1957 Free Agency

1957 Free Agency

Providence Adds Pair of Rouge Stars
The Gold Stars had bad news to start the free agency window with OL Eugésippe Chalifoux leaving the team just 1 season after being acquired via trade. GM Virgil Gross was ridiculed for bad management, but he made up for it by signing two stars right from the Rouge: DL Zakary Turbide and RB Élisée Marchal. Turbide will immediately create a dynamic duo on the D-line with DL Calias McDonough and will make the Gold Stars a scary defence. Marchal of course will hopefully add the RB that the Gold Stars have been needing for a long time. He will still compete with RB Johnnie Stafford for snaps. However, Stafford isn’t super pleased with the team constantly looking for other talent at the RB position after the Brazeau trade last season and now this signing.  

Montreal Brings Back Chalifoux
Despite trading away OL Eugésippe Chalifoux last season, the Rouge were able to reacquire the veteran OL. Chalifoux reportedly was not a fan of his time in Providence and was more than willing to head back home to Montreal. Chalifoux making his return will be a major boost for a young Montreal line and a team that needs some veteran leadership. 

Wide Attraction of New Players to the NAAF
With the addition of 2 new teams and expansion of roster sizes, more and more players are heading over to the NAAF. Many were out of the midwest, but there were also tons of veterans that came over from the ACFL. The new players will only help competition in the long run and promote the NAAF as a great option for players to join.  

Top Signings
DB Kenneth Wade BOS - 2Y, $14,000
WR Gene Hardy BUF - 1Y, $12,000
RB Pierre LeStrange BUF - 2Y, $10,000
DB Francis Veillette IND - 1Y, $16,000
WR John Osborn LI - 1Y, $12,000
OL Logan Blackwell LOU - 3Y, $10,000
WR Micheal Mcleod LOU - 1Y, $7,500
OL Eugésippe Chalifoux MTL - 3Y, $16,500
RB Gene Fischer MTL - 1Y, $12,000
LB Leonardo Puig ON - 2Y, $13,000
QB Micheal Kramer OTT - 2Y, $10,000
RB Élisée Marchal PRO - 1Y, $20,000
DL Zakary Turbide PRO - 3Y, $19,500
DL Charles Hoover WOR - 2Y, $12,000
WR Da’wan Rice WOR - 1Y, $7,500 

Undrafted Free Agents
OL Varo Giovanni - Providence Gold Stars
QB Dick Ray - Ottawa Royals
S David Jones - Indiana Victors
TE Willis Harrington Buffalo Blue Wings
RB Hans Jaeger - Indiana Victors
DB Herb Covington - Louisville Thunder
RB Boomer Couch - Boston Independents
TE Billy Rock - Long Island Raiders
OL Joe Richardson - Ontario Tigers 

1957 Awards

1957 Award Winners

Most Valuable Player - QB Connor O’Rourke PRO
A close vote between Connor O’Rourke and Arthur Conner ended with O’Rourke on top. This season, O’Rourke was a huge part of the Gold Stars’ success, and if the team didn’t have him behind centre, they could’ve been in a very different position. O’Rourke also becomes the second Providence QB to win the league’s MVP award after Bruce Woodard won it in 1953. 

Playoff MVP - S Frazier Brooks BUF
Once again the McCallister Cup MVP takes home the playoff MVP as well. Brooks was a force in Buffalo’s secondary in both of their playoff games. He had a total of 3 interceptions over the 2 games and broke up another 9 passes. Brooks showed once again that he was a great pick back in 1952 and got the Blue Wings over the top once again.

Offensive Player of the Year - RB Arthur Conner BUF
Conner fell short in the MVP votes, but in consolation, he took home his second Offensive Player of the Year award. Conner has come into his own in the last few seasons and has been at the top of the league over those seasons. No doubt the RB, who has been overshadowed during a lot of his career, has become the best of the best with this second honour in 3 years.  

Defensive Player of the Year - LB Brent Harper BOS
Harper becomes the first Boston player to take home an award since the 1950 season. There was no doubt that Harper was the best defensive player this season. Leading the league in tackles and forced fumbles (10, which was 3 more than Lynch in second), Harper was playing on another level to get the Independents back to the playoffs.  

Special Teams Player of the Year - K Johnnie Berg BOS
After all the absent years, Boston grabs two awards with K Johnnie Berg taking home the Special Teams award. Berg was the most consistent kicker this season and was able to put up a league-leading 83 points this season, which made up 40% of Boston’s total points this season. 

Rookie of the Year  - DL William Sanderson IND
The rookies this year did not stand out like in years past, but you can not take away Sanderson’s strong first season where he led all rookies in sacks and forced fumbles this season. The 2nd overall pick already has lots of comfort in Indiana and should settle into a star role over the next few seasons. 

Coach of the Year - Dannell Willis BUF
Willis was the obvious pick for coach of the year after taking the Blue Wings from a 1-2 start to a 10-2 finish. In only his second season as the head man, Willis was able to rejuvenate the defence and, with the help of OC Tim Bakersfield, got Angelo Medina back to form for this spectacular season. 

Breakout Player of the Year - WR Sammy Moss PRO
Sammy Moss had a huge season in his second year. He broke through to second in the league in receiving touchdowns and was a key piece in the Gold Stars’ return to the top of their division. Moss is the third Gold Star to win the award after WR John Osborn and this year’s MVP Connor O’Rourke. 

All-Stars
The 1957 season marked a first where they had an All-Star team for each division.
West Division All-Stars
QB Angelo Medina BUF - 1
RB Arthur Conner BUF - 3
OL Jean Mathieu-Baptiste BUF - 1
OL Casey York BUF - 8
OL Bruce Wesley LI - 2
OL Aaron Spears LOU - 2
OL Ulysses Fairgrove ON - 1
WR Joseph Barry IND - 2
WR Robert Lang LI - 1
WR Benedict Spencer ON - 1
TE Johnny Mantle IV - 1
DL Sean Bowen BUF - 8
DL William Sanderson IND - 1
DL Vernon Spears LI - 1
DL Dee Floyd ON - 2
LB Aengus Lynch ON - 4
LB Rusty McVee LI - 2
LB Ben McCray BUF/LOU - 1
DB Slay Mitchell LI - 2
DB Lester Murphy IND - 3
DB Lou Lake BUF - 1
S Frazier Brooks - 2
K Thomas McFadden LOU - 6

East Division All-Stars
QB Connor O'Rourke PRO - 1
RB Marcus Devonshire WOR - 1
OL Andrew Furrson BOS - 9
OL Eugésippe Chalifoux MTL - 3
OL Charlie Bennett OTT - 1
OL Wilfred Gibson PRO - 1
OL Cliff Strautzenbeger WOR - 3
WR Chester Bennett OTT - 2
WR Sammy Moss PRO - 1
WR Ellis Lindholm BOS - 1
TE Jervonte Howell OTT - 4
DL Olaf Viktorsson OTT - 4
DL Vinny Brown WOR - 1
DL Calias McDonough PRO - 2
DL Zakary Turbide PRO - 3
LB Brent Harper BOS - 2
LB Scotty Williams WOR - 6
LB Konrad Aust BOS - 1
DB Quentin Xavier MTL - 2
DB Mingan Oliver OTT - 1
DB Alexander Bradley WOR - 4
S Mason Parker PRO - 1
K Johnnie Berg BOS - 1

40th McCallister Cup Host - Victory Stadium - Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis will be the home for the 40th edition of the McCallister Cup. This will be the first to leave the true northeast as the league looks to continue to grow the midwest market. Victory Stadium just opened this past season and will be a fresh new home for the game.  

1957 Award Nominations

 1957 NAAF Award Nominations 

MVP
LB Brent Harper BOS
Harper was a major reason the Independents were even in the playoff hunt to begin with. A leader in the defence, Harper dominated the field more than any other player this season. He would lead the league with 10 forced fumbles and added an interception as well. He was also the league leader in tackles topping LB Scotty Williams and LB Aengus Lynch for the honour. 

RB Arthur Conner BUF
Conner has been a fantastic back over the past few seasons and has been the league leader in rushing touchdowns in each of the last 3 seasons. While this season he ended tied with RB Marcus Devonshire, Conner and the Blue Wings were a different team this season. Conner also narrowly beat out Devonshire for rushing yards this season en route to the team’s 10-2 season. 

QB Connor O’Rourke PRO
The Gold Stars QB was by far their most important piece in a 9-3 campaign. O’Rourke was able to get the team into a position to win again and again, in fact, any game that was within a score the Gold Stars came out on top. O’Rourke finished second in passing touchdowns behind QB Jean Matieau, but he beat out the Royal in passing yards. Without O’Rourke, the Gold Stars would’ve had a very different season. 

Offensive Player of the Year
RB Arthur Conner BUF - 17 Rushing Touchdowns (T-1st), 1st in Rushing Yards
Conner was an offensive beast this season, leading the way for the Blue Wings offence that was second in the league this season.
QB Jean Matieau OTT - 20 Passing Touchdowns (1st), 2nd in Passing Yards
Matieau continues to be a staple at the top in the passing game. He returned to the top of the passing touchdown lead this season as well.
QB Connor O’Rourke PRO - 19 Passing Touchdowns (2nd), 1st in Passing Yards
O’Rourke and Matieau are starting to be looked at as the top 2 QBs in the league, and Connor was able to prove that this season with the league lead in passing yards and only having one less touchdown thrown than Matieau.
RB Marcus Devonshire WOR - 17 Rushing Touchdowns (T-1st), 2nd in Rushing Yards
Devonshire was right with Arthur Conner all season long, and deserves as much praise for being the motor of the Athletics offence that lacked a passing game this season. 

Defensive Player of the Year
LB Brent Harper BOS - 1st in Tackles, 10 Forced Fumbles (1st), 1 Interception
As previously mentioned, Harper was a force for the Independents this season, and was way ahead of any other defenders this season.
S Frazier Brooks BUF - 5 Interceptions (T-4th), 1 Forced Fumble, 2nd in Defended Plays, 2 Sacks
Brooks truly came into his own this season proving he is an all-around option in the defence. He was able to make plays from the back end and even got to the QB a couple of times this season on a Buffalo special safety blitz.
DB Quentin Xavier MTL - 7 Interceptions (1st), 1 Defensive Touchdown (T-3rd)
Xavier has been nothing but spectacular in his first 3 NAAF seasons managing to lead the league in interceptions despite being on a rough Montreal squad.
LB Aengus Lynch ON - 4th in Tackles, 7 Forced Fumbles (2nd)
Lynch was not quite as dominant as last year, but he was able to knock the ball loose 7 times creating a lot of havoc for offences against the Tigers. 

Special Teams Player of the Year
K Johnnie Berg BOS - 22 Field Goals (1st), 17 Extra Points, 83 Points (1st)
Johnnie Berg was a big part of Boston’s scoring this season, leading the league in field goals and points scored.
K Thomas McFadden LOU - 21 Field Goals (2nd), 10 Extra Points, 73 Points (5th)
McFadden has been here plenty of times, and was a huge part of Louisville’s scoring this season.
K Henderson Schumacher LI - 17 Field Goals (6th), 26 Extra Points, 77 Points (4th)
In his first year in a starting role, Schumacher was able to put up the 4th most points in the league. He also was the most consistent kicker this season.  

Rookie of the Year
OL Graham Chambers BOS
It is hard to give stats to the young O-lineman, but Chambers had a very strong first season in Boston. He was able to protect both Higgins and Swayze and helped the team get into the playoffs
DL William Sanderson IND - 3 Forced Fumbles (1st in rookies), 5 Sacks (1st in Rookies)
Sanderson was an instant centrepiece on the Victors’ D-line. He would cause 3 forced fumbles and wrapped up 5 sacks for his first season.
LB Sam Fitzroy MTL - 2 Forced Fumbles (2nd in rookies), 1st in rookie tackles
Fitzroy, the replacement for the traded Rusty McVee, showed that he has a lot of potential in his first season leading all rookies in tackles this season. 

