Coming into its match up with X-Factor, LA Purchase was undefeated and had not been scored on all season.While it gave up one touchdown, LA Purchase was still able to keep its record unblemished with a 27-7 win over X-Factor in action played on Oct. 25.
“I knew we were going to win the game,” LA Purchase team captain Donald Fusilier, health and physical education sophomore from Lafayette, said. “We came out focused. We knew we were playing against a good opponent.”
Already trailing 13-0 in the second half, X-Factor drove down the field for its lone touchdown of the game, cutting the LA Purchase lead to 13-7.
“That was the first touchdown we gave up all year,” Fusilier said. “It was charity. I had the flag. I should have pulled it.”
LA Purchase was able to capitalize on an interception of an X-Factor pass by Marvin Smart, freshman from Morgan City. The drive ended when Ken Roark, business administration junior from Metairie, threw a touchdown pass to Fusilier for a 19-7 LA Purchase lead.
LA Purchase ended the game with a touchdown when Roark threw a 30-yard pass to Donald Berryhill, freshman from New Orleans, as time expired. LA Purchase completed the two-point conversion for the 27-7 final.
X-Factor began the game with the football and moved the ball down the field, but was unable to score, turning the ball over on fourth and goal.
According to Fusilier, this is the first time an opponent has moved the ball against LA Purchase.
LA Purchase began the scoring in the game when Roark threw a touchdown to Fusilier for a 7-0 LA Purchase lead. A celebration penalty was assessed against LA Purchase during the touchdown, which was marked off on X-Factor’s next drive.
X-Factor’s second drive was similar to its first as it moved the ball down into LA Purchase territory, but was unable to score again.
After intercepting an LA Purchase pass, X-Factor moved the ball down the field again, but was unable to score as time expired in the first half, leaving LA Purchase with a 7-0 lead at halftime.
With one week remaining in the regular season and two weeks until the playoffs begin in flag football, intramural coordinator Michael Abadie, business administration junior from Slidell, said he expects competition to increase with everyone fighting for the last playoff spots.
Despite setbacks from hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Abadie said the season has been good. He said this year’s teams are more competitive because people are separated from one another.
“They didn’t just make two or three solid teams that would just go out and kill everybody else,” Abadie said. “It’s like a salary cap type deal. Not everybody wanted to play. Everybody wanted to be single superstars on each team so that separated it a lot.”
As of press time Tuesday afternoon, U.S.D.A. and Whoosier Daddy were at the top of the red division, while LA Purchase was undefeated in the gray division.
