Sunday, 28 May, 2017:
I have always liked fresh bread in the morning and so does . . .
. . . my bride Laurie who will be
in Stockholm in only . . .
more days, YAHOO!
I had nothing scheduled this morning which meant a perfect excuse to do laundry and continue reading my latest Nordic Noir novel.
Aiki and I originally planned on an American football double header in the afternoon.
The Arlanda Jets women's
team kicked off at 1:00 p.m.
Their game was being played in Märsta about nine miles to the North of us.
We had a few problems standing in our way.
First, Aiki's community action committee this morning, held just around the corner from our home, lasted much longer than anticipated. We only had about 45 minutes to get to Märsta.
Second, as usual we did not have a car and the busses/trains do not run as frequently on Sundays as they do the rest of the week. This made getting there problematic.
Finally, after the Jets game was over, we wanted to get back in time to see the Sollentuna Stars U17 game about two miles South of our home on the Stars home field starting at 4:00 p.m. We would again have transportation issues on this nice Sunday afternoon.
Final decision?
No Jets game for us today, the Stars game alone would have to provide our much needed American football fix.
By the way, the Jets women's team defeated the Jönköping Spartans today 14-6.
Let's set the stage for our Norra League U17 game. There are a total of four teams in this league, the other two are the Arlanda Jets (3-0) and the Solna Chiefs (0-4).
A reminder that our interest in the Stars U17 program stems from the fact that our Wäsby Warriors club only fields teams at the U11, U13 and U15 levels. A good number of last year's U15 Warriors that I helped coach now play for the Stars U17 team.
Even though their colors have changed, they are still our boys.
The Uppsala team is nicknamed the 86ers because they were founded in 1986.
3 Wins - 1 Loss
Second Place - U17 Norra League
96 points scored
65 points allowed
1 Win - 2 Losses
Third Place - U17 Norra League
40 points scored
43 points allowed
Hard running to open the game
by #1 Joel Gyldenstrand
Nice Cut Back
Calle Boman with the ball
The Stars led 6-0 at the end of one period.
Great catch by #13 Niklas Sjöwall
#43 Calle Moberg in Hot Pursuit!
86er loose in the open field
Stars on offense playing on the
Skinnaråsens IP's
"Field in a Forest"
Niklas Sjöwall drawing a crowd
Free Safety #54 Elias Öhgren
hustling to the ball
Yes, the Stars' Free Safety is #54.
The 86ers RB was a beast
But he fumbled the ball away twice to the Stars inside the Stars ten yard line!
At halftime, Sollentuna still led 6-0.
Double Team at the point of attack
Good block by Calle Moberg
Calle Boman trying to get
to the edge
Great hands by Viktor Björkén
This punt was a good one
Later in this third quarter, a bad long snap on a Stars punt would lead to the 86ers first points of the game on a safety.
The third quarter ended with the Stars hanging on for dear life leading 6-2.
Solid tackle by
#21 Kasper Göjeryd
Stars Free Safety aligned about
20 yards off the ball
Fourth and 13 Hail Mary pass
by the 86ers mid-way through
the fourth quarter
Their prayer was answered by
this fine catch
The 86ers would score a TD on this drive but miss their PAT.
For the first time, Uppsala led 8-6.
#18 Dan Talpalar
One-on-One vs. Uppsala's
best receiver
Swarming to the ball!
Time was running out and the Stars needed a big play NOW!
So, Niklas Sjöwall caught a short
slant pass, broke two tackles and
took it about 60 yards all the
way down to the ten yard line
HUGE PLAY!
But the Stars still needed to score.
So they hit Niklas Sjöwall
on fourth down with another
slant pass for the go ahead TD!
The Stars defense rose to the occasion on the 86ers last possession forcing them to turn the ball over on downs.
One kneel down and it was over.
Final Score:
Sollentua Stars 12 - Uppsala 86ers 8
HC Thomas Andersson addressing
a happy group of Stars!
Congratulations to all of the Sollentuna Stars community on hard fought, gritty victory!
Reading Is FUNdamental
WOW!
Her best book yet in the series and I've still got a bunch more to read.
Seventy-two hours . . .
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