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Bandits 49, Rebels 40

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A tough loss for the home team tonight, as the Bandits exploded in the fourth and ran out the clock in the last two minutes. The Rebels fall to 6-3 and find themselves behind both Richmond and Rome. I have no idea how the AIFL playoffs work, but Rale…

The Reb Belles, ladies and gentlemen…

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But mostly for the gentlemen.

Scoreboard abuse

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The kickers are having fun hitting this poor, defenseless scoreboard on extra points. The crowd loves it, too. They’re shouting, “Scoreboard! Scoreboard!” at the kickers.Richmond went on a scoring frenzy in the 4th. With 2:53 left, it’s now 49-40. …

4th Q, 14:00 left: Bandits 35, Rebels 34

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And the blogger gets a souvenir…Dawn and her friend, unimpressed, left early, so Albert and I moved up a few rows at the start of the 3rd, then he went to go get a beer. Two plays later, Lavell Bailey caught another TD pass, did a dance and spiked t…

AIFL snapshots

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The kid in the orange shirt won a halftime dance contest by being first to do the worm. As for the Reb Belles, the picture is terrible, but trust me, they’re too good for this league. They should be AF2, at least.

Halftime: Bandits 28, Rebels 21

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Just when things start looking bleak for the hometown team, the defense gets a key 4th down stop deep in their own territory, and with less than a minute to go, David Malino fires a 40-yard strike to Sammy Henderson to tie it up at 21. Sammy and the …

End of 1st: Bandits 14, Rebels 7

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“Dorton brings it raw,” says Albert, and he’s not kidding. This is about as minor league as football gets. A few of the Rebels have friends in the stands. They’re getting on the players’ cases for dropping sure interceptions.One guy who’s not droppi…

You are looking live…

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Dorton Arena in Raleigh. Some call it a marvel of engineering. I call it “The Big Taco.”This is where the action is tonight. I am being joined by my friends Albert and Dawn, who hung out with me during the NFL playoffs. You may remember Albert shouti…

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