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Colonel takes charge

With his team trailing early in Sunday's game, the Colonel took charge. Nine goals later, they had a decisive victory, 20-13.

It was a vintage performance by the veteran winger, who abandoned the defensive zone once the tide of the game had changed. After all, his goaltender, Twizzler, seemed on top of his game, and the always reliable Lak Attack always seemed in position to sweep away dangerous rebounds.

"We had a very solid defensive team, and guys who move the ball real well, so I was able to take some liberties and sneak in behind defenders," said the Colonel of his one-way game plan.

And his teammates didn't seem to mind.

"We knew all those goals were developing from some good hustle in the defensive end," said Cowboy Bill. "We we allowing Colonel to cheat a little bit, take advantage of the good defensive backchecking. That paid off for us today."

Although it took a while to pay dividends. After spotting their sluggish opponents an early lead, largely on the strength of Velma's robust two-way effort and a couple of seeing eye shots by the Living Legend, the speedsters Lak Attack and Doo made their moves. Streaking up and down the wings and across the middle forced defenders to give chase, wearing them down.

As fatigue set in, the mental errors took hold, allowing the Colonel to take advantage in momentary lapses of concentration. Sneaking up the wing, he slyly positioned himself behind oblivious defenders, putting his stick down just in time to tip in well-place passes. Those backdoor plays seemed especially destructive to the confidence of frazzled defenders.

"When you're getting some cheeky goals here and there that might be frustrating for a goaltender who's playing really well," said Colonel. "I think that works to your advantage."

"He was picking cherries again this week," said Gump of his foe. "He got a few lucky ones."