September 13, 2017
David Kraft, Head of Multimedia Communications, kraftds@dukes.jmu.edu, @kraftcheezy
Game Recap vs. Honolulu Honey Badgers
It was quite the opening weekend for the Honolulu Rocks following their 135.56 to 100.68 win over their cross-town rivals, the Honolulu Honey Badgers. The Rocks controlled this week’s matchup from the go after Rock’s quarterback Alex Smith threw for 4 touchdowns and 368 yards in the flex position. After Smith’s 59-point performance, the Rocks were set up to control the weekend and Monday night. Quarterback Cam Newton and tight end Delanie Walker helped extend the lead and keep the Rocks in steady control of the game all weekend. Newton racked up 171 pass yards and 2 touchdowns while Walker added 76 receiving yards for the Rocks. Despite the Honey Badgers strong performance from both running backs and their starting quarterback, Matthew Stafford, the game never looked in doubt. The Rocks led the Badgers by at least 20 throughout the game, even leading by 50 at one point.
Matchup Preview vs. Chattanooga Chickadees, 1:00 PM
- Alex Smith leads the league after Week 1 with 368 yards and will look to continue his terrific start to the 2017 season
- The Rocks are coming off a 34-point victory, while Chattanooga fell by 1 to the Virginia Beach Neptunes
- The Chickadees currently lack a kicker, which could prove vital when the final score is tallied up
- Chickadee’s quarterback Sam Bradford trails Rock’s quarterback Alex Smith by just 22 yards for the league leader spot, this matchup will be the one to watch this week
- Chickadee’s rookie running back Leonard Fournette impressed in week 1 with 100 yards and one score, shutting him down early will help the Rock’s get to 2-0
- The Rocks will be without wide receiver Allen Robinson, who tore his ACL in the home opener of the year, he is expected to be dropped for a new wide receiver or quarterback
- The Chickadees trailed the Neptunes all game in Week 1 but nearly pulled off a 50+ point comeback, holding off any late-game heroics will get the Rocks past the Chickadees
Honolulu Rocks Season Notes
- Allen Robinson – Tore ACL in Week 1, will most likely be dropped and replaced
- Danny Woodhead – hamstring – is expected to miss at least four weeks and could be following Allen Robinson on the way out of the Rocks
- It appears no changes will be made to Honolulu’s line up for the upcoming matchup against Chattanooga
- Nearly half of Hawaii could be affected by Equifax data breach.
- Fire guts townhouse near Aloha Stadium
- Shark signs up at Waimea Bay