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Show 17 October 7, 1999 75 in u jj Aq : cai.w ins iniramural flag football title by Steven R. Ford Hilltop Times played in the first half would turn to miscues and broken plays in the sec- staff The 75th Medical Group rode the train to the intramural flag football title Sep. 30, beating the upstart 75th Civil Engi- neering Group 13-- the other way as the 75th CEG fought 7. one word, "Pass." The train rolled into the station in the first half in the guise of Med Group quarterback Edwin "Train" Holland. The Med Group struck first in the early part of the first half on a strike from Holland to Keith Watson in the corner of the end zone. The point-afte- r attempt failed, leaving Med Group up ;r;; v , s "J A & v feu. ;r touchdown on a fake pass. Play action held the linebackers in the center of the defense as Holland faked the hand off to DeCarmo off tackle. Then the "Train" rolled off the right side, pump faking to freeze the safeties and plunged in from four yards out. On the ensuing extra point, Holland called his own number all the way, taking the ball in on a naked bootleg rolling to his left. "Whenever we got to the goal line, it was going to be me running it," Holland .said. "What we called was a fake to Mike DeCarmo, and then I watch ' the linemen. If they blitz hard from either side, I go to the opposite side. I make it look like it's going to be a pass and then I take off." Med Group led at the half-tim-e break 13-but the offensive ease they dis 0, "Defense wins championships," Med Group running back Mike DeCarmo said afterward. The clock, however, was on the side of the favored Med Group who ran the ball effectively all day behind the "bus," running back and emotional spark plug, - . "Crazy Legs" DeCarmo. DeCarmo, who said the Med Group strategy was summed up in two words, "ball control," chewed up an average of seven yards per carry, with several scampers covering 15 yards or more. "We've been playing pass defense for the whole tournament, and we've been doing good," said CEG quarterback, John Frank. "But they caught us off guard with the run, and they just ran all over us." "All I needed was a little hole, and my line gave me a big hole, and I did whatever I could after that," DeCarmo said. "I just saw daylight and headed toward IQlr 7 it. If it closed, I just changed direction." , The Med Group played smart, strate- Group didn't even squeeze off their final third and long play, preferring instead to let the clock run out. The celebration began on Med Group's d line and spilled over onto the side lines, with DeCarmo even dumping water on a surprised Holland. T-shir- ts, 35-yar- lilUJU .. ..... JFi. nnnnc .1 ifL. 723-525- 5 feGM SALES.& SERVICE CHfvroin i-- i I Brigham CO. MMOTOi Bri9harn City tougher-than-expecte- d "", quick n ,& r iliH.nttfilr ilThtiy iitfhl IT, iilTrHWririi't Genuine Chevrolet Tfc? 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"Hats off to them for coming all the way through the losers bracket and battling back in it," DeCarmo said of the CEG. "I give them a lot of respect for that." Then, after the presentation of the championship and runner up the victory celebration could begin in earnest for the 75th Med Group, undefeated intramural champs. gic football, keeping the clock moving and killing any chanpe of a comeback by the CEG, who had exhausted their timeouts earlier in the half. The Med .. Jy Tjprinne XT it. Photos by Steven R. Ford Med Group quarterback Edwin "Train" Holland, left, who passed and ran for his team's only scores, looks upfield for a receiver. Above, CEG defender Chad Vickers saves a big play, pulling the flag on Med Group running back Mike DeCarmo. .IN..,.,. j (- run out of room near the end Frank said. "They played really zone," good defense. I haven't seen that at all this year." Just before the end of the first half, Med Group struck again, getting a a i "You rd - mmm within a touchdown. CEG had several opportunities to knot the game up even win with the extra point, knocking on the door inside the 10 on at least two separate occasions. But the stingy defense of the Med Group, that had allowed just one score in the regular season, turned them away each time, picking off Frank's passes in the ' end zone. their game plan could be described in 0. I across the middle from quarterback JJ. Frank to Lee Cervantes, they pulled CEG defense honest, off balance and guessing. The CEG, on the other hand, 6-- r back, recording a touchdown on a sweep around the right end with just four minutes left to go in the game. After tacking on the extra point on a dump pass The game featured a contrast of styles and a drastic momentum swing from one half to the next. The Med Group wanted to run, balancing their running with interspersed passes to keep the 15-ya- "UK r ond half. 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