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Nov 21st-League Championships
Boston,MA

Boston Metro Flag Football League Championships

By Stephanie T. Sosa

 the Boston Metro League ended its ninth season with the crowning of some fearsome competitors.  This season showcased the most teams and allowed for some very close championship games. 

Leading the A Division, the Hitmen finished with a 25-20 victory over previosuly unbeaten Alliance and finished off another successful season.  The B Division proved a difficult title to take, as both teams battled it out on the field.  After going into overtime, the Shamrocks were barely able to tiptoe past No Sleep, 15-14, and take the division title.The Shamrocks went undefeated on the season at 10-0  Finally, in the C Division it was a clear shutout with Riderz taking the game over Terminators, 24-0. Riderz had 3 losses in the early part of the season but turned it around in the end.
      In the 4Man A Div Title match, the Superheros crushed CWD by mercy ruling them 28-0 in both games . The B division was a titly fighted match as Ltown edged out the Hamemrbeads in both games.

8Man
Hitmen 25 Alliance 20-A Div
Shamrocks 15 No Sleep 14-OT -B Div
Riderz 24  Terminators-0 C Div-

4Man-2 Refs-$16 per game
Best Two of Three
A Div
SuperHeros 28  CWD 0-
SuperHeros 28  CWD 0

B Div
Ltown 13 Hammerheads 6
Ltown 7 Hammerheads 6
 

Nov 22,2004
Miami,FL-World Cup Packages
American Airlines announced a major sale to Miami from all over the USA to compete with low budget airlines flying to nearby Ft Lauderdale airport. Airfare is around $275-RT from most cities. The 6th Annual World Cup Extravaganza will take place during the busiest time of the year for Miami as the event will end just before Springs break kicks in.
World Cup Package-$280 per person(4 Nights)
at Deauville Beach Resort, Miami Beach Florida
February 24 - 28, 2005
Official World Cup Trip Includes:
- Four (4) nights accommodations at the Deauville Beach Resort on Miami Beach
- Parties, receptions and discounts to Miami and South Beach hippest clubs
- Awards Banquet with sit down dinner
- Complimentary hotel / tournament field transfers by deluxe motor coach
- Access to all resort amenities featuring surprise activities and parties
- Services of our professional tournament and travel staff
- Continental breakfast daily -All taxes
for more info please contact the World Cup's Official Travel Agency
Ken Cutcliffe
Great Events & Escapes, LLC
74 Bridge St.  W. Newbury,  Ma.  01985
978-363-2100 ofc  
978-363-2772 f
617-838-2119 c
kencutcliffe@comcast.net

 

Nov 18th,2004
Ft Lauderdale,FL-World Cup Qualifier
CANADIANS TAKE MIAMI -SHOW WHY THEY ARE WORLD CHAMPS
by Scott E. Green
Ft. Lauderdale (FL) - Florida has more outstanding 7Man No Contact teams than any other state in the Union. Yet no Florida team has not won the 7Man No Contact Ft. Lauderdale World Cup Qualifier since 2001. And this year it was no different.

Team Canada entered the tournament as a tune-up for the World Cup in Miami Feb. 24th-28th.

On Saturday the Canadians did not do well for many reasons including that they had to adjust from touch football rules to flag football rules, fields with dimension that are not used in Canada and recovering from Miami night life where bars do not close until 5 am. However Saturday was merely for seeding.

Nevertheless on Sunday Team Canada cruised through a series of massive victories in order to win the tournament. They smashed Florida Memorial 29-0. Then they faced the no. 1 seed, Most Wanted for the semi-finals in a savage back and forth game..

With 36 seconds remaining in the first half, Team QB Rod Moore connected with Tony Stewart on a 50 yard strike to take a 20-14 lead. In the second half Most Wanted marched down to the three yard line but failed to score and tie the game. Within the last 55 seconds Team Canada did a five yard pass to take a 25-20 lead. However 'Tiger' of Most Wanted intercepted the conversion play and touched down for the 2 points. However the game ended on the interception of a Most Wanted pass by Team Canada's Wayne McCoy.

