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News 2002
June 1st, 2002
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Fort Lauderdale spoiled Dillard's opportunity at a Four-peat as the
Flying
L's won the Broward County Women's Flag Football Championship with a
26-19 win at Lockhart Stadium. The Dillard Panthers had their sites
set early on
repeating as champions, but Ft. Lauderdale had other ideas.
The Panthers scored the first 12 points with their high
powered offense. It
looked as if the Flying L's were overmatched on both sides of the
ball.
Dillard's Bianca Burton threw the first touchdown pass to Amanda
Ray and on
the ensuing drive she also made a huge interception that allowed the
Panthers to score a quick 12.
The Flying L's did not give up, as on the following
drive QB Evette Young
found Kirsten Harris with a 15 yard TD pass. Young then tied the
game on her
schools next offensive series, by running in a TD from 18 yards out.
Dillard opened up the second half with a scoring drive,
as Ray caught
another TD pass, this one for 11 yards. But the Flying L's were able
to tie
up the score with another score, and to go up with less then 2
minutes to go
with a 19 yard pass from Evette Young to Christina Botnick. Evette
Young
then was able to seal Dillard's fate, as she came up with a huge
interception for Ft. Laud at Dillard's 30 yard line.
This was not the game for Dillard. This night belonged to Fort
Lauderdale.
The Flying L's coach, Tom Holste, is a flag player himself. His game
is
7on7, FRPA rules. Earlier in the evening, in the Semi-Final games,
Fort Lauderdale defeated Western High 18-12 and Dillard dominated
Plantation High 25-6.
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Flying L's (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) - Broward County Champs |
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May 29th, 2002
Ft. Lauderdale,
FL - Broward County Girls Playoffs
Its down to the final four teams
in the Broward County Girls 7Man No Contact High School playoffs.
The Championship games will be played at Lockhart Stadium Thursday,
May 30th. At 4:30 - Plantation (8-2) will take on Dillard (10-0)
and at 6pm Ft. Lauderdale (8-2) will play Western (10-0). The
winners will then play each other at 8pm for the county
championship. In the first round of playoffs, Plantation defeated
Deerfield Beach, Dillard beat Douglas, Ft lauderdale defeated
Flannigan, and Western beat Hollywood hills.
May 24th, 2002
Tallahasse, FL - Girls High School
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Amos P. Godby High School |
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On Friday, May 17, 2002, the Amos
P. Godby High School Girls Flag Football beat Lincoln High School
13-6 and earned the City Championship in Tallahassee, Florida.
Godby's Jessica Starling threw a 6 yard half back pass to Kim Knight.
Quarterback Tiffany Kelly threw a 10 yardn TD pass to the center
Tene Williams. Tiffany Kelly also ran for a one point extra
point conversion. In the playoffs, Godby High did not give up any
offensive touchdowns in 10 straight quarters. Lincoln's only
touchdown in the championship game resulted from an intercepted
option pitch.
Amos P. Godby High School is a 4A
school and play 7 on 7 no contact.
In the playoffs, the No. 4 seed (4-4) Godby High Cougars beat No.
5 seed (1-7) Leon High 32-28 in the play-in game. Tiffany Kelly
ran for 238 yards and was responsible for 3 touchdowns, (2 rushing
and one passing to Sherieka Cooper). Jessica Starling also
threw a touchdown pass to Tene Williams in the win. The
Cougars then beat No. 1 seed (5-3) Chiles High 18-0, Tiffany Kelly
ran for two touchdowns and threw one to Sherieka Cooper.
Number 2 seed (5-3) Lincoln High School beat No. 3 seed (5-3)
Rickards High School 32-6. No. 4 seed Godby High and No. 2 seed
Lincoln High faced off in the City Championship game, where Godby
beat Lincoln 13-6.
In the playoffs, the Godby High defense did not give up any
offensive touchdowns in 10 straight quarters. Lincoln’s only
touchdown in the championship game resulted from an intercepted
pitch from the quarterback. Rusher Jessica Starling led the
defense with 18 tackles for losses in the playoffs. Cornerback
Ashley Parker had 5 interceptions and cornerback Tiffany Swanson had
3 interceptions in the playoffs. Tiffany Kelly was the most
valuable player for the Lady Cougars.
Reginald Griffin is the head coach for the Lady Cougars, Michael
Howard, and Bryan Johnson assisted him. Godby High School is a
4A school and this is the third year that schools in the Leon County
School District (Tallahassee, Florida) have participated in 7 on 7
girls flag football. Beginning next year, flag football will
become an officially sanctioned sport by the Florida High School
Activities Association (FHSAA). This will enable schools to
play for state titles.
