Game of the Week: Halloween Bowl
The Pineapples beat the KTCS 70-42 in the playoff Halloween Bowl. Maddox Marsaglia led the way with four touchdowns, all thrown by Kayson Link, and Carson Tabaka, Braxton Iliff-Murphy and Wally Barickman each added touchdowns too. For KTCS, Luther Nuesken scored three times, Giovani Pelaez scored twice, and Dom Chiodo found the end zone once. Pick sixes showed up for both teams, with Xavier Davenport returning one for KTCS. Maddox Pedon broke up a pass meant for Gio and had a great flag pull, and Liam Bair recorded two sacks on Charlie Waddell. A close catch by Pedon at the goal line was ruled not a touchdown on fourth down, which made for a tense moment.
Opening Day Tie
The first game ended 14-14. Giovani Pelaez scored on a pick six after his own interception, and Finn Hopkins found the end zone for KTCS. Carson Tabaka scored twice for the Pineapples, with Kayson Link throwing both touchdown passes. Kayson Link also came up with an interception, and Carson Tabaka broke up a pass intended for Gio. Both teams showed they can make a play when it counts.
Risers and Fallers
Several players climbed the power rankings this week. Luther Nuesken jumped from 40 to 50 and Dom Chiodo rose from 40 to 46 after big days on the KTCS side. Wally Barickman and Liam Bair both moved from 65 to 70, Maddox Pedon climbed from 70 to 74, and Kayson Link rose from 84 to 88. Giovani Pelaez (96) still leads the top of the board, followed closely by Xavier Davenport (95) and Maddox Marsaglia (94).
Pick'em Report
@domdom leads the Pick'em board with 57,500 coins, even though the record stands at 2 wins and 5 losses. @domdom also had the two biggest rewards of the week, earning 48,480 coins and 10,100 coins for picking that Dom Chiodo would score a touchdown. @howardpeeples123 earned 19,598 coins with a combo pick that Giovani Pelaez would get an interception and score a touchdown, plus a Pineapples win. Nice work, everyone, and keep those picks coming.
Pack Pulls
@6767676767 had a huge week, pulling five gold cards: Dom Chiodo Throwback, Dom Chiodo Film Room, Xavier Davenport Signature INT Specialist, Giovani Pelaez Signature TD Machine, and Finn Hopkins Highlight Reel. @ct4 also opened gold cards, including Theo Miner Throwback, Theo Miner Spooky, and Maddox Pedon Gold.
Looking Ahead
Survivor is in round 1 with 4 players still alive and no champions yet. Next up, the Pineapples and KTCS face off on November 5, with an AI prediction of 21-14. They meet again on November 6 (AI prediction 28-14) and November 9 (AI prediction 21-14). Pineapples currently sit at 1-0-4 and KTCS at 0-1-4, so every game is a chance to climb.