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Volume 10, Issue 16

The On-Line Newsletter of the Erie Fantasy Football League

Dec. 13, 2002
League History  

League Standings

Four remain in race for title

Two more weeks will decide who takes home the Erie League crown

With 14 weeks now in the books, only four teams remain in the hunt for Fantasy Bowl 13. In the All-American Conference, two former champions - Jody Barth's Team Bud and Don Jones' LTP - will square off for the conference crown.

In the Browns Conference, an 11-year veteran who has never been to the big dance - Paul Labonte and the Shadow Bandits - will bring his record-setting scoring champions to the conference title game against rookie owner Paul Tanski and his Horn-Headed Degenerates.

Here is a rundown of each conference final matchup, as well as this year's Consolation Bowl: Team Bud vs. LTP; Shadow Bandits vs. Horn-Headed Degenerates; Hostile Omish vs. Long Shots.

All-American Conference Championship

Team Bud (Jody Barth), 10-4

LTP (Don Jones), 8-6
Defeated Atomic Punks, 128-111, in opening round of playoffs... Knocked off upstart Dayton Penatrators, 91-74, in semi-finals... Team Bud has scored 1,248 points, an average of 89.1 per game... Barth's all-time record now stands at 73-42 (.635), including a 9-6 post-season mark... Have scored 219 post-season points (109.5 per game)... Barth has now won five division titles ('95, '97, '00, '01, '02)... Team Bud has won three straight... Leading scorer is franchise QB Michael Vick, with 247 points, followed by RB Ricky Williams with 260 points and RB Deuce McAllister with 230... Leading WR is Joey Galloway with 119 points... Barth won the 1997 Fantasy Bowl as owner of the Kardiac Kids... History: Series is tied, 5-5, including 1-1 in the playoffs (Team Bud won 67-58 in Week Nine). Upset two-time defending champion Midnight Vigilantes, 101-89 in OT, in first round... Defeated Masons, 81-66, in semi-finals... LTP has scored 1,196 points, an average of 85.4 per game... Jones' all-time record now stands at 56-45 (.554), including an 8-3 post-season mark... Have scored 182 post-season points (91.0 per game)... LTP has won four straight... Leading scorer is QB Brett Favre, with 226 points, followed by RB Charlie Garner with 200 points... Leading WR is Donald Driver with 138 points... LTP won the Fantasy Bowl in 1997.

Browns Conference Championship

Shadow Bandits (Paul Labonte), 9-5

HornHeaded Degenerates(Paul Tanski),8-6
Defeated the Intimidators, 106-95, in opening round of playoffs... Knocked off Cosmic Monsters, 98-58, in semi-finals... This is the farthest the Shadow Bandits have advanced in their 11 years in the league... Labonte's club has now scored 1,463 points, an average of 104.5 per game... Labonte's all-time record now stands at 69-85 (.448), including a 4-5 post-season mark... Have scored 204 post-season points (102.0 per game)... The Shadow Bandits have now won three division titles ('96, '00, '02)... Leading scorer is RB Priest Holmes, with 345 points, followed by QB Rich Gannon with 295 points and RB Charlie Garner with 200... Bandits are so deep that backup QB is Daunte Culpepper (263 points)... Leading WR is Jerry Rice with 151 points. Defeated Stonehenge, 82-72, in opening round of playoffs... Upset top-seeded Godfather, 101-86, in conference semi-finals... The Degenerates have scored 1,095 points, an average of 78.2 per game... Tanski's club has now won three straight after losing five of six... Have scored 183 post-season points (91.5 per game)... Leading scorer is QB Peyton Manning, with 248 points, followed by RB Michael Bennett with 155 points and WR Laveranues Coles with 123... History: Degenerates, 1-0 (Won 62-50 in Week Nine).

Consolation Tournament Championship

Hostile Omish (Mike Kuratko), 7-7

Long Shots (Bill Long), 7-7
Defeated Black Diamond, 88-73, in opening round of consolation tournament... Knocked off Gargoyles, 77-72, in consolation semi-finals... Kuratko's club has now scored 1,091 points, an average of 77.9 per game... Kuratko's all-time record now stands at 100-79 (.559), including a 6-2 consolation tournament mark... Leading scorers are QB Steve McNair with 240 points and rookie RB Clinton Portis with 188. Defeated King Salmons, 69-61, in opening round of consolation tournament... Knocked off Jester X, 86-55, in consolation semi-finals... Long's club has now scored 1,124 points, an average of 80.3 per game... Long's all-time record now stands at 12-15 (.444), including a 2-1 consolation tournament mark... Leading scorer is RB Deuce McAllister with 230 points followed by QB Brian Griese with 190... RB Marshall Faulk's disappointing 182 point campaign probably cost the Long Shots a chance at the playoffs... History: Long Shots, 1-0 (Did not play in '02).

Top Week Fourteen performers were RB Ricky Williams (pictured left), who totaled 33 points for Team Bud and the Godfather. RB Deuce McAllister (pictured right) totaled 31 points for Team Bud and the Long Shots.

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