May 27th,2004
Worcester,MA-World Cup Qualifier-Preview
Teams as far away as Las Vegas,NV over 2000 miles will be
traveling to the 1st World Cup Qualifier of the year. Several
teams want to qualify early as this years 6th annual World Cup
Extravaganza will be in Florida or Las Vegas.
18 Teams from 8 States will be represented at this event-NV, NJ,PA,
NY,CT,MA, NH,RI.
Friday night will have a mandatory captains meeting at the host
hotel were teams will have a blind draw and pick there place in
the round robin bracket. Each Team will play two games on sat
where they will then be seeded for Sundays single elimination
games.
On Saturday afternoon the FlagMag girls will play an exhibition
game where the lucky raffle winner gets to Qb the Girls in a
friendly 4man no contact game. On Sat the Night the Girls will
host a party, where it will be Texas Holdum(Las Vegas Theme)
games, Bikini Contest, and then the Bachorlette Auction, where a
few lucky players will get take part in the VIP Party.
In the 8Man- A Division, the top four teams from the north east
will take part in the contest.All four teams have played in World
Cup Qualifiers. Alliance of Londonderry,NH will be the team to
beat as they placed 3rd in this past years World Cup, recently won
the Boston-USFTL April NIT, and last week won the Boston Metro
Spring League Championship. They are lead by three players who
play for team USA. FlagMag's 2003 Player of the Year, WR-Jim
Wilson, 2002 Player of the Year-Adam Desanctis-RB, and OLineman
Brian Goodhart. The Hitmen of brockton,MA won the 2002 Brockton,MA
world cup qualifier where they defeat heavily favored East Side
Mafia to win the tournament. They took a year off and recently won
the Boston Metro Spring League B Division. They will be led by WR
Gabe Boatwright and newly added QB Justin Elwood. The Cardinals of
Spring field,MA are the 2003 B Div World Cup Champs. Equity
Solutions will be the hometown team, as they placed 3rd in last
years qualifier losing to alliance in the semis 18-13. The will be
led by QB Mario.
In the 8Man B Division, The Panthers of Boston,MA and Wash
Tap-Quincy are the only teams with World Cup Qualifier experience
and C & S Construction of York Town,NY is the AFTFL National B
Division runners up.
The 4Man Division will have FlagMag #2 Ranked team Superheroes of
Londonderry,NH. They just recently won the Boston Metro Spring
league championship and placed 2nd at this years World Cup in the
Dominican Republic. The Franchise of East Boston,MA won the B Div
of the Dec Boston World Cup qualifier and DESU of Storrs,CT was
last years qualifier A Division runners up. A few of there players
won the CoRec College nationals in New Orelans,LA this past year.
The Tackle Dummies of Manchester,NH are last years B div runners
up while the Monkeys and Seminoles are new teams.
The 5Man Youth division is stacked with talent as the World Cup
Champs, Raiders of Las Vegas,NV who are traveling the farthest
over 2000 miles. The will be led by FlagMag's 2003 Youth Player of
the Year QB Mo Bennet and World Cup MVP WR jason Moore. The
Playmakers of Levitttown,PA and the Eastwood Bears will both be
traveling five hours to compete in there first World Cup Qualifier
event.
Preview
May 24th,2004
East Rutherford, NJ-Giants Stadium Cerebral Palsy Tournament
Twenty four teams took part in the annual 6Man Contact Cerebral
Palsy Touch Football tournament which cost $1000 per team to
enter. This was the first year the event had a flag division where
8 teams entered. There was a 5 mississippi count and blocking was
allowed, giving most QB's over 10 seconds to throw the ball.
Four fields where made up from the one field, making
the playing fields 25 x 60 yards. over forty officials volunteered
to ref. There were seven officials per field which broke a flag
football record for the most officials per size field.
In the A Championship it was a rematch of last years A Div
championship but this time the Red Dawgs defeated
primetime 28-13 in a heavily heated game. It was the Red
Dawgs third championship trophy this year and 5th Cerebral Palsy
crown.In the touch division
Union City Rec
beat the Secaucus Wolverines.
This years event raised $50,000 Next years Event will mark the
20th anniversary and special plans are currently being drawn up
for nexts years event.
