Derech Etz Chaim defeated Jerry's Kids in a thrilling double overtime game to move on to the upper tier, Holyland Bowl playoffs for the 5th straight year.
In was a tough game that found DEC having to make several comebacks and struggling in the red zone for the first time this season. Gilad Silverman threw 2 interceptions for the first time all year and Jerry's had good field position that they took advantage of.
Several players came up big with Noam Silverman making several big catches, and Jacob Kon, who is playing at CB in place of the injured Doni Raskas, made several big plays including an interception in the end zone a long bomb and several runs to keep DEC in the game.
Though the defense struggled for much of the game they also made big plays with Dov Polack blocking passes and Sammy Blivaiss picking up an interception on D-line!
At the end of regulation the score was tied 19-19 and the game moved to overtime with each team getting the ball at the 20 and having 4 downs to score. Jerry's won the toss and elected to go first, scoring on their drive and putting the pressure on DEC. A long run by Jacob Kon led by superb blocking brought the ball to the 1 yard line on the first play of DEC possession and the offense punched it in to tie the game. On Jerry's next possession the defense shut them down and Gilad Silverman was able to direct the drive that gave DEC the victory.
Derech Etz Chaim now moves on to the playoffs as one of 8 one seeds all who went 2-0 in the intermediate stage. They get next weekend off while we wait to see who the 2-1 second seeds are.
The 8 top seeds are Ateret Cohanim (Bitach), DEC, Flying Pizzas, and the Gov on one side of the bracket and Orli Print, Mevaseret, Lobos and Tifferet on the other side.
Stay with http://www.decfootball.com/ as we begin playoffs in a little under two weeks.
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