McAlister's Deli Game Summary - Week 1

Abusement Park 35
Front Office Legends 41

The second season of PFOL tipped off Tuesday night amongst much anticipation and excitement. With over 20 rookies this season many players weren’t sure what to expect. Both Abusement Park and Front Office Legends were missing their two best players (Marcus Hall and Pat Sullivan) which meant many of the rookies were bound to see a lot of playing time.

Front Office Legends used a combination of quickness and athleticism to hold off a gritty Abusement Park 41-35. Jason Rost led the way with 12 points and 8 rebounds for the Front Office Legends. No one for Abusement Park scored in double digits as they obviously missed their captain Marcus Hall. The one highlight for Abusement Park was the play of Kyle Krol who took home defensive player of the week honors with 9 points, 9 Rebounds, 5 block shots and 5 steals. “He reminded me of a younger version of me”, said Dave Neff.

Marcus Hall who missed the game due to a prior commitment (The Jersey Boys with his girlfriend) is expected receive full forgiveness from his team when they return to play next week after a week 2 bye.


Brute Force 59
Deemer's Dream Team 50

In the second game of Tuesday’s double header Brute Force held off a late 2nd half rally by Deemer’s Dream Team and won 59-50. Brute Force had 3 players score in double figures including 18 from player of the week, Jon Rangel. Even with missing their best player Richie Smith (daughter’s softball) and getting down by 15 points in the 2nd half Deemer’s Dream Team rallied behind a barrage of 3 pointers by Jake Vernon to cut the lead to 5 late in the game. Despite going 4-21 from behind the Arc, Vernon’s timely three’s made the game interesting. “We really were losing interest in the game and let our guard down towards the end, the final score is not an indication of how one sided this game was”, said Alan Mowrey. P90X spokesman and starting point guard for Deemer’s Dream Team, Brian Stutzman had a disappointing outing as he went 0-10 from the field and had 6 turnovers. “I guess shooting exercises is not one of the 90 workouts” said Sam Elmore.

Vernon ended the game with 18 points and Vance Catlin lead the way with 19. After one week Brute Force showed that they are the team to beat this season. “We can go 8 deep and all 8 of our players can score the ball”, said Jason McGuinness. Brute Force has a huge showdown with McAlister’s Deli on Thursday as they look to solidify themselves as a true powerhouse.

Notes
- Stacy Paetz became the first woman to score a basket in the PFOL when she knocked down a 18 foot jumper shot in the first half
- Ashley Folsom was hired as a full time statistician joining Ashlee Jenkins
- Video of Troy Brokl getting blocked by Kyle Krol has received over 150 views in less than 24 hours
- McAlister’s Deli makes their season debut Thursday night vs Brute Force – tickets still available at tbrokl@pacers.com