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Mongo's Chicago Slaughter a Perfect 14-0! Chicago Survives Fort Wayne's Potent Passing Attack Wins the CIFL Championship 58-48!!Submitted by Don Northup on Mon, 06/29/2009 - 21:01 |
The Chicago Slaughter have some bigtime Arena Football players from the Chicago Rush squad on their roster, and those players came to play bigtime on Saturday night in the CIFL Championship game against the Fort Wayne Freedom. It was a hard fought CIFL title game, but in the end, the big guns of the Chicago Slaughter proved to be too much for the Freedom, winning the game 58-48. Donovan Morgan & Russ Michna both did their parts, Morgan had 5 catches for 78 yards and 3 touchdowns, while Michna completed 14 of 20 tosses for 182 yards and seven touchdowns.
Indoor football stars Nick Body and Randy Hutchison tried to keep pace with the Slaughter, and for most of the game they did just that. Hutchison threw the ball 48 times for 355 yards and five touchdowns on 27 completions, and Body accumulated a massive 183 yards on 13 catches with two of those receptions going for Fort Wayne Freedom touchdowns.
The Chicago Slaughter simply had too many weapons for the outgunned Fort Wayne Freedom squad to deal with on this stormy night at the Sears Centre in Chicago. Picture above are Bobby Sippio and Reggie Gray and it must be said that Bobby and 'Big Play' were both huge contributors to the Slaughter's CIFL Championship success this season. In this championship game 'Sip' ended up with 3 catches for 51 yards and two touchdowns while Big Play put a long kick return touchdown on the board once again earning his title of 'Big Play'.
This game was a great football game for any CIFL, arena, or indoor football fan to watch as both teams came to play on Saturday night. All in attendance were treated to a championship level production and performance of very high quality. From the opening kickoff the Fort Wayne Freedom offense attacked the Slaughter, and the Freedom continued to punch with Chicago until very late in this great heavyweight indoor title fight. Fortunately for Chicago, and unfortunately for the Freedom, a couple of key Fort Wayne players were unavailable for the championship game. Namely the reigning CIFL Defensive Player of the Year and League MVP David Gater, and the high quality wide receiver Brian Dolph. Both could have helped the Freedom in this one as Michna was firing touchdown passes almost at will on the Freedom defense, and Dolph would have complemented Stroder and Body exceptionally well, quite possibly resulting in less dropped balls on big play balls thrown by 'Hutch'. Oh well, you play with what you have at the time, and play is exactly what the short Fort Wayne Freedom team did, on the road, in Hoffman Estates. By the end of this game Nick Body, Randy Hutchinson, and Luther Stroder had basically rewritten the Continental Indoor Football League record books in what can only be called tremendous Fort Wayne offensive effort in a hard fought and competitive game.
In the end it came down to the number of weapons Chicago was able to put on the field, and guys like DeJuan Alfonzo never let up on the Freedom, and the special teams of Chicago played big as always. With so many CIFL records falling on Saturday night it came as no surprise when Chris Nendick put his name into the record books by nailing a CIFL record 52 yard field goal to close the game's first half.
Donovan Morgan hoists the championship game MVP award, while Brandon Eaton kisses the CIFL Championship trophy.
When all was said and done CIFL MVP Russ Michna and Co. have done what most other pro football teams can only dream of doing by completing a undefeated professional football season and winning the title. Steve 'Mongo' McMichael's football team has thrilled the Chicago Slaughter football fans all season long, and it must be said that McMichael had his team ready to play each and every week, no matter what. It's been a great year for Mongo as earlier in the season he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame, and he now has a CIFL Championship ring to go with the ring he won with the NFL's '85 Chicago Bears. Congrats Mongo, and congrats to all the involved with the Chicago Slaughter organization on a perfect 14-0 championship season!
