Fort Bliss Monitor

JTF-6 stays unbeaten with win over Beaumont

Master Sgt. Steve Miller
Public Affairs Chief

Benjamin Smith of JTF-6 takes the snap Monday night during his team’s 18-14 win over William Beaumont Army Medical Center. The win kept JTF-6 unbeaten with a 5-0 season record.

Benjamin Smith tossed three touchdown passes and Joint Task Force 6 got defensive stops at key times in an 18-14 flag-football victory Monday night over William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Stout Field.

The win kept JTF-6 unbeaten at 5-0, while WBAMC dropped to 3-2. Two of Smith’s scoring passes went to the speedy Albert Luna, who also greatly helped his team defensively by registering several sacks against WBAMC quarterback John McLendon.

“They had a quicker rusher than we did today,” admitted WBAMC Coach Shaun Bennett, referring to Luna. “He had several sacks against us and made it tough.”

Luna also snared what proved to be the winning touchdown pass when he caught a quick slant over the middle from Smith and outraced Beaumont defenders to the end zone to complete the 14-yard scoring play midway through the second half.

“It was a designed play – a hard slant,” Luna said. “Smitty told me run a quick slant-in, and he just hit me as I came across the middle.”

Smith found Marco Medina from 35 yards out for the only score of the first half to stake JTF-6 to a 6-0 lead at intermission. They would double their margin on their first possession of the second half when Luna snared a 30-yard scoring pass from Smith. Both conversion attempts failed, putting JTF-6 up 12-0 early in the second half.

WBAMC closed the gap moments later when McLendon found Greg Austin from 35 yards away. They also missed an attempted two-point conversion, making it 12-6.

Then came Luna’s game-clinching score on the 14-yard slant to restore the 12-point margin. JTF-6 missed the conversion again, and it was 18-6.

But WBAMC would not go quietly. McLendon heaved a 45-yard bomb to Everett Dukes to pull Beaumont within 18-12. McLendon appeared to aggravate his ailing ribs on the throw and gave way to Dukes for the two-point conversion attempt. Dukes hit Fernando Morales several yards short of the goal line, but Morales twisted his way into the end zone to close the gap to 18-14.

After WBAMC held JTF-6 on downs, Beaumont had the final two plays of the game to try to score from their own 5-yard-line. McLendon’s pass fell incomplete at midfield on the first play, and Luna capped his stellar evening by sacking McLendon on the final play.

“We were trying to get to midfield, and then go for the end zone after that,” Bennett said of his team’s strategy on the final series. “The problem was we were stuck at our own 5-yard-line.”

JTF-6, which was re-designated JTF-North during a Sept. 28 ceremony at Biggs Army Airfield, will continue to use the JTF-6 moniker until the completion of the current sports season, officials said..

Sports briefs

A&R meeting
Unit athletics and recreation representatives are reminded of Tuesday’s A&R meeting at 10 a.m. at Stout Gym. Among the agenda topics will be rescheduling the post boxing championships, that had been scheduled for Oct. 22 and 23.
For information, call 568-4508 or 5995.

Guest pickers sought
Some guest picker slots remain for the “Pigskin Pickers” feature The Monitor runs during the National Football League season. Military members, civilian employees, retirees and family members of all these groups are eligible.
Interested persons should stop by The Monitor office in Bldg. 15 on Slater Road or send an e-mail message to millers@bliss.army.mil. Provide your name, rank (if applicable), phone number and e-mail address (if applicable).

Boxing postponed
The post boxing championships have been postponed from Oct. 22-23 due to conflicts with unit training. The new date for the event is to a date to be determined Tuesday at the unit A&R meeting at 10 a.m. at Stout Gym.
For information, call 568-5995 or 568-4508.

Post swim championships
The post swimming championships will take place Oct. 14 and 15 at Replica Pool, instead of Oct. 21 and 22, as originally scheduled. Competition starts at 6 a.m. both days.
The event is open to active-duty military members and activated National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers. Awards will go to the first and second-place finishers in each event, and to the team champion.
The events set for Oct. 14 are the men’s 400-meter freestyle relay, the women’s 400-meter freestyle relay and the men’s and women’s 800-meter freestyle. All other events will be contested Oct. 15. For information, call Wright Stanton at 568-7431.

Halloween Hoop Classic
Fort Bliss hosts its annual Halloween Basketball Classic Oct. 22 through 24 at Logan Heights Gym. The double-elimination tournament is open to military and civilian teams, and the entry fee of $200 per team includes T-shirts. Teams are allowed 12 players and a non-playing coach. Entry deadline is Oct. 19.
Trophies will go to the 1st through 3rd place teams, with the top two teams earning individual awards. For information call Nate LaCour at 568-5198 or Scott Carr at 568-5995.