The championship game between Team Canada and Alpha Omega was equally intense. The Canadians scored first with a 40 yard strike from QB Rod Moore to James Finner who also caught the 1 point conversion. Alpha Omega's QB Brian Baer answered back with a 20 scoring pass to Derrick 'Hollywood' Brown. This was answered back by Team Canada's QB Moore's 55 yard pass to Tony Stewart (slipping by defender Brian Blair).. The score was now 13-6. The awesome Canadians stopped a scoring drive by Alpha Omega on their two yard line. Then Stewart caught a pass over two defenders to run for a 35 yard scoring run. So Team Canada had a commanding 20-6 lead at the end of the first half.

In the second half Alpha Omega scored first with a 20 yard run by Derrick Brown. Team Canada answered back with a 20 yard scramble by Donne Carle. Alpha Omega's final score came with a 40 yard run by Quinton McEldon. Team Canada then had two unanswered touchdowns; a 40 yard backward run by Paul Shorten and a 20 yd catch by Gordon Laverty. On defense Wayne McCoy had five interceptions.

In the Men's 4Man title game Legion of Doom took it by one point over Down South, 21-20 in a back and forth battle that came down to the games final play.

4Man Silver title was taken by Gold, a team under 18,beat another under 18 team, Nothing Personal. The final score was 26-20.

Queen Beez took two titles, 7Man Woman (or should it be 7Person) 4Man Women. Eleven teams were in the tournament, the largest group of women teams in a tournament so far.
To date over 100 teams have qualified for the 6th Annual World Cup Extravaganza slated for Miami Feb 24-28th. Only the first 80 teams will be allowed to enter due to field constraints and over 10 of the biggest qualifiers remain.
Photos/Results

Lincoln,NE-American Collegiate Intramural Championships-ACIC
Forty Seven teams have entered this weekends college regional tournament in the Cornhusker state at the University of Nebraska. Five CoRec teams have entered with the WoodChucks and Beavers the heavy favorite to win. They have been to the College nationals the past three years. In the women's division there are 9 teams, with FlagMag's #1 Women's Team, Going Deep of Houston, TX participating. There will be no women's team that will come close to beating them this weekend. The Men's division is wide open as all 33 teams are relatively new with the exception of Amish Mafia, who have been to college nationals a few times, and will be wearing bright yellow pants.
Schedule


Nov 16th, 2004
Pensacola,FL-ACIC Regional Flag Football Championship
The 25th Annual West Florida ACIC Regional Flag Football Championships brought to Pensacola, Florida 42 teams representing 6 different states. Sixteen men's teams, nine women's teams, nine co-rec teams, and eight men's open division teams competed for the coveted title of West Florida ACIC Regional Flag Football Champions. 34 officials from 16 different institutions officiated the tournament and 19 professionals from 13 different institutions provided excellent leadership and instruction.

The All Tournament Officials who will go to New Orleans to officiate in the National Championships are:

Jason Human - University Central Florida
Torrence Simmons - Georgia Southern University
Derek Hottell - Western Kentucky University
David Houk - Mississippi State University

MEN - Congratulations to Pensacola Junior College who defeated the Florida State "Holy Rolls" 40-14 to win the Collegiate Men's championship game.

Championship
PJC 40 Florida State 14

Semi-Finals
PJC 32 West Florida 7
Florida State 19 Troy State 13

Quarter-Finals
PJC 41 Florida Gulf Coast 20
West Florida 32 Southern -Baton Rouge 26
Troy State 12 Louisiana - Lafayette "All Black" 7
Florida State 40 South Alabama "Ruffnecks" 27

Play In Games
Southern - Baton Rouge South Alabama "South Boys"
Louisiana Lafayette "All Black" Delgado Community College

Men's All Tournament Team:

MVP- Kirk Slay - Pensacola Junior College, Doug Rogers - Pensacola Junior College, Neal Alsop - Pensacola Junior College, Dustin Cole - Florida State University, Chris Foth - Florida State University, Andrew Scheffer - University of West Florida, Derek Citino - University of West Florida, Travis Bozerman - Troy University

WOMEN - Congratulations to Southern University - Baton Rouge who defeated University of North Florida in the women's championship by a score of 25-19.