Web site:
http://www.godby.leon.k12.fl.us/athleticinformation.html
School web site:
http://www.godby.leon.k12.fl.us/athletics/flagfootball.html
May 15th, 2002
Ft Lauderdale, FL - Broward County
High School Flag Football will be sanctioned
for next year in the state of
Florida. This year the Championships are only based at a County
level. Try
telling these girls that these are just warm ups to a State
Championship.
Try convincing them that the games have little meaning this year.
Try
again... Watching the Flanagan Falcons play the McArthur Mustangs in
a
regular season match, you would think this was a playoff run for the
State
Championship this year.
The match featured the undefeated Flanagan High team going against a
scrappy
McArthur High team fighting hard for playoff rights next week. At
halftime,
with the score 8-6 in Flanagan's favor, you could see the
determination in
both teams eyes to make the 2nd half their own. McArthur took the
lead in
the 2nd half, 13-6 , with a tenacious defense and the help of their
coaches,
who include 2 assistant coaches well versed in 7on7 Flag Football.
Coach
Moore has her two assistants, Todd Jones of Team USA Flag Football
and
Derrick Milton, both who play on the Ruff Ryders 7on7 Flag Football
team
from Ft Lauderdale, FL.
The Falcons of Flanagan High kept their undefeated streak intact,
showcasing
their high powered Offense, and with a little help from some key
mistakes
made by the Mustangs late in the game. The final score, Flanagan
High 14,
McArthur High 13. Flanagan sits primed for a high seed in this years
County
Playoffs starting next week, and McArthur plays two more home games
before
their season ends.
But, don't try to tell any of these girls, their coaches, or their
fans that
these games do not mean anything... You will be in for a rude
awakening.
Reporting for Flagmag.Com
Paul Hoover
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April 26th, 2002
West Palm Beach County, FL - Senior All Star Game
Monday, April 29th - 7:00pm @ Royal
Palm Beach High School
South Roster:
Natasha Moore (Boca Raton), Jenny Quinlan/Abby Casciato/Nina Lopez/Capri
Hilgendorf/ColletteHeisler (Lake Worth), Felicia Reeves (Pahokee),
Michelle Barraza (John I. Leonard), Kristen Bisigano/Meghan Leahy (Olympic
Heights), Rachel Lavber/Amber Elkins/Lindsay Dalton (Wellington),
Megan Stoorza/Contessia Evans/Kacie Brandentien (Royal PalmBeach).
North Roster:
Natalie Lashway/Kaarin Matevia/Allison Hill (William T Dwyer), Patty
Deleon (Forest Hill), Melissa Mitchell (Gold Coast), Mary Shannon/Gina
Cherry/Sarah Steib (Jupiter), Ashley Halloway/Desiree Nelson/Malikka
Kent (Palm Beach Lakes), Marissa McConihay/Meghan Hardey/ Melissa
Legg (Palm Beach Gardens), Ebony Herring/Danielle Miller/Amelia
Wallace (Atlantic).
Photos
April 12th, 2002
West Palm Beach, FL
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Palm Beach
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Palm Beach Gardens triumph in County
Championship Game 25-13
By Paul Hoover
The night belonged to the Gators. It did not matter that they were
the
underdog and had 4 losses on the season. It didn't matter that they
were
playing the team that had defeated Spanish River (3 time County
Champions) a few nights before. They came into Dick Mear Stadium,
home of the Palm Bch Lakes Rams, with a positive attitude. They went
home Flag Football County Champions.
Palm Beach Gardens, who had played their way into the Finals from a
#6 seed,continued their winning ways with speed on offense, and a
stingy defense.Their game strategy against the powerful Rams, to
keep it close until the 4th quarter, paid off as they scored their
final 13 points in the last 8
minutes.
The Rams offense set the tone early, as they scored first on a 7
yard TD
pass from QB Taneya Edwards to her TE Malikka Kemp. The extra point
was no good, making the score 6-0 Rams.
The Gators came back on the next series to answer with a score of
their own.QB Haley Herritt (Co-MVP) scored on a QB run from 4 yards
out to tie the score at 6-6. This was set up by a huge 3rd and long
pass from Herritt to a streaking Marissa McConihay for 46 yards. The
extra point by Melissa Legg gave Palm Bch Gardens their first lead,
7-6.
The Rams offense was held to a 4 and out after the ensuing kick off,
and the
Gators offense again made the most of it. After a 42 yard pass was
called
back on an offensive penalty, Herritt once again found her favorite
WR
Marissa McConihay (Co MVP) with a 58 yard touchdown pass. The extra
point was batted down in the end zone, 13-6 Gators.
