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The Invaders scored on the first play of the game when QB Michael Hawkins hit TE William Johnson with a 65-yard seam route for a touchdown. George Wyatt missed the 2-point conversion kick wide left. The Invaders forced Out of Control (OOC) to punt on their first possession. On second down Hawkins hit Johnson for 60 yard score. The 2-point conversion kick by Wyatt was good to give the Invaders a 14-0 lead. On first down of OOC's next possession, Invaders' CB Tony Jeter (Bones) intercepted a pass and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown. Wyatt made the 2-point conversion kick to give the Invaders a 22-0 lead. The Invaders stopped OOC on downs on their next possession. On first down, Hawkins hit Center George Wyatt for a 35 yard gain to OOC's 30 yard line. On the next play, Hawkins hit WR Taurus McGhee with a 30 yard strike to make the score 28-0. The conversion was no good. On OOC's next possession linebacker Ed (Crazie) Green intercepted a pass and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown. Wyatt kicked the 2-point conversion to give the Invaders a 36-0 lead. On OOC's next possession, Invaders's Safety Joseph Chaney Jr., (Oudie) intercepted a pass at OOC's 45 yard line and the officials ended the game with 15 minutes left. Invaders' Scoring - 36 ------------------------ 6 - 65 yard pass from M. Hawkins to W. Johnson 6 - 60 yard pass from M. Hawkins to W. Johnson 2 - Conversion kick by G. Wyatt 6 - 40 yard interception return by T. Jeter 2 - Conversion kick by G. Wyatt 6 - 30 yard pass from M. Hawkins to T. McGhee 6 - 45 yard interception return by E. Green 2 - Conversion kick by G. Wyatt Invaders' Interceptions - 3 -------------------------------- 1 - T. Jeter 1 - E. Green 1 - J. Chaney Invaders ' Sacks - 1 ------------------------------- 1 - G. Kelley

The Invaders survived another close contest and defeated the SuperFreeks 6-0. The Invaders scored on the game's opening drive. During the drive QB Michael Hawkins completed passes to blocking backs Aaron Kinchen and Arthur Anderson; and to TEs Danny Gay and Matthew Anderson. The key play of the drive was a 35 yard completion to WR Joseph Chaney, Jr., to the SuperFreeks' 18 yard line. On 3rd and goal from the 15 yard line, Hawkins eluded three defenders and ran in for a touchdown. The 1-point conversion kick attempt was unsuccessful. The SuperFreeks completed a 40 yard pass on their first possession, but the Invaders defensive stiffened after that and forced the SuperFreeks to turn the ball over on downs. The half ended 6-0. The second half was a tight defensive battle. On the first drive of the second half, the Invaders forced the SuperFreeks to turn the ball over on downs. On the Invaders' first possession of the second half Chaney completed a 45 yard pass to TE William Johnson to the SuperFreeks' 15 yard line. However, the SuperFreeks' defense rose to the occasion and denied the Invaders on four straight pass attempts. The SuperFreeks regained possession with 2 minutes left in the game. After completing a 15 yard out to their left wide receiver, they tried to complete a fly rout to the same player. But, Invaders' CB Daryle Barnett (D-Block) intercepted the pass at the Invaders' 35 yard line to end the game. The Invaders' defense led by LB Crazie Ed; rushers Chris Malcolm, David Allison, Greg Kelley, Ricardo Williams and John (Speedy) Jones provided outstanding play for the second straight game. Invaders' Scoring Summary - 6 ------------------------------ 6 - Hawkins 15 yard run Interceptions - 1 ------------------------------- 1- D-Block Sacks - 2 ------------------------------- 1 - C. Malcolm 1 - J. Jones