Finals
Southern Baton - Rouge 25 North Florida 19

Semi-Finals
Southern Baton - Rouge 40 Florida A&M 0
North Florida 14 Florida 7

Play - In Games
Florida A&M 19 Troy State 0
North Florida 42 Florida State 7

Women's All Tournament Team:

MVP- Alicia Cordoza, Southern University - Baton Rouge, Dequeta Johnson - Southern University - Baton Rouge, Quiana Bell - Southern University - Baton Rouge, Stephanie Martinez - North Florida University, Natasha Kuritz - North Florida University, Latisha Perry - North Florida University, Denisha Crawford - University of Florida, Desiree Abrams - Florida A&M University

CO-REC - Congratulations to University of Central Florida "Knights" as they defeated the University of Louisiana-Monroe "Toot my Horn" for the Co-rec Championship by a score of 19-16.

Finals
Central Florida 19 Louisiana Monroe "Toot my Horn" 16

Semi-Finals
Louisiana-Monroe 25 Georgia Southern 0
Central Florida 18 Florida 9

Play in Games
Georgia Southern 36 Georgia State 10
Florida 15 St. Peter's 6

Co-Rec All Tournament Team:

Females - (MVP) Reneisha Brown-Lewis - University of Central Florida, Cassie Smith - University of Louisiana-Monroe, Jennifer Forbes - Georgia Southern University, Quaderah Caver - St. Peters, Jhoanna Marston - Georgia State University

Males - (MVP) Tryen Nguyen - University of Louisiana-Monroe, Mike Ruggieri - University of Central Florida, James Panui - University of Central Florida, Martez Jackson - Georgia Southern University, Ryan Roberts - University of Florida

Men's Open Division - Congratulations to the "Untouchables" as they defeated "Live Bait" for the Men's Open Division Championship by a score of 32-20.

Finals
Untouchables 32 Live Bait 20

Semi-Finals
Untouchables 40 Diplomats 0
Live Bait 56 Hooters 0

Play - In Games
Untouchables 83 Second String 0
Hooters 33 Southern Comfort 0


Thanks to the Professional Staff who devoted a weekend in Pensacola to help make the 22nd Annual Tournament hosted by The University of West Florida a tremendous success.

*Rules Committee*
Mark Crager - Florida State University
Dave Peters - Florida State University
Gary Cahen - University of Central Florida
Seth Thomas - University of Alabama
Brad Whittaker - Ohio University
Larry Mellinger - University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Sam Mayhew - University of Central Florida
Mike Prociuk - University of West Florida
Nick Coleman - City of Destin, Florida

*All Tournament Committee*
Sarah Fain - Georgia Southern University
Chris Morris - Ohio University
Emily Fellona - Eastern Kentucky University
Kelley Roach - Arkansas Tech
Darrell Hargreaves- University of Alabama
Andre Love- Oakland University
Brad Tittrington- Susquehanna University
Matt Harrison - Georgia Southern
Greg Pigott - Louisiana State University
Josh Poh - Louisiana State University

Field Crew
Joanna Burns and Shana Bubolz

Registration and Statistics
Dale Lewis and Mike Prociuk - University of West Florida

Marketing / Public Relations
Julie Kato and Buck Buhler

Communication
Jennifer Johnson - University of West Florida

T-Shirt Sales / Special Event
Becky Brienig, Annette Livas, Mike Dickey

Social
Jenn Harrison

*Athletic Training Services were provided by University of West Florida.

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO DAVE SCOTT, BILL HEALEY, AND THE STUDENT STAFF AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA FOR PUTTING EVERYTHING IN PLACE TO MAKE THIS AN OUTSTANDING TOURNAMENT.

November 12-13, 2005 will be the 26th year the University of West Florida hosts a regional flag football tournament. We look forward to seeing each of you again next year.

Thanks
Jeff Schmitt
Tournament Director

Nov 7th,2004
Huntsville, Texas-College Regionals
40 Teams will take part in the Texas College Regional. For the first time it will be held at Sam Houston State.  Baylor University  has hosted the event the past several years  where well over 100 teams usually enter. This tournament was usually dominated by Baylor teams but this year not one team from the University has entered the contest.  Then Men's  and CoRec  divisions are  wide open as all the teams are new and unproven.
The  Women's division will be the most exciting as three  of last years final four at college nationals  will take part. The clear favorite will be Sam Houston's Goin Deep who are currently ranked #1. The have won two World Cup Qualifying tournaments. Goin Deep will be led by All Americans -QB Tamara Nicholes and WR Jamie Tomasini. Another top contender will be -" HOW YOU FEELING"-Aggravated of North Texas, who have one of the best coaches in the sport, Artez Parramore.  Last years College National Champs, Stephen F Austin has struggled this year. In the World Cup Dallas Tournament, they finished last, and there only win was against a high school team in double overtime.


