OCEAN CITY- The Bull Assassins captured the 2014 Ocean City Recreation and Parks Department Fall Flag Football League championship in impressive fashion last week, beating Kirby’s Red Onion twice on the league’s last night to take the title.
Kirby’s beat the Bull Assassins in the semifinals, sending them to the loser’s bracket where they would have to battle back for a shot at the championship. Last Thursday, the Bull Assassins beat the Greene Turtle, 33-22, to advance, but would still have to beat Kirby’s Red Onion twice to win the title.
In the first matchup, Charlie McCaffrey threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Steve Monroe and a five-yard TD pass to Tyler Boyle to open up a 16-0 lead. Kirby’s Red Onion got on the board with a touchdown pass from Tim Velasco to Justin Feidler to cut the lead to 16-6 at the half. It was all Bull Assassins in the second half. Monroe led off with a 32-yard field goal and McCaffrey connected on touchdown passes to Boyle and Brandon Ball as the Assassins moved on with a 33-6 win.
The win set up a winner-take-all game between the Bull Assassins and Kirby’s Red Onion for the title. Kirby’s scored first on a touchdown run by Velasco. Bull
Tyler Boyle (left) was named the Ocean City Flag Football League Defensive MVP, while Adam Rones (center) was named Special Teams MVP and Brandon Ball (right) was named Offensive MVP.
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Assassins took a 15-6 lead on touchdown passes from McCaffrey to Boyle and Ball. After an interception by Boyle, Monroe connected on a 45-yard field goal and the Assassins took an 18-6 lead into the half.
In the second half, the Bull Assassins extended their lead to 26-6 on a TD pass from McCaffrey to Monroe, but Kirby’s would not go quietly. Velasco connected on a pair of touchdown passes to Barry Snowden to cut the lead to 26-20. McCaffrey then hit Ball with a 16-yard TD pass to extend the lead to 34-20. Kirby’s added a late score on a touchdown pass from Velasco to Feidler to cut the lead to 34-26, but the Assassins held on to take the 2014 title.
Brandon Ball was named Offensive MVP for the season with a league-leading 10 touchdown receptions and two rushing touchdowns. Boyle was named Defensive MVP with 13 interceptions and four defensive touchdowns. Adam Rones was named Special Teams MVP with 53 total kicking points.