CHAP won their first game the of the CFL-MI season 14-12 beating the North Branch Eagles.
The Chariots came out of the gate a little slow and gave up a touchdown to North Branch on their second possession making the score 6-0 Eagles. After a kickoff return to the 50 by Tim Saltsman CHAP started their answering drive which ended with a 30+ yard touchdown run by Durrell Mullins and the extra point by Jacob Woods to give the Chariots a 7-6 lead.
That’s how the scored stayed for the rest of the half and into the fourth quarter as the Chariots couldn’t move the ball and two interceptions by Luke Wagner stopped scoring drives for the Eagles. With just under eight minutes to go in the fourth quarter CHAP was looking at a 4th and 1 on their own 38. The Chariots went for it and were stopped resulting in a turnover on downs which lead to another North Branch score, making it 12-7 Eagles.
On the ensuing kickoff Tim Saltsman picked up the squib kick and returned it all the way for a touchdown which after the extra point gave CHAP a 14-12 lead. After a stop by the Chariot defense CHAP was looking for an insurance touchdown. On fourth down Jacob Woods threw a deep ball to the end zone but Durrell Mullens was not able to bring it in. Back on defense the Chariots were on their heals as North Branch began to put together a long drive to win the game. But on a long pass down the sideline the safety, Jacob Woods, was able to pick it off sealing the game for the Chariots at 14-12.
Next week CHAP plays Troy who they lost to on week one. The Chariots will look to avenge that loss with their second straight victory. The game is set to start at 3:30 pm at Ann Arbor Huron High School
The location of the game this Saturday, the 20th, has changed to Grass Lake High School 11500 Warrior Trail Grass Lake, MI 49240. CHAP will be the third game of day with kickoff scheduled for 5:30.
The CHAP Chariots played the second game of their CFL regular season schedule on Saturday vs the Plymouth Eagles amidst a day of rain on a muddy field.
After winning the coin toss, the Chariots elected to kick attempting to pin the Eagles down in their own half of the field. Unfortunately, the Chariot’s defense wasn’t able to stop them and Plymouth ran their way down the field to score the first TD of the game taking a 6-0 lead.
On the ensuing kickoff the Chariots’ because of their good blocking and the speed of Durrell Mullins returned the kick off 80+ yards for the score, tying the game at 6-6. After a stop by each defense, the Eagles put together another long drive to take a 14-6 lead into half time.
Taking the field in the second half the CHAP defense played with heart; forcing turnovers and controlling the field position which in turn lead to a 15 yard touchdown pass by Jacob Woods to Durrell Mullins which brought the Chariots to within two points, with the score 14-12 Eagles. With a great stop by the defense CHAP put together a nice drive that brought the Chariots to the Eagles’ 25 yard line when the drive stalled and the Chariots turned the ball over on downs with 2:03 on the clock. The CHAP the defense went back in action coming just inches short of getting the ball back. However, the Eagles managed to get a first down and were able to run out the clock ending the game at 14-12 Eagles.
While a loss is a loss the Chariots played a much improved game compared to last week. The offense started to click and the defense was able to shut out the Eagles in the second half. Next week CHAP will play the pass happy North Branch Eagles in Jackson which should be very interesting considering it will be the Chariots first game under the lights.
The CHAP Chariots played their inaugural game in the Christian Football League of Michigian www.cfl-mi.com on Saturday vs the Troy Defenders.
After winning the coin toss the Chariots started their march down the field, when on the 3rd play of the opening drive Durrell Mullins broke free on a reverse for the first score of the game to give the Chariots a 6-0 lead. Troy also scored on their first possession giving them a 8-6 lead. On the ensuing kick off the Defenders recovered and scored again to take a 14-6 lead. As the end the second quarter came to a close Troy looked as if they were would get another score until Jesse Burnelt picked off a possible touchdown pass at the one yard line ending the half with the score at 14-6 with Troy in the lead.
After the kickoff to start the second half, Troy was able to move the ball down the field and score taking a 22-6 lead. Troy would score one more time in the half to take a 30-6 lead with 5:40 left in the game. At that time the Chariots put together a beautiful 60 yard drive that ate up the remaining clock. Tim Saltsman lead the team down field and Jacob Woods capped it off by sneeking it in for the score to bring the score to 30-14 and that’s how it ended.
The difference in the game was the two Chariot turnovers that Troy scored off of but even though the game was out of reach they all kept pushing for that score. Next week CHAP will play the Plymouth Eagles at North Branch at 5:00.
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