One team rolled through the season and was expected to appear in the 2011 Hughes Bowl. The other team squeaked into the playoffs on a tiebreak and is hoping to become the first team to win the title after posting a sub .500 record. But none of that really matters now as the Holes and Blizzard prepare to fight for the Ed Hughes League championship.
After plowing through the Barenholtz Division with a glitzy 11-2 record the Holes drew a bye and then this weekend made short of the Lombardi champ Heroes, 111-81. Having about 35 points from Drew Brees by about 2:00 on Sunday likely made the rest of Jimmy’s weekend fairly stress free. Add in LeSean McCoy’s 28 and the result is that even pedestrian weeks from the rest of the lineup gave the Holes their ticket to their first Hughes Bowl since 2005.
The Blizzard edged their toe into the playoff door with a 6-7 record in the Kuhlmann Division but once they had the opening they took full advantage. They defeated a favored Bomber squad 68-54 with 30 points from Tom Brady. The win was a measure of revenge for the Bombers semi-final ousting of the Bliz in 2007. This Hughes Bowl will be the first one for Paz’ crew since they participated in (and won) the 1998 HB.
I’ll try to post more on the two Hughes Bowl teams during the week.
Meanwhile I’ve been unable to access the files I linked in the EHFL Links section of the home page. It looks like my web host (my3gb.com) has thrown itself on a cyber sword. I’ll have them available again soon. I plan to update the files as soon as the season ends with results through the ’11 season.