Both teams defenses tightened by not allowing either team to get a
first
down for the remainder of the Half. Rams coach James Wheeler made
some adjustments to take the speedy #27 McConihay out of the game.
It seemed to work, for awhile.
In the second half, the Rams used their newly acquired Option style
offense
to drive the field, which ended with a 3 yard TD pass from Edwards
to #31
Floreisha Allen. The extra point, a QB keeper, was good. Now it was
a 13-13 game.
With 8 minutes to go, the Gators QB Herritt threw another TD strike,
this
time 20 yards to #31 Melissa Legg, to give Gardens the lead for good.
They
added another score, a QB run for 17 yards by Herritt, with less
then 2:30
to play, to give them their final score of 25-13. Lakes made a
valiant
attempt to score on their final drive, but their hopes were short
lived as
Haley Herritt, playing safety as well for the Gators, intercepted a
pass at
the 2 yard line to stop any attempt at a comeback.
"Our defense kept us in the game, and we started executing after
halftime"
Rams coach James Wheeler said. "But in the 4th quarter we lost a lot
of
steam. That win against Spanish River took a toll on our team".
The FHSAA has approved for next year a statewide playoff for Girl's
Flag
Football at the High School level. But, this years Championship
belongs to
the Palm Beach Garden Gators. "We are the New England Patriots of
flag
football" says Gators coach Daphne Freas. "No one believed we could
do it, except for us". According to Coach Freas, they will
lose 10 seniors this
year. So, this was their chance to show all of Palm Beach County
never to
count out the underdogs...
Is a state championship waiting in the wings for one of these Palm
Beach
County schools? Only time will tell. But, this year belonged to the
girls of
Palm Beach Gardens...
Palm Beach Gardens Roster
3-Haley Herritt;4-Adrainna Broggi;5-Michelle Uhlfelder;8-Stacey
Kunkle;9-Adrianna Farfan;11-Alli Axelrod;12-Chrissy Clark;14-Amanda
MacDougall;17-Stephanie Kempel;18-Lachandra Owhochuckwu;20-KrisLobasz;21-Cory
Mulligan;22-Mehan Hardy;24-Emily Federico;25-Katie Steffen;27-Marrissa
McConihay;31-Mellisa Legg;33-Schemiley Sandoval;36-Krystal Johnston;49-Monica
Gonzalez;52-Nicole Maestri;54-Allegra Armstrong;55-Andraya Bungay;58-Melissa
Carter
Palm Lakes Roster
9-Desiree Nelson;33-Malikka Kemp;6-Bobbie Jo Lebel;18-Krystal Anders;5-Margaret
Whims;15-Lorinda Ferguson;16-Rhonda Bowers;10-Ashley Parchment;13-Ashley
Groover;4-Ashley Hollaway;3-Cathleen Devallon;8-Eryka Marshall;17-Joline
Rochins;11-Strona Virgo;19-Taneya Edwards;31-Floreisha Allen
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April 11th, 2002
West Palm Beach, FL - Palm Beach County High School Championship
Dick Melear Stadium in West Palm Beach - 7pm
#4 Palm Beach Lakes hosts #6 Palm Beach Gardens
Participating in the World Cup tournament has attributed to the Rams
success this season.
The Rams defeated three
time defending champs Spanish River 30-12 to advance to the
Championship. The Rams participated in the World Cup
Invitational Tournament and the World Cup qualifier in
the off-season . The Rams played against the best women teams in the
World gaining valuable playing experience. The Rams used the
experience in those tournaments to excel vs. their high school
opponents. Palm Beach is lead by star running back Bobby
Jo Lebel who was a standout at the World Cup tournament. "We
learned a great deal from the World Cup, especially the
Mexican offense, Spanish River couldn't stop it!" stated Head Coach
James Wheeler.
April 9th, 2002
Palm Beach County, FL- High School - #1& #2 Seeds are upset!!!
The #4 seed - Palm Beach lakes
upset the #1 seed and previously undefeated Spanish River
30-21 to advance to the championship game of the Girls High School
Flag Football in Palm beach County,FL. Gardens handed Spanish River
only its second loss in 4 years. Spanish River is 45-2 over the past
four years and has won the Palm Beach County High School
championships the last three years. In the other playoff game,# 6
Palm Beach Gardens upset #2 Seed Lake Worth 14-8 to advance to the
Championship. Gardens
Marrissa McConihay
caught the game winning TD with under two minutes
remaining to clinch. McConihay caught three TD's during the game.
April 8th, 2002
Palm Beach County, FL
By Alanna Portera
Gardens Gators chomp Dwyer
Panthers 14-6
At the quarterfinals of the Girls Flag Football played at Blum
Stadium in Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida, two of the most awesome flag football teams vyed for a
playoff spot. The quarterfinals were extremely competitive having
two of the most impressive teams from Palm Beach Gardens.
