19th AMXS disassembles 19th FSS

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  • By Senior Airman Kaylee Clark Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal
  • 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --  Football in the South is just like water is to a fish, it's a vital necessity. Every week at Little Rock Air Force intramural flag football teams meet head-to-head on the gridiron to fight tooth and nail for base bragging rights.

The 19th FSS (3-0) and the 19th AMXS (2-1) battled it out Oct. 16, 2014.

The confidence beamed off of Malik Royal, a 19th FSS wide receiver as he said "The only thing we need to do for this game is practice and show up."

The beginning of the game looked promising for the 19th FSS squad as the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron threw an interception on the first drive of the game.

However, as Lee Corso, an ESPN college football analyst, would say, 'Not so fast my friend!'

The 19th AMXS defense rallied forcing a "four-and-out" and the offense put up six on the ensuing drive almost effortlessly. Slicing through the 19th FSS coverage like a hot knife through butter.

Sideline chatter referred to Nicolas Lafavor, 19th AMXS quarterback, as the "game manager" and whispered comparisons to the Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson were heard.

However, the maintainer's dominating defensive unit stole the show.

The 19th AMXS defense resembled that of the Steel Curtain, 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers absolutely, disassembling the 19th FSS's QB, getting inside his head and forcing him to make quick decisions, resulting in bad judgment throwing into double and even triple coverage.

Only one team was on the scoreboard at the half and that was 19th AMXS, 13-0.

Fredrick Burgos, the 19th FSS quarterback, was shaken up at the beginning of the second half, rightfully so after a dismal first half performance, but Nicolas Lafavor, showed no signs of stress or taking his foot off the pedal, carrying his first half successes into the 2nd half.

After forcing another four-and-out, Lafavor lobbed a 35-yard laser guided bomb perfectly into the arms of Brady Thompson for the second time during their performance, to put up 6 more on the board followed with an extra point. Lafavor and his wide receivers seemed to have an explosive chemistry or some might say a telepathic signal, connecting for two TD's with receiver Thompson and totaling three on the night.

With time winding down, the 19th FSS defenders made a huge stop in the red zone, but a critical mistake on fourth down sent penalty flags flying and gave the 19th AMXS team another shot at scoring.  The very next play they did just that, turning that mistake into the game-winning touchdown.

Shedrian Williams, a 19th AMXS wide receiver and safety, said, " I am hopeful that the rest of the season goes this way, all we need to do is stay focused because we have the talent."

The maintainer's put the 19th FSS out of their misery via the mercy rule with a final score of 20-0.