It took overtime for the Invaders to narrowly escape with a 7-6 victory over the Dozia All-Stars. Dozia set the tone early when they sacked Invaders' QB Michael Hawkins on the first play of the game. Dozia continued to play tough defense and forced the Invaders to turn the ball over on downs. The Invaders' defense also came out with intensity and forced Dozia to turn the ball over on downs. Invaders' cornerback Daryle Barnett provided a key play during the defensive stand when he broke up a fade route in the end zone. On the Invaders' next possession, Hawkins was unable to connect with WR Joseph Chaney, Jr., in the end zone. On Dozia's next possession they completed a pass inside the Invader's 20 yard line. However, on 3rd down, Invaders' Safety Taurus McGhee intercepted a pass in the back of the end zone. The first half ended 0-0. Dozia received the first possession of the second half and on second down McGhee intercepted another pass. Again, after another sack, the Invaders were unable to score. Regulation ended in a 0-0 tie, forcing overtime. Dozia received the first possession of overtime. They scored from 18 yards out on a QB draw. Their 1-point conversion pass was batted down by CB Tony Jeter. This would prove to be fatal for Dozia. On the Invaders' first possession of overtime Hawkins completed an 8 yard pass to McGhee on first down to the 12-yard line. On second down Hawkins scrambled to his left and hit TE William Johnson with a 12-yard pass to tie the score at 6-6. Hawkins completed the 1-point conversion pass to BB Danny Gay to win the game 7-6.

The Invaders defeated Judah 19-13 to begin the 2006 Camp Springs NIT with two straight victories. Neither team was able to score on their first possessions. The Invaders turned the ball over on downs on their first possession, while Judah's first possession was ended with an interception by LB Ed Green of a pass deflected by Matthew Anderson. QB Mike Hawkins began a scoring drive by completing several passes to blocking backs Danny Gay and Art Anderson, before hitting WR Joseph Chaney, Jr., with a 30 yard TD strike. Chaney celebrated the score with the "Oudie" bounce. The conversion pass was no good and the Invaders took a 6-0 lead. Judah responded with 65 yard scoring drive; capped by a 25 yard TD pass to tie the score at 6-6. The conversion kick was no good. The Invaders responded with their own 65 yard scoring drive. The drive was highlighted by an amazing one hand diving snag by TE William Johnson for a 40 yard gain. Hawkins capped the drive with a 5 yard shuffle pass to BB Art Anderson. The conversion kick was blocked and the Invaders' lead remained 12-6. Judah responded again with 65 yard scoring drive. The drive was capped by a 5 yard swing pass for a TD. The 1-point conversion kick was good to give Judah a 13-12 lead with 1:39 left in the game. Hawkins began to lead the Invaders on a game winning drive by completing passes to A. Anderson and Johnson. Johnson made another sensational one hand grab to give the Invaders possession at Judah's 25 yard line. After completing passes to Chaney and Johnson, Hawkins capped the drive with a 5 yard pass to Center George Wyatt. The 1-point conversion pass was completed to BB Danny Gay to give the Invaders a 19-13 lead and victory. Invaders' Scoring Summary - 19 --------------------------------- 6 - Hawkins 30 yard pass to J. Chaney, Jr. 6 - Hawkins 5 yard pass to A. Anderson 6 - Hawkins 5 yard pass to G. Wyatt 1 - Hawkins 3 yard pass to D. Gay Invaders' Interception - 1 ----------------------------- 1 - E. Green

Judah defeated the Invaders 14-13 to avenge an earlier 19-13 loss to the Invaders. The Invaders opened the game with a scoring drive on their first possession. The highlight of the drive was a 40 yard pass from QB Mike Hawkins to WR Joseph Chaney, Jr., to the 5-yard line. Hawkins capped the drive with a 5-yard TD toss to WR William Johnson. The extra point attempt was blocked. On Judah's first possession, they drove the ball to the Invader's 10 yard line before turning the ball over on downs. On the Invaders' second possession, Hawkins completed passes to Johnson, Center George Wyatt, and BB Paul Berry, before the Invaders turned the ball over on downs. The Invades quickly regained possession when Safety Taurus McGhee intercepted a deflected pass. However, after completing passes to BB Danny Gay and WR Chaney, Hawkins threw an interception that was returned 75 yards for a touchdown. The 1-point conversion kick was good and Judah took a 7-6 lead. Hawkins responded quickly, leading the Invaders on another scoring drive. After completing a 5-yard pass to Chaney, Hawkins hit WR Matthew Anderson on 65-yard completion to the 5-yard line. Hawkins capped the drive with a 5-yard TD pass to McGhee. The 1-point conversion pass was completed to TE William Johnson to give the Invaders a 13-7 lead. However, Judah was quickly able to recapture the lead, when QB Danny Stebbing hit receiver Andre Turner with 7 yard pass, that Turner turned into a 65 yard score after evading Invaders' defenders. The 1-point conversion kick was successful to give Judah a 14-13 lead. The Invades drove to Judah's 40 yard line, but their last attempt to score was batted away at the goal line.