Jets See Off Aztecs

Coventry Jets American Football team made it four BAFL Premier Division wins out of four matches with victory this afternoon against Bristol Aztecs.

The Cassidy Jets survived a bruising battle with the Bristol Aztecs to come away with a well deserved 28-15 win. The two sides met for the 4^th time with the Jets maintaining their 100% record over their southern visitors whilst extending their lead at the top of the table. Running back Kofi Campbell starred for the Jets with 2 touchdowns (1 rushing, 1 receiving) amassing 99 yards on 19 carries and 2 receptions for 4 yards.

 

Joe Black opened the scoring for the Cassidy Jets on their second possession, his 54 yard catch from Dax Michelena spotted the home side a 6-0 lead. Defensive Captain Craig Pennington had his unit applying constant pressure to visiting quarterback Dom Westwood and the Aztecs struggled to cope, consistently failing to move the ball throughout the first half.

 

Leading receiver Mark Cohen made a spectacular catch in the endzone early in the second quarter as the Jets began to exert their offensive dominance. Cohen somehow managed to keep both feet inbounds whilst at full stretch converting a huge 4^th down play. Tony Perkins made a great second effort for the conversion and pushed the Jets out to a 14-0 halftime lead.

 

The second half began as the first ended, with the Cassidy Jets exerting their will offensively. Michelena completed 4 straight passes for 57 yards and ran for a further 11 before Campbell dragged a couple of defenders into the endzone for an 11 yard score and a 22-0 margin. Coventry's next possession ended somewhat more abruptly. A botched handoff between Michelena and Campbell gave Bristol the football deep in Jets territory and Dutch running back David Egbosima made them pay for the error. His 15 yard touchdown run brought the Aztecs back into the contest as he shrugged off would be tacklers. Nick Hunt added the extra point on a booming kick to make it a two score game at 22-7.

 

Once again Michelena engineered a powerful drive culminating in a 5 yard touchdown pass to Campbell. The American quarterback ended the day completing 19 of 24 passes for 244 yards and 3 touchdowns whilst rushing for a further 41 yards. The two sides then traded interceptions, linebacker Parm Sidhu picked off his fourth of the season before Abdul Bah returned a Michelena pass 19 yards for the final touchdown of the game. Nick Proctor's 2 point conversion made a final score of 28-15 which flattered a Bristol side that never really showed any offensive spark.

 

Next week will see a top of the table clash as the Cassidy Jets travel to Aldershot Army Rugby Club for a showdown with the Farnham Fast Lane Knights. The two clubs have never met but there will be plenty of familiarity between the two clubs. Former Jet and reigning league MVP Tim Spaull is expected to start at quarterback for the Knights. Spaull's back-up Luke Smith and his brother Liam are also ex-Jets. Former Knights now at Coventry include Will White, Mick Mills and Gavin Collins.

 

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