Coach of the Year
Dannell Willis BUF - Record: 10-2
Willis had a rough first year in the head coaching role in Buffalo, but he took massive strides in his second season. Leading Buffalo to a 10-2 record after starting 1-2, they were a different team built on hard nose football and gritty defence. 
Joseph Curry OTT - Record: 7-3-2
With all the success the Royals have had over the 4 years, it is still surprising that Curry hasn’t taken home a coach of the year award. This season, he managed to take a Royals team that lost its usual top WR and several key defensive pieces to second in the division. 
Roy Aguirre PRO Record: 9-3
Aguirre was a big reason the Gold Stars were able to take home their second division title in the NAAF. He works really well with O’Rourke and he pushed the offence to be one of the best this season.  

Breakout Player of the Year
DB Lou Lake BUF - 4 Interceptions (T-6th), 2 Defensive Touchdowns (T-1st)
Lake broke out on the Blue Wings defence taking on a full-time starting role for the first time. He was able to reel in 4 interceptions and took 2 of them back for touchdowns which tied him for first with DB Alexander Bradley.  
WR Benedict Spencer ON - 5 Receiving Touchdowns (T-8th)
Spencer broke out in the Tigers receiving core. His play was especially noticeable early in the season where he picked up a majority of his touchdowns. He also showed his ability to pick up yards with the injury to usual #1 WR Wilbert Benjamin, taking on a bigger role in the second half.
WR Sammy Moss PRO - 8 Receiving Touchdowns (2nd)
Moss was a scoring machine this season. In the Providence offence where he was able to thrive getting open near the endzone. He finished second in TDs behind only WR Chester Bennett, outscoring his teammate #1 WR Peter Brooks (6 TDs) this season. 

40th McCallister Cup Host
Victory Stadium - Indianapolis, IN - Capacity: 48,500 - Last Host: -
Indianapolis has just joined the league and they would love a chance to host the first championship game outside of the usual cities. Victory Stadium is a great new location and bringing the game to a newer market may be a great idea for the league to build the fanbase.
Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - Ottawa, ON - Capacity: 45,210 -  Last Host: 1954 (old stadium)
The Royals make a strong argument for the hosting duties. 1958 marks the club’s 50th anniversary and they would love to be the host of the McCallister Cup in honour of that milestone. The game would also be played at their new Stadium which they began to play in 1955 the year after they had hosted at Lansdowne in 1954.
New Providence Stadium - Providence, RI - Capacity: 65,450 - Last Host: 1953
Providence is also making another attempt at the hosting duties, coming in with the largest stadium argument, which consistently makes this site a favourable one for the big game. 

***VOTE HERE***

39th McCallister Cup

39th McCallister Cup

Buffalo Blue Wings VS. Ottawa Royals - Richardson Stadium - October 6, 1957 - 6 PM ET 

1952 was the first season the league decided to have a predetermined host for the McCallister Cup. However, the first 5 seasons of the practice would end with the host in the game, thus eliminating the point of the neutral site. Finally, the 39th McCallister Cup is a true neutral-site game at the historic Richardson Stadium in Boston.  

1st Q
The Blue Wings would open up the game with the ball. However, they were shut down quickly for a 2 and out. The Royals would take the field and after a quick DL Sean Bowen sack, would also go 2 and out. The pattern would continue on the next pair of drives. Buffalo would look to finally break away from the slow start with a shot downfield. Unfortunately, Medina’s pass would be picked off by DB Petr Westerberg. The Royals would take over and would be the first team to be in the opponents' end of the field. However, they would be stopped and still forced to punt. K Maurice Lafayette would get the ball down the field where Buffalo would sacrifice the first point of the game on a single. Despite now being down 0-1, Buffalo would find their fire. RB Arthur Conner would take over on the next drive and would take Buffalo to the house. After a slow start, it was 7-1 Buffalo after the opening quarter.
7-1 BUF

2nd Q
The second would still be slow, but the Blue Wings kept moving the ball. They would tack on a field goal to their lead to make it 10-1 midway through the quarter. The Royals continued to struggle on offence with the Blue Wings secondary playing top-notch defence. They would be able to keep the Royals off the board until the final few minutes where QB Jean Matieau was able to finally get into Lafayette’s range to make it 10-4.
10-4 BUF

3rd Q
After a slow first half, the second wouldn’t take long to take off. Matieau and the Royals would start with the ball and would gamble and take a shot right off the bat. Matieau would toss it up to WR Chester Bennett, but S Frazier Brooks would be ready for the pass. The safety would go up with Bennett and would come down with the interception. A few plays later the K Donald Brewer would extend the Blue Wings lead back up to 9. The Royals were clearly frustrated with the very slow start, but they would finally get a break with DL Olaf Viktorsson getting to QB Angelo Medina and knocking the ball loose. The Royals would recover and Matieau was ready to make something happen. The QB would take the Royals down the rest of the way to the goal line. He would toss it to RB Alexei Volkov who would take it in for the touchdown cutting the lead down to 2 heading into the final quarter. 
13-11 BUF

4th Q
Buffalo seemed unfazed by the quick turn of events and QB Angelo Medina would march the Blue Wings back down the other way. Once they got down to the 4-yard line, Medina would take the snap and roll out looking to run. Olaf Viktorsson and LB Alister Henry would go right after him, but Medina would quickly sidearm it around them to TE Johann Traeger for the TD and the 20-11 lead. The Royals entered the field looking to replicate their last scoring drive. However, the Buffalo defence maintained their strong play. S Frazier Brooks would break up back-to-back throws to force the Royals to 3rd down. Matieau would manage to get it but the very next play would end up in the hands of DB Louie White. The Blue Wings would take over and RB Arthur Conner just took the ball and tried eating as much clock as he could. Eventually, he would find a huge opportunity. He would get the ball and find a wide-open hole and would then run into a wide-open field. Conner cut to the sideline and only had DB Mingan Oliver to beat and he would pull a great spin move on him and take it the rest of the way for the score and the 27-11 lead. Despite being down by 16, Jean Matieau would not give in. The QB would still fight for every inch. He even took off himself to pick up a first on 2nd and 7. He would find WR Mackenzie Jones for a touchdown with 2 minutes to go. They would go for 2 to cut the lead to 8. Matieau would drop back and would be looking for the pass. For a second he saw Jones get open and he would fire, but S Frazier Brooks was there yet again to break up the play and keep the lead at 10. The Royals would go for the onside kick, but Buffalo would recover. Ottawa would get another chance but the time was running out. Didn’t matter for Matieau who would still take another shot downfield. S Frazier Brooks, however, would put a swift end to anymore Royals’ attempts and grabbed his second pick to seal their 11th straight victory and their second McCallister Cup.  

McCallister Cup MVP

S Frazier Brooks BUF - 2 Interceptions, 5 Knockdowns, 6 Tackles 

Other Notes about the game:
The game was the first McCallister Cup to feature 2 teams that have both won the cup before in the NAAF era.
DL Sean Bowen finally achieved what he set out to do upon being traded to Buffalo in 1954.
Much like the NHL tradition, the captain gets to raise the Cup first.
S Frazier Brooks becomes the first community-created player to take home a McCallister Cup MVP.
DB Louie White, who had never been in the playoffs before, captures a championship in his first go.

1957 Champions - Buffalo Blue Wings

1957 Recap

1957 Playoffs

1957 Division Semi-Finals 

East Division Semi-Final
Ottawa Royals VS. Worcester Athletics - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - September 21, 1957 - 6 PM ET 
1st Q
The cool September air started to set in as the Royals and Athletics got ready for the first playoff game of the season. Out of the gate, both teams gained a first down on their opening drive only to be stopped on the next set. The Royals would begin their second drive with a 7-yard run from RB Alexei Volkov and then a 6-yard pass to WR Mackenzie Jones. On the fresh set of downs, QB Jean Matieau would take the snap and would feel pressure from DL Vinny Brown. He would escape and toss the ball to rookie WR Ben Roland. Roland would reach to catch it but it bounced off his hands and up. DB Alexander Bradley saw his opportunity and came down with it giving Worcester prime field position. Not long later RB Marcus Devonshire found himself in the endzone for the early 0-7 lead. Ottawa would get a field goal back to cut into the lead, but Worcester’s defence was keeping them at bay
3-7 WOR

2nd Q
Matieau would get the offence rolling on a long meticulous drive. Matieau slowly picked apart the Athletics' defence. They finally reached the redzone on their 10th play. It only took a couple more plays for Matieau to connect with WR Mackenzie Jones for a 7-yard TD to take the lead. Worcester would eventually knot the game up with a 23-yard field goal from K Tevoris Francis, but Matieau would get the Royals back in front with a field goal just before the half. 
13-10 OTT

3rd Q
QB Andrew Glover was starting to go to the air more with Devonshire starting to be contained by the Royals D-line. Eventually, he would find WR Clyde McIntosh who would get free for a 24-yard gain that helped put the Royals back into more pass coverage. It opened the door a bit more for Devonshire who would eventually breakthrough for his second TD of the game. Unfortunately, K Tevoris Francis would miss the extra point, but the Athletics would continue their plan with more passing and it seemed to be working. That was until Glover got antsy and tossed it right into the path of DB Mingan Oliver who would snag an interception. Ottawa would take over and Matieau would not take long to find Mackenzie Jones for his second TD of the game. 
20-16 OTT

4th Q
The 4th was not much different as Glover and the Athletics stuck to their game plan and would get close enough to add yet another field goal to pull within 1. However, their defence was still struggling with Matieau and his passing ability. DB Alexander Bradley was doing a great job shutting down WR Chester Bennett, but the rest of the secondary was not able to contain the other weapons. The Royals would even switch it up with runs and passes to Volkov that opened things up even more. As time winded down, RB Alexei Volkov would score a late touchdown to extend the Royals lead. They would tag on a 2-point convert with WR Mackenzie Jones to make it a 2-score game. The Athletics could not get to the endzone as Glover was picked off again on their next drive, this time by DB Uzzia Hayes. The Royals held on to win their 7th straight playoff game and will get ready for Providence next week. 

West Division Semi-Final
Long Island Raiders VS. Boston Independents - Long Island Stadium - September 22, 1957 - 6 PM ET
1st Q
The questions about QB Lyle Painter and the ability of the Raiders offence were answers quickly. On the opening drive, Painter was able to lead the Raiders down the entire field to score the first points of the game. He would hit WR Robert Lang on the sidelines before he would take it into the endzone to make it 7-0 Raiders. Boston would get their first opportunity on offence 3 minutes into the game. QB Bart Swayze was looking to shift momentum back in their favour, but he would run into a fierce LB Rusty McVee. After RB Joel Bonner ran for 2 yards on first down, Swayze would drop to pass on second down where McVee would fly through the O-line and would rock the QB. Swayze had a rough time recovering from that one and the offence went 2 and out on every other drive in the quarter.
7-0 LI

2nd Q
The Raiders would continue to control the game in the second quarter. RB Conner Riley would score a touchdown early on to extend the Raiders’ lead to 14-0. Not long after, DB Slay Mitchell would come away with a pick from Swayze. The turnover would turn into a K Henderson Schumacher field goal to make it 17-0. The Independents were not able to get anything going in the first half and would be completely shutout. Swayze would throw another 2 picks as time was winding down to DB Amyre Rouleau and LB Rusty McVee.
17-0 LI

3rd Q
Boston needed to make a change in the second half, so they turned back to QB Caldwell Higgins III. Higgins was able to get the offence moving a bit more. Despite his lack of playoff experience, Higgins was playing more calm and not trying to force passes. On their third drive of the half, Higgins would see an opening and would find WR Ellis Lindholm. Lindholm would turn a 15-yard toss into a touchdown, weaving his way through the Raiders’ defence to score. Boston was back in the fight. However, Long Island was able to grab a second field goal to make it 20-7 heading into the final quarter.
20-7 LI

4th Q
The Long Island defence had finally shown up in this game. Their only mistake so far had been the long Lindholm TD. The final quarter would be another strong showing. They would snag their fifth turnover of the game with DB Slay Mitchell’s second pick. The offence kept running down the clock with RB Conner Riley. They also were preventing injuring more WR’s with Darryl Duke having to leave the game earlier in the quarter. Fortunately for Boston, they would get a break with LB Brent Harper knocking the ball free from Conner Riley. It gave Boston a chance, but their offence sputtered. DL Vernon Spears would sack Higgins and Boston would have to go for it on 3rd and 16. Higgins was unable to get the first after tossing it to TE Richard Stewart who was stopped short. Boston lost any hope at that point and the Raiders would run out the clock to win the game.  

