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MATCH REPORTS<br />
Hull Sharks -v- York Centurions, Challenge Trophy Round 1<br />
20th March <strong>2011</strong><br />
Sharks 232 - 2 Centurions<br />
To say this was any other match would<br />
undermine the hard work each team<br />
had put in throughout the season in<br />
order to be on the field that day. For<br />
the Centurions it would be another<br />
chance to beat the Hull Sharks and<br />
make their way to the next round. For<br />
the Sharks, it would be 8 years of bad<br />
history cleared up and revenge for a<br />
game they felt should have gone their<br />
way earlier in the season.<br />
At the entrance of the YPI grounds,<br />
the banner ‘BEAT YORK’ was clearly<br />
visible as well as the Sharks’ UH<br />
emblem at the centre of the pitch. All<br />
the more reason for the Sharks to win<br />
and that much more disgrace if they<br />
lose.<br />
Warm ups done. Coin tossed. Kick off<br />
Centurions.<br />
1st Quarter<br />
The match started like most matches<br />
would, with each team trying to get the<br />
dominating presence to set the tone of<br />
the match. The Centurions cleared the<br />
back of the end zone with their kickoff<br />
leaving the Sharks Offence to begin<br />
with a disappointing opening drive<br />
from their own 20 yard line.<br />
A very impressive Defensive show<br />
then put the ball back into the hands of<br />
the Hull Offence.<br />
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Their second drive however went the<br />
length of the field crossing over into<br />
the second quarter with Paddy ‘Edge’<br />
White, making a genuine attempt for<br />
a touchdown but was pushed out of<br />
bounds at the 1 yard line by the York<br />
safety. A pass by Sharks QB Chris<br />
‘Brady’ Summerling to Benjamin<br />
‘Blowie’ Walker, saw the Sharks take<br />
the lead with 6-0<br />
2nd Quarter<br />
Things picked up for the Centurions<br />
in the 2nd quarter as they made a<br />
safety after a poorly downed punt by<br />
the Sharks. Down after, down, each<br />
team tried to outdo the other but the<br />
tides turned when Dan ‘Mini Chunk’<br />
Weston made an amazing recovery,<br />
putting the offense back on for another<br />
attempt at a touchdown. While things<br />
seemed good, on the sideline, an<br />
overwhelming sense of déjà vu took<br />
hold of those who saw what could go<br />
wrong, very much like the pre-season<br />
game.<br />
HT Sharks 6 – York 2<br />
3rd Quarter<br />
With either team conceding a<br />
touchdown, it was hard to predict<br />
anything, even with a 6-2 lead from the<br />
Sharks. This had all happened before:<br />
getting ahead of themselves after a<br />
touchdown, when out of the blue,<br />
Centurion WR #14 made it all the<br />
way to the Shark 10-yard line from an<br />
end around, resulting in an imminent<br />
touchdown.<br />
Things did however change this time<br />
around. The Sharks defense, with the<br />
support of an enthusiastic sideline,<br />
refused to let allow points or advances
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