the match, Captain Paolo Mascarin and Peter Thompson decided to turn back the hands of time, and get into a shouting match. While rookies Carla and Stephen Snow were taken back a little, the rest of the team just shook their head; patiently waiting for things to settle down. FoA took the lead 8-0 at half time.
2nd half was must the same. The return of Jason Stevens to partner up with his Brother in Law SSnow, created a great handling tandum. Playing with 4 girls, Tracey, Devonne, Sleepy Coffey & Carla Chaytor - the ladies scored 11 of the team's 15 points. MVP - Devonne Ryan, Spirit Player - Peter Thompson. Blackhorse up next.
July 11 vs Young Guns, W 10-9
In another epic match between the 2016 Finalists, Fellowship of Awesome overcame a 6-3 deficit to defeat Young Guns 10-9. Where to start! So many plays, so much intensity & add a few arguments with the first ever Disc Kick by Stephen Snow.
On another windy but beautiful summer day, FoA got off to a great start by scoring up wind. Peter Thompson kept his "tippy toe" feet in to secure the point. YG scored 2 points in row. With Paddy Snow, Jason Stevens, our reining MVP Tracey Dyer, and our Captain Mascarin not playing, everyone had to step up. YG actually went on a 4-2 run making it 6-3. Aimee Sheppard made a great defensive stop at 6-4, to give foa another point by Ryan Davis. Devonne Ryan, back from touring the world, scored an upwind point to make it 6-5. Kevin Schmidt leaped over his opponent for another. FoA never gave up, and persisted to get the score back to even at 7-6 for half.
2nd half was when the fireworks started. FoA went zone. Peter T made an incredible diving catch on Defense to score another point. In his words "those are the plays in retirement you talk about". The rookies then decided to get in on the fun. Stephen Snow, who has fit into FoA with seamless transition, leaped over Jmac to score the 7th point. Then "Snow Kicked" the disc about 10 yards! Carla Chaytor also made another great catch, (pics below) to set up FoA's 8th point of the match.
Tied at 8-8, Andrew Tobin decided to join the festivities. He leaped over the "House/Daly sandwich" with the greatest catch he has ever made (his words), then to make the easy assist to Carla for the point. FoA up 9-8 with 10 minutes left. YG battled to tie it at 9-9. Then upwind, lead by Greer Hunt, made the pass to S.Davis, who threw to Jess Wade to put the Fellowship up 10-9 with 3 minutes left. FoA put on the zone, and YG threw away the disc.
Overall, one of the highest level intensity games between both teams. 8 different FoA players scored.
MVP - Andrew Tobin and Carla Chaytor. Spirit - Jess Wade.
On another windy but beautiful summer day, FoA got off to a great start by scoring up wind. Peter Thompson kept his "tippy toe" feet in to secure the point. YG scored 2 points in row. With Paddy Snow, Jason Stevens, our reining MVP Tracey Dyer, and our Captain Mascarin not playing, everyone had to step up. YG actually went on a 4-2 run making it 6-3. Aimee Sheppard made a great defensive stop at 6-4, to give foa another point by Ryan Davis. Devonne Ryan, back from touring the world, scored an upwind point to make it 6-5. Kevin Schmidt leaped over his opponent for another. FoA never gave up, and persisted to get the score back to even at 7-6 for half.
2nd half was when the fireworks started. FoA went zone. Peter T made an incredible diving catch on Defense to score another point. In his words "those are the plays in retirement you talk about". The rookies then decided to get in on the fun. Stephen Snow, who has fit into FoA with seamless transition, leaped over Jmac to score the 7th point. Then "Snow Kicked" the disc about 10 yards! Carla Chaytor also made another great catch, (pics below) to set up FoA's 8th point of the match.
Tied at 8-8, Andrew Tobin decided to join the festivities. He leaped over the "House/Daly sandwich" with the greatest catch he has ever made (his words), then to make the easy assist to Carla for the point. FoA up 9-8 with 10 minutes left. YG battled to tie it at 9-9. Then upwind, lead by Greer Hunt, made the pass to S.Davis, who threw to Jess Wade to put the Fellowship up 10-9 with 3 minutes left. FoA put on the zone, and YG threw away the disc.
Overall, one of the highest level intensity games between both teams. 8 different FoA players scored.
MVP - Andrew Tobin and Carla Chaytor. Spirit - Jess Wade.
July 4 vs Frisky Dingo, W 15 - 2
On another beautiful day in the Capital city, FOA faced Frisky Dingo for the 1st time since the 2016 Semi finals. The long game dominated early and often as Greer, Jason Stevens, and Mascarin all took advantage of great wide receiver cuts up field.