Injury Report
WR Darryl Duke LI - 1 Week
OL Nazario Baldassare WOR - Day-to-Day 

Players of the Week

OFF: WR Mackenzie Jones OTT - 2 Receiving Touchdowns, 107 Receiving Yards, 1 2-Point Convert 

DEF: LB Rusty McVee LI - 1 Interception, 2 Sacks, 10 Tackles Division Final Previews

East Division Final
Providence Gold Stars VS. Ottawa Royals - New Providence Stadium - September 28, 1957 - 6 PM ET
Head-to-Head: W4: PRO 23-20 OTT, W7: OTT 34-24 PRO
The Gold Stars have had a strong season, and have been great in late-game situations. 6 of their 9 wins were within 1 score and many of them have come from strong performances in the final quarter. The defence has been strong this season with the addition of DL Zakary Turbide, who will have to carry a bigger weight with DL Calias McDonough out for the season. At the end of the day, QB Connor O’Rourke will be the most important factor in the game and will need to make a huge impact to get the team back to the McCallister Cup. Ottawa looks hot at the moment coming off a strong win over Worcester at home. They also were able to top the Gold Stars with a 10-point win in week 7 and will hope to replicate that game. WR Mackenzie Jones showed how much of a threat he was in the sem-final and will hopefully open up the field for Chester Bennett to be more involved as well. It will be a close one where either team could come out on top.
My Pick: Royals

West Semi-Final
Buffalo Blue Wings VS. Long Island Raiders - Buffalo Civic Stadium - September 29, 1957 - 6 PM ET
Head-to-Head: W4: BUF 25-14 LI, W12: LI 18-24 BUF
The West Final is a tough battle to gage with the only true matchup between the teams that happened way back in week 4 where the Blue Wings smacking the Raiders. Since then, both teams have changed a lot and the week 12 game was a battle of backups. Buffalo is the hot hand in this game, with a 9-game win streak behind them. QB Angelo Medina has recaptured some of the magic he has had in the 1952 championship season and will be a main factor for the Blue Wings. Of course, RB Arthur Conner and DL Sean Bowen will also be looked at to lead the Blue Wings forward. However, you cannot count out Long Island whose defence finally came together in a dominant win over Boston. LB Rusty McVee and DL Vernon Spears gave both Boston QBs a hell of a time and will hope to do the same to Medina. QB Lyle Painter looked solid too and will have to make some plays to get the Raiders into a good position. However, the Blue Wings are hot and will be a very tough team to slow down, especially in front of their home crowd.
My Pick: Blue Wings 

1957 Division Finals

East Division Final
Providence Gold Stars VS. Ottawa Royals - New Providence Stadium - September 28, 1957 - 6 PM ET 

1st Q
The Gold Stars looking to prevent the Royals from making their 4th straight McCallister Cup got off to a super hot start. The defence put the pressure on immediately. DB Lee Wolfe would intercept QB Jean Matieau’s 2nd pass of the game, which the offence quickly turned into a field goal. To make matters worse for the Royals, WR Chester Bennett was injured on the interception and would be done for the game. A couple drives later, the Gold Stars would get their second interception with DB Victor Bean reeling in a pass intended for WR Ben Roland. This time the Gold Stars would get to the house with a WR Peter Brooks touchdown to make it 10-0 after the first quarter.
10-0 PRO

2nd Q
Ottawa would begin the second quarter with a better drive heavily focused around RB Alexei Volkov. They only could get down to the 41, but with the wind, K Maurice Lafayette would nail the long kick. Despite the Royals finally getting on the board, QB Connor O’Rourke kept the Gold Stars rolling. He would march the offence back to the redzone where he found breakout WR, Sammy Moss for his second TD pass of the day and extending the lead to 17-3. The defence would continue to do their job and kept the Royals to 3 points in the first half.
17-3 PRO

3rd Q
Without WR Chester Bennett, the Royals seemed like they couldn’t get anything going. A change of gameplan was a sure thing coming out of the break. They went to work fairly quickly grabbing a field goal on their first drive. However, Providence was still well in control. Well, until RB Alexei Volkov broke free for a 43-yard scramble. He was only stopped by Lee Wolfe after getting the Royals into striking range. Matieau would inch the ball closer to the endzone before Volkov would punch it in for the touchdown. Looking to make it a 3-point game, they would go for 2. Matieau would drop back and DB Lee Wolfe would knock away the pass attempt to Mackenzie Jones leaving the score at 17-12 heading into the final quarter.
17-12 PRO

4th Q
The Providence defence was still standing strong, but they started to show cracks, and Royals HC Joseph Curry exploited them. Mixing things up on offence again threw the Gold Stars for a curveball and the Royals pulled the WRs back for a few runs, they even pulled off the flea-flicker from last year’s McCallister Cup to get the Royals back into scoring range. After RB Alexei Volkov ran an attempt at the endzone, the Royals would toss a quick shovel pass to WR Toni Radovanovic running in front of Matieau. Radovanovic would take it in for his first career touchdown after missing most of the season with injuries. The royals would take their second attempt at a 2-point convert. Matieau once again dropped back but he surprised everyone by taking off towards the endzone. Providence was caught off guard and the Royals were now up by 3. The fans were not pleased with Providence blowing a 17-3 and were booing their own team. QB Connor O’Rourke tried to use that as fuel for his team. He would take the field and execute. He marched the Gold Stars back down the field. As they approached the endzone O’Rourke would take a shot at WR Peter Brooks, but DB Uzzia Hayes would deny the connection. With a surprise on the following down, the Gold Stars turned to RB Élisée Marchal who would take it in for the go-ahead touchdown. Providence was back on top 24-20 with 3 minutes to go. The 3 minutes was plenty of time for Ottawa. Matieau would be able to get the Royals back down the field and would be in the redzone again. They would end up on the 18-yard line with a 3rd down. Matieau would drop back for the pass and he would toss the ball quickly to RB Alexei Volkov. The RB turned up the field to run and would make a quick move on LB Gerald Lamb. Lamb lost his footing but still went for the tackle and his hand would end up in Volkov’s face. Volkov would be brought down short, but a 5-yard facemask penalty was called, giving the Royals a fresh set of downs. Moments later Matieau would toss it to Volkov for the game-winning touchdown to send the Royals to their 4th straight McCallister Cup. 

West Semi-Final
Buffalo Blue Wings VS. Long Island Raiders - Buffalo Civic Stadium - September 29, 1957 - 6 PM ET 

1st Q
The crowd at Buffalo Civic Stadium was loud from the moment the doors opened. Everyone was excited for another playoff game. However, it was the Raiders who got off to a good start. QB Lyle Painter was able to get the offence into field goal range on their opening drive to take a quick 0-3 lead. Buffalo would take the field for their first drive and it would go wrong. RB Arthur Conner took a handoff up the middle, but DL Tyrone Affalo was able to get his hand into the arm of Conner. Affalo would strip the ball and it would roll right to LB Elijah Goldwater. The Raiders took over with great field position. Painter would take the field and on second down they would run a quick pass to WR John Osborn over the middle. Osborn would catch it and turn upfield into LB Claude Adams and LB Ben McCray. McCray would have a good position and would take the ball right back for the Blue Wings. That play would shift momentum back into Buffalo’s hands. They would tie the game up at 3 before the end of the quarter
3-3

2nd Q
Buffalo would keep riding the momentum to their second field goal of the game to make it 6-3. The Raiders felt they were in a good position after holding the Blue Wings to only a field goal. The offence was moving down the field quite well until Painter threw the ball into the hands of S Frazier Brooks who would take it back into Raider territory. The Blue Wings would drive the rest of the way to score the first touchdown of the game with RB Arthur Conner. They would take the 10-point lead into the half.
13-3 BUF

3rd Q
The momentum was still heavily tilted into Buffalo’s favour out of the break. QB Angelo Medina would lead the offence back to the endzone. This time he would take it in himself from 6 yards out to make it 19-3 after a missed convert. The Raiders were able to recover a bit with a strong drive to counter the touchdown. Painter would just miss out on a touchdown pass to WR Robert Lang, as the play was broken up by S Frazier Brooks. They would settle for the field goal to make it 19-6. However, Lang was hurt on the previous play and would leave the game. 
19-6 BUF

4th Q
The Raiders would grab some momentum with the field goal drive and would find themselves in scoring range again after DL Vernon Spears knocked the ball loose from Medina for a turnover. Painter would capitalize this time on a shot to WR Travis Gallagher to cut the lead to 6. Buffalo was not going to let the Raiders back into the game. Rallying behind the crowd, the Blue Wings would score again to make the score 26-13. RB Arthur Conner would be the scoring player on his second of the game. Buffalo had control once again and the Raiders were losing hope. They would make a push but as they got to their own 40, Painter would throw a pick to DB Louie White. White, who was playing in his first-ever playoff game, would take it all the way back for a score giving Buffalo a 20-point lead. Buffalo would shut down the Raiders for the rest of the game to send themselves to their 2nd McCallister Cup.

Injury Report
WR Robert Lang LI - Day-to-Day
DB Amyre Rouleau LI - 1 Week
WR Chester Bennett OTT - Day-to-Day
OL Vernon Baxter PRO - 1 Week 

Players of the Week

OFF: RB Alexei Volkov OTT - 1 Receiving Touchdown, 1 Rushing Touchdown, 114 Rushing Yards, 57 Receiving Yards

DEF: DB Louie White BUF - 1 Interception, 1 Touchdown, 3 Knockdowns, 4 Tackles

39th McCallister Cup
Buffalo Blue Wings VS. Ottawa Royals - Richardson Stadium - October 6, 1957 - 6 PM ET
Head-to-Head: W9 BUF 20-19 OTT
The Buffalo Blue Wings continued on their path of destruction in the West Final in the 33-13 win over the Raiders, and they don’t look like they’ll slow down. QB Angelo Medina and RB Arthur Conner have been keeping the offence moving this whole season. Going up against a weaker run defence, they will likely have lots of opportunities to break free. The defence was great in the West final causing 4 turnovers in total and will be hoping to knock Jean Matieau off his game. However, both Worcester and Providence had their success with Matiaeu, but the QB has managed to pull through in both situations. The offence despite losing their top receiver was able to come back and win last week, which just shows the force they will be with him back in the lineup. The defence isn’t the best against the run, but they’ve been doing well in the playoffs so far. This is going to be quite the game between two teams that have played now 3 times in the playoffs. Ottawa has won 2 of the 3 and Buffalo will be hungry to get the series tied up in an intense final game.
​My Pick: Blue Wings 

1957 Season

Ottawa Royals - 10, Worcester Athletics - 23 - Royals at Brewer Park - June 28, 1957 - 7 PM ET 

1st
0-7 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
0-14 WOR - TD DB Alexander Bradley
2nd
7-14 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
7-17 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
10-17 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
4th
10-20 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
10-23 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis 

The Athletics came out for revenge in Ottawa and dominated in the 1st with a pair of touchdowns.
The second half was slower with both defences getting more involved, LB Scotty Williams and LB Harrison Bennett both had forced fumbles in the fourth quarter. 

