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2009 Champions: Bayou City Bosses
The Bayou City Bosses overcame a late Psych Ward Sirens rally to win their second consecutive Houston Roller Derby championship, 124-107 on Saturday night. In the opening bout of the night, the HRD Burlesque Brawlers beat the Spindletop Roller Derby 221-30.
Bayou City Bosses’ jammer Death By Chocolate (DBC) opened up the first jam of the night taking lead jammer status and scoring a 4-0 jam. Rookie jammer Bobituary scored a 5-3 jam for the Bosses and the defending champions took a 9-3 lead early in the bout. Mistilla the Killa came out of the penalty box in the third jam, took lead jammer status and scored a 5-0 jam, and the Psych Ward Sirens had narrowed lead to 9-8.
The Bayou City Bosses defense shut out the team in red for the next six jams and took a 31-8 lead after the ninth jam. The Bosses run featured a 10-point and four-point jam by DBC. The Sirens’ DeMentia responded with a 10-0 jam in the tenth jam. DBC came right back with a 10-4 jam for the Bosses followed by an 8-3 jam by Mistilla the Killa narrowing the Bosses lead to 44-30.
The defending champs and the team in red traded scoring jam advantages until the Bosses’ Miss Lead scored a 5-0 final jam of the half giving the defending champions a 57-44 lead at halftime.
Death By Chocolate opened up the scoring in the second half with a 10-point jam for the Bosses for a 67-44 lead. However, the Psych Ward Sirens shut out the defending champions for the next five jams, highlighted by a 10-point jam by Mistilla and a four-point jam by Jekyll and Heidi. After the sixth jam the team in red had narrowed the lead to 67-58.
A 7-2 jam by the Sirens’ DeMentia was countered by a 9-1 jam by the Bosses’ Miss Lead. An 11-4 jam by Jekyll and Heidi further narrowed the Bosses lead to 82-77. A 2-0 jam by DBC and a 4-0 jam by Miss Lead moved the lead out to 88-77 for the Bosses. DeMentia countered with an 8-4 jam in the 11th jam of the final half narrowing the lead by the Bosses to 92-85.
Two scoreless jams set up a huge jam by the Sirens. Mistilla the Killa took advantage of a penalty to the Bosses’ jammer, and scored a big 13-4 jam. To the delight of the boisterous Sirens fans at Kicks Indoor Soccer and Gym, the team in red took its only lead of the night, 98-96. A 4-4 jam by DeMentia and Miss Lead in the 15th jam of the half set up the big jam of the night with the score at 102-100 in favor of the Psych Ward Sirens.
The Sirens’ jammer was sent to the penalty box, and Death By Chocolate would take advantage of the situation by getting three pack passes worth 14 points, the defending champs shut out the team in red. The Bayou City Bosses took a 114-102 lead. Miss Lead gained lead jammer status in the next jam and with the Siren jammer still in the penalty box, she reeled off a big 10-0 score putting the Bosses in front of the Psych Ward Sirens 124-102 with time for only one more jam.
Considering that DBC was jamming for the Bosses, and that the team in black had been stingy all night long on defense, many fans thought there was no way the Sirens could score enough points to tie the bout, yet alone win it. But holy ref whistles! DBC was sent to the penalty box with a major penalty early in the jam, and the Sirens were ready to slow the pack down to a near standstill. While the best Bosses’ jammers would not let this entirely happen, DeMentia did slip through for a pack pass for points.
But the drama in this jam was not over as DeMentia was sent to the penalty box and the ever dangerous DBC came out seeking to even up the score. Wow, was that another penalty on DBC that the fans in Houston saw? It was, and out came DeMentia from the penalty box with time to score some more points.
There was no way that Becky Booty, Nawty Dread Knocks, and Goldie BloXX of the Bosses were going to let DeMentia by for more points. And by now you might have guessed what would happen next. DeMentia was whistled back to the penalty box and Death By Chocolate came out of penalty box just in time to skate some very cautious jamming time as the final four whistles sounded. The Psych Ward Sirens had closed the margin a bit, but the final score in favor of the team in black of 124-107 made the Bayou City Bosses repeat Houston Roller Derby champions.
The leading scorer for the Bosses was Death By Chocolate with 61 points. She gained lead jammer status in her first ten jams, and was lead jammer 11 out of 13 jams skated. Other top scorers for the two-time champions were Miss Lead with 39 points, Bobituary with 13 points, and Babyface Assassin with 11 points. In a game where team blocking was a huge key defensively, top blockers for the champs were Rebel Ann, Daily Beatings, Nawty Dread Knocks, and Goldie BloXX.
Despite the powerful Bayou City Bosses’ defense, Mistilla the Killa led scorers for the Psych Ward Sirens with 57 points. Dementia added 31 points, and Jekyll and Heidi chipped in with 19 points for the Sirens. Leading blockers for the team in red included Sick Nick, Copperhead, Panty Raider, and Scarlet O’Hurtya.
