Page 4 October 4 , 2012 TORRANCE TRIBUNE NFL Takes Fault, Throws in Flag Up and Adam By Adam Serrao Now that the regular officiating crew is back Warriors Reign Supreme Over Saxonsin action, Goodell and company have begunAn organization as big and as powerful as the NFL has grown to think that it can the process of trying to sweep the whole nasty It was a game for the ages that pitted two par to start the year. Notch was the one who pretty much get away with anything. The experience under the rug. Now instead of Torrance rivals against each other for city got things started in this one, connecting on most attended domestic sports league in the telling the referees that they cannot have the supremacy. But West and North High weren’t a 13-yard scoring pass to Matt Boesen, the world, the NFL attracts an average attendance money and benefits that they once asked for, only out for bragging rights. These were two tight end who is slowly emerging as his of 67,000 people per game, not to mention Goodell is instead telling football fans across teams that were looking to stay atop their quarterback’s favorite target. North was not the massive amounts of fans who also watch the world that he is sorry and that we “deserve respective divisions and get into league play going to lay down that easily, though. On each game from home or a at restaurant or better” than games worked by the previous with a first place standing. The hype was at the very next play, stud quarterback Jorge replacement officials. Well, fans, players and an all time high at North High as the school Hernandez connected on an 80-yard bomb coaches around the league already knew that, conducted a “blackout” just for this game. to Michael Jurado to equalize the game at The penny-pinching NFL only but it’s about time the NFL realized it too. All students and fans attending were asked 7. That was just the start of it all. regrets the situation it created In an open letter released by the league last to wear a black shirt to show solidarity and In the second quarter, North would take because it didn’t work. Friday, Goodell said, “I regret we were not root the Saxons on to victory. The crowd was charge as Hernandez once again connected able to secure an agreement sooner in the certainly large as fans all across Torrance with Jurado--this time on a 24-yard touchdown process and avoid the unfortunate distractions came out in droves to witness the epic battle pass to jumps start the Saxons to a 14-7 bar every weekend. The commissioner of the of the game.” Expressed regret, but sincere? taking place on the football field. In the lead. This time the Warriors would answer National Football League, Roger Goodell, Probably not. The penny-pinching NFL only end, however, the game that took place on back, but chose to take to the ground to do knows of his league’s worldwide acclaim and regrets the situation it created because it didn’t the field was larger than the amount of fans so as Thomas capped off an incredible night therefore makes decisions that he believes work. The letter that Goodell released last that showed up, as those who came rooting by ending an over four-minute and 65-yard will benefit his sport in the long run. One Friday was made public only a day after the on North High were sent home with somber drive with a three-yard touchdown to cut of those decisions that he and the league regular officials returned to the field and the sentiments when they witnessed their Saxons into the Saxons lead at 20-14. “We knew made recently was to lock out the referees fans, coaches and players alike were made take a last-minute 30-27 loss. we had to pound Barry a little bit to get from working in lieu of paying them more witness to the seemingly perfect way in which It was perhaps the best game of the year in some momentum going,” West head coach money as well as supplying them with a the game was run in stark opposition to the Torrance in what was only the fifth week of Greg Holt said of his running back. “That’s pension and retirement benefits. Sounded like mockery that was continuously displayed by the season. North came into the game in first the biggest thing for us. And the offensive a good idea to Goodell at the time. There the replacements. place in the Pioneer League with a 3-1 record line sucked it up a bit.” The game would go was no way he was going to all of a sudden What the NFL did was not only put people’s having only lost in week one by one measly into the half at 20-14, but Thomas and his give up more money from his billion-dollar jobs on the line and lessen the quality of the touchdown. The Warriors, on the other hand, offensive line made sure that the momentum league to appease a group of referees. Well, game being played on the field, but also put were on a six-game winning streak dating would change coming out of the locker room. the referees that Goodell assumed to be so people’s lives at stake to a certain degree. back to last season, taking their flawless Nearly halfway through the third quarter, it insignificant quickly drew worldwide attention The replacements officials had absolutely record into first place in the Bay League. The was Thomas who pounded the ground game once their backups made a mockery of the no control over the players, the coaches Warriors, though, haven’t just been winning some more to take the ball in from two yards NFL. The hiring of replacement officials or the game being played and because of this year, but they’ve been trampling over away to tie the score at 20 apiece after a quickly brought a black eye upon the league that, tempers flared and injuries mounted. opponents. With seasoned quarterback Joey missed PAT. Thomas would amass 114 yards and it wasn’t long before Goodell and the The distraction on the field took away from Notch at the helm and the powerful running in the second half alone. The momentum rest of his cohorts were forced to take fault the game and made the environment that of Barry Thomas behind him, the Warriors’ gained by his tough running style led to and throw in the flag once and for all. 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