Youth bowlers program
The Fort Bliss Junior Bowlers league bowls each Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at the bowling center. Youths between the ages of 4-21 years are eligible to participate in this program. The cost is $6 per bowler each week. For information call 328-9282 or 757-9485.



www.bliss.army.mil	Published for the Fort Bliss/El Paso, Texas Community	October 7, 2004

<map name="boxmap-b4"> <area shape="rect" coords="0, 589, 120, 600" href="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm/privacy-policy.html?o=1" > <area coords="0,0,10000,10000" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=&creative=92501&camp=8117&link_code=dl1&path=subst/misc/amazon-cobrand-cc/v3/marketing-from-associates-step1.html/ref%3Db1_assoc_29" > </map>	JTF-6 stays unbeaten with win over Beaumont Master Sgt. Steve Miller Public Affairs Chief Benjamin Smith of JTF-6 takes the snap Monday night during his team’s 18-14 win over William Beaumont Army Medical Center. The win kept JTF-6 unbeaten with a 5-0 season record. Benjamin Smith tossed three touchdown passes and Joint Task Force 6 got defensive stops at key times in an 18-14 flag-football victory Monday night over William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Stout Field. The win kept JTF-6 unbeaten at 5-0, while WBAMC dropped to 3-2. Two of Smith’s scoring passes went to the speedy Albert Luna, who also greatly helped his team defensively by registering several sacks against WBAMC quarterback John McLendon. “They had a quicker rusher than we did today,” admitted WBAMC Coach Shaun Bennett, referring to Luna. “He had several sacks against us and made it tough.” Luna also snared what proved to be the winning touchdown pass when he caught a quick slant over the middle from Smith and outraced Beaumont defenders to the end zone to complete the 14-yard scoring play midway through the second half. “It was a designed play – a hard slant,” Luna said. “Smitty told me run a quick slant-in, and he just hit me as I came across the middle.” Smith found Marco Medina from 35 yards out for the only score of the first half to stake JTF-6 to a 6-0 lead at intermission. They would double their margin on their first possession of the second half when Luna snared a 30-yard scoring pass from Smith. Both conversion attempts failed, putting JTF-6 up 12-0 early in the second half. WBAMC closed the gap moments later when McLendon found Greg Austin from 35 yards away. They also missed an attempted two-point conversion, making it 12-6. Then came Luna’s game-clinching score on the 14-yard slant to restore the 12-point margin. JTF-6 missed the conversion again, and it was 18-6. But WBAMC would not go quietly. McLendon heaved a 45-yard bomb to Everett Dukes to pull Beaumont within 18-12. McLendon appeared to aggravate his ailing ribs on the throw and gave way to Dukes for the two-point conversion attempt. Dukes hit Fernando Morales several yards short of the goal line, but Morales twisted his way into the end zone to close the gap to 18-14. After WBAMC held JTF-6 on downs, Beaumont had the final two plays of the game to try to score from their own 5-yard-line. McLendon’s pass fell incomplete at midfield on the first play, and Luna capped his stellar evening by sacking McLendon on the final play. “We were trying to get to midfield, and then go for the end zone after that,” Bennett said of his team’s strategy on the final series. “The problem was we were stuck at our own 5-yard-line.” JTF-6, which was re-designated JTF-North during a Sept. 28 ceremony at Biggs Army Airfield, will continue to use the JTF-6 moniker until the completion of the current sports season, officials said.. Sports briefs A&R meeting Unit athletics and recreation representatives are reminded of Tuesday’s A&R meeting at 10 a.m. at Stout Gym. Among the agenda topics will be rescheduling the post boxing championships, that had been scheduled for Oct. 22 and 23. For information, call 568-4508 or 5995. Guest pickers sought Some guest picker slots remain for the “Pigskin Pickers” feature The Monitor runs during the National Football League season. Military members, civilian employees, retirees and family members of all these groups are eligible. Interested persons should stop by The Monitor office in Bldg. 15 on Slater Road or send an e-mail message to millers@bliss.army.mil. Provide your name, rank (if applicable), phone number and e-mail address (if applicable). Boxing postponed The post boxing championships have been postponed from Oct. 22-23 due to conflicts with unit training. The new date for the event is to a date to be determined Tuesday at the unit A&R meeting at 10 a.m. at Stout Gym. For information, call 568-5995 or 568-4508. Post swim championships The post swimming championships will take place Oct. 14 and 15 at Replica Pool, instead of Oct. 21 and 22, as originally scheduled. Competition starts at 6 a.m. both days. The event is open to active-duty military members and activated National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers. Awards will go to the first and second-place finishers in each event, and to the team champion. The events set for Oct. 14 are the men’s 400-meter freestyle relay, the women’s 400-meter freestyle relay and the men’s and women’s 800-meter freestyle. All other events will be contested Oct. 15. For information, call Wright Stanton at 568-7431. Halloween Hoop Classic Fort Bliss hosts its annual Halloween Basketball Classic Oct. 22 through 24 at Logan Heights Gym. The double-elimination tournament is open to military and civilian teams, and the entry fee of $200 per team includes T-shirts. Teams are allowed 12 players and a non-playing coach. Entry deadline is Oct. 19. Trophies will go to the 1st through 3rd place teams, with the top two teams earning individual awards. For information call Nate LaCour at 568-5198 or Scott Carr at 568-5995. Youth bowlers program The Fort Bliss Junior Bowlers league bowls each Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at the bowling center. Youths between the ages of 4-21 years are eligible to participate in this program. The cost is $6 per bowler each week. For information call 328-9282 or 757-9485.