Xpress move to 5-1
The game that was hyped at the beginning of the season as the game of the year, turned out to be a one team show. The Xpress dismantled the Seminoles 34-14 and the Xpress showed why they are one of the premier teams in the Metroplex. The first play from scrimmage QB Tre Fields hooked up with wideout Rashard Manning on a 50 yard completion, 2 plays later RB Rocky Frank scored on a 17 yard run to put the Xpress up 7-0. The Seminoles offense took over at their own 40 yard line got to the Xpress 40 yard line where the Xpress defense tighten up forced the Seminoles into a punt situation, then the Xpress offense went to work again, this time moving the ball on the ground and in the air. The offensive line did some excellent blocking and once again Frank scored, this time from 22 yards out and putting the Xpress up 14-0 before leaving with a knee injury. The defense turned out another excellent game with 2 forced fumbles and 3 interceptions. The Xpress defense got in on the scoring as well Rookie Sherrad Borens scored on a 90 yard punt return an Xpress and NMLF Record. Gabriel Langley forced a fumbled scooped it up and as he was being tackled he lateraled the ball to Livingston who raced up the sideline for additional 50 yard and the T.D. which pushed the score to 28-0. And the game was pretty much over at the point. The Seminoles scored a defensive T.D. right before the half on a Tre Fields fumble in the endzone making the score 28-6 and giving the Seminoles a little bit of confidence. In the second half the Xpress offense couldn't get much going the Seminoles defense came up with another Defensive T.D. this time after a Richard Mack fumble that cut the lead to 28-14. After the Seminoles kicked off and the Xpress offense got the ball back, the offense put the ball in R.B. James Roberts hands giving him the ball on the ground the next 4 out of 5 plays and and him totalling 33 yards rushing on those carries set up the last T.D. of the game this time Fields play action to Roberts set up a 45 yard strike to Manning for a T.D. that sealed the game and finished out the scoring 34-14.