Indiana Victors - 19, Buffalo Blue Wings - 17 - Victory Stadium - June 29, 1957 - 1 PM ET 
1st
2nd
7-0 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
7-7 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
3rd
13-7 IND - TD WR Joseph Barry
13-10 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
4th
16-10 IND - FG K Albert Carney
16-17 BUF - TD WR LeRoy Krueger
19-17 IND - FG K Albert Carney

Indiana gives the new fans a show with a huge win over the Blue Wings to kick off their inaugural season.
DB Lester Murphy was the one to kick start the win with a pick that would set up the Brazeau touchdown.
Buffalo still had 2 picks with S Frazier Brooks and DB Dylan Alston grabbing one each.

Providence Gold Stars - 32, Long Island Raiders - 27 - New Providence Stadium - June 29, 1957 - 4 PM ET 
1st
7-0 PRO - TD WR Peter Brooks
7-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
2nd
7-10 LI - TD RB Timothy Weeks
10-10 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost
3rd17-10 PRO - TD WR Sammy Moss
17-13 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
17-20 LI - TD RB Timothy Weeks
4th
20-20 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost
26-20 PRO - TD RB Élisée Marchal
26-27 LI - TD WR Robert Lang
32-27 PRO - TD WR Sammy Moss 

QB Connor O’Rourke dominated the game with 3 touchdown passes to 1 interception in the crazy game
DB Slay Mitchell had the only pick on Long Island while Providence had DB Victor Bean take one in and DL Calias McDonough with a forced fumble.
Marchal looked solid in his new team and scored a late go-ahead touchdown.

Louisville Thunder - 13, Ontario Tigers - 24 - University Stadium - June 30, 1957 - 2 PM ET 
1st
0-7 ON - TD WR Wilbert Benjamin
0-14 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell
2nd
3rd
0-21 ON - TD TE Paul McDowell
3-21 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
6-21 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
6-24 ON - FG K Nathaniel King
13-24 LOU - TD WR Marty Jay 

Tigers held strong in the first half of the game, LB Aengus Lynch and DL Olympus Heights combined for 2 forced fumbles.
Louisville got going the final quarter with Ollie Rogers leading the team to the house in the final 5 minutes of the game which got the fans into it. 

Montreal Rouge - 23, Boston Independents - 27 - Mount Royal Stadium - July 1, 1957 - 2 PM ET 
1st
0-3 BOS - FG K Jonnie Berg
3-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
2nd
3-6 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
10-6 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
10-13 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
3rd
13-13 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
20-13 MTL - TD WR Derek Cross
20-20 BOS - TD RB Joel Bonner
4th
20-27 BOS - TD RB Joel Bonner
23-27 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger

Montreal and Boston had a super exciting game with Boston inching out Montreal with a game-clinching interception from DB Carson Scott.
Clayton Malone also brought home a pick to set up Joel Bonner’s first TD of the game.
QB Caldwell Higgins III was able to stay calm under pressure and kept Boston in control of the game earning his first career win 

Injury Report
OL Sal Valcano BOS - Day-to-Day
OL Georgio Stephan BUF - Day-to-Day
WR Marqués Gardner ON - Day-to-Day
OL Adorat Blain OTT - 3 Weeks
DL Randy Benjamin PRO - Day-to-Day 

Players of the Week

OFF: QB Connor O’Rourke PRO - 3 Passing Touchdowns, 187 Passing Yards

DEF: LB Scotty Williams WOR - 11 Tackles, 1 Forced Fumble 

Standings
WEST
Ontario 1-0
Indiana 1-0
Buffalo 0-1
Long Island 0-1
Louisville 0-1

EAST
Worcester 1-0
Providence 1-0
Boston 1-0
Montreal 0-1
Ottawa 0-1 

Power Rankings
1 - Worcester +2
2 - Providence +2
3 - Long Island -1
4 - Ottawa -3
5 - Ontario +1
6 - Indiana +2
7 - Buffalo -2
8 - Boston -1
9 - Montreal -
10 - Louisville -

Buffalo Blue Wings - 28, Providence Gold Stars - 13 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - July 4, 1957 - 2 PM ET 
1st
7-0 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
7-7 PRO - TD WR Peter Brooks
2nd
14-7 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
3rd
14-10 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost
4th
21-10 BUF - TD WR Nathan Green
21-13 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost
28-13 BUF - TD DB Lou Lake 

Buffalo’s defence came out to play against the Gold Stars causing 4 turnovers in the game.
DB Lou Lake, S Frazier Brooks, and DB Louie White each had a pick while DL Sean Bowen was able to get to RB Johnnie Stafford and strip the ball.
QB Angelo Medina showed a bit of his old self being able to escape the clutches of DL Zakary Turbide and DL Calias McDonough.
Providence just fell short on their attempts in the second half of the game.  

Ottawa Royals - 31, Louisville Thunder - 9 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - July 5, 1957 - 7 PM ET 
1st
3-0 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
3-3 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
10-3 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
2nd
10-6 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
17-6 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
24-6 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
24-9 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
31-9 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett 

Ottawa had a slow start to the game until Chester Bennett had a 48-yard play which would land Jones a touchdown on the next play.
From there the Royals took over with defence helping out in the form of DB Mingan Oliver with a pick and DL Olaf Viktorsson with a forced fumble.
Louisville was still able to move the ball alright but ultimately fell short in most cases. 

Ontario Tigers - 27, Long Island Raiders - 17 - Kitchener-Waterloo City Field - July 6, 1957 - 1 PM ET 
1st
3-0 ON - FG K Nathaniel King
2nd
10-0 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell
10-7 LI - TD WR Darryl Duke
13-7 ON - FG K Nathaniel King
3rd
20-7 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell
4th
20-14 LI - TD QB Rigobert St-Hilaire
20-17 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
27-17 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell RB

Clifford Russell had a big game leading the Tigers to a huge win over the Long Island Raiders.
DB Ricardo Salvador would set up Russell’s final touchdown after a huge interception to pretty much clinch the game.
QB Rigobert St-Hilaire was used in a goal-line package that worked for the Raiders to get into the endzone. 

Boston Independents - 14, Indiana Victors - 7 - Richardson Stadium - July 6, 1957 - 4 PM ET 
1st
2nd
7-0 BOS - TD RB Joel Bonner
3rd
7-7 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
14-7 BOS - TD RB Joel Bonner
4th 

A low scoring affair in Boston ends with the Independents having their first 2-0 start since 1950 (this is a crazy fact).
Boston’s defence was on point in the first half and kept it up in the second half, LB Brent Harper had a forced fumble as did LB Konrad Aust.

Worcester Athletics - 29, Montreal Rouge - 12 - Worcester Stadium - July 7, 1957 - 2 PM ET 
1st
1-0 WOR - Single K Tevoris Francis
1-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
8-3 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
2nd
15-3 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
15-6 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
3rd
22-6 WOR - TD WR Christian Venegas
22-12 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
4th
29-12 WOR - TD WR Clyde McIntosh LB Scotty Williams had yet another forced fumble and S Shawn Jensen came down with a pick.
Montreal was no slouch though as DB Quentin Xavier had a pick as well as S Jumon Cobb.
Ultimately, RB Marcus Devonshire had a great performance that Montreal was unable to stop.

Players of the Week

OFF: RB Clifford Russell ON - 3 Rushing Touchdowns, 104 Rushing Yards

DEF: DB Lou Lake BUF - 1 Interception, 1 Touchdown, 2 Knockdowns, 3 Tackles 

Standings
WEST
Ontario 2-0
Indiana 1-1
Buffalo 1-1
Long Island 0-2
Louisville 0-2 

EAST
Worcester 2-0
Boston 2-0
Ottawa 1-1
Providence 1-1
Montreal 0-2

Power Rankings
1 - Worcester -
2 - Ottawa +2
3 - Ontario +2
4 - Providence -2
5 - Buffalo +2
6 - Long Island -3
7 - Boston +1
8 - Indiana -2
9 - Montreal -
10 - Louisville -

Long Island Raiders - 27, Louisville Thunder - 14 - Long Island Stadium - July 12, 1957 - 7 PM ET 
1st
3-0 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
2nd
10-0 LI - TD WR Robert Lang
17-0 LI - TD TE Johnny Mantle IV
17-7 LOU - TD WR Truman Harry
3rd
24-7 LI - TD RB Timothy Weeks
24-14 LOU - TD RB Lawrence Sharp
4th
27-14 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher 

Despite the win, the Long Island defence was still having issues throughout the game and Louisville would get some offence out of it on a deep play to former Raider Truman Harry after a blown coverage by the Raiders
LB Rusty McVee was able to get his first forced fumble for the Raiders in the 2nd quarter.
QB Lyle Painter was much better for the Raiders with a pair of TD passes in the second to get them up 17-0.
S Lester Greer did come down with a pick that would set up Lawrence Sharp’s TD in the 3rd. 

Montreal Rouge - 24, Buffalo Blue Wings - 19 - Mount Royal Stadium - July 13, 1957 - 1 PM ET 
1st
7-0 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
7-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
2nd
10-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
10-10 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
3rd
10-16 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
17-16 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
4th
17-19 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
24-19 MTL - TD TE Eli Grant 

Montreal stuns the Blue Wings with a huge win, QB Stanislav leading the game-winning drive with less than 2 minutes to go in the 4th.
QB Angelo Medina could not replicate his great performance from last week throwing 3 interceptions in this one.
DB Quentin Xavier came down with two of the interceptions and Jontray Cox the other. 

Indiana Victors - 34, Ontario Tigers - 31 - Victory Stadium - July 13, 1957 - 4 PM ET
1st
7-0 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
7-7 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell
10-7 IND - FG K Albert Carney
2nd
10-14 ON - TD WR Benedict Spencer
16-14 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
16-17 ON - FG K Nathaniel King
3rd
23-17 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
23-24 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell
4th
26-24 IND - FG K Albert Carney
26-31 ON - TD WR Wilbert Benjamin
32-31 IND - TD WR Joseph Barry
34-31 IND - 2PT RB Laurent Brazeau 

Indiana and Ontario had an offensive shootout with the former Tigers in QB Duane Logan and RB Laurent Brazeau getting the last laugh
DB Lester Murphy was a big part of the win taking in an interception to set up Brazeau’s 3rd TD of the game and broke up the final pass of the game to seal it for the Victors
QB Christian Stewart continued to shine this season with a strong 2 TD performance despite the loss 

Providence Gold Stars - 26, Worcester Athletics - 23 - New Providence Stadium - July 14,1957 - 2 PM ET 
1st
3-0 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost
3-3 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
2nd
10-3 PRO - TD WR Peter Brooks
10-6 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
17-6 PRO - TD RB Élisée Marchal
3rd
18-6 PRO - Single K Theodore Provost
18-9 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
4th
18-16 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
18-23 WOR - TD WR Christian Venegas
24-23 PRO - TD WR Sammy Moss
26-23 PRO - 2PT TE Micheal Bowman III 

Worcester could not figure out the Providence defence until the final quarter where they took a big lead, but they would fall short after O’Rourke led the Gold Stars on a monster game-winning drive
DB Lee Wolfe came down with a pick as well as DB Paul Gregory, while LB Scotty Williams was still able to knock the ball out of Marchal’s hands at one point 

Ottawa Royals - 31, Boston Independents - 26 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - July 14, 1957 - 5 PM ET 
1st
0-7 BOS - TD RB Joel Bonner
7-7 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett
2nd
10-7 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
10-14 BOS - TD RB Joel Bonner
17-14 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
17-17 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
24-17 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
24-20 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
4th
31-20 OTT - TD TE Jervonte Howell
31-26 BOS - TD RB Eddie Thompson 

The Independents kept up solid play against the Royals, even young RB Eddie Thompson got into the endzone on a trick play that sent him on a 36-yard scamper for the endzone.
The Royals were still able to stay ahead of the Independents with QB Jean Matieau throwing 3 touchdowns for the first time this season.

