The No Soup For You flag football team from North Sacramento has made five trips into San Quentin, winning all five games. This day would be no different with a 38-32 victory
No Soup For You has three professional football players on its roster, all playing American football in Europe.
From the opening snap the Blues Brothers gave everyone the hope of victory, executing with precision. Wide out M. “Mitch” Mitchell scored on a seven-yard run. But No Soup For You wouldn’t be outdone as wide receiver Jeff Wilson scored.
Playing offense and defense, Mitchell intercepted quarterback Eddie Martinez and romped in for six points. Fleet-footed wide receiver Jeff Wilson had other things on his mind, scoring again to pull his team within one at the half, 20-19.
In the wildcat offense, K. Carr Sr. found a seam and scored. Jeff Wilson scored again for his third touchdown of the day. No Soup for You added six more points when tight end Ed Thomson caught a quick hitch from his quarterback.
Blues Brothers was bending but wouldn’t break with right side cornerback M. Cosby playing shut down coverage. Quarterback Eddie Martinez tried the left side and cornerback D. “Sleepy” Kennedy came up with a pick to quell the drive. Blues Brothers defense got a safety, adding two points.
Sure-handed receiver Mitchell ran across the middle and scored another touchdown.
Mario Ellis, back from missing the opening game, took the post route for a score.
With just seconds left on the clock, tailback Kennedy ripped off tackle for a touchdown — game tied, the clock expires.
In overtime, quarterback Eddie Martinez scrambled, buying time as receiver Desi Barbour doubled back, maneuvering through the gaps in the defense. TOUCHDOWN! No Soup For You Wins, 38-32
Desi Barbour, former U.C. Davis standout from Sacramento, plays defensive back for the Denmark Gold Diggers. Daniel Neilson, from Holland, plays tight end for the Gold Diggers. Player-Coach Joe Adamson, from Germany, plays for the Stuggurt Scorpions of the European league.
Neilson, in the United States for the first time, was asked what he knew about S.Q. He readily admitted he knew nothing other than what he had heard from friends back home in Denmark. He said he thought there would be “gangs and violence, like on T.V.”