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Chicago Slaughter vs. Fort Wayne Freedom Continental Indoor Football League Championship (CIFL) Game PreviewSubmitted by Don Northup on Sat, 06/27/2009 - 13:31 |
Russ Michna, Donovan Morgan, and Bobby Sippio lead the Chicago Slaughter offense, quite possibly the most powerful offense in all of indoor/arena football. The Slaughter look to complete a perfect season by winning the Continental Indoor Football League Championship tonight at home in the Sears Center against the Fort Wayne Freedom.
Fort Wayne Freedom football stars - QB Randy Hutchison, WR Luther Stroder, and K Brad Selent will do all they can do to try to match Chicago point for point in their bid to upset the heavily favored Chicago Slaughter for the CIFL Championship in Hoffman Estates.
The Kalamazoo connection will need to play the their best game of the year for the Fort Wayne Freedom to have a shot at winning the CIFL title. Pictured above are David Gater, the 2008 Continental Indoor Football League MVP and Defensive Player of the Year, and star indoor quarterback Randy Hutchison. Hutch and Gater played in the CIFL Championship game last year, eventually falling the Saginaw Sting. Hutchison and Gater will both need to step up their game, and make minimal mistakes, if they are to have a chance in this championship game.
Gater and Hutchison are not the only Kzoo players suiting up for the Freedom this year, also on the Fort Wayne roster are WR Dan Musielewicz, and kicker Brad Selent. Not only do the Freedom have a ton of talent playing for them off of the now defunct Kalamazoo Xplosion squad, they also have the big stud WR off of the 2008 CIFL Champion Saginaw Sting roster, Nick Body. Body is true indoor football star, and if he has a good day he can easily put Bobby Sippio or Donovan Morgan like numbers on the board. Body will be one to watch, and indeed he will need to play big if the Freedom are to have a chance.
Sippio, Morgan, and Michna are certainly not the only Chicago weapons the Fort Wayne Freedom defense must contain to be successful against the Slaughter tonight. Chicago features the best KR man in the league, Big Play Reggie Gray, the best #3 (could play #1 on other indoor squads) receiver in the league Dontrell Action Jackson, and the best kicker in the league, Chris Nendick.
The Chicago Slaughter coaching staff has put together a perfect 13-0 Season and now only one win stands between them and the CIFL Championship. Pictured above are coach Bob McMillen, defensive coordinator Keith Hac, and head football coach Steve Mongo McMichael. Mongo has had a great year so far, and if Hac's defense can contain Hutchison's passing attack then Mongo truly will have posted a season for the ages that all Slaughter football fans will remember forever.
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Mountain Dew Dynomites Continental Indoor Football League Photos Shot May 9th 2009 in RockfordSubmitted by Don Northup on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 01:45 |
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Congrats, Mongo! Chicago Slaughter Head Football Coach Steve 'Mongo' McMichael Elected to the College Football Hall of FameSubmitted by Don Northup on Wed, 05/06/2009 - 02:51 |
Congratulations are in order for Steve McMichael, the head football coach of the CIFL's Chicago Slaughter, as he has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. Mongo seems to be aging like a fine wine as not only is this great honor been bestowed upon him, but he also has his undefeated 2009 Slaughter football team on track to storm into the playoffs and make a serious run for the CIFL title.
Don Northup - CIFL Director of Photography
54 Year Old CIFL Kicker Converts Rare Drop Kick For Points! Scott Duvall Makes Pro Football History at 'The Cell' in Milwaukee!Submitted by Don Northup on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 23:23 |
Milwaukee Bonecrushers drop kicker Scott Duvall hits a pooch drop kick against the Chicago Slaughter in Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) action this past Friday night in Milwaukee. Duvall became one of only a handful of players to successfully convert a drop kick for points in a professional football game in the past 50 years when he converted the extra point following the Bonecrushers first score.
54 year old drop kicker Scott Duvall is the oldest player to ever play in a the CIFL game. Scott earned the CIFL Special Teams Player of the Week award converting his first drop kick XP of the night for the Bonecrushers. A drop kicked extra point conversion is worth 2 points in the CIFL.
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