Jessica Naperski, a Panther player is a dynamic player with a great
knowledge of the game. She and her teammates were not enough to
allow them a win even though she made a touchdown. Hailey Harriet
intercepted a pass for Gardens making Coaches O'Conner, Wilkes, and
Freas elated.
Nicole Maestri from Gardens said,
"It took us three games to beat Dwyer and we knew all along we could
do it. They are really good-but we played better today."
Gardens girls were overjoyed by this win-even high-fiving this
writer.
The Lake Worth Varsity Flag football team had a 12-8 comeback win
over the Wildcats of Royal Palm Beach on Friday. Trailing 8-0
in the third Quarter Erin Brant Sparked the Trojans with a 32 yd.
punt return for a touchdown. Kertia
Duga ran in a touchdown on Lake Worth's next off. possession.
The trojans were
tough on Defense all night, turning over the Wildcats three
times and knocking
down several other passes. After two touchdowns were called
back in the first
half, the Lake Worth offense seemed to struggle all night.
The Trojans take
on Palm Beach Gardens Tue. 4-09 @ 7:00 @ Lake Worth.
April 1st, 2002
Boca Raton, FL
The Playoffs for Palm Beach
County are all set for this friday April 5th. All the games will be
played at 7pm. The Championship game is slated for April 11th. First
round of playoffs, #1 Spanish River(10-0) will host #8 John Lenord(6-4);#2
Lake Worth(13-1) will host #7 Royal Palm(7-4);#3 Dwyer (10-2)
will host #6 Palm beach Gardens(8-4);and #4 Palm Beach Lake #5
Olympic Heights
2002 Sseason
Lake Worth 20 vs. Jupiter 0
Lake Worth 44 vs. Inlet Grove 0
Lake Worth 68 vs. Santaluces 0
Lake Worth 41 vs. Boca Raton 6
Lake Worth 21 vs. Palm Beach Lakes 6
Lake Worth 39 vs. Suncoast 0
Lake Worth 37 vs. Boynton Beach 0
Lake Worth vs. Gold Coast (forfeit)
Lake Worth 21 vs. Royal Palm Beach 12
Lake Worth 41 vs. Glades Central 0
Lake Worth 30 vs. John I. Leonard 0
Lake Worth 0 vs. William T. Dwyer 13
Lake Worth 21 vs. Pahokee 12
Lake Worth 46 vs. Wellington 0
February 22nd, 2002
Boca Raton, FL
Lake Worth 68 Santaluces 0
Erin Brant had 2 recieving TDs, one punt return for a TD, one INT
for a TD and
threw for one TD. Lacheryl Smith, Kertia Duga, Collette
Heisler, Abby Casciato,
Jenny Quinlan and Nicloe Musco each had TDs for Lake Worth.
Capri Hilgendorf
went 5 for 7 112 yards passing and 3 TDs.
February 20th, 2002
Boca Raton, FL
Lake Worth 41 Boca High 6
Jenny Quinlan passed for 135 yards and 4 TDs and also added a
rushing TD. Melissa
Savage had a 15 yard rushing TD and an extra point. Erin Brant
had 122 yards
recieving and 3 TDs and 2 INTs. Abby Casciato had one TD and 2
flags, and Capri
Hilgendorf had 2 flags and one INT.
February 18th, 2002
Boca Raton, FL
Lake Worth got its second win of the season with a 44-0 victory over
Inlet Grove.
Jenny Quinlan had 167 yards passing and 4 TDs. Erin Brant had
one rushing
and one reciving touchdown, Melissa Savage had 80 yards recivig and
2 TDs on
4 catches, Lacheryl Smith and Kertia Duga each had a rushing
touchdown, and
Nina Lopez also had a reciving touchdown. Brant and Smith also
scored on extra
points. The Trojans were lead on defense
by Collette Heisler with 4 flag pulls and an INT, Ashley Pare had 3
flag pulls.
February 15th, 2002
Lake Worth flag football team
kicked off it's season with a 20-0 win over Jupiter H.S. Jenny
Quinlan had 80 yards passing and one touchdown. Receiving leaders
for Lake Worth were Melissa Savage 91 yards, one touchdown and one
extra point, Erin Brant had 22 yards and one touchdown, and Abby
Casciato with 27 yards and one extra point. Lake Worth had 1 rushing
touchdown by Kertia Duga. The Trojans were lead on Deffense by
Nina Lopez (6 flag pulls), Nicole Musco (4 flag pulls) and Capri
Hilgendorf (3 flag pulls).
Championship 2001
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Palm Beach County - Season 2001
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