Injury Report
WR Samuel Floyd IND - 4 Weeks
DB Clinton Gates LI - Day-to-Day
WR Ray Lopez MTL - Day-to-Day
WR Toni Radovanovic OTT - 6 Weeks
LB Roger Morrow PRO - Day-to-Day
WR Willard Brooks PRO - 4 Weeks 

Players of the Week

OFF: RB Laurent Brazeau IND - 3 Rushing Touchdowns, 135 Rushing Yards

DEF: DB Quentin Xavier MTL - 2 Interceptions, 1 Knockdown, 4 Tackles 

Standings
WEST
Indiana 2-1
Ontario 2-1
Buffalo 1-2
Long Island 1-2
Louisville 0-3

EAST
Providence 2-1
Worcester 2-1
Ottawa 2-1
Boston 2-1
Montreal 1-2

Power Rankings
1 - Providence +3
2 - Worcester -1
3 - Ottawa -1
4 - Ontario -1
5 - Indiana +3
6 - Long Island -
7 - Boston -1
8 - Montreal +1
9 - Buffalo -4
10 - Louisville -

Ontario Tigers - 21, Montreal Rouge - 13 - Kitchener-Waterloo City Field - July 19, 1957 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 ON - TD WR Wilbert Benjamin
2nd
14-0 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell
14-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
3rd
14-10 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
14-13 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
4th
21-13 ON - TD WR Benedict Spencer 

Tigers bounce back with another win over the Rouge as QB Christian Steward throws 2 touchdowns. 
DB Ricardo Salvador continues to show his potential with a pick.
Montreal still played strong with a comeback in the 3rd quarter before the Tigers got away. 

Buffalo Blue Wings - 25, Long Island Raiders - 14 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - July 20, 1957 - 1 PM ET 
1st
0-7 LI - TD WR Robert Lang
7-7 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
2nd
10-7 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
13-7 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
13-14 LI - TD WR Darryl Duke
3rd
19-14 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
4th
22-14 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
25-14 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer 

Buffalo seems to have found a groove at home with another strong appearance. 
Despite losing DL Sean Bowen to a major injury, the defence was able to cause QB Lyle Painter a lot of issues. 
DB Lou Lake and DB Louie White, and S Frazier Brooks had a forced fumble that saved a touchdown.
Long Island was a bit stronger on defence but Buffalo was able to consistently get into scoring territory.  

Providence Gold Stars - 23, Ottawa Royals - 20 - New Providence Gold Stars - July 20, 1957 - 4 PM ET
1st
7-0 PRO - TD WR Sammy Moss
7-7 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett
2nd
14-7 PRO - TD RB Élisée Marchal
14-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
17-10 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost
3rd
20-10 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost
20-13 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
4th
20-20 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
23-20 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost 

Providence gets another huge win over the Royals fending off the late comeback. 
The defence was the star of the show for the Gold Stars with the McDonough-Turbide combo causing both Matieau and Volkov issues in the backfield.
DB Lee Wolfe had a pick which set up Marchal’s touchdown.
QB Jean Matieau has looks a bit weaker for the Royals this season, as it seems the rest of the league has caught up to his play. 

Louisville Thunder - 16, Indiana Victors - 13 - University Stadium - July 21, 1957 - 2 PM ET
1st
3-0 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
3-7 IND - TD WR Joseph Barry
2nd
6-7 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
3rd
6-13 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
9-13 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
16-13 LOU - TD WR Truman Harry 

Louisville gets their first win of the season after QB Ollie Rogers led the offence down the field in the 4th to win the game on a pass to WR Truman Harry.
Indiana let off the gas a bit early and could not get back into the game in the 4th with Logan throwing a pick to S Lester Greer. 

Worcester Athletics - 20, Boston Independents - 10 - Worcester Stadium - July 21, 1957 - 5 PM ET
1st
2nd
0-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
7-3 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
3rd
7-10 BOS - TD WR Ronald Vernon
10-10 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
4th
17-10 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
20-10 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis

Boston’s defence was strong but Worcester’s was stronger, the Athletics get a late touchdown and hold on for their 3rd win of the season.
DB Alexander Bradley continued to be a tough defender with a pick and LB Silas O’Brien grabbed a fumble against his former team.
​LB Brent Harper had a forced fumble and DB Clayton Malone reeled in a pick. 

Injury Report
RB Joel Bonner BOS - 4 Weeks
DL Sean Bowen BUF - 3 Weeks
OL Samuel Weston IND - Day-to-Day
DL Leroy Armstrong LOU - 9 Weeks
LB Lee Hogan MTL - 2 Weeks 

Players of the Week

OFF: RB Arthur Conner BUF - 2 Rushing Touchdowns, 114 Rushing Yards

DEF: DL Calias McDonough PRO - 1 Forced Fumble, 6 Tackles, 2 Sacks 

Standings
WEST
Ontario 3-1
Indiana 2-2
Buffalo 2-2
Long Island 1-3
Louisville 1-3 

EAST
Providence 3-1
Worcester 3-1
Ottawa 2-2
Boston 2-2
Montreal 1-3 

Power Rankings
1 - Providence -
2 - Worcester -
3 - Ontario +1
4 - Ottawa -1
5 - Buffalo +5
6 - Long Island -
7 - Indiana -2
8 - Boston -1
9 - Louisville +1
10 - Montreal -1

Indiana Victors - 16, Ottawa Royals - 24 - Victory Stadium - July 26,1957 - 7 PM ET
1st
0-7 OTT - TD WR Ben Roland
3-7 IND - FG K Albert Carney
2nd
3rd
3-14 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
3-21 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
4th
9-21 IND - TD WR Clifford Church
9-24 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
16-24 IND - TD WR Joseph Barry

Indiana falls short in the comeback attempt losing Brazeau in the process.
Laurent Brazeau will be out for the next 4 weeks with a lower-body injury after running into a pileup on the line.
Ottawa played a strong game with QB Jean Matiaeu tossing a pair of touchdowns.
The defence also had a strong start with 2 turnovers in the first half, DB Uzzia Hayes with a pick and DL Olaf Viktorsson with a forced fumble. 

Louisville Thunder - 13, Buffalo Blue Wings - 15 - University Stadium - July 27, 1957 - 1 PM ET
1st
0-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
2nd
7-3 LOU - TD WR Marty Jay
7-6 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
10-6 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
3rd
10-12 BUF - TD WR LeRoy Krueger
4th
13-12 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
13-15 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer 

Blue Wings squeak by Louisville in tough battle on the road
Louisville continued to give their home crowd a show and almost took home their second straight win after a late field goal.
QB Angelo Medina was able to extend the Blue Wings’ late drive that would seal the game after running the ball for a huge gain of 22. 

Boston Independents - 14, Montreal Rouge - 7 - Richardson Stadium - July 27,1957 - 4 PM ET
1st
7-0 BOS - TD RB Eddie Thompson
2nd
7-7 MTL - TD WR Ray Lopez
3rd
4th
14-7 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm 

Boston pulls off another defensive win at home to sweep the season series over Montreal
Despite missing RB Joel Bonner, the Boston offence was able to get the ball moving and would find the endzone twice in the game with Eddie Thompson and Ellis Lindholm.
LB Brent Harper was a huge force with a pick and a forced fumble in the game.
Montreal’s defence was still good, especially DB Jontray Cox who had a pick in the second half. 

Long Island Raiders - 20, Ontario Tigers - 17 - Long Island Stadium - July 28,1957 - 2 PM ET
1st
0-7 ON - TD WR Wilbert Benjamin
2nd
3-7 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-7 LI - TD RB Timothy Weeks
3rd
10-10 ON - FG K Nathaniel King
10-17 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell
4th
17-17 LI - TD WR John Osborn
20-17 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher 

Long Island pulls off 4th quarter comeback in much-needed win over division-leading Tigers
The Raiders still struggled early against the upstart tigers, but they found their groove in the 4th quarter. 
QB Lyle Painter was able to get the offence rolling, while LB Rusty McVee came up with a fumble late that turned the tide in the end. 

Worcester Athletics - 17, Providence Gold Stars - 18 - Worcester Stadium - July 28,1957 - 5 PM ET
1st
3-0 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
3-3 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost
2nd
3rd
3-9 PRO - TD TE Micheal Bowman III
10-9 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
4th
10-12 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost
17-12 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
17-18 PRO - TD WR Sammy Moss 

Providence continues to flash dominance with shocking win over Athletics after a last-minute touchdown
QB Connor O’Rourke put together an excellent drive as time winded down to give the Gold Stars their 4th win of the season.
Athletics lost a pair of defensive starters which became a factor in the final quarter allowing Providence to stay in the game and finish ahead. 

Injury Report
LB Alan Young IND - 2 Weeks
RB Laurent Brazeau IND - 4 Weeks
DB Clinton Gates LI - Day-to-Day
OL Richard French LOU - 3 Weeks
WR Daniel Hubbard MTL - 3 Weeks
OL Emiel Cole OTT - 5 Weeks
OL Bernard Gide PRO - Day-to-Day
OL Vernon Baxter PRO - Day-to-Day
LB Harrison Bennett WOR - 2 Weeks
DL Charles Hoover WOR - 2 Weeks 

Players of the Week 

OFF: QB Jean Matieau OTT - 2 Passing Touchdowns, 204 Passing Yards 

DEF: LB Brent Harper BOS - 1 Forced Fumble, 1 Interception, 11 Tackles

Standings
WEST
Ontario 3-2
Buffalo 3-2
Long Island 2-3
Indiana 2-3
Louisville 1-4

EAST
Providence 4-1
Worcester 3-2
Ottawa 3-2
Boston 3-2
Montreal 1-4

Power Rankings
1 - Providence -
2 - Worcester -
3 - Ottawa +1
4 - Ontario -1
5 - Long Island +1
6 - Buffalo -1
7 - Indiana -
8 - Boston -
9 - Louisville -
10 - Montreal -

Long Island Raiders - 20, Worcester Athletics - 7 - Long Island Stadium - August 2, 1957 - 7 PM ET
1st
0-7 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
7-7 LI - TD RB Timothy Weeks
2nd
3rd
10-7 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
13-7 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
20-7 LI - TD WR Robert Lang 

Long Island’s defence shows its full potential by shutting down the Athletics after a first-quarter TD.
LB Elijah Goldwater and LB Rusty McVee combined for 3 turnovers.
McVee had 2 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery while Goldwater had a pick. 
QB Lyle Painter looked comfortable and was able to pick apart the Athletics secondary. 

Providence Gold Stars - 22, Boston Independents - 6 - New Providence Stadium - August 3, 1957 - 1 PM ET
1st
3-0 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost
10-0 PRO - TD WR Peter Brooks
2nd
13-0 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost
13-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3rd
13-6 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
4th
19-6 PRO - TD RB Johnnie Stafford
22-6 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost 

Providence rolls on in defensive win over the Independents.
The game had two strong defences squaring off, but the Gold Stars offence was able to breakthrough.
Unfortunately, DB Lee Wolfe had to leave the game, but DB Victor Bean and S Mason Parker would make up for it with each grabbing a pick. 