Sponsors-Warnock Automotive, NFL Films and Project Bright Future
Registered Teams
STRAW DOGS, MEAN MACHINE, THE DEVILS ,PRIME TIME
RAMS, PREDATOR, TIRED OLD DOGS, RED DOGS,
2ND TO NONE, JERSEY STATE LIONS, SAVAGES WOLVERINES,
UNION CITY, REC RBC DAIN RYAN, BECK RAPTORS,
MUSTANGS YELLOW JACKETS, PANTHERS TITANS
NJSEA 1, PFIZER KAYE SCHOLER, NJSEA 2
Clinton,MD- USFTL Clinton "METRO CUP"
MAJOR NIT Results
The 2004 USFTL Clinton, MD "Metro Cup" MAJOR NIT was played on
Saturday & Sunday, May 22 & 23 at Clinton Boys & Girls Club. There
were a total of 16 teams in A-Flag, 13 teams in B-Flag, 5 teams in
C-flag and 7 teams in 9-man Ineligible Flag. All teams will
receive double USFTL national ranking points. Here are the
results:
A-Flag: (16 teams)
1. CUTTERS (Clinton, MD) 1280 points
2. DC UNITED (Washington, DC) 1200
3. ALL MET (Landover, MD) 1120
4. DOMINION (Upper Marlboro, MD) 1040
5. BIGWORDS.COM/BRUINS (Detroit, MD) 960
- LINE MASTER RAIDERS (Columbus, OH) 960
7. SEMINOLES (Philadelphia, PA) 800
- COLEMAN CLAN (Washington, DC) 800
9. PLAYERS INC. (Chicago, IL) 640
- BROTHERS AC (Washington, DC) 640
- PFUZION (Atlanta, GA) 640
- BROTHERS UNITED ALL STARS (Upper Marlboro, MD) 640
13. H.U.H. (Washington, DC) 240
- WARRIORS AC (Washington, DC) 240
- YOUNG GUNS (Beltsville, MD) 240
- WOLFPAC (Atlanta, GA) 240
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Cutters (9) vs. DC United (8)
MVP OFFENSE: Garlan Hall (BB) Cutters
MVP DEFENSE: Lonnie Pierce (S) Cutters
MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: Mike Ayd (K) Cutters
B-Flag: (13 Teams)
1. RED ZONE/PUBLIC HOUSE (Cleveland, OH) 780 points
2. JAGUARS (Baltimore, MD) 720
3. FALCONS (Cleveland, OH) 660
4. DEEP IMPACT (Suitland, MD) 600
5. UNKNOWN TALENT (Baltimore, MD) 540
- TITANS (Temple Hills, MD) 540
7. JETS (Washington, DC) 420
- DIE HARD (Bowie, MD) 420
9. ELITE (Washington, DC) 300
- SPARTANS (Baltimore, MD) 300
- TRUE PLAYAZ (Clinton, MD) 300
- CHARGERS (Crofton, MD) 300
13. C-DAWGS (Germantown, MD) 60
"IF NEEDED" CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Red Zone/Public House (12)
vs. Jaguars (6)
MVP OFFENSE: Twan Morris (WR) Red Zone
MVP DEFENSE: Damon Yorke (R) Red Zone
MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: Musa Ervin (R) Red Zone
C-Flag: (5 Teams)
1. VIPERS (Frederick, MD) 200 points
2. SHOWTIME (Fort Monroe, VA) 160
3. FLYNN'S MARAUDERS (Columbus, OH) 120
4. HEAD HUNTERS (Hyattsville, MD) 80
5. HUNS (Fort Meade, MD) 40
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Vipers (26) vs. Showtime (20)
MVP DEFENSE: Danno Stebbing (QB) Vipers
MVP DEFENSE: Jose Sickeri (R) Vipers
MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: Mike West (K) Vipers
9-man Ineligible Flag: (7 Teams)
1. OMNI FITNESS (Patterson, NJ) 560 points
2. DAWGS (Woodbridge, VA) 480
3. COX COMMUNICATION (Fairfax, VA) 400
4. PACKERS (Baltimore, MD) 320
5. METRO CHIEFS (Washington, DC) 240
6. SCORPIONS (Baltimore, MD) 160
7. HARDCORE (Atlanta, GA) 0
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Omni Fitness (20) vs. Dawgs (0)
MVP OFFENSE: O-Line / Omni Fitness
MVP DEFENSE: D-Line / Omni Fitness
MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: Team / Omni Fitness
2004 USFTL Columbus Spring NIT Results
Columbus,OH
The 2004 USFTL Columbus Spring NIT was held on Sunday, May 23 at
Rhodes Park. There were a total of 7 teams in the tournament. All
teams will receive USFTL national ranking points. Here are the
results:
1. McGILLICUTTY'S/ALPHA OMEGA SPRINGS (Dayton, OH) 210 points
2. MT'S (Toledo, OH) 180
