Xpress Take Bite Out Of Vipers
The Xpress traveled to Austin to take on yet another team from another league, this time it was the Austin Vipers of the NAFL. The NAFL is a perennial league that plays during the summer and all the teams travel to play games in different states. The NAFL is arguably the highest ranking league at this level of football. The Xpress showed up at Round Rock ISD ready to show the Vipers and all Nay-Sayer's why the Xpress were the 2010 NMLF Champions. The Vipers got on the board early on their first drive a 9 play 65 yard drive to take an early 7-0 lead. the Xpress showed their big play capability when QB Fields hooked up with WR. James Chism on a 62 yard T.D. pass the 2 point conversion was no good and just like that the score was 7-6 Vipers. The Xpress defense showed why it is ranked in the top ten in the state by stopping the Vipers offense and giving the ball back to the Xpress offense this time Fields found WR Chris Choice on a 24 yard strike to put the Xpress up 12-7. The Xpress defense caused the Vipers offense to fumble the ball at the Xpress 48 yard line, this time Fields hooked up with WR Michael Cotton on a 62 yard score, Fields QB keeper for the 2 point conversion was good and the Xpress now had a 20 -7 lead. The Vipers did manage to get a F.G. right before the half to cut the lead to 20-10. The second half started off in the Vipers Favor when the Xpress defense was put in a bad situation inside their own 18 yard line 3 plays later the score was now 20-17 Xpress. After an Xpress punt, the Vipers offense had the ball for 5 plays before Demarcus Nixon intercepted his 9TH pass of the season. The Xpress offense kept the Vipers defense off balance with the running back tandem of Roberts and Franks. Roberts 11 carries 55 yards and a T.D. Frank 12 carries for 85 yards the Xpress offense drove the ball down the field with runs and passes and Roberts capped off the drive with a 4 yard score and push the lead to 28-17. On The Vipers next offensive series OLB George Tambah intercepted the Vipers and this time Fields found WR. Melvin Harris on a 18 yard strike to put the game out of reach and push the score to 34-17. The Vipers would not quit, but once again Nixon intercepted his second pass of the game to give the Xpress another chance at scoring. The offense could not do much and gave the ball back to the Vipers offense and the Vipers Q.B. connected on a 18 yard strike to cut the lead to 34-24 with just over 6 mins left in the game. The Xpress offense stalled once again and the Vipers offense had new life only to have that life die after OLB Tambah intercepted his 2ND pass of the game. The Xpress offense returned back to the field on a mission to score again this time Fields found Harris again on a 12 yard strike and after a David Steele extra point the Final score DFW Xpress 41 the Austin Vipers 24. Xpress have played teams from every league in Texas, except for the Gulf Coast league and have been dominant against every team. (Wins over the Killeen Knights 29-19 TUFL) (Win over the Terrell Sharks 27-10 EFL) ( Win over Austin Vipers 41-24 NAFL) ( Tie with The Texas Knights 12-12 MPFL which easily should have been a blow out win for the Xpress) What the Xpress displayed this year was an attitude any team any league any place we will be victorious. Lets see what happens in 2011 Stay Tuned.
