The league really comes into form in it's second year. People know what to expect. Less has to be explained. To get back into Maddux, the league agrees to hire full time security to work the matches. The team price goes up to $250, which is still a steal. The league schedule is set up for 24 teams maximum and 22 sign up. Instead of just two divisions like the first year, we split them again, creating four divisions (two on each day). This creates the added element of play within your division and out-of-division games. Which gives us another tiebreaker in case we need it.
As the league had hoped, some teams return from the previous year. Wu Tang Clan returns and Phat Chrome returns as well, although with new members. This becomes a trend with people beginning to bequeath their franchise colors and names to underclassmen for the next year. Teams are made up of all types of students and all ages.
The league stays with the Dodgeball movie theme, keeping the two original division names Patches and Wrench, and adding two new division names, Vegas and Ocho.
The new logo looks like this:
During the course of the year, we decide that everyone should get to play a tournament match at least once in their life, so we decide to add the NIT tournament to the post season.
The regular season lasts 8 weeks, plus the All-star week (another addition) plus the post season. The two division winners and the next three best wildcard teams from each day make the Championship Cup Tournament for a total of ten. The remaining teams are seeded as well for the NIT Tournament.
Also during year two, the website for the league is developed based on a tip from Wrestling coach, Mr. Yeager. I would tell you more about it, but you are here, so what's the point?
The final change adopted during year two is the introduction of the Championship Cup. Miniature versions of it are given to the winners of the Cup Tournament and the winning team name is added to the Championship Cup which is actually kept in the trophy case in Anderson by the front door/senior lobby.
The regular season goes down like this:
Final Standings - Patches Division (Tuesday):
- Alaskan Assassins 12-4 Overall, 23 gl, 9-1 division (#2 seed)
- Wham-Bam 11-5, 35 gl, 7-3 div. (#6)
- Floccinaucinihilpilification 8-8, 43 gl, 5-5 div. (#7)
- Team America 8-8, 47 gl, 4-6 div. (#8)
- Malzedongs 7-9, 43 gl, 5-5 div. (#9)
- The Red Team 2-14, 61 gl, 0-10 div. (#10)
- Ghostbusters 13-3 Overall, 29 gl, 8-2 div. (#1)
- Team Zissou 12-4, 32 gl, 7-3 div. (#3)
- Q T TTs 11-5, 35 gl, 7-3 div. (#4)
- Wu Tang Clan 11-5, 29 gl, 6-4 div. (#5)
- Lunatics 2-14, 59, 20-8 (#11)
- Furious Chickens 0-16, 56 gl, 0-10 (forfeited postseason)
- Pro-Pains 11-5 Overall, 31 gl, 8-2 div. (#2 Seed)
- Noobs 10-6, 39, 7-3 div. (#5)
- Who-Dey? 8-8, 41 gl, 7-3 (#6)
- Ninja Turtles 2-14, 60 gl, 2-8 (#9)
- The Oddballerz 1-15, 62 gl, 1-9 div (#10)
- Phat Chrome 15-1 Overall, 15 gl, 9-1 div. (#1 Seed)
- The Warriors 13-3, 26 gl, 7-3 div. (#3)
- Transformers 12-4, 27 gl, 7-3 div. (#4)
- The Minutemen 5-11, 50, 2-8 div. (#7)
- Merry Pranksters 3-13, 56 gl, 0-10 div. (#8)
Opening Round
- Team America def. The Oddballerz 4-0
- Ninja Turtles def. Lunatics 4-2
- Malzedongs def. Merry Pranksters 4-0
- Who-Dey? def. The Red Team 4-1
- Team America def. Floccinaucinihipilification 4-0
- Whan-Bam def. Ninja Turtles 4-1
- Malzedongs def. The Minutemen 4-3
- Who-Dey? def. Team America 4-2
- Wham-Bam def. Malzedongs 4-2
- Who-Dey? def. Wham-Bam 4-2
Basically, Phat Chrome lost, came all the way back through the loser's bracket and then beat The Warriors twice at what felt like midnight to win the whole thing.
League Honors
First Team All Anderson Dodgeball
- Phil Lisi - Warriors- *Regular Season MVP
- David Flaherty - Phat Chrome
- Jake Byczkowski - Pro-Pains
- Nick Weiss - Wu Tang Clan
- Chris Hertlein - Transformers
- Alex Klus - Phat Chrome - * Tournament MVP
- Alex Rhizor aka Tobasco Moss - Warriors
- Ryan Tarvin - Phat Chrome
- Brad Kamman - Phat Chrome
- Johnathan Arnold - The Red Team
- Greg Burns - Team Zissou
- Molly Snead - Who-Dey?
Kevin Staggs, Drew Lausten, Ray Nakakura, Kevin Loeskamp, Brian Oliveira, Nate Solone, Brad Cunningham, Nick Kane, Brian Klus, Tommy Fyffe, Kevin Corder, Brian Menendez, Jack McGrath, Kristen Adam