Hertfordshire Hurricanes 27-6 Staffordshire Stallions

The Hurricanes have defeated the Staffordshire Stallions 27-6 to win College Bowl XVIII at Rams Stadium in Dewsbury. For the second day in a row a hurricane has swept through Yorkshire! On Saturday 70 mph winds tore down a goal post at Rams Stadium, but it was not enough to deter the College League who improvised a replacement to enable the 18th College Bowl to take place. Hertfordshire were playing in their 5th College Bowl in 7 years while Staffordshire were playing in their first. The teams traded possessions in the first quarter which remained scoreless despite good drives by both teams. The Hurricanes took the lead with 4:58 remaining in the half when RB Andy Cochrane scored on a 4 yard run. Cochrane went on to rush for 201 yards and received the Game MVP for his efforts. RB David Hartley extended the Hurricanes to 14 with just 2 seconds remaining in the half when he capped an 8 play 58 yard drive with a 1 yard plunge. The Stallions were unable to get anything going in the third quarter and went further behind with 14:53 minutes to go in the game when QB Junior Price rolled in around the right from 1 yard out to put the Hurricanes almost out of sight. Price secured the victory with a 20 yard pass to WR Richard McHugh on a perfectly timed pass in the corner of the end zone. WR Stuart Wren got a consolation score for the Stallions who refused to give in. Wren scampered in on a reverse from 33 yards out with 4:50 left in the game. The Stallions then recovered an onside kick but failed to capitalise and the Hurricanes secured their 4th title in the last 7 years. Congratulations to the Hurricanes