3. EASTSIDE CHIROPRACTIC (Columbus, OH) 150
4. X-MEN (Dayton, OH) 120
5. HURRICANES (Cleveland, OH) 90
- C.O. (Columbus, OH) 90
7. ABLE ROOFING (Columbus, OH) 30
MVP OFFENSE: Gregg Shackelford (QB) McGillicutty's
MVP DEFENSE: Gradlin Pruitt (DB) McGillicutty's
MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: Melvin Dixon (K) McGillicutty'
2004 USFTL Chicago Summer NIT Results
Chicago,IL
The 2004 USFTL Chicago, IL Summer NIT was held on Saturday &
Sunday, May 22 & 23, 2004 at Bolingbrook Park. There were a total
of 10 teams in the tournament. All teams will receive USFTL
national ranking points. Here are the results:
1. SUDDEN IMPACT (Chicago, IL) 400 points
2. JAKE'S PUB (Des Moines, IA) 360
3. BEAVERS (Chicago, IL) 320
4. DREAM TEAM (Chicago, IL) 280
5. RUMPLE PIGS (Chicago, IL) 240
- STORM (Chicago, IL) 240
7. JUDGMENT DAY (Chicago, IL) 160
- RAGE (Chicago, IL) 160
9. TEUTONIC KNIGHTS (Chicago, IL) 80
- ORANGE KRUSH (Chicago, IL) 80
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Sudden Impact (27) vs. Jake's Pub (24
May 21st,2004
East Rutherford, NJ-Giants Stadium Cerebral Palsy Tournament
Twenty four teams will pay a $1000 registration fee and take part
in the 19th annual event. The tournament has been 6man touch but
this year Flag has been added
2003 Results/Photos
May 20th,2004
Dallas,TX-Let It Fly 4Man No Contact
Let It Fly, the Worlds Largest 4Man No contact tour, concluded
its tournament series in the Long Horn state with just under 200
teams. It was the final chance for teams to qualify for Let It
Fly's nationals. In the Top Gun Finals, Team Extreme of Dallas
defeated Houston's FlagMag/Heat in Overtime. Extreme scored
on the last play of regulation to force overtime, where most
yardage determines the winner. Extreme sacked FlagMag/Heats qb for
a loss and the win.
Championship
Dallas X treme 26 Flagmag Electric Circus 25
Semis
Dallas X treme 26 Brotherhood 18
Flagmag Electric Circus 28 RedZone Freaks 13
Pensacola,FL-Emerald Coast Flag Football Championships
The inaugural ECFF Championships hosted by the University of West
Florida involved some of the top 7-man screen teams in the country
and had lots of excitement.
Fifteen teams competed in the competitive division and four teams
competed in the recreational division.
The competitive divisions were headlined by the combination of the
Hitmen from New Orleans, LA and the Legends from Atlanta, GA. On
Saturday afternoon, Hall of Famer Tony Manzella showed up to lead
the Hitmen/Legends at QB.
After pool play, the top four teams of the Hitmen/Legends,
Untouchables, Mt. Carmel, and Going for One all drew for playoff
positon. The Untouchables stepped out on a limb and chose a
match-up with the Hitmen/Legends in the quarterfinals. The game
had all the hype and lived up to its billing when the Untouchables
leading by one point, scored with 1:11 on the clock to go up by
seven points. The Hitmen/Untouchables drove down the field with no
time-outs left and with eleven seconds scored to come within one.
A decision was made to go for the win and the two point conversion
and the Hitmen/Legends threw a double pass which resulted in the
successful conversion. The Hitmen/Legends won the semifinal over
Mt. Carmel from Hattiesburg, MS to clinch a spot in the finals.
On the other side of the bracket, Hollyhood from New Orleans took
out rival, Going for One, who they had lost to in pool play 26-13.
Their semifinal match-up versus Live Bait of Pensacola, FL was
controlled by Hollyhood and they took a 20-12 victory to set-up
the match-up with the Hitmen / Legends in the finals.