Indiana Victors - 14, Louisville Thunder - 12 - Victory Stadium - August 3, 1957 - 4 PM ET
1st
2nd
0-3 LOU - K Thomas McFadden
3rd
7-3 IND - TD RB Rahil Boone
7-6 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
14-6 IND - TD WR Clifford Church
14-12 LOU - TD WR Truman Harry 

Victors-Thunder rivalry weekend debut goes down to the wire.
Louisville made a final push to tie the game late, but the Victors would come up with a stop on the 2-point convert to hold on for the win.
Both defences were strong in this one as well keeping the score at 3-0 at the half and only 7-6 into the final frame. 

Montreal Rouge - 23, Ottawa Royals - 23 - Mount Royal Stadium - August 4, 1957 - 2 PM ET
1st
0-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
2nd
3-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
3-10 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
3rd
10-10 MTL- TD RB Scott Mallard-White
13-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
13-17 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett
4th
16-17 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
16-20 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
23-20 MTL - TD WR Ray Lopez
23-23 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette 

The Rouge keep up with the Royals and force the tie, setting up a great rematch in Week 8.
Ottawa and Montreal’s rivalry had the most fire in this match than it has had in recent years with both teams fighting till the final whistle. 

Buffalo Blue Wings - 30, Ontario Tigers - 27 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 4, 1957 - 5 PM ET
1st
3-0 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
3-6 ON - TD WR Marqués Gardner
10-6 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
2nd
13-6 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
13-13 ON - TD WR Benedict Spencer
3rd
20-13 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
20-20 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell
4th
27-20 BUF - TD TE Johann Treager
27-27 ON - TD WR Benedict Spencer
30-27 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer 

An intense battle in Buffalo ends with the Blue Wings winning in with a walk-off field goal.
QB Christian Stewart played one heck of a game throwing 3 touchdowns, while RB Arthur Conner led the way for the Blue Wings scoring a pair of touchdowns.
S Frazier Brooks still came down with a pick for the Blue Wings while S Neil Graham had one for the Tigers. 

Injury Report
LB Clifton Fields BUF - Day-to-Day
DL Jessie Sellers LI - 7 Weeks
DB Clinton Gates LI - 1 Week
DB Lee Wolfe PRO - 3 Weeks
WR Wilbert Benjamin ON - 7 Weeks
DL Olympus Heights ON - Day-to-Day
DL Vinny Brown WOR - Day-to-Day 

Players of the Week 

OFF: QB Christian Stewart ON - 3 Passing Touchdowns, 195 Passing Yards 

DEF: LB Rusty McVee LI - 2 Forced Fumbles, 9 Tackles

Standings
WEST
Buffalo 4-2
Ontario 3-3
Long Island 3-3
Indiana 3-3
Louisville 1-5 

EAST
Providence 5-1
Ottawa 3-2-1
Worcester 3-3
Boston 3-3
Montreal 1-4-1 

Power Rankings
1 - Providence -
2 - Long Island +3
3 - Buffalo +3
4 - Ottawa -1
5 - Worcester -3
6 - Ontario -2
7 - Indiana -
8 - Boston -
9 - Montreal +1
10 - Louisville -1

Boston Independents - 20, Worcester Athletics - 31 - Richardson Stadium - August 9, 1957 - 7 PM ET
1st
0-7 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
7-7 BOS - TD RB Eddie Thompson
2nd
7-14 WOR - TD WR Clyde McIntosh
7-21 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
3rd
10-21 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
10-24 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
4th
13-24 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
13-31 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
20-31 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm

Worcester got back in the win column with a strong offensive performance against Boston
Boston’s offence had a strong start but fizzled out by the final quarter.
After Worcester’s final touchdown, backup QB Bart Swayze got a couple of drives where he would hit Lindholm for a big touchdown.
Worcester’s defence was a star with LB Scotty Williams forcing a fumble and DB Alexander Bradley coming down with another pick. 

Louisville Thunder - 6, Montreal Rouge - 27 - University Stadium - August 10, 1957 - 1 PM ET
1st
2nd
3-0 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
3-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
3-10 MTL - TD DB Quentin Xavier
3rd
3-17 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
6-17 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
6-24 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
6-27 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger 

Montreal played their best game of the season to secure their second win of the season.
QB Stanislav Ovechkin played really well not throwing an interception and got Montreal in a position to score again and again.
The defence was just as big with Quentin Xavier coming down with a pick-6 in the win.

Indiana Victors - 23, Long Island Raiders - 27 - Victory Stadium - August 10, 1957 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
0-10 LI - TD RB Timothy Weeks
2nd
7-10 IND - TD RB Rahil Boone
13-10 IND - TD WR Joseph Barry
13-13 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd
13-20 LI - TD WR Darryl Duke
16-20 IND - FG K Albert Carney
4th
23-20 IND - TD WR Aaron Cortilla
23-27 LI - TD WR Robert Lang

Indiana came to play in the second with a pair of touchdowns, but it was DB Lester Murphy who came up with a huge pick to set up the late touchdown to give them the late lead.
Long Island was able to recover with QB Lyle Painter leading the offence back the other way to claim victory at the end of the game. 

Ottawa Royals - 34, Providence Gold Stars - 24 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - August 11, 1957 - 2 PM ET
1st
7-0 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
7-7 PRO - TD WR Ronald Macquire
2nd
14-7 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
20-7 OTT - TD DB Mingan Oliver
3rd
20-14 PRO - TD RB Élisée Marchal
27-14 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett
27-17 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost
4th
27-24 PRO - TD WR Peter Brooks
34-24 OTT - TD TE Jervonte Howell

The Royals come alive in a huge win over the division-leading Gold Stars.
QB Jean Matieau had 3 touchdown passes and was able to keep the ball in Ottawa’s hands throughout the game with 0 turnovers.
Providence’s defence could not seem to solve the Royals in this game, but their offence was in the fight even pulling within 3 before Matieau put them to bed on a quick counter score.  

Ontario Tigers - 17, Buffalo Blue Wings - 20 - Kitchener-Waterloo City Field - August 11, 1957 - 5 PM ET
1st
0-7 BUF - TD WR Nathan Green
7-7 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell
7-14 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
2nd
14-14 ON - TD WR Benedict Spencer
3rd
14-17 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
4th
14-20 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
17-20 ON - FG K Nathaniel King 

After 4 touchdowns in the first half, the rivals would trade field goals with Buffalo narrowly coming out on top to hold onto top spot in the West Division.
The battle remains close but Ontario showed a few more holes in their game and Buffalo capitalized in this one.
S Frazier Brooks became the leader for the Blue Wings with a pick, a sack, and 5 Tackles.  

Injury Report
OL Derek Palmer IND - 1 Week
WR Christian Venegas WOR - 4 Weeks 

Players of the Week 

OFF: QB Jean Matieau OTT - 3 Passing Touchdowns, 179 Passing Yards 

DEF: S Frazier Brooks BUF - 1 Interception, 5 Tackles, 1 Sack 

Standings
WEST
Buffalo 5-2
Long Island 4-3
Ontario 3-4
Indiana 3-4
Louisville 1-6 

EAST
Providence 5-2
Ottawa 4-2-1
Worcester 4-3
Boston 3-4
Montreal 2-4-1

Power Rankings
1 - Providence - 
2 - Ottawa +2
3 - Buffalo -
4 - Long Island -2
5 - Worcester -
6 - Ontario -
7 - Indiana -
8 - Montreal +1
9 - Boston -1
10 - Louisville -

Worcester Athletics - 36, Indiana Victors - 3 - Worcester Stadium - August 16, 1957 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 WOR - TD WR Clyde McIntosh
2nd
10-0 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
16-0 WOR - TD TE Duane Halloway
23-0 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
3rd
23-3 IND - FG K Albert Carney
29-3 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
4th
36-3 WOR - TD DB Alexander Bradley 

Worcester looked to stop the bleeding by rolling over the Victors with a 36-3 win.
QB Riley Kiernan who was last among starters in passing TDs with 2 was able to double that with a pair of tosses in this one.
DB Alexander Bradley sealed the game with a huge pick-6 which was added to his other pick in the game.
QB Duane Logan had a rough go and the Victors threw in QB Brian Meadows for the final quarter where he threw the pick-6 to Bradley. 

Long Island Raiders - 27, Boston Independents - 13 - Long Island Stadium - August 17, 1957 - 1 PM ET
1st
0-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
7-3 LI - TD RB Timothy Weeks
7-10 BOS - TD RB Eddie Thompson
2nd
14-10 LI - TD RB Conner Riley
17-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
3rd
20-10 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
20-13 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
27-13 LI - TD RB Conner Riley 

Long Island suffered a pair of big injuries to WR Darryl Duke and RB Timothy Weeks, but RB Conner Riley was able to make up for both players scoring a pair of touchdowns in the win.
Boston is starting to look at QB Bart Swayze to possibly start next week with Caldwell Higgins III struggling with 3 picks in the game.
DB Slay Mitchell, DB Amyre Rouleau, and S Johan Eckhart had the picks for the Raiders while LB Rusty McVee and DL Vernon Spears each had a forced fumble. 

Providence Gold Stars - 26, Ontario Tigers - 21 - New Providence Stadium - August 17, 1957 - 4 PM ET
1st
3-0 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost
3-7 ON - TD RB Clifford Russel
l2nd
10-7 PRO - TD WR Peter Brooks
16-7 PRO - TD RB Élisée Marchal
3rd
16-14 ON - TD QB Andrew Sexton
23-14 PRO - WR Willard Brooks
4th
23-21 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell
26-21 PRO - FG Theodore Provost 

The Gold Stars continue to push at the top of the East Division with another win over the Tigers
The Tigers still had a strong game getting to the endzone 3 times against the tough Gold Stars defence but they have now dropped 4 straight and are falling behind in the West Division. 

Ottawa Royals - 20, Montreal Rouge - 10 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - August 18, 1957 - 2 PM ET
1st
0-7 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
7-7 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett
2nd
3rd
10-7 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
17-7 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
4th
17-10 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
20-10 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette 

Royals redeem themselves after tying with the Rouge in the first meeting between the two teams. 
Montreal had some good moments, but Ottawa’s defence was able to slow them down. 
Uzzia Hayes was a big part coming down with a pick to stop a long Montreal drive.

Buffalo Blue Wings - 23, Louisville Thunder - 12 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 18, 1957 - 5 PM ET
1st
6-0 BUF - TD QB Angelo Medina
6-3 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
2nd
13-3 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
20-3 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
3rd
20-6 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
20-12 LOU - TD RB Lawrence Sharp
23-12 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer 

Buffalo had a big second quarter with a pair of Arthur Conner TDs which they rode to victory with a strong defensive performance.
DL Sean Bowen made his return to the line up with a pair of sacks and a forced fumble.

Injury Report
DB Clayton Malone BOS - 2 Weeks
LB Lloyd Mathis BUF - Day-to-Day
WR Nathan Green BUF - Day-to-Day
RB Timothy Weeks LI - 5 Weeks
OL Aaron Spears LOU - Day-to-Day
OL Scott Harper MTL - Day-to-Day
LB Leonardo Puig ON - 1 Week
OL Dale Wallace OTT - 2 Weeks
OL Charlie Bennett OTT - Day-to-Day
OL Forrest Cross WOR - Day-to-Day

Players of the Week 

OFF: RB Conner Riley LI - 2 Rushing Touchdowns, 86 Rushing Yards 

DEF: DB Alexander Bradley WOR - 2 Interceptions, 1 Touchdown, 3 Tackles 

Standings
WEST
Buffalo 6-2
Long Island 5-3
Ontario 3-5
Indiana 3-5
Louisville 1-7 

EAST
Providence 6-2
Ottawa 5-2-1
Worcester 5-3
Boston 3-5
Montreal 2-5-1 

Power Rankings
1 - Providence -
2 - Ottawa -
3 - Buffalo -
4 - Long Island -
5 - Worcester -
6 - Ontario - 
7 - Indiana -
8 - Montreal -
9 - Boston -
10 - Louisville -

Buffalo Makes Pair of Moves to Boost Team for Playoff Run
Heading into the ninth week of the season the Blue Wings sit atop the West Division with a 6-2 record, are one game up on the Long Island Raiders and 3 games up on the 3rd place Tigers. They are looking to take advantage of the position they're in and decided to make a pair of trades acquiring two strong pieces in LB Ben McCray and DL Craig Newman.