In the first bout of the evening the Burlesque Brawlers used their experience and speed to defeat the Spindletop Roller Derby of Beaumont, Texas 221-30. Spindletop was skating in their first bout ever.
Savage Rose opened up the first period with a 14-3 jam for the Brawlers as Spindletop picked up its first three points ever by Slam. The Brawlers shut out the new league for the next eight jams and a 20-point jam by Sweet Commotion would highlight the team in purple’s 114-0 run. Claudia Van Damage scored 14 points for the Brawlers, while Stella GetEvens would put up a pack pass of her own for Spindletop and four points.
Spindletop got its first highlight of the night, as Wildcat took lead jammer status and scored a strong 11-4 jam at the end of the half. As Wildcat skated past the Brawler bench, opponents came out onto the track to slap her on the back and hug her for the accomplishment. The Brawlers went into halftime leading 132-18.
While Spindletop slowed down the scoring machine for the home team in the second half a little bit, the Brawlers tossed up seven double-digit scoring jams. The biggest jam of the half was when Brawler captain Starr Doom scored five points and handed the jammer helmet cover to pivot Speedo. She added an additional ten points until the refs whistled the jam over. In the tenth jam, retiring skater Wreck Hell Welch got lead jammer and scored 14 big points in her final jam as a Houston Roller Derby skater, while Wildcat would tack on eight extra points for Spindletop. The final jam of the night would see the retiring all star Savage Rose put up a ten–point jam finalizing a 221-30 score.
The top scorers for the Burlesque Brawlers were Savage Rose with 44 points, Sweet Commotion and Basket Casey each with 40 points, and Speedo with 35 points. Leading blockers for the Brawlers were Chainsaw Chic, Wreck Hell Welch, Chicken, and Sinister Sista.
The leading scorers for Spindletop Roller Derby were Wildcat with 19 points, and Holy Miss Moley and Ruby Ridikule with four points each. Top blockers included Breaking Dawn, Talking Headcase, and AndyCondDuh.
Preview: Sirens v Bosses in the Championship
I am waiting for my rosters from the Houston Roller Derby captains before I do my writeups. Let me just say this. I might not get a roster because one of the rivals is fairly secretive. Now this is really strange to me, because it seems like you have to have a league practice and all teams show up. Anyway, whether you release the information, the other teams in your league are going to have knowledge of who is going to be skating, or at least a pretty good idea.
So with that being said, I think the biggest roller derby rivalry going is the Bayou City Bosses against the Psych Ward Sirens. Even when the Psych Ward Sirens were sweeping their way to the first HRD championship in 2006, the third place team (Bayou City Bosses) were still able to play them closely in bouts. In 2007 the Bayou City Bosses actually beat the Psych Ward Sirens in regular season competition, but the Sirens turned right around and beat the Bosses for the championship. Last year the Sirens beat the Bosses in the regular season bout, but the Bosses turned around and beat the Sirens in the championship bout.
So far this year the Sirens have beaten the Bosses in their first bout of the season. But in a round robin tournament game that was not completed because the fire marshall in Houston closed down the event with about ten minutes left in the game, the Bosses were leading by four points. You can just imagine what was being said at the after party by the two teams. The trailing team was pretty sure they would have come from behind and won. And they may have been right since the Bosses had skated a full 20 minute bout the game before.
Well this rilvarly (and this rivalry has gotten to the point of some serious psychological tactics being involved) will happen again this Saturday evening. And as it has the previous two years, this bout Saturday night at Kicks Gym will decide who will be the champions. When I get the rosters I’ll do the writeup, because I wouldn’t want to write about any skaters that might not be skating. But just in case I don’t get rosters, check out the bout information at http://www.houstonrollerderby.com.
Phil
Bosses v Sirens Preview
The Houston Roller Derby will present a double header on Saturday at Kicks Indoor Soccer and Gym, 611 Shepherd Drive in Houston, Texas.
In one double header bout, the Psych Ward Sirens will skate against the Bayou City Bosses in what has turned out to be the biggest rivalry of the league. Last year the Bayou City Bosses lost to the Sirens during the regular season, but turned around and won the 2008 championship bout. In 2007, the Psych Ward Sirens lost to the Bosses during the regular season, but turned around and won their championship bout against the Bosses. This rivalry has been fiercely competitive even before the Bosses contended with the Sirens the last two years for the league championship.
Bosses v Sirens Preview – continue reading …
Bosses v Brawlers Video Clip
Did you miss last month’s bout? Here’s a taste of it in the video clip attached.
This Saturday is the classic Houston Roller Derby rivalry of the Bosses v the Sirens. Don’t miss it at the new Kicks Indoor venue, 7pm!
SATURDAY! SATURDAY! SATURDAY!
(The video is large!)
