Thornton Junior Football League

                In the 1st round of this year’s playoffs the Broncos faced off with the Steelers. The game started with the Broncos defense on the field and they immediately set the tone with big bruising hits. The stingy defense only allowed two 1st downs. They never let the Steelers get their running game going and had 3 interceptions with 1 returned for a touchdown. Tank had his biggest game of the year with 12 tackles and 2 forced fumbles.

 With Riley fighting a stomach bug the offense struggled a little and the tough Steeler defense surely came to play. But Riley was able to fight through the discomfort and run for 127 yards and 1 td and 2 exp. And also pass for 1 touchdown

The Broncos fought through some adversity Saturday and that was a good way to start the playoffs. Now its on to the Eagles who eliminated the Broncos in the 2nd round playoff match up last year and were the only team to score on the Broncos this year.     

The team is peaking at the right time the playoffs have arrived. 1st up will be the Steelers who we faced in week 2 and beat 39 -0, but they are a much better team and the Broncos will have to bring their best game to the field or they could go home.   

The Broncos wanted to end the season with a big win and knew that if they could shut out the Cardinals they would set a team record for least points allowed. With only 1 practice they started off a little slow but that would soon change with the power running of Riley and the speed of Fabian. Both RB’s got 2 touchdowns and Fullback Tank got 1. The offensive line which has really come together over the last 2 games had a great day opening gaping holes in the Cardinals defense.

But in usual Bronco fashion it was all about the DEFENSE led by “X” the continued to stuff the running game and didn’t allow a single pass. The defense has had 8 games and in 7 of them they have allowed 2 or less 1st downs.  Since the loss in week six the entire defense has followed X’s lead and hit harder and meaner then ever. They are driving opponents to the ground and forcing fumbles.

Playoffs are here lets do the BRONCOS 

Broncos back in the win column !!!!

Coming off their 1st loss of the season Broncos coaches went back to basic, spending the majority of all 3 practices focusing on tackling and blocking. Coaches also spent less time going over the Titans and more time fine tuning the Broncos and boy did it show on Saturday against the Titans. Both teams were 5-1 both had lost to the Eagles. The winner of the game would win the Western conference and more importantly the bragging rights in this teacher verses student rivalry.

At half time the score was 0-0 a great defensive battle that was extremely physical. But towards the end of the half the Broncos coaches found a chink in the Titans armor. The second half started with a 4 and out for the Titans. Then the Broncos offense rolled off a 13 play drive for the 1st score of the game. Then 10 plays later they punched it in again on a 30 yard run by Riley.  

The brutal Broncos defense only allowed the Titans two 1st downs and was led by X with 12 tackles, 2 sacks and 3 forced fumbles, followed by Double A with 9 tackles.  The stingy defense has only allowed 18 point in 7 games and could set a team record next week.   

The Broncos felt the bitter sting of a loss this week. The offense just couldn't get rolling. There were big plays and drives but the Eagles defense held the high scoring Broncos out of the end zone for the 1st time this year. 

On the defensive side the Broncos would shut thing down for 3 plays and then there would be a broken play and the Eagle drive would continue. It was a tough loss to a good Eagles team   

In week 5 the Broncos pounced in the Lions early and never let up. The Broncos high powered offense racked up over 350 yards in 31 plays before referees stopped the game via mercy rule. Qb Double A was 4-6 with 1 TDS , 3-2 point conversions and 64 yards rushing and 2 rushing touchdowns. With Riley rushing for 182 yards and 2 TDs he also threw for 1 TD.

The stingy brutal defense had 2 strip sacks, 1 interception and allowed only 2 1st downs  the leading tackler was X with 10 followed by Double A 8 and Scooter 7 Fabian had a great game with 2 strip sacks and Logan picked off 1

It was another great team effort 

Broncos 33 - Texans 0

In week 4 the Broncos came out flat and sluggish on a hot Saturday afternoon game. It wasn’t until their 2nd drive that the Broncos would score. Every drive was just a little off but the Broncos boys were still able to rack up 33 points against a tough defense who really came to play.

Fabian led the rushing attack with 93 yards and 1 touchdown and QB Double A punched it in the end zone 2 times  and Oller had 1 rushing TD.

But again for the 4th week in a row the tough Broncos defense  shut out another opponent and only allowed 1 first down.  The Texans who tested the middle found out that the munchkins at nose were much tougher then they look and X led all tacklers with 9,   Oller had a pick six in the 4th quarter which sealed the deal making the Broncos a perfect 4-0 on the season  

In week 3 the Broncos rolled over the Giant 39-0

The Broncos started the week in scramble mode after finding out that QB double A was most likely out with pneumonia. Then 1 hour before the game finding out that Left tackle Giggles was not going to even be at the game.  This meant that fullback Owen, back up RB Logan and tight end Cletus a had to really step up all 3 young men answered the challenge with great performances. Owen led the team well and was 1 -1 with a 2 point conversion  passing and had 36 yards rushing.  Logan opened the game with a 30 yard kickoff return and 39 yards rushing and a lot of good blocks. Cletus did a very good job moving to guard and Stick did a good job at left tackle. It was a great team effort in a game that could have easily been a disaster the boys came together and did a fantastic job. With only 18 players depth is always an issue and apparently the Broncos have depth and there will be no question about the heart of this team.

On the defensive side of the ball the Broncos continued their streak of shut outs and only allowed 1 1st down forced 3 fumbles and recovered 2 they had 4 sacks and 7 tackles resulting in negative yards.  The vicious defense was led by the munchkins in the middle Scooter and Gabe who were in the backfield on almost every play 

Broncos steel curtain defense shuts out Steelers 39-0

In the 2nd game of the season the Broncos 1-0 faced the Steelers 1-0. From the start the Broncos took charge of the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and never looked back. QB double A only had 48 yards rushing but managed 2 touchdowns, 1 PAT and was 1-3 for 1 yards with 1 int. While Fabian sped his way to 100 yrds and 3 tds   to be the offensive player of the game

But it was” X” who stole the show in today’s game with 12 monster tackles and 1 pass defended the tough little middle linebacker and center was rocking Steeler ball carriers from all angles and completely shut down the inside run game.

It was a great team effort and  coaches couldn’t be prouder of the entire team who fought through the heat and came out on top for the 2nd week in a row 

The Broncos kept the streak of opening day wins alive today and started the season with a huge win over the Dolphins. The offense gained 359 yards of total offense before ending the game 3 plays into the 4th quarter. It was a brutal assault on both sides of the ball, the defense only allowed one 1st  down with 1 interception  1 fumble recovery. Coaches couldn’t have asked for a better start      

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