The results of the extremely competitive 2004 edition of the Capital City Clash tournament which was recently held in Montgomery, Alabama, are now posted on the USQRA Rugby Forum, as well as on John Bishop's results page.

It's worthy to note the parity of the teams, as evidenced by the fact that:

• Phoenix had two 1-point wins, two 1-point losses, & played 7 OT periods
• Lakeshore had two 1-point wins, two 1-point losses, & played 6 OT periods
• South Florida had one 2-point wins & played 2 OT periods
• The Who-Ers had two 1-point losses & played 1 OT period
• Canada Ice had one 1-point win & played 2 OT periods
• 7 games were decided by one point, and four games went to overtime

Final Standings:
1. 6-0, +27, CANADA ICE (seeded 3rd)
2. 4-2, +6, Lakeshore Demolition (seeded 5th)
3. 3-3, +7, Phoenix Heat (seeded 2nd)
4. 3-3, +6, Hoveround Lightning (seeded 1st)
5. 2-4, +16, USA "The Who-ers" (seeded 6th)
6. 2-4, -28, South Florida Rattlers (seeded 7th)
7. 1-5, -34, Frazier TNT (seeded 4th)

The only team to get regularly thumped was the TNT, who lost by 8 or more goals four times.  South Florida had two such one-sided losses but beat the teams that finished 2nd (Lakeshore) and 3rd (Phoenix).  Good luck to those who are going to rank the teams at the USQRA Championships.  At least they won't have to worry about the heavy Can-Con teams such as the Rattlers and the Ice, as the Rattlers are taking the year off from the playoffs, and of course, the Ice aren't part of the league.

The All-Tournament Team at Montgomery looked like this:

0.5 – Charles Ray, South Florida Rattlers
1.0 – Norm Lyduch, USA "The Who-Ers"
1.5 – Patrice Simard, Canada Ice
2.0 – Andy Cohn, Phoenix, Heat
2.5 – Willard Brooks, Lakeshore Demolition
3.0 – Ian Chan, Canada Ice
3.5 – Brad Dubberley, Phoenix Heat
MVP – Bryan Kirkland, Lakeshore Demolition
Sportsmanship - Andy Cohn, Phoenix Heat

There is also a decent article by John Ershek, newly available on the USQRA site, which includes many of his photos.