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Special honor for special teamer
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Posted on Nov 25 2004
Tomorrow morning the CPA Airport field will play host to the final game of the 2004 Commonwealth Football League season when the Verizon Nitro and the Shell Chiefs vie for the gridiron championship of the CNMI.
The fourth season of punts, passes, and kicks will come to a close with a battle of the proverbial David and Goliath—a match up between the upstarts and the upper crust.
In the inaugural season for the Chiefs (6-0), a team of all-stars has come together to put together a special season. For the previously winless Nitro (1-6), last week’s playoff win over the Miller Barbarians provided a special ending to a lackluster record.
During the halftime festivities, the CFL organizers will recognize the accomplishments of players on both sides of the line of scrimmage, and one individual will take two honors for his special efforts.
Aside from throwing, catching, and running the ball, Miller Barbarians utility man Roy Kaipat will be lauded for his exploits on the special teams unit.
The CFL officials’ criteria for the award was based upon the total average yards for kick-offs and punts with a minimum of five attempts.
Kaipat led the league in average distance for punts and kick-off’s with 28.6 and 47.4 yards, respectively.
Though a few have been employed more often than the talented Barbarians’ player, Kaipat’s five kick-offs for 237 yards edged the competition by less than three feet, while his 11 punts were a good three and a half paces better than second-place George Lieto of Verizon Nitro.