LB Ben McCray was taken from Buffalo in the expansion draft by Louisville. The LB ultimately was given an Expansion Tag to remain in Louisville for this season. Louisville felt then it was fitting to try and trade the player and get some value if he didn’t want to return next season. Buffalo would acquire the LB for a 1958 3rd round pick, a 1959 Conditional Pick, and LB Harry Hester to fill the roster. The conditions of the pick are (1) If Buffalo makes the Division Finals, Louisville would get a 4th round pick, (2) if Buffalo makes the McCallister Cup the pick becomes a 3rd rounder.

Following that trade, the Blue Wings would then acquire longtime Independent DL Craig Newman. Buffalo would send a 1958 2nd round pick and DL Lawrence Hudson for DL Craig Newman and a 1958 4th Round Pick in the deal. For Boston, the trade may end their slim playoff hopes, but they are looking ahead with another draft pick to build a younger team. While last year’s attempt to boost the roster didn’t go as planned for the Blue Wings, they have more confidence in the position they are in and are hoping the new additions will keep the team in the fight especially if they suffer any injuries.

Both McCray and Newman will get important roles in positions the team desperately needed to fill, and they hope that they will be the missing piece to get them back to the top of the NAAF.  

Long Island Raiders - 24, Indiana Victors - 9 - Long Island Stadium - August 23, 1957 - 7 PM ET
1st
7-0 LI - TD RB Conner Riley
7-3 IND - FG K Albert Carney
2nd
14-3 LI - TD RB Armondo Amaro
3rd
14-9 IND - TD RB Rahil Boone
17-9 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
4th
24-9 LI - TD RB Conner Riley 

Both teams suffered some tough injuries in the divisional battle, but the Raiders came out victorious to put them in a position to clinch a playoff spot.
RB Conner Riley came through again with a run-heavy game but had some help from RB Armondo Amaro as well who scored his first career TD.
Indiana continued to struggle as their playoff hopes hanging in the balance. 

Boston Independents - 25, Providence Gold Stars - 15 - Richardson Stadium - August 24, 1957 - 1 PM ET
1st
3-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
6-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
2nd
6-7 PRO - TD WR Sammy Moss
12-7 BOS - TD RB Joel Bonner
3rd
12-13 PRO - TD RB Johnnie Stafford
12-15 PRO - 2PT WR Sammy Moss
15-15 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
4th
22-15 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
25-15 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg 

Boston shocked the division-leading Gold Stars with backup QB Bart Swayze leading the charge.
The Independents went to the backup QB for this game and it paid off with the young QB throwing his second TD of the season to win the game.
Boston’s defence was a big factor again with LB Brent Harper coming up with 2 forced fumbles and 9 tackles. 
LB Marco Price also had a forced fumble to go along with that. 

Montreal Rouge - 17, Worcester Athletics - 23 - Mount Royal Stadium - August 24, 1957 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-7 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
0-10 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
2nd
7-10 MTL - TD WR Derek Cross
3rd
7-17 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
10-17 MTL - FGK Arthur Kettinger
4th
17-17 MTL - RB Scott Mallard-White
17-20 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
17-23 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis 

Montreal came out fighting to keep in the hunt for the playoffs, but the Athletics were able to come out on top and take home the win.
​Devonshire and Mallard-White were the dominant forces for each team’s offence as the majority of the plays in the game were runs.
Worcester would be able to sneak away at the end with a field goal before S Shawn Jensen came down with a pick to help add another. 

Buffalo Blue Wings - 20, Ottawa Royals - 19 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - August 25, 1957 - 2 PM ET
1st
7-0 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
7-3 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette
2nd
7-10 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett
3rd
7-13 OTT - K Maurice Lafayette
14-13 BUF - RB Arthur Conner
4th
14-19 OTT - TD WR Mackenzie Jones
20-19 BUF - TD QB Angelo Medina 

A once a year rivalry between the Blue Wings and Royals ends with the Blue Wings continuing to roll and clinch their return to the postseason.
The game had both strong defence and strong offence but it was QB Angelo Medina scrambling into the endzone that made the difference as the clock winded down.  

Ontario Tigers - 10, Louisville Thunder - 16 - Kitchener-Waterloo City Field - August 25, 1957 - 5 PM ET
1st
7-0 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell
2nd
7-3 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
3rd
7-10 LOU - TD WR Truman Harry
10-10 ON - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
10-16 LOU - TD RB Lawrence Sharp

The Tigers fall flat against the Thunder as the team drops their 5th straight game.QB Christian Stewart had a tough day throwing 3 picks in the loss.
DB Jesse Scott got some revenge against his old club with a pick, and S Lester Greer and DB Will Atkinson reeled in the other 2.
QB Ollie Rogers was able to work the Tigers’ secondary which lost DB Ricardo Salvador to injury in the game, to get the Thunder back to scoring range to win the game. 

Injury Report
WR Clifford Church IND - 1 Week
OL Leonard Haney IND - 1 Week
WR Robert Lang LI - 2 Weeks
DB Amyre Rouleau LI - 2 Weeks
WR Marty Jay LOU - Day-to-Day
DB Ricardo Salvador ON - 2 Weeks
LB Alister Henry OTT - Day-to-Day
WR Willard Brooks PRO - Day-to-Day
WR Da’wan Rice WOR - 3 Weeks

Players of the Week 

OFF: RB Marcus Devonshire WOR - 2 Rushing Touchdowns, 95 Rushing Yards 

DEF: LB Brent Harper BOS - 2 Forced Fumbles, 9 Tackles 

Standings
WEST
Buffalo 7-2 -x
Long Island 6-3
Indiana 3-6

Ontario 3-6
Louisville 2-7 

EAST
Providence 6-3
Worcester 6-3
Ottawa 5-3-1
Boston 4-5
Montreal 2-6-1 

Power Rankings
1 - Buffalo +2
2 - Long Island +2
3 - Providence -2
4 - Worcester +1
5 - Ottawa -3
6 - Boston +3
7 - Ontario -1
8 - Indiana -1
9 - Montreal -1
10 - Louisville -

Montreal Rouge - 20, Long Island Raiders - 20 - Mount Royal Stadium - August 31, 1957 - 1 PM ET
1st
7-0 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
10-0 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
2nd
10-7 LI - TD RB Conner Riley
3rd
17-7 MTL - TD TE Eli Grant
17-14 LI - TD TE Johnny Mantle IV
4th
17-17 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
17-20 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
20-20 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger 

Montreal ends the Long Island Raiders win streak with their second tie of the season.
The Raiders suffered yet another injury this week with LB Rusty McVee going down in his return to Montreal and leaving the team without 6 of their usual starters.
Montreal took advantage and former Raiders’ QB Stanislav Ovechkin was able to tie it up on a late 4th quarter drive. 
Despite the tie, Long Island clinches their second playoff appearance in franchise history. 

Worcester Athletics - 18, Buffalo Blue Wings - 27 - Worcester Stadium - August 31, 1957 - 4 PM ET
1st
3-0 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
3-3 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
2nd
3-10 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
10-10 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
3rd
10-17 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
11-17 WOR - Single K Tevoris Francis
4th
11-20 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
18-20 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
18-27 BUF - TD DB Lou Lake 

Buffalo wins their 7th straight as the Athletics’ championship hopes take a major blow with QB Riley Kiernan being injured for the remainder of the regular season.
Kiernan was injured on a tackle from new Blue Wings’ DL Craig Newman, and won’t return till the division finals.QB Andrew Glover made his return to the field, against the team that injured him last season, and almost got the Athletics back into the game, but came up short throwing a late pick to DB Lou Lake.

Indiana Victors - 16, Providence Gold Stars - 25 - Victory Stadium - September 1, 1957 - 2 PM ET
1st
0-3 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost
3-3 IND - FG Albert Carney
2nd
3-10 PRO - TD QB Alex Agramonte
3-17 PRO - TD WR Peter Brooks
3rd
10-17 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
4th
16-17 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
16-23 PRO - TD RB Johnnie Stafford
16-25 PRO - 2PT RB Élisée Marchal 

Providence recovered after their shocking loss to the Independents with a big win in Indiana.
QB Alex Agramonte got into the endzone with the short-yardage unit after bouncing to the outside.
DB Lee Wolfe returned to the lineup with a huge interception to give Providence the chance to extend their lead in the second.
RB Laurent Brazeau also returned with a pair of TDs but it was not enough as they are falling further away from a playoff appearance. *Providence officially clinch their 2nd straight playoff appearance.

Boston Independents - 13, Louisville Thunder - 10 - Richardson Stadium - September 2, 1957 - 2 PM ET
1st
2nd
3-0 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
3rd
10-0 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm
10-3 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
13-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
13-10 LOU - TD WR Marty Jay 

Boston wins a tight one at home as they continue to push for the final playoff spot.QB Bart Swayze found the endzone again with Lindholm to give them the 10-0 lead.
Louisville had a late surge after WR Marty Jay got free behind Boston coverage and took a deep shot to the house. 

Ottawa Royals - 31, Ontario Tigers - 23 - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - September 2, 1957 - 5 PM ET
1st
7-0 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett
7-7 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell
2nd
7-10 ON - FG K Nathaniel King
14-10 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
21-10 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett
3rd
21-16 ON - TD WR Benedict Spencer
28-16 OTT - TD TE Jervonte Howell
4th
28-23 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell
31-23 OTT - FG K Maurice Lafayette 

The Royals and Tigers had an offensive shootout in their lone meeting this season. Each team’s defence didn’t have much of an effect aside from DL Olaf Viktorsson grabbing a forced fumble and a pair of sacks for the Royals.
Tigers drop yet another game and are hanging on by a thread heading into the final 2 games of the season.
Ottawa clinches a playoff spot with the win.
With the Tigers’ loss, the Athletics clinch a playoff spot 

Injury Report
LB Rusty McVee LI - 2 Weeks
QB Riley Kiernan WOR - 3 Weeks

Players of the Week 

OFF: WR Chester Bennett OTT - 2 Receiving Touchdowns, 94 Receiving Yards 

DEF: DL Sean Bowen BUF - 1 Forced Fumble, 2.5 Sacks, 5 Tackles 

Standings
WEST
Buffalo 8-2 -x
Long Island 6-3-1 -x
Indiana 3-7
Ontario 3-7
Louisville 2-8

EAST
Providence 7-3 -x
Ottawa 6-3-1 -x
Worcester 6-4 -x
Boston 5-5
Montreal 2-6-2

Power Rankings
1 - Buffalo -
2 - Providence +1
3 - Long Island -1
4 - Ottawa +1
5 - Boston +1
6 - Worcester -2
7 - Montreal +2
8 - Ontario -1
9 - Indiana -1
10 - Louisville -

Louisville Thunder - 20, Long Island Raiders - 17 - University Stadium - September 7, 1957 - 1 PM ET
1st
0-3 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
7-3 LOU - TD RB Lucas Bush
2nd
3rd
7-10 LI - TD RB Conner Riley
4th
14-10 LOU - TD WR Truman Harry
20-10 LOU - TD RB Stavros Black
20-17 LI - TD WR Robert Lang 

Excitement took over Louisville with rookie QB Leonidas Dumont starting his first career game.
Dumont would throw a touchdown and only 1 interception leading the Thunder to their 3rd win of the season. The injuries on the Raiders end showed their impact with the team falling behind in the 4th, where the Thunder came back and took the lead.
S Johnny Berger also got the majority of snaps for the first time this season and came down with a pick. 

