27 SOJ warriors met on the pristine NoToll fields of battle for a first ever NOS vs SOS (North of South, South of South) Rivalry matchup. The ultimate disc was the weapon of the day and both sides of Midlothian were ready to do battle. Here’s how first blood was not just drawn, but gloriously spilled without mercy.
The THANG:
WARMERAMA:
- Mosey lap around the field and circle up
- Welcome & Disclaimer
- Brief smattering of IC Reps
SPLITTING TEAMS:
- SOS brought 11 PAX and a fancy LED frisbee
- NOS brought 16 warriors, and two HIM’s who live at or just on the other side of Midlothian were sent over to balance the teams (originally we had 15 so after sending two over it was an even split 13 vs 13, then NOS had a latecomer join during the first game)
- With NOS and SOS split, Crabgrass and DTH split their PAX in halves, so each playing team was either 6 or 7 guys
- Rules explained – two 15min games for each team to play the opposing two teams. Final score cumulative.
GAME 1:
- The 6v6 teams took the further field, while the 7v7 remained on Field 1
- LIFO Destiny’s Child arrived during Game 1 and joined the NOS 6 man team as a sub
- The 7v7 was a fairly even match-up with NOS pulling ahead to win 4-2
- The 6v6 was reportedly “excellent exercise” with a score of 0-0… YHC was to later learn this was the score Crabgrass wished for, but was in fact a massive victory for NOS of 7-0
- Total points: 11-2 with NOS well ahead
GAME 2:
- Teams switched opponents
- For the 6v6 game, the extra man team used a sub to keep it even, and NTB even played for the SOS and got them a TD
- Final score for both games was 7-1, with NOS proving to be the clearly superior PAX when it comes to Ultimate Frisbee
- Total points: 14-2 with NOS on top
FINAL SCORE: NOS 25, SOS 4
- TClaps to the NOS Warriors!!!
- Challenge thrown to SOS to host and choose their preferred sport for the next matchup.
Circle up at the Fieldside SF for COT:
- Counterama # 27
- Namerama
- Announcerama (see Below)
- BOM Prayer
Prayer Requests:
- Pad Thai and his M have reached the Delivery Day today for their second child, prayers for peace and safety for mother and child
NMS: Well WELL, that was quite fun to trounce the boys of the deep South! So far the young pups are all bark and no bite. We’ll just have to wait and see what they can do for a comeback match hosted on their own SOS turf. Honestly there were amazing plays for both sides in all the games, but the NOS PAX have a few ringers and were able to get the passing game to work well. Look forward to the next one. Yours AYE! ~DTH
Announcements (SEE SLACK!)
- Summer Tour Ongoing
- 7/27 School of RUCK (7am kid-friendly workout and ruck at Rockwood Park)
- 8/16 Homegrown Half
- 9/26 Night Ruck CSAUP
- 10/3-5 GrowRuck in Cary NC