Psych Ward Sirens defeat Burlesque Brawlers
The Psych Ward Sirens sprinted out to a large halftime lead, and held off a determined rally in the second half to defeat the Burlesque Brawlers 161-126 in Houston Roller Derby’s league opener Saturday. In the first game of the evening, the HRD Bayou City Bosses outgunned Hurricane Alley from Corpus Christi 269-8.
DeMentia, in her first league bout since knee surgery last year, opened up the scoring run for the Sirens with a 15 points in the first jam while her teammates shut down the Brawlers. Brawler Savage Rose scored eight points the next jam, but the Psych Warders had a 19-8 lead after just two jams. Mistilla the Killa would score 11 points in the third jam while her team in red shut the opposition squad out, but the next jam Savage Rose again struck back for another 8-point jam. The Sirens, however, countered with nine points by Jekyll and Heidi in the same jam gaining the Sirens a 39-16 advantage after four jams.
An eight-point jam by Jekyll and Heidi and a 13 point jam by Mistilla would highlight a Siren mini run and put them up 68-32 after eight jams; this bout was looking like it might become a blowout. But the Brawlers shutout the team in red for the next two jams, and closed the margin to 68-41. The Sirens defense then shutdown the team in purple for the next three jams, and moved the lead back out to an 81-41 lead. An eight-point jam by Savage Rose, and a nine point jam by Sirens team captain Mistilla, with an additional nine points by the team in red would give the Psych Ward Sirens a commanding 103-54 lead at halftime.
Speed O opened up the second half with lead jammer status for the Burlesque Brawlers and in the third jam scored five more points as the team in purple chipped away at the Psych Warder’s lead. But a big 12-point jam by DeMentia in the ninth jam would give the Sirens a 139-71 lead.
Savage Rose scored 13 points for the Burlesque Brawlers in the thirteenth jam, and the team in purple would out the Psych Warders for four consecutive jams to narrow the lead down to 153-108. Speed O, the Brawlers all-star skating in her first league game for her new league team, scored 12 points, and Chainsaw Chic scored four points in the last jam of the game, and while the Burlesque Brawlers outscored the team in red 72-58 in the second half, the Psych Ward Sirens were satisfied with a final 161-126 victory as time ran out on the clock.
The leading scorer for the Psych Ward Sirens was DeMentia with 61 points. Mistilla the Killa scored 47 points, along with Jekyll and Heidi’s 39 points, and Carmen Geddit’s 14 points. Leading blockers for the Sirens included Panty Raider, Punitive Damage, Tex Offender, and Copperhead.
Top scorers for the Burlesque Brawlers were Savage Rose with 60 points, Speed O with 34 points, Private Been Jammin with 16 points, and Chainsaw Chic with 12 points. Top blockers for the team in purple included Starr Doom, Claudia Van Damage, Wreck Hell Welch, and Tempestua.
In the opening bout between the defending league champion Bayou City Bosses, and a young team from Hurricane Alley Roller Derby in Corpus Christi, Texas, the Bosses exploded out of the gate and never looked back. Rookie BoBituary scored 20 points in the second jam of the bout, which was followed up by a 15-point jam by Death by Chocolate (DBC). DBC added a big 20-point jam in the seventh jam of the bout, and Legzibitionist scored a 15-point jam in the tenth jam. Nawty Dreadknocks had the high point jam of the night with 23 points in the twelfth jam. Those high scoring jams highlighted a huge scoring first half for the Bayou City Bosses as they took a 174-4 lead into intermission.
In the second jam of the final half, Karma Lucha received lead jammer status for the first time for Hurricane Alley, and four points came out of the jam. But the Bosses struck back with a 21-point jam by Baby Face Assassin in the third jam. Second year blocker Daily Beatings toke the jammer helmet cover to score 20 points on her only jam of the night, followed up by a 15-point jam by Tamityville Horror. This rookie again scored 15 points to close out the final jam of the bout, as the Bayou City Bosses took a 269-8 victory over the squad from Corpus Christi.
Top scorers for the Bosses were rookies Baby Face Assassin with 44 points, BoBituary with 43 points, and Tamityville Horror with 35 points. Team captain Death By Chocolate also had 35 points, although she only jammed twice in the bout. Rebel Ann showed why she was recently added to the Houston travel team with nine key blocks in this bout, the leading blocking numbers for Saturday`s double header. Other top blockers for the Bosses included Nawty Dreadknocks, Goldie BloXX, and Miss Lead.
High scorers for Hurricane Alley were ClumZaRella and Karma Lucha each with four points. Top blockers for the Brass Knuckle Brawlers of Hurricane Alley included Annie Smokely, Iron Jenny Flint, Sugar, and ClumZaRella.
The next action for Houston Roller Derby will be April 18th at Kicks Indoor Soccer & Gym.
Phil Arnold,
Roller Derby Is Sport