Providence Gold Stars - 17, Montreal Rouge - 13 - New Providence Stadium - September 7, 1957 - 4 PM ET
1st
0-3 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
2nd
7-3 PRO - TD RB Élisée Marchal
3rd
7-6 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
10-6 PRO - FG K Theodore Provost
4th
10-13 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard White
17-13 PRO - TD WR Willard Brooks 

Providence was able to get one step closer to clinching the division with a win over the Rouge.
DB Quentin Xavier had another pick to bring his total up to 7 on the season.
DB Lee Wolfe had another pick for his second since his return.

Worcester Athletics - 15, Ottawa Royals - 28 - Worcester Athletics - September 7, 1957 - 7 PM ET
1st
3-0 WOR - FG Tevoris Francis
3-7 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett
2nd
3-14 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
9-14 WOR - TD RB Marcus Devonshire
3rd
12-14 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
12-21 OTT - TD WR Ben Roland
4th
12-28 OTT - TD RB Alexei Volkov
15-28 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis 

The Royals smacked the Athletics in a brutal battle to stay in the battle for the Division title heading into the final week of the season.
Both teams had injuries throughout with WR Chester Bennett and WR Toni Radovanovic both leaving for Ottawa and DB Alexander Bradley and OL Cliff Strautzenberger leaving for Worcester. 
The good news is all 4 should be back for next week for both teams.
With the injury to Bradley, QB Jean Matieau was able to capitalize on a huge play to rookie WR Ben Roland to give the 12-21 lead in the 3rd.  

Buffalo Blue Wings - 31, Indiana Victors - 13 - Buffalo Civic Stadium - September 8, 1957 - 2 PM ET
1st
7-0 BUF - TD WR LeRoy Krueger
14-0 BUF - TD QB Angelo Medina
2nd
14-3 IND - FG K Albert Carney
21-3 BUF - TD RB Arthur Conner
3rd
21-10 IND - TD WR Samuel Floyd
4th
24-10 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer
31-10 BUF - TD RB Pierre LeStrange 

Despite having locked up the West Division with Long Island’s loss, the Blue Wings went ahead with their game plan and smacked the Indian Victors in their home finale.
They would rest some players in the final quarter which allowed former Hawks/Rouge RB Pierre LeStrange to score his first TD of his career after being drafted 6th overall in 1953.
S Frazier Brooks had a huge interception late in the game and almost took it to the house only to be stopped by WR Samuel Floyd.
Unfortunately, DL Craig Newman who Buffalo recently acquired would suffer a season-ending injury in practice earlier in the week.  

Ontario Tigers - 27, Boston Independents - 16 - Kitchener-Waterloo City Field - September 8, 1957 - 5 PM ET
1st
0-3 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
2nd
7-3 ON - RB Clifford Russell
10-3 ON - FG K Nathaniel King
3rd
17-3 ON - TD WR Marqués Gardner
17-6 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
20-6 ON - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
20-13 BOS - TD RB Joel Bonner
20-16 BOS - FG K Johnnie Berg
27-16 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell 

The Tigers came through with their first win since week 4 to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.
LB Aengus Lynch would have a huge game with a pick and a forced fumble to give the Tigers a fighting chance.
​Boston had a late comeback with QB Bart Swayze leading the way, but they would fall short with DB Amos King bringing in a pick to set up the final touchdown for Ontario.
The two teams will be the last two who can make the playoffs heading into the final week of the season.

Injury Report
DL Craig Newman BUF - Season
LB Mickaël Beaumont IND - 2 Weeks
S Johan Eckhart LOU - Day-to-Day
DB Marshall Allen LOU - 1 Week
WR Chester Bennett OTT - Day-to-Day
WR Toni Radovanovic OTT - Day-to-Day
OL Cliff Strautzenberger WOR - Day-to-Day
DB Alexander Bradley WOR - Day-to-Day
DB Timothy Key WOR - Day-to-Day 

Players of the Week 

OFF: QB Angelo Medina BUF - 1 Passing Touchdown, 1 Rushing Touchdown, 156 Passing Yards, 57 Rushing Yards 

DEF: LB Aengus Lynch ON - 1 Forced Fumble, 1 Interception, 9 Tackles 

Standings
WEST
Buffalo 9-2 -y
Long Island 6-4-1 -x
Ontario 4-7
Louisville 3-8
Indiana 3-8 

EAST
Providence 8-3 -x
Ottawa 7-3-1 -x
Worcester 6-5 -x
Boston 5-6
Montreal 2-7-2 

Power Rankings
1 - Buffalo -
2 - Providence -
3 - Ottawa +1
4 - Long Island -1
5 - Worcester +1
6 - Boston -1
7 - Ontario +1
8 - Louisville +2
9 - Montreal -2
10 - Indiana -1

Louisville Thunder - 9, Worcester Athletics - 17 - University Stadium - September 14, 1957 - 1 PM ET
1st
0-7 WOR - TD RB Leo Ravelli
2nd
0-10 WOR - FG K Tevoris Francis
3rd
3-10 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
6-10 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden
4th
6-17 WOR - TD WR Christian Venegas
9-17 LOU - FG K Thomas McFadden 

The backup Athletics came through with a win to close out their season against the Thunder.
Venegas returned to the lineup and was able to score off of a pass from QB Andrew Glover. 

Long Island Raiders - 18, Buffalo Blue Wings - 24 - Long Island Stadium - September 14, 1957 - 4 PM ET 
1st
7-0 LI - TD QB Rigobert St-Hilaire
7-7 BUF TD RB Pierre LeStrange
2nd
10-7 LI - FG K Henderson Schumacher
10-14 BUF - TD WR Daniel Irons
3rd
10-21 BUF - TD RB Pierre LeStrange
4th
16-21 LI - TD RB Armando Amaro
18-21 LI - 2PT QB Rigobert St-Hilaire
18-24 BUF - FG K Donald Brewer 

QB Maurice Norris got the start for the Blue Wings in what could be his final career start with his likely retirement coming after the season.
Norris would play well throwing a TD to WR Daniel Irons which was his first career TD.
The Raiders also played around with RB Armando Amaro and QB Rigobert St-Hilaire with a play where Amaro, a former QB, threw a TD pass to St-Hilaire in the first quarter. 

Boston Independents - 21, Ottawa Royals - 21 - Richardson Stadium - September 14, 1957 - 7 PM ET
1st
3-0 BOS - K Johnnie Berg
3-7 OTT - WR Mackenzie Jones
2nd
6-7 BOS - K Johnnie Berg
3rd
6-14 OTT - TD TE Jervonte Howell
12-14 BOS - TD TE Richard Stewart
14-14 BOS - 2PT RB Eddie Thompson
4th
14-21 OTT - TD WR Chester Bennett
21-21 BOS - TD WR Ellis Lindholm 

QB Bart Swayze saves the Independents season on a touchdown to WR Ellis Lindholm clinching the team’s first playoff appearance since 1954.
LB Brent Harper was a huge help with a forced fumble to give Boston one more shot at the touchdown in the 4th. 

Montreal Rouge - 10, Providence Gold Stars - 34 - Mount Royal Stadium - September 15, 1957 - 2 PM ET
1st
3-0 MTL - FG K Arthur Kettinger
3-7 PRO - TD RB Élisée Marchal
2nd
10-7 MTL - TD RB Scott Mallard-White
10-14 PRO - TD WR Sammy Moss
10-21 PRO - TD WR Peter Brooks
3rd
10-27 PRO - TD WR Sammy Moss
4th
10-34 PRO - TD RB Johnnie Stafford 

The Gold Stars finish the season with a bold statement over the Rouge. 
With QB Connor O’Rourke throwing 3 touchdowns, the Gold Stars won their second division title in NAAF history.
Unfortunately, DL Calias McDonough would leave the game with a season-ending injury that occurred on a pretty harmless play.
Marchal made his return to Montreal and scored a TD and would properly thank the Montreal crowd for his time there, meeting with fans following the game.  

Ontario Tigers - 19, Indiana Victors - 23 - Kitchener-Waterloo City Field - September 15, 1957 - 5 PM ET
1st
3-0 ON - FG K Nathaniel King
2nd
3-7 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau
6-7 ON - FG K Nathaniel King
6-10 IND - FG K Albert Carney
3rd
13-10 ON - TD RB Clifford Russell
13-16 IND - TD WR Joseph Barry
16-16 ON - FG K Nathaniel King
4th
19-16 ON - FG K Nathaniel King
19-23 IND - TD RB Laurent Brazeau 

With the Tigers already out of the hunt for the playoffs with Boston’s tie, the Tigers just played for Kitchener in the final game in the city.
Rookie DB Jackson Miles, Kitchener native, got to start for the game and came away with a pair of tackles.
QB Duane Logan and RB Laurent Brazeau made their returns to Ontario and both put on a show. 
Logan had a TD pass and Brazeau ran in a pair of TDs including the game-winner.
Much like Marchal Brazeau was all for meeting with fans at the game’s end along with the current Tigers. 

Injury Report
RB Joel Bonner BOS - Day-to-Day
OL Luther Green BOS - 1 Week
LB Jim Daniels LOU - Day-to-Day
OL Richard Mays LOU - Day-to-Day
DL Calias McDonough PRO - Season
OL Randolph Bender WOR - 2 Weeks 

Players of the Week 

OFF: RB Laurent Brazeau IND - 2 Rushing Touchdowns, 124 Rushing Yards 

DEF: LB Brent Harper BOS - 1 Forced Fumble, 9 Tackles 

Power Rankings
1 - Buffalo -
2 - Providence -
3 - Ottawa -
4 - Long Island - 
5 - Worcester -
6 - Boston -
7 - Indiana +3
8 - Ontario -1
9 - Louisville -1
10 - Montreal -1

Playoff Preview
East Division Semi-Final
Ottawa Royals VS. Worcester Athletics - Royals Stadium at Brewer Park - September 21, 1957 - 6 PM ET
Head-to-Head: W1: OTT 10-23 WOR, W11: WOR 15-28 OTT
A rematch of the 1956 McCallister Cup will kick off this year’s expanded playoffs. The Ottawa Royals are coming in 4-1-1 over their last 6 and are looking like favourites over the injury-riddled Athletics. QB Jean Matieau has kept the Royals at the top for offensive scoring this season, and their defence has been strong considering the losses they had this offseason. For the Athletics, QB Andrew Glover will be making his 4th career playoff start as Riley Kiernan is still out with an injury. There will be several returning pieces like WR Christian Venagas and DB Alexander Bradley who should help the team heading in. RB Marcus Devonshire will likely take on a heavy load on an offence that has thrown the least amount of touchdowns this season. 
My Pick: Royals 

West Division Semi-Final
Long Island Raiders VS. Boston Independents - Long Island Stadium - September 22, 1957 - 6 PM ET
Head-to-Head: W8: LI 27-13 BOS
Both the Raiders and Independents make their return to the playoffs after both missed out last season. The Raiders were among the championship favourites this season, but have had lots of issues on defence, as well as injuries throughout the season. Luckily, LB Rusty McVee will be back in the lineup and will be hungry for playoff action. QB Lyle Painter has been pretty solid this season, but he hasn’t lit up the field. Fortunately, WRs Darryl Duke and Robert Lang will be back in the lineup to provide him with some weapons. Boston is a bit of a wildcard. QB Bart Swayze has been pretty good in Boston’s push for the playoffs, however, he still tends to have some issues that Boston will have to minimize. The good news is their defence has some strong pieces in LB Brent Harper, LB Konrad Aust, and DB Clayton Malone to keep their team in the fight. It will be a close duel in Long Island, but the Raiders are just a better team. 
My Pick: Raiders