By R.E. Porter
Associated Web Press
MIDTOWN NASHVEGAS—It took eight years, but with their dominating 209-137 victory over the 12th Avenue Bakers last weekend, The Village Green franchise finally joined the rest of the league in the no-longer-exclusive 200-Point Club. That, however, did not make the celebration any less jubilant for owner Dave Goodrow and his team.
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| Goodrow celebrates 200 with a "friend." |
"We're glad to finally break the 200-point mark," Goodrow said by cell phone last night from his popular Midtown nightclub, the Goodrow-A-Go-Go." And although we were the last franchise to do it, we plan to be the first franchise to do it on consecutive weekends." The Green are visiting the Cambridge Animals and are 77-point favorites at the Club Gitmo Sports Book.
Goodrow went on to say he had to explain to a number of his closest friends what the 200-Point Club is. "Apparently, they had heard from [Downtown Corsairs owner] Mojo D it was something gay."
Besides being the last to make it into the 200-Point Club, the franchise also holds the distinction of having 200 points scored on them the most times, six — five times when they were known as the Alamo Scouts, and once since moving to Midtown and becoming The Village Green.
West Nashville, which holds the single game scoring record of 233.5 points, is the only franchise to have never had 200 points scored on them. "It ain't never gonna happen neither, baby," said Beelzebubbas head coach Jerry Glanville.
There have been 20 scores of 200 points or more in the history of the NFFA, all occurring after Commissioner William D. Money pioneered the league's definitive scoring philosophy of "a yard is a yard is a yard" in 2005. The East Nashville Black Dogs topped the 200 plateau twice in 2005 and once in 2006, then in 2007, the Beelzebubbas, Bakers, Midtown Mojo (now known as the Downtown Corairs) and Fidalgo Island Sea Hogs all achieved membership in the club. The Black Dogs also topped 200 again that season, and lead all franchises with seven scores of 200 or more points. The Sea Hogs are second with five.
The following is the complete list of 200-point scoring:
The 200-Point Club
1. West Nashville Beelzebubbas, 233.5 points (2007, week 2 vs. Atlanta Smack Daddies)
2. Cambridge Animals, 231.5 points (2008, week 10 vs. Midtown Mojo)
3. East Nashville Black Dogs, 231 points (2006, week 10 vs. Alamo Scouts)
4. 12th Avenue Bakers, 227 points (2007, week 9 vs. Alamo Scouts)
5. Fidalgo Island Sea Hogs, 220.5 (2010, week 4 vs. East Nashville Black Dogs)
6. Midtown Mojo, 218.5 points (2010, week 14 vs. Fidalgo Island Sea Hogs)
7. Midtown Mojo, 217.5 points (2007, week 7 vs. Alamo Scouts)
8. East Nashville Black Dogs, 215 points (2005, week 3 vs. Alamo Scouts)
— East Nashville Black Dogs, 215 points (2007, week 6 vs. Cambridge Animals)
10. Fidalgo Island Sea Hogs, 214.5 points (2007, week 12 vs. Alamo Scouts)
11. The Village Green, 209 points (2013, week 2 vs. 12th Avenue Bakers)
12. Fidalgo Island Sea Hogs, 208.5 points (2011, week 2 vs. 12th Avenue Bakers)13. East Nashville Black Dogs, 207 points (2007, week 4 vs. Atlanta Smack Daddies)
— East Nashville Black Dogs, 207 points (2011, week 15 vs. Corsairs)
15. East Nashville Black Dogs, 205 points (2009, week 5 vs. Animals)
— Fidalgo Island Sea Hogs, 205 points (2007, week 7 vs. Atlanta Smack Daddies)
17. Atlanta Smack Daddies, 204.5 points (2011, week 15 vs. The Village Green)
18. Fidalgo Island Sea Hogs, 204 points (2012, week 3 vs. Cambridge Animals)
19. East Nashville Black Dogs, 201 points (2005, week 6 vs. 12th Avenue Bakers)
20. 12th Avenue Bakers, 200 points (2011, week 2 vs. Fidalgo Island Sea Hogs)