Some uncharacteristic drops were easily forgotten with great defensive efforts. Final score 15- 2. MVP of the game - Paolo Mascarin. Spirit player - Tracey Dyer. Tracey has now gotten MVP or spirit in 4 of the first 5 games of the season. Up next - Young Guns.
Some uncharacteristic drops were easily forgotten with great defensive efforts. Final score 15- 2. MVP of the game - Paolo Mascarin. Spirit player - Tracey Dyer. Tracey has now gotten MVP or spirit in 4 of the first 5 games of the season. Up next - Young Guns.
June 27 vs Donkey, W 15- 4
On another beautiful day in the capital city, FOA face Donkey for the 1st time in over 7 years. Fellowship started fast with 3 straight points, but then disaster struck as Paolo Mascarin took a disc in the right eye, causing him to miss the rest of the game!! FoA didn't slow down; points by Jason Stevens, Ryan Davis, Rebecca Coffey & Tracey Dyer pushed the lead to 8-1 at half.
Wind wasn't an issue as weeks prior. Andrew Tobin made the throw of the day - connecting on his 2nd assist of the season, tossing a 35 yard forehand over 2 defenders to R.Davis to push the lead to 13-4. Final score 15-4. Spirit of the game & his first of the season - Paolo Mascarin. MVP goes to Stephen Snow & Tracey Dyer!
Wind wasn't an issue as weeks prior. Andrew Tobin made the throw of the day - connecting on his 2nd assist of the season, tossing a 35 yard forehand over 2 defenders to R.Davis to push the lead to 13-4. Final score 15-4. Spirit of the game & his first of the season - Paolo Mascarin. MVP goes to Stephen Snow & Tracey Dyer!
June 20 vs Blackhorse, W 15- 7
On the hottest day of the year, but also the windiest - FoA face Blackhorse for the first time at Bowering park. Both teams started out trading point for point, with FoA having a few chances to capitalize to score. At 4-4, Jess wade called a crucial time out 20 yards from the endzone, upwind. With a great throw to Greer, then to Stephen Snow - FoA had the 1st upwind point of the game.
Strong handling by Jason Stevens, Paolo Mascasin and Greer Hunt gave Fellowship the lead into half. FoA switched to zone for the 2nd half upwind, and caused 3 more upwind points. Jess Wade made a diving catch for a point upwind that sealed the game. With the return of Andrew Tobin from vacation and new recruit Carla Chaytor - FoA played with intensity in hard conditions.
Out scoring Blackhorse 7 to 1 in the 2nd half. Spirit player - Kevin Schmidt. Jess Wade - MVP.
Strong handling by Jason Stevens, Paolo Mascasin and Greer Hunt gave Fellowship the lead into half. FoA switched to zone for the 2nd half upwind, and caused 3 more upwind points. Jess Wade made a diving catch for a point upwind that sealed the game. With the return of Andrew Tobin from vacation and new recruit Carla Chaytor - FoA played with intensity in hard conditions.
Out scoring Blackhorse 7 to 1 in the 2nd half. Spirit player - Kevin Schmidt. Jess Wade - MVP.
June 13 vs Young Guns - W 10 - 9
Fellowship of awesome face off against long time rivals Young Guns on a windy and cold Tuesday evening in the Capital city. FOA scored the first 2 points, but then lost Nat O'donnell with an ankle injury. Play went back and forth. Wind caused a lot of errant throws. FOA took the lead at half 8-6.
With points from Tracey Dyer and Devonne Ryan, the lead was pushed to 10-6. Strong handling from Jason Stevens and Greer Hunt, gave FOA the advantage into the wind. Young guns mounted a late charge by scoring into the wind, narrowing it to 10-9, but time expired.
Final score 10 -9. Up next, Blackhorse. MVP - Stephen Snow, Spirit - Tracey Dyer.
June 12 vs Nighthawks - W 15 -9
Fellowship of awesome starts off the 2017 MZU season at Kitty Gaul. Introducing 3 all stars to the team: Devonne Ryan, Kevin Schmidt & Stephen Snow. Sunny, windy conditions, FOA started fast with a 5-1 lead, but then the rust set in for the team. Nighthawks battled to a 7-7 tie.
2nd half - FOA started to find their rhythm, and executed on Offense and Defense. Final score 15 -9. Up next, Young Guns. MVP - Tracey Dyer, Spirit - S.Davis.
2nd half - FOA started to find their rhythm, and executed on Offense and Defense. Final score 15 -9. Up next, Young Guns. MVP - Tracey Dyer, Spirit - S.Davis.