 

Men’s Division

A&M Commerce                                                         South Texas College - Jaguars             

Abilene Christian University - Hardcastle                       Stephen F. Austin – Sheeit

Angelo State – Wolfpac                                                Sul Ross State University - Dawgs

Angelo State – Outlaws                                                Sul Ross State University – Los Sanchoz

Arkansas Tech – 2^nd to Nun                                         Texas Southern University– Camp Get Right

Blinn College - Blaze                                                     TX A&M Corpus Christi – Cover the Spread

Blinn College – P.L.U.T.O.                                           TX A&M Kingsville - Hotboyz

Central Texas College – Central Texas College Tyler Junior College - TJC

Midland College – Midland Has-Beens             UMHB - Shockers

Navarro College - Polo                                                University of Houston Downtown - UHD

North Harris College - Hurricanes                                 University of Houston – Dem Boyz

Oklahoma State Univ. – Brett Parker’s All Stars           University of Houston – Top Dawgs

Rice University – Rice Owls                                          University of North Texas – Da G.O.A.T.

Sam Houston State – Booger County                University of Texas Pan Am - Stallions 

Sam Houston State – G.O.A.T.                                    University of Texas San Antonio – X-Bandits

Women’s Division

A&M Commerce                                                         Tarleton State University – Game Over

McMurray University – Buh-dunk-a-dunk                    University of Central Arkansas - Wallbangers   

Navarro College – Red Angels                                     University of Houston – Shake ‘Em Off

Oklahoma State University – OSU Athletes                  University of North Texas – Team Aggravated

Sam Houston State - Goin’ Deep                                  University of Texas San Antonio – F.B.I.

South Texas College – Jaguars

Stephen F. Austin

Co-Rec Division

A&M Commerce                                                         UMHB - Muddawgs

Our Lady of the Lake – Lake                                       University of Houston – Shake ‘Em Off

Rice University – The Crew                                          University of Texas Austin – Longhorns United

Sam Houston State – Break Sumthin’               University of Texas Pan Am - Vipers

Tarleton State University – Titans                                  University of Texas Pan Am – UTPA-V2

Texas Southern University – Lokk Down                      University of Texas Dallas

TX A&M Corpus Christi – Crushers

UMHB – Scruffy Nerfherders


Pensacola,FL-College Regionals

Men’s

Nov 6th,2004
Stuart, Florida-Halpatiokee Regional Park

2004 Sunshine State Games Flag Football State Championship features 23 teams

Nov 4th, 2004
Stuart, Florida-Halpatiokee Regional Park
 

2004 Sunshine State Games Flag Football State Championship features 23 teams

TALLAHASSEE -- The 2004 Sunshine State Games Flag Football Championships will be played this weekend at Halpatioke Park in Stuart.  Competition begins on Saturday and concludes Sunday as 23 teams will vie for championships in three divisions. 

The teams have been divided into three divisions according to their ranking and the tournament is a double-elimination format.  Teams qualified for the State Championships by competing in four State Ranking Tournaments (SRT) held around the state from late August through October.  The Horsemen of Orlando, winners at the Palm Bay SRT on August 29 and Manatee County SRT on September 11, enter the Championship as the top-ranked team.  Rusty Anchor of St. Petersburg, won the Kissimmee SRT and enters as the second-ranked team.  Mugs & Jugs of Hialeah won the Fort Lauderdale SRT on October 24 and is ranked third.  The fourth-ranked team is Alpha Omega of Pompano Beach, winners of the Cape Coral SRT on September 25.

For complete schedule including brackets, check www.flasports.com.

 
FlagMag's odds of Winning are on the Right

A Division – 8 teams

Horsemen, Orlando- 4-1

Rusty Anchor, St. Petersburg- 12-1

Mugs & Jugs, Hialeah- 8-1

Alpha Omega, Pompano Beach- 6-1

Zimmer Alliance, Tamarac- 10-1

A-1 Metalcraft, Bradenton- 16-1

Delray’s Untouchables Express, Delray Beach- 4-1