Stellar defense, high powered offense and adequate speciel teams carved the way for a shut-out win to open the season.
"Our defense has played exceptionally. Better than I could have dreamed", head coach Peter Herbild told his team during the halftime break. And the defense did indeed play brilliant football throughout the game, notching two interceptions, two QB sacks, several tackles for a loss and a handful of bone jarring hits.
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”Vi havde forventet en sejr, må jeg nok indrømme”, sådan lød ordene fra Copenhagen Towers U16 head coach Jørgen Sørensen.
Over the past weekend three Towers teams saw action: Senior, U19 and U16. The three teams broke the century mark as they scored 104 combined points and reached a 3-0 record.
Almost seven months to the day after a crushing 42-7 semi-final loss to the Triangle Razorbacks the Towers open the 2011 season with more than one chip on their collective shoulder pads.
In the wake of the Roskilde Kings' withdrawal from the National League the Towers find themselves in the midst of a dispute with the DAFF scheduling committee.
In 2010 the newly signed Artozqui sat out the two first games of the season, while waiting for his work permit to clear. Then followed five games – and five wins – before a shoulder injury ended the 23-year old QB's season prematurely.