The Raiders upended the Eagles on the last play of the game, winning the Championship crown for the 2011 PAL Fall Flag Football League, 34-32. Raiders quarterback Myles Hughes connected with Garett Scott in the endzone for the game winning touchdown as time expired.
The Eagles got off to a fast start after Sebastian Stevens intercepted Myles Hughes' first pass of the game, setting up the Eagles first score. After Dadrian Cropper's touchdown pass to Kevin Williams, the Eagles defense stymied the Raiders attack, setting up Dadrian's only rushing touchdown of the game to put the Eagles up 12-0.
Soon after the Eagles scored twelve unanswered points, Myles Hughes led the Raiders down the field, hitting Evan Reburn for a deep touchdown pass to bring the Eagles lead to 12-8. After a defensive stop, Derrick Osoro took a hand-off up the middle the length of the field, putting the Raiders ahead 16-12 heading into the second half.
The Eagles Brayden D'Andrade opened the second half with a long touchdown run of his own, giving the Eagles their lead back, making the score 18-16. Myles Hughes then delivered another touchdown pass for the Raiders, connecting with Derrick Osoro for his second of the day, bringing the score to 22-18. The Eagles and Raiders each traded two more touchdowns in the second half, as Dadrian Cropper threw two touchdown passes, one to Jay Pruitt and the other to Mather Rappa, and counterpart Myles Hughes connected with David Mongeluzi and finally Garett Scott on the final play of the game. The final touchdown catch by Garett gave the Raiders a 34-32 victory over the Eagles.
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