Division 1
SAFL D1 Predictions: October 15th, 2022 | Prime Time vs Floral Park @ 10:20 am | Eisenhower Park
Prime Time (2-3) vs. Floral Park (0-5)
This a get-right game for one of these teams as both have been losing lately and it hasn’t been close. Floral Park clashed with AK Santaali (4-1) last week but just didn’t have enough talent to keep up with those guys on that particular day. Prime Time lost by a two-score game last week against the Gators (3-2) and showed that they have yet to find a place in Division 1. Something has to give this week as both teams look to put recent losses in their rearview mirror and start a winning trend.
If Floral Park wants to win, they first need their key playmakers to show up. A team that has a 14-man roster but has trouble fielding a team is a cause for concern. Floral Park has a tremendous amount of talent starting with Don Rickey Sr. and Don Rickey Jr. who are the top offensive guys as QB and wide receiver, respectively. Jean Fontaine, Steve Connolly, James Walker, and Patrick Berna all have touches this season but the spread of touchdowns seems to be one-sided. Ken Teleski, who usually is leading the league in receptions at this point of the season, has not seen the ball as much as we anticipated which is troublesome because he is a go-to guy when tough yards are needed. Floral Park really needs to force turnovers and stifle the Prime Time QB who has struggled lately and sources are whispering that a change may be coming this week. On offense they will need to create space against a quick Prime Time defense and QB Don Rickey Sr. will have to hit spots and score regularly.
If Prime Time wants to win, they will need to secure the ball and execute on long drives, and score rather than fall short. Although QB Waqas Khatri has a 64.5% completion rate and 18 passing touchdowns, Prime Time is still falling short in close games. Closing out the game has been a theme that has come up for this team lately because as far as we are concerned the level of talent on this team hasn’t really been seen before. With names like Nafi, Ricky Cotton, “Q”, Roach, Adam Bhatti, Aadil “Squirrels” Lakhi, DJ, Will Jacobs, and more its honestly astounding that they aren’t undefeated or with one or two losses at max. Prime Time’s defense really needs to come out early this week and set the tone. If they can get their defense right it will carry over to the offense. The defense has to overpower the weaker Floral Park offense and create turnovers to hide their own offensive shortcomings, for now…
We wouldn’t be surprised if this was close. But Prime Time just has too much talent on both sides to lose this game.
Prediction:
Prime Time 47
Floral Park 32