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Saturday, October 09, 2021
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Whaley Helps Dresden Monarchs' Claim German Bowl
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Devwah Whaley helped to guide the Dresden Monarchs to the German Bowl title in Frankfurt with a 28 – 19 win over the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns.
Whaley had 30 carries for 152 yards, with his longest run of 12 yards being the Touch Down Run.
Since Whaley arrived late in the GFL season, he has had an impact, giving Dresden a powerful ground game to complement their already league-leading aerial game. He was averaging over 100 yards per game and made Dresden tough to defend.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2021
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Whaley Best Running Back in German Football Semi-Finals
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The German Football League Semi-Finals were clearly dominated on offense by one team as Devwah Whaley and his Dresden Monarchs led all three categories.
The leaders in Passing, Rushing, and Receiving among the four Semi-Finals teams – Dresden Monarchs, Saarland Hurricanes, Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns, and Potsdam Royals – all came from the Monarchs who put on an excellent display in blanking the Saarland Hurricanes.
Monarchs Running Back Whaley led all rushers with his 139 yards and 3 Touch Down’s on 18 carries. Jake Mayon of the Potsdam Royals carried the ball 17 times for 119 yards while Unicorns backup RB Jannis Fieldler had 19 carries for 95 yards. Finally, Potsdam QB PJ Settles had 12 carries for 66 yards and 1 TD in a losing cause against Schwäbisch Hall.
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Sunday, September 26, 2021
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Whaley Guides Monarchs to the GFL German Bowl Final
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Devwah Whaley guided the Dresden Monarchs to the final of the German Football League for the second time in their club history and will play in the German Bowl on October 9th in Frankfurt.
Whaley scored 3 Touchdowns as the Monarchs, demonstrated their class and outstanding constitution with a 37 - 0 win against the Saarland Hurricanes, leaving no doubts about who was in charge of the house.
Number one touchdown in the fourth minute, Anthony Brooks completed after a pass from quarterback KJ Carta-Samuels.
Dresden doubled the lead, Darrell Stewart had a big play with a throw to, Radim Kalous who held onto a catch just before the end zone, and running back Whaley would score from 1 yard out making it 14 – 0.
The Dresden Monarchs, actually mainly about the passing game, had a slightly different idea for the match this time, as Whaley with a 4-yard touchdown run made it 21 - 0.
Carta-Samuels handed the ball to Devwah Whaley, who could not be stopped by the Saarbrücken defense and penetrated the end zone from 4 yards out again, and as usual, Florian Finke kicked the extra point and they led 28 - 0 at the break.
After the break, Robert Wilzeck got a safety, Brooks scored the fifth touchdown, for ten to advance to the final with a dominating performance.
Whaley would finish the game with 18 rushes for 139 yards, he would also have 4 catches for 14 yards.
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Friday, September 24, 2021
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Whaley 5th Best Running Back in Quarter-Finals
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The German Football League Quarter-Finals produced a couple of unexpected results and a look at the key offensive stats can explain it.
Not surprisingly, the league’s leading rusher during the regular season, Potsdam Royals’ RB Jake Mayon, led all rushers in the Quarter-Final round carrying the ball 22 times for 209 yards and 1 TD. Braunschweig’s CJ Okpalobi rushed for 142 yards on 21 carries, good for 2nd. Well behind in 3rd was John Santiago of the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns who was only called upon 12 times. He rushed for §§9 yards. Allgäu Comets RB Glen Toonga ran the ball 23 times for 113 yards while Devwah Whaley of the Dresden Monarchs rushed for 87 yards and 2 TDs, good for 5th.
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Sunday, September 19, 2021
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Whaley Lead’s Dresden Monarchs to Play-off Victory
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Devwah Whaley and his Dresden Monarchs' teammates advanced in the SharkWater German Football League Play-offs following their 50 – 13 win over the Allgaeu Comets.
Dresden Monarchs' shut out the Allgaeu Comets 31 – 0 in the first half, they would then outscore the Comets 19 – 13 in the second half.
Whaley had 17 of the Dresden 31 rushes, for 93 yards, he also had 2 Rushing Touch Downs.
Whaley’s first Touch Down came in the First Quarter off a 16-yard run, and then the second Touch Down came in the Third Quarter on a 3-yard run.
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