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Congratulations Fresh Kills, 2008 BTSH Champions!

That’s The Fucking Way! 

CORLEARS HOOK PARK – Staring at a two-goal deficit early in the second half, veteran laden Fresh Kills didn’t blink.  Twenty minutes later, they were celebrating their first championship in team history, courtesy of a 3-2 victory against the Corlears Hookers, who lost in the championship game for the second consecutive season.

“Hollywood” Jeff Lesser, who was a member of Fresh Kills squads that had lost in the championship game in 2002 and 2003, started the comeback by knocking in a loose ball in front of the net following a booming inbound shot from co-captain Kevin “The Planet” Foster.  Seven minutes later, Ariel Imas knotted the game at two with a wrist shot from ten feet out off of a pinpoint pass from Bob “Olmec” Weyersberg. 

For the next ten minutes, goaltenders Dave Gil de Rubio of Fresh Kills and Chris Beauvois of the Corlears Hookers put on a show as both denied numerous golden scoring chances.  With just under a minute remaining in regulation, a scramble in front of the Corlears Hookers net saw three Fresh Kills attackers descend on a loose ball.  Heidi “The Maple Leaf Muscle” Karst and Eugene Rha both took swipes at it, but it was finally put in by Joe Tamburo.  The Hookers pulled Beauvois for an extra attacker in the final seconds, but Gil de Rubio and a staunch Fresh Kills defense turned away their last rush, setting off a wild celebration on the Fresh Kills sideline.

“I can’t single out anyone on this team, but we had three players change their plans just to be here today,” Foster said. “Ariel [Imas] flew back from Florida, Jeff [Goldberg] changed his flight plans for a speaking engagement in Georgia, and Eugene [Rha] pushed back a move.”

Like his Cinderella team, which finished the regular season with a .500 record and entered the playoffs seeded 10th, Foster also completed a storybook rise to the top.  If it weren’t for a phenomenal try out that was part of former captain Lesser’s requirement for joining the team, Foster might have been wearing a color other than periwinkle blue on Sunday.

Gavin “Dutch’s Brother” Kearney opened the scoring for the Corlears Hookers, burying a rebound off a Jock Paul shot midway through the first half.  The Hookers, who were missing the services of Jason Eitel, Josh Sadlier-Brown, and Dustin “Fake Dutch’s Brother” Olson due to Olson’s wedding in Mexico, extended the lead to two goals on Peter “Purple Rain” Putka’s shot on an inbounds play three minutes into the second half.

Box Score:
                                 1 2 Total
#10 Fresh Kills          0 3    3    Final
#3 Corlears Hookers 1 1    2

First Half:
Corlears Hookers – 9:10, Gavin “Dutch’s Brother” Kearney (Jock Paul)

Second Half:
Corlears Hookers – 3:15, Peter “Purple Rain” Putka (unassisted)
Fresh Kills – 6:05, “Hollywood” Jeff Lesser (Caroline Currie, Kevin “The Planet” Foster)
Fresh Kills – 13:15, Ariel Imas (Bob “Olmec” Weyersberg)
Fresh Kills – 24:10, Joe Tamburo (Eugene Rha, Heidi “The Maple Leaf Muscle” Karst)
 

Filthy Gorgeous 4, LBS, Inc. 3
Filthy Gorgeous: Matthew Workman 2, Becky Antar, Dana Kravis
LBS, Inc.: Tommy Capatosta 2, “The Alpha Male” Ken Poulin
Game Notes: Antar scored the game-winning goal with two minutes remaining in regulation to cap off Filthy Gorgeous’ comeback from a 3-0 halftime deficit.

Mathematics 3, Bad Touch 2
Mathematics: Adam Langer, Derek Tagliarino, Harmon Walsh
Bad Touch: Greg Kellerman, Meghan Peterson

Cobra Kai 5, Mexican Standoff 4 (OT)
Cobra Kai: Adriano “Muscles Marinara” Bratta 2, Rem “Canadian Strongman” Garavito 2, Mariko Nakatani
Mexican Standoff: Ben Bloom 3, Jason “The Hamburglar” Rosenstock
Game Notes: Garavito scored the game-winning goal in overtime.

What The Puck 2, Rehabs 1 (OT-SO)
What The Puck: Michelle Doucet
Rehabs: Bryan “Stork” Welch
Shootout: What The Puck wins, 1-0.  Successful attempt by Corey “Chongo” Winters.
Game Notes: Doucet scored the game tying goal with ten seconds left in regulation to force overtime.

Gouging Anklebiters 8, Happy Little Elves 1
Gouging Anklebiters: Phil “Sandy” Donohue 4, Charles DeFranco, Eric “El Guapo” DiPierri, Alex Owen, Matt Tsiang
Happy Little Elves: Brian Ferry

Denim Demons 3, Mighty Squirrels 1
Denim Demons: Micael Holmstrom, Pete Matlin, Adam “Legend Killer” Rubens
Mighty Squirrels: Arthur “Lil’ Weezy” Revechkis

Unicorns 2, Tuques 0
Unicorns: John Mark, Ryan
Shutout: Craig “Ug” LaCombe

Dark Rainbows 5, Sky Fighters 2
Dark Rainbows: Trevor “White Jesus” Tyrrell 3, P.T. Walkley, Josh Wilson
Sky Fighters: Imraan Farukhi, Chris “Big Sexy” Shumaker

 
Captains’ Commendations

Bad Touch: Jennifer Nedbalsky made it to the last game of the season.
Cobra Kai: Greg “Lysol” Altman subbed in goal with minimal padding.
Dark Rainbows: John Meyer
Denim Demons: “The 2008 Denim Demons had an awesome season…and Bell, the Parks Department employee, found and returned Danny’s grandfather’s wallet from Corlears.” – Adam “Legend Killer” Rubens
Filthy Gorgeous: Monica Russo’s mom brought sandwiches.
Gouging Anklebiters: Caroline Morrissey-Bickerton assisted on many goals.
Happy Little Elves: “Shoshana [Rudnick] made the boys look like pussies.” – Rob “Gnarls” Nitschke
LBS, Inc.: “Jason [Bogdaneris] is so tough, he didn’t wear shoulder pads.” – Sascha Puritz
Mathematics: Harmon Walsh has continued in the tradition of Sharif “The Chocolate Buzzsaw” Corinaldi by playing multiple games without a shirt.
Rehabs: “Blessings and high hopes to next season’s captain, Meredith [Danberg-Ficarelli].” – Bryan “Stork” Welch
Sky Fighters: Amy Lott was omnipresent.
Unicorns: “Amy played really good.” – Christian

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