Saturday, June 16, 2018

AFFA CONFERENCE PLAY-OFF RESULTS! BIRMINGHAM, CHICAGO ADVANCE!!!



EASTERN CONFERENCE 
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#3 (10-7) Birmingham Barbarians- 30   #2 (11-6) Pittsburgh Ironmen- 27

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:  Sean Whyte kicked a game winning 33 yard field goal with forty five seconds remaining as the Birmingham Barbarians upset the Pittsburgh Ironmen 30-27 to advance to the Eastern Conference Championship next weekend.

Trevor Harris completed 18 of 29 passes for 187 yards and a touchdown. He threw 1 interception and was sacked twice.

Rasheed Williams ran 27 times for 142 yards and  Rex Burkhead ran for a touchdown.  Rashard Higgins caught 6 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown. Jakeem Grant had 181 yards on 5 kick returns, including a 99 yard return for a touchdown. Sean Whyte went 3for 3on field goal attempts including the game winner. Darius Latham led the defense with 6 tackles and 2 sacks.

Pittsburgh was led by Alex Carder who completed 17 of 23 passing for 210 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was sacked 3 times.

Tyler Gaffney ran for 65 yards on 13 carries. Luke Wilson had 8 receptions for 112yards and two touchdowns. Swayze Waters converted on 2 of 2 field goal attempts.


WESTERN CONFERENCE 
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#1 (13-4) Chicago Stags-27  #4 (11-6) St.Louis Scouts- 21

Chicago, Illinois:  Roger Lewis had 5 receptions for 120 yards and 3 touchdowns in leading the Chicago Stags to the Western Conference Championship game next week with a 27-21 victory over the St.Louis Scouts before a large crowd at Soldier Field Saturday night.

Brandon Doughty completed 15 of 16 passes for 222 yards and 3 touchdowns. He was sacked once.

Alfred Morris ran 23 times for 147 yards.  Zac Brooks ran 10 times for 86 yards and a score for the Stags .

Robert Griffin III completed 15 of 22 passes for 153 yards. He was sacked 3 times. He also ran for a touchdown, while rushing for 17 yards on 4 carries.

Jerome Messum ran for 164 yards on 28 carries and a score, plus caught 8 passes for 92 yards. Tyreek Hill had a 72 yard punt return for a touchdown in the loss for St.Louis.

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