Cifuentes heroics help Colts stay undefeated

With both squads playing their best football of the season, the (2-3) Jets faced off against the (6-0) Colts for a week six JCC of Bayonne Jr. Division Indoor Flag Football donnybrook. Getting on the board first, Jack Kruchkowski made it 6-0 Jets on a diving TD catch. Answering quickly, the Colts battled back to take 14-6 lead as Aaliyana Cifuentes snared two TD grabs and a two point conversion. After relaxing for a few days in Disney World, Christian Benson got back to work by rushing for a 30 yard TD and tacking on a two point catch as the Jets tied the bout at 14-14. Returning to their deep threat, the Jets took a 20-14 advantage as Kruchkowski made another acrobatic TD catch. Locked in a dogfight, the Colts worked the ball up court with short strikes to Anthony Fraser, Toni Rivada, and Alina Danelyants to setup a short TD and two point toss to Aaliyana Cifuentes putting, the Colts, up 22-20. After a quiet first half on offense, Aviv Talmor finally got into the mix for the Jets by racing full court to paydirt with Anthony Baez’s two point haul making it 28-22, Jets. Finding themselves back on the ropes, the Colts fought back as Cifuentes dashed wire to wire for a TD before adding a two point catch as the Colts regained the lead at 30-28. Tenaciously the, Jets fired back as Anthony Baez made it 34-30, Jets with his 7th TD of the season. With 31 seconds left on the clock, the Colts’ undefeated campaign was in peril until Aaliyana Cifuentes once again worked her magic by reeling in a TD and two point grab to secure a 38-34 Colts’ victory.

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