It was a BAFL 2 Play Off time in West London this past Sunday and the Cornish Sharks were in town looking for avenge their 18-0 home defeat to the London Cobras in the regular season.

The Sharks finished second in the South West Conference with a 7-3 record and so were faced with the long trip to London to meet the 10-0 Cobras.

The game started with the opening kick off being returned by the Sharks to the Cobras 41 yard line. On their first play from scrimmage a 32 yard run set them up inside the Cobra red zone. However, this is as far as they would get as the Cobra defense dug their heels in and held the Sharks on 3^rd and goal forcing them to settle for 3 points.

  The Cobras potent offense then took over with QB Jerome Allen at the helm. On their first play Allen rolled to his left and hit receiver Juma Woodhouse for a 28 yard completion. Solid runs by Kwabena Oteng and Damilola Alaran lead the Cobras into the Sharks red zone. This time is was the Sharks defense who dug in, with hits from safety Ceawlin Hickman keeping the Cobras at bay. On 4^th down the Cobras failed to make the 1^st down marker and the ball was handed back to the Sharks.

  That next Sharks series saw Cobra?s defensive lineman Tanny Fernandez rip the ball from the Sharks running back and race into the end zone. A penalty called it back giving the Cobra offense 1^st and 10 on the 15 going in. 1^st down saw Allen drop back and hit Will Bryce who made an athletic catch to put the Cobras in the lead 6-3.  

The 2^nd quarter started and the Cobras began to show why they are the number one seed in Division 2. A superb punt by Fernandez accompanied by an excellent effort by Robert Barns saw the ball downed on the Sharks own 2 yard line. On 2^nd and 8 Cobras linebacker Moses Sangobiyi hit the Sharks running back in the endzone causing a fumble. The ensuing scramble resulted in Cobras Dominic Fevrier-McPherson recovering the ball for his 4^th defensive touchdown of the season. The 2 point attempt again failed leaving the Cobras with a 12-3 lead.   

On the Shark's next possession Safety, Ariel Mofondo recovered the first of two for the afternoon retuning it 12 yards and allowing the offense to take over. The Cobras running game then took over, with Oteng finally bursting over the goal line for the score. The 2 point attempt was good with a pass from Allen to Woodhouse and the Cobras went in to half time with a commanding 20-3 lead.

The 2^nd half started as the 1^st ended. On the first series Allen completed to Wide Receiver Mark McGowan for 16 yards and a 1^st down followed by completions to Bryce, TE Daniel Pass and finally a 19 yard scoring pass to Woodhouse. The 2 point conversion was good with a pass from Allen to McGowan.

Showing that it's not just the offense that can catch, Cobra's safety Mofondo intercepted the Sharks Quarterback for a short return.? At this point the heavens opened as Allen threw his final touchdown of the afternoon to Pass.

Late in the 4^th quarter as the rain subsided, Cobra's running back Jamal Moore ran in for the last touchdown. The 2 point conversion was again good from Allen to McGowan which left the score at 42-3 as the clock expired.

  The Cobras celebrated a hard fought victory and progression to the next round of the play offs. As news filtered through of Cambridge' s win the coaching staff retreated to reflect on the game and prepare for next week. Head Coach Jeff Brown commented "This was a tough victory. We started slowly but picked it up and did what we needed to progress to the next round.? Cambridge will be a great game next week and we look forward to the challenge.?

  The Cobras will be ready to battle the Cambridge Cats for promotion on Sunday 7^th September at 2.30 at Boston Manor.