In the competitive championship game, Hollyhood struck first and
held on for a 7-0 halftime lead. The second half saw the Hitmen/Legends
rally back, but Hollyhood held on and scored twice more in the 2nd
half for a 20-13 final score and the $700 cash prize.
May 15th,2004
West Palm beach,FL-High School Playoffs
Gators - Palm Beach Garden
It seems as if the girls from Palm Beach Gardens Gator flag
football team are starting to really believe in the actual
development of flag football. Flag football in Florida High
schools has now become a recognized sport amongst the 14 – 18 yrs
old female group. This sport has grown not only because the
organizer have been innovative in the creation of a great sport
for girls in the state or because they have great and enthusiastic
coaches but mainly the girl’s attitude to the sport has been first
class. They are playing with passion and the high expectancy level
amongst these peers is pretty fascinating.
“Scoring touchdowns is fun, but its even more fun when you score
them on defense” Trudy Salmon (senior)
The Gator team is a typical example of the female sex that likes
to do things right and make it looks professional. They conceded a
mere 6 points which was all in one game against Dwyer High. The
Gators are already in contention for 2004 state championship an
event in year two thanks to Florida High School Athletic
Association.
“I play soccer and I’m a cheerleader, but this is definitely my
favorite” Krystal Johnston (junior)
According to Coach O’Connor at Palm Beach Gardens that had 84
girls tryout for the team of which a preseason conditioning
session is part of the program. Most of the weak ones were
eliminated and the best were selected to represent the High school
flag football team. This team has players that would like to see a
future in flag football, there is already talk of scholarship to
College. One thing that is so important though is the coaching;
more coach O’Connor’s need to be involved with the sport. Maybe
someday the government will start allocating grants to school
across the USA that would have the desire to assist in the growth
of this sport.
William T. Dwyer High - Panthers
Girl’s high school flag football went statewide last year and so
did the William T. Dwyer High Panthers. The Dwyer girls won the
District 9 title and advanced to the state semifinals before
losing 28-12 to Fort Lauderdale in Clearwater. Fort Lauderdale
went on to win the first official state flag football championship
with a 14-7 win over Lake Worth.
Dwyer finished the season at 12-3 and head coach Joe Marx is
expecting another big effort this year -- despite what happened at
an April 1 practice. Marx, who starts his third year as the
Panthers' coach, saw a crowd gathered around second-year junior
starting quarterback Gia Castellino after a drill.
"I think I broke a finger," a somber Castellino told Marx.
"My heart just sank to my knees," Marx recalled.
Fortunately for the team, Marx hadn't remembered it was April
Fools Day and he had been had. The Panthers are on track to having
another good season. They started Monday night with a 27-0 win
over Boca Raton and Castellino threw a 43-yard touchdown in the
rout. "We're really solid on both sides of the ball," Marx said.
"We feel good about our chances. Obviously we have to stay healthy
but we feel good about out backups.
"If Gia would happen to go down, Amanda Conforti could step in and
I don't think we would lose anything there. We have good people
backing up at all the positions." The Panthers have 25 girls in
the ranks this spring, 15 are full-time varsity 10 are on the JV
but since the teams won't play double headers this season, Marx
hopes to dress out 20 for the varsity games.
"A lot of the other coaches were happy to do it that way because
they want to do the same thing we are going to do," Marx said.
"That way they will get more playing time for more people." The
Panthers have an experience core back on the varsity. "We only
really lost two on offense and two on defense so we don't have
many to replace," Marx said.
Back are senior wide receiver Conforti and senior rusher Marcy
Haylett. Besides Castellino, juniors center Tracy Swartzbaugh,
inside receiver Amelia Reymann, Claudia Palermo and Tara Mock, who
was injured most of last year, also return. Returning sophomore
Kelly Oftedal will play wide receiver, safety and linebacker. New
to the varsity are sophomore Kelly Smith, who will step up to
start on offense, junior slot receiver Kayla Holst and junior wide
receiver Liz Mguyen. Holst transferred from Melbourne and Mguyen
is an exchange student from Austria. Neither had played flag
football before. "Mguyen has real good hands," Marx said. "She
played European hand ball."
The Panthers' offense is still very strong. Conforti, the backup
quarterback, is always a threat on the double pass and Reymann
returns after scoring 17 touchdowns last year. The Panthers will
upgrade their offense this year and use a double pass more, Marx
said. Seeing teams from other parts of the state in the playoffs
gave the Dwyer coaches a better perspective on the game.
"A lot of those other teams are running the ball," he said. "Fort
Lauderdale has been playing the game as long as we have and they
had a great athlete at quarterback. They run from that position
and make your defense come up."
Most players have a dual role. Palermo, Mock, Smith, Conforti and
Schwarzbaugh are linebackers and Castellino and Reymann are the
safeties.
The Panthers are the defending champions in District 9 which
includes Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach Lakes, Inlet
Grove, Suncoast and Okeechobee -- the only school between Palm
Beach County and the Orlando area playing flag football.
"I think it's still going to be us, Gardens and Lakes," Marx said.
"It's going to be a dog fight. Gardens have their quarterback
returning and she's a great player. Lakes have their great
basketball team that just puts on flag football uniforms and they
come and get you. "It's going to be all about that district
tournament. We're just going to have to be fortunate to win it
again," he said.
The top four teams advance to the district playoffs, the winner
moves on to the regionals. Marx is again assisted by Sam
Hollingsworth and Pat Callan. This marks the seventh year Palm
Beach County schools have played flag football. Dwyer is 60-10
overall. This year there are 95 flag football teams in the state
playoff system, up three from last year, but there are an
additional 19 schools playing independent schedules.
The state championship will be played at Spanish River High School
on May 28-29.
Jupiter tryouts draw 80 prospects
With no college scholarships offered, girls high school flag
football is a just-for-fun sport and at Jupiter High, it's
apparently a lot of fun. Tryouts drew 80 girls, which is about how
many boys turn out for fall football tryouts every year. Warriors
coach Mike DeLeonardo and assistant Cathy Scalese trimmed the
field down to a more manageable 60 split between the varsity and
JV. Last year they kept 58. DeLeonardo, who is also the head
freshman boy’s football coach in the fall, will dress out 16 on
the varsity. The rest will play on the JV.
Jupiter has 12 returning varsity players from last year's 6-4
team. Despite the winning record, Jupiter didn't qualify for one
of the four berths in the district tournament. "We had a better
record than Inlet Grove but they beat us head to head and they
made the playoffs," DeLeonardo said. "That was our first winning
season in four years."
Returning for Jupiter are: seniors Falon Turner (running back),
Stephanie McCarthy (receiver), Leslie Russell (receiver), Nicole
Beane (receiver) and Morgan Fradley (backup quarterback); juniors
Katrina Cragg (starting quarterback), Liza Murauyeva (running
back), Danielle Dioguardi (receiver), Nicole McGuire (receiver)
and Meredith Booth (receiver); and sophomore receivers Bari Levy
and Angelica Blum.
New to the squad are junior linebacker Kristyn Wattles (who played
two years ago), junior center Amanda Nugent (up from JV) and
freshman running backs Katlin and Meghan Mulberry. Most of the
girls play other sports -- weightlifting, basketball, swimming,
soccer -- and several are cheerleaders, Scalese noted. "They're
all pretty good," she said. The JV will carry more than 40 girls.
"It's not that we have so many girls on the JV, it's that we have
so many good girls on JV," DeLeonardo said. "We could make two
good teams on JV."
Some key JV players include senior linebacker Brittany Bellamy,
sophomore receiver Krista Downey, freshman quarterback Tracey
Mannes and freshman running back Samantha Scariti. Like Dwyer,
Jupiter will be dressing out some JV players for varsity games.
"I would think we'll at least be 6-4 or 7-3 this year," DeLeonardo
said. "Our only challenges will be we have to play three of the
four best teams in the county --Gardens, Lakes and Dwyer -- in our
district.”We consider ourselves right in there with them," he
said. "Last year, we played Dwyer close. We outplayed Lakes but
they just scored every time they touched the ball."
Jupiter home games will be played at Jupiter Community Park
May 14th,2004
Pensacola,Fl- Emerald Coast Flag Football Championships
On May 15-16,
2004, 16 teams will compete in the 1st Emerald Coast
Flag Football Championships hosted by the University of West
Florida.
The tournament
will host some of the top 7-man screen teams in the country
including:
The competitive
and recreational teams will be competing for cash prizes,
trophies, and t-shirts. This event will be a precursor for the
NAFFA Nationals in Atlanta, GA and Flagsport Regional
Championships in New Orleans, LA.
COMPETITIVE
($700 cash prize)
Hitmen (New
Orleans) / Legends (Atlanta)
Untouchables
(Atlanta, GA)
Palm Beach
Atlantic “Oskey” (Palm Beach, Florida)
Palm Beach
Community College (Palm Beach, Florida)
Git Her Done
(Pensacola, FL)
Mount Carmel
(Hattiesburg, MS)
Untouchables
(Atlanta, GA)
University of
Florida “Ruckus” (Gainesville, FL)
North Shore
Disciples (New Orleans, LA)
Hitmen (New
Orleans) / Legends (Atlanta)
Hollyhood (New
Orleans, LA)
Live Bait
(Pensacola, FL)
Wayne Dalton
(Cantonment, FL)
OU812 (Pensacola,
FL)
RECREATIONAL
($200 cash prize)
Los Cabros
(Pensacola, FL)
Diplomats
(Pensacola, FL)
Sam Adams Light
(Atlanta, GA)
Team C & M
(Pensacola, FL)
May 10th,2004
Barcelona,Spain
The American School of Barcelona
closed out the season with a disappointing loss to Igualada in
the final of the Catalan Flag Football Championships (SPAIN).
After having finished third on the regular season, the Bills
came to the playoff tournament as the only team in the country
to have ever defeated Igualada, the current NFL Flag School
Champions in Spain.
The tournament was set up in two
groups where the teams played round robin against each other and
the 1st of group 1 would meet the 1st of group 2 in the final
game. The American School first had to face the Vilafranca
Eagles. The difference in the size of the players was
remarkable but the Bills were still able to win the game with a
comfortable 46-33 to go on to the next game.
In the second game the Bills
had to face the Poblenou Bufals, one of the only teams they had
lost to previously. The game first started well and the Bills
got a head start on the scoreboard getting to a comfortable 18-0
lead but after a couple of interceptions on bad passes the Bills
were able to get to 18-20 right before the halftime. with less
than 20 seconds on the clock, Fabio Cichero (QB) threw a rocket
to the endzone and Dani Silberstein caught the TD that
allowed them to go to halftime with somewhat of a lead. On the
second half the game was completely dominated by the Bills who
went ahead 36-26 and with a minute left on the clock even had
the opportunity to put all the subs in to get some playing
time. The final score was 36-34.
It was now time to face Igualada.
Igualada is the school in Spain that has been going to the
European Flag Championship for the past 4 years and they
finished 3rd in Europe and 5th in the World Cup in Japan last
year. The Bills were now stronger than they had ever been and
they wanted it more than anyone out there. The final was pretty
even all the way and Igualada was up 26-25 on halftime. The
second half was a different game. The Bills players started to
cramp really bad and it took its toll on defense. Passes
were not cought and many 1st downs not accomplished in the
later part of the game for the bills as that made the difference
and allowed Igualada to run away with a 39-31 score on the end.
May 9th,2004
Dublin,Ireland-Ireland Challenge
England Prepares to Take on Team USA June 5th in
Portsmouth,England
England defeats Ireland 13-6 in a
friendly encounter.
2nd Senior Flag International Challenge Match
Saturday 8th May, Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Ireland
England travelled to Dublin with an experienced 18 man squad drawn
from 6
ESFL sides to take on Ireland in the 2nd Senior Flag International
Challenge
match between the countries. In warm conditions The game was
played under Irish rules which is 7Man all eligible with two
halves of 45 minutes.England came out with an
all-out pass attack, but they hadn't counted on the superb
secondary of the
Irish who shut them out on their opening four drives without
completing a
pass. Ireland's offense moved the ball well throughout, but
England DB's
stepped up to the plate and ended all their long drives with
interceptions -
the most promising drive ending when Vincent Gurrea picked off
Ireland QB
Kevin Mullen on England's 5 yard line after he had led them down
field on
the back of good running by Steve Dunne and Liam Farrell.
Towards the end of the first half, Andre Clarke picked off Mullen
to give
England the ball in great field position. Three plays later, QB
Roy Tanton
found Nick Moffat over the middle from two yards out to put
England ahead.
Nick Watson hit Gurkinder Mann in the corner of the endzone for
the 1 PAT to
give England a 7-0 lead at the end of the first half.
Ireland