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BUTCHERS GAME REPORTS 2005
JUNE 4th 2005 RAJARITARIT-BUTCHERS 0-34
(0-20), LAPPEENRANTA
First game of the season
had the Butchers up against the Rajaritarit, the fourth and fifth
place teams from 2004. Butchers jumped out to an early lead after the
Rajaritarit runningback fumbled on their first offensive play,
Butchers drove the field and scored on a 12 yard touchdown by Nathan
Connor. On there next drive the Butchers increased their lead with a
30 yard touchdown pass from Penkki to Kurvinen.
Late in the second quarter
the Butchers had a 13 yard touchdown run by Connor called back because
of a holding call but no matter, they added another one two plays
later with a pass from Penkki to Willie King. King added two more
touchdowns in the second half to round out the scoring, 34-0. Import
players King and Connor lead the way receiving and rushing while
Penkki had a great day throwing the ball. King had 8 catches for 123
yards, connor had 12 carries for 68 yards and 26 through the air,
Penkki threw for 286 yards.
There next game is next
monday (june 13.) against the powerful Roosters from Helsinki.
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game stats, click here
N.Connor June 6. 2005
JUNE 13th 2005
ROOSTERS-BUTCHERS 17-37 (10-13), HELSINKI
This weeks match up had the Porvoo
Butchers facing the defending national champion Helsinki Roosters.
The Butchers hadn't beaten the Roosters since the 1996 season.
The game had a rough start for the butchers offence, with incomplete
passes and dropped balls, but they soon got into gear scoring the
games first touchdown on a 6 yard touchdown run by Nathan Connor.
After a short lead by the roosters, 10-7, the butchers drove the ball
all the way down the field finishing it off with a touchdown reception
from Petrus Penkki to Connor. After missing the extra point the
Butchers lead at half time 13-10.
Porvoo came out on fire in the second
half, scoring on their first drive of the half. They kept pooring on
the pressure scoring three more times, one through the air, one on the
ground and one field goal. Connor lead the game in rushing with 20
carries for 90 yards and 3 touchdowns, 2 rushing and 1 recieving, even
though he played just one minute of the second half because of a
sprained ankle. Willie King had 66 yards recieivng on 5 catches to go
along with his 4 assisted tackles. And Penkki had another big day
passing for 247 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Butchers imporve to 2-0.
They're next game is this saturday against the Jyväskylä Jaguars.
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Game pictures, click here
N.Connor June14.2005
JUNE 18th 2005
BUTCHERS-JAGUAARIT 63-6 (42-6), PORVOO
This weeks game had the
Butchers facing the Jaguars. The Butchers were 2-0 going into the game,
the Jaguars were 1-1. The game started off wih a bang, the Butchers
forced a fumble and one play later Nathan Connor was in the end zone
with a 17 yard run. the score was 7-0 and the Butchers never looked
back, scoring twice more in the quarter on two more runs by Connor.
King joined in the fun in the second quarter with a touchdown of his
own, on a 37 yard pass and run play. Peltonen and Mikkonen added a
touchdown a peice and Haverinen added two of his own. The final score
was 63-6.
Connor lead the way
rushing with 64 yards on 8 carries and 4 touchdowns on very limited
time due to an ankle injury suffered in the previous game. Kurvinen
lead the way recieving with 135 yards on 6 catches. Willie King also
had a good day catching the ball 5 catches for 88 yards and a
touchdown. Petrus Penkki had another spectacular day throwing the ball,
20-25 for 318 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Butchers improve to 3-0 on
the season heading into midsummer break.
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Game pictures, click here
N.Connor June 19.2005
JULY 4th 2005 WOLVERINES-BUTCHERS
0-40 (0-21), HELSINKI
The Butchers entered the
fourth week of the season with a perfect record of 3-0. They were
trying to extend their winning streak to four facing the Helsinki
Wolverines, who were 2-2 coming into the game.
The game started out like
the other three, with the Butchers takeing an early lead on their
first posession of the game. The Butchers took the ball 75 yards on 10
plays. The drive was highlighted by a great catch by Kivisaari and was
capped off by a 3 yard touchdown run by Nathan Connor. A couple drives
later Connor scored again with the help of some spectacular blocking
by the offensive line. Willie King rounded out the scoring in the
first half with a 2 yard recepiton from Petrus Penkki.
The second half began the
exact same way it ended with Penkki throwing a strike to Willie King
on the first play for 55 yards. King added one more touhcdown in the
third quarter on a 35 yard catch and run. Connor capped off the
scoring for the butchers in the fourth quarter with a 6 yard sweep
play. The Butchers defence held tough once again with their second
shutout of the season. The Butchers won there fourth game of the
season 40-0, bringing their record to an undefeated 4-0. Petrus lead
the Butchers, going 21-32 for 346 yards and 3 touchdowns. Connor lead
the way rushing carrying the ball 20 times for 109 yards and 3
touchdowns. Willie King had 155 yards receiving and 3 touchdowns while
Kivisaari also has a great game with 117 yards receiving. The Butchers
head to Turku on Saturday to face the third place Turku Trojans.
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N.Connor July 7.2005
JULY 9th TROJANS-BUTCHERS
28-56 (12-35)
The Butchers came into
week 5 with 4 straight wins, 2 by shutout. But in week 5 the Butchers
defence was proven mortal when the Turku Trojans found a way to score
28 points. Although the Butchers gave up their most points of the
season they still found a way to shut down the Trojans when needed,
with two goal line stands. The Butchers Offence kept the pace they
have all seaon putting up 56 points. Connor had his best game of the
seaon rushing the ball 19 times for 174 yards and 3 touchdowns,
including a 70 yard touchdown run on the first play of the second half.
Petrus Penkki had another great game on Saturday going 26-37 for 333
yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions. Player of the game was
Willie King who had 10 receptions for 127 yards and 2 touchdowns. On
defence he had 2 interceptions and returned one for a touchdown. He
also averaged 44 yards on Kickoff return. The Butchers won their 5th
game of the season 56-28. Next game is on Sunday against the Sea City
Storm.
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N.Connor July 15.2005
JULY 17th 2005 SEA CITY STORM-BUTCHERS
7-56 (7-20), RAUMA
This past week the
Butchers traveled to Rauma to play the Sea City Storm. The Butchers
arrived to Rauma after a 5 hour bus ride, they hit the field seemingly
ready to play but started out very sluggish. They started the game
with penalty after penalty, dropped pass after dropped pass. They made
many mistakes, but managed to fight their way through them to take a
20-7 lead at half time. The Butchers came out in the second half of
the game with a purpose scoring 35 straight points, defeating the
Storm 56-7. The star of the game was Willie King who caught 7 passes
for 124 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also added 3 inteceptions taking
one all the way back for his fourth touchdown of the game. Kivisaari
also had a very good game recieivng catching 7 passes for 105yards and
3 touchdowns. Nathan Connor lead the way rushing with 118 yards on 11
carries and one touchdown. Petrus Penkki continued his MVP calibre
season passing for 348 yards, with 6 touchdowns and no interceptions.
The defence returned to form only giving up 7 points, coming on one
long touchdown catch. The O-line also had a great day pass and run
blocking only giving up one sack on the day. The Butchers enter a 2
week layoff which should help them get healthy. Their next game is
august 6th at home against the Helsinki Wolverines, who they defeated
40-0 previously this season.
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N.Connor July 25.2005
AUGUST 6th 2005
BUTCHERS-WOLVERINES 28-9 (21-7), PORVOO
After a two week break the
Helsinki Wolverines headed to Porvoo to play the high powered Butchers.
This was a hard hitting game and at times a very sloppy one for the
butchers. The Butchers scored first in the first quarter with an 8
yard pass from Petrus Penkki to Willie king. They didn't score again
till the second quarter, but they did so in style with a 78 yard run
by Nathan Connor. After a score by the Wolverines Connor added another
touchdown on a 13 yard rush. The Butchers scored one more touchdown on
a 1 yard run by fullback Kalle Peltonen. The Butchers won the game
28-9 and improve their record to 7-0. Connor had a big game rushing
for 221 yards and adding 2 touchdowns. The defence also played
exceptionally at times, making many big plays. The Butchers will face
the Helsinki Roosters next week, who they faced in week 2 winning
37-17.
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Game
pictures, click here
N.Connor August 19.2005
AUGUST 13th 2005 BUTCHERS-ROOSTERS 14-17 (7-7), HELSINKI
After a week full of rain
and flooding this weeks game which had the Butchers facing The
Helsinki Roosters, was moved from Provoo to Helsinki due to a flooded
field. In Helsinki the Butchers seemed like a different team. Making
mistake after mistake, missing blocks, dropping catches, as well as
numerous penalties, caused their downfall. The Butchers lost their
first game of the season 17-14. The Butchers started off strong with a
forced fumble then a quick drive down the field on their first
offencive series for a touchdown, 5 yard pass from Penkki to Willie
King. They did not score again till late fourth quarter when Petrus
Penkki and King hooked up again, this time for a 26 yard touchdown.
The Game was tied and the Roosters got the ball back, driving it all
the way down inside the Butchers 5 yard line, before kicking a last
second field goal for the win. Wille king Had a big day for the
Butchers having 10 catches for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns. The
Butchers had a decent day rushing the ball as well, Nathan Connor had
13 rushes for 95 yards and is now only 62 yards away form reaching
1000 yards on the season. The Butchers face the Rajaritarit next
weekend in Porvoo. The hope to improve on the dissmal performace in
Helsinki and come away with a win for their home fans.
For game stats, click here
N.Connor August 18.2005
AUGUST 20th 2005
BUTCHERS-RAJARITARIT 58-0 (37-0), PORVOO
The Butchers, coming off
their first loss of the season, came into this weeks game with
something to prove. Two weeks ago Lappeenranta beat the Roosters, the
team who beat the Butchers last week, and now they face each other.
The Butchers came out a little cold on offence, with only one field
goal in their first 3 possessions, but they pulled together and scored
touchdowns on their next 8 straight. The Butchers picked up where they
left off before the allstar break. They were the Butchers of old,
passing well, running well, and playing very solid defence. All of
these put together made for a very one sided game, the Butchers had
523 total yards to the Border Knights 15 yards of total offence.
Petrus Penkki returned to form going 25-32 for 313 yards and 5
touchdowns. Nathan Connor Lead the game in rushing with 200 yards on a
season high 27 attempts, with 3 touchdowns. He finished the game going
over 1000 yards on the season, 1138 to be exact, with 1 game to go.
Willie King lead the receiving core with 9 receptions for 144 yards.
King also went over 1000 yards for the season, 1016 with 1 game to go.
The Butchers should have their toughest test of the season this
Saturday Facing the Crocodiles, who are 9-0.
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Game pictures, click here
N.Connor August 24. 2005
AUGUST 27th 2005 BUTCHERS-CROCODILES
19-28 (9-13), PORVOO
The Butchers come into
their final game of the 2005 regular season with a record of 8-1,
facing the Corcodiles. This game was full of action and lead changes,
but the final score was decided by big plays. Crocidiles took an early
lead in the first quarter. The Butchers answed right back with a
touchdown pass from Petrus Penkki to Willie King. Each team scored
again, a touchdown for the Crocodiles and a field goal by Butcher Sami
Mikkonen, and the Crocodiles held a 13-9 lead a half time. In the
third quarter the Butchers took the lead again with a touchdown run by
runningback Nathan Connor. The Crocodile added two more touchdowns and
the Butchers could only add one more field goal. It was a very hard
hitting and tough game but because of big plays by the Crocodiles,
plays of 37, 46, 41, and 48, the final score was 28-19. The end of the
game marked the end of the 2005 regular season. Petrus Penkki ended
the season as the number one qb in the league passing for 2813 yards
with 31 touchdowns and only 2 interceptions. Willie King finished the
season in second place in receiving with 1142 yards, second in
touchdowns with 19, and tied for first in Interceptions with 5. Nathan
Connor ended the seaosn in first in rushing and scoring, 1236 yards
and 21 touchdowns. The butchers end the season is second place just
behind the Crocodiles, and will face the Helsinki Roosters in the
first round of the playoffs next week.
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N.Connor September 5. 2005
PLAYOFFS: SEPTEMBER 3rd 2005 BUTCHERS-ROOSTERS
24-0 (14-0), PORVOO
The Porvoo Butchers are in the playoffs
and they face the Helsinki Roosters, the team they lost to three weeks
prior. The game started off as a defensive battle with no scoring
taking place in the first quarter. But the Butchers started putting it
together and started driving the ball on the ground. The offensive
line started to dominate the defence of the Roosters and runningback
Nathan Connor had huge holes to run through. And when the Butchers
started to run they started to score. Connor scored three straight
touchdowns, two in the second quarter and one more in the fourth. Sami
Mikkonen added a field goal late in the fourth quarter to round out
the scoring. The Butchers won 24-0. The offence played well rushing
the ball as well as passing the ball when it called for it. The
defence of the Butchers played an outstanding game, controling the
line of scrimmage, stopping the run and breaking up almost every pass.
Nathan Connor had a huge game, his best of the season, rushing the
ball 37 times for 244 yards and 3 touchdowns. Willie had a big day on
defence knocking down three passes, one of them being a sure touchdown.
The Butchers are heading to the final next weekend at Finnair stadium
in Helsinki against the Crocodiles, it should be a big game and a lot
of fun to watch.
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N.Connor September 5. 2005
MAPLEBOWL XXVI:
SEPTEMBER 10th 2005 CROCODILES-BUTCHERS 7-17 (7-7), FINNAIR STADIUM
HELSINKI
The Final week of the season is upon us
and the league best to teams were ready to battle it out for the Maple
bowl Championship, Crocodiles against the Butchers. The stands were
full and the fans were loud. The game started very much like the first
game these two teams played. The Crocodiles jumped to an early lead
with a first quarter touchdown. A couple series later the Butchers
answered back with a deep pass from Petrus Penkki to Ville Kurvinen.
Then the defensive battle began. Both defences did a very good job in
containing the other teams offences. The score at half time was 7-7,
and it remained that way till late in the fourth quarter. Late in the
fourth Petrus orcestrated a very good drive starting when he broke two
tackles and throwing a great deep pass to Tuomas Kivisaari down the
left sideline. The drive ended with a 13 yard touchdown run by
runningback Nathan Connor, with 2 minutes remaining in the game. The
defence then created a turnover on the Crocodiles next possesion and
the Butchers added a field goal and won the game 17-7. The Butchers
ended the season exactly the way they wanted to and said they would,
with a Maple Bowl championship. Nathan Connor was named finals MVP,
but the real story of the game was the solid play of the defence.
Thanks go out to all the fans of the Butchers, as well as the sponsors,
without you none of this would have been possible.
N.Connor Septemper 14. 2005
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