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Arizona Sports Fantasy Host League Playoffs: Round 1 recap

Dec 13, 2017, 1:35 PM

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Round 1 of the Fantasy Football playoffs for the 98.7 FM Arizona Sports Host League saw Doug Franz and the Listener Winner battle it out until the very end. Find out who won and more in this week’s recap.

#4 Listener Winner (Dancing With Stanton): 100

#1 Doug Franz (I Hate Fantasy): 104

Doug Franz and the Listener Winner battled it out, but ultimately it was Doug who came away with the win. Doug had three players score in the 20s with Theo Riddick being his top scorer at 26 points. On the other hand, the Listener Winner’s highest scorer was Philip Rivers, who racked up 20 points.Giovani Bernard closely followed with 18. Ultimately, Greg Olsen costed the Listener Winner the win as the tight end left a fat zero at the tight end position.

#3 Paul Calvisi (Paulie Pigskins): 131

#2 Dave Burns (Bold Strategy Cotton): 141

Dave Burns will be advancing to Round 2, as he got the win against Paul Calvisi this week. Burnsy had five of his players score in the double digits, with two scoring at least 30. His wide receivers led the way as they racked up a combined 69 points, with DeAndre Hopkins being the top scorer with 35 points. Calvisi’s team was consistent, as all but two of his players scored more than 10 points. Cooper Kupp led the way for the Paulie Pigskins with 22 points, and Russell Wilson closely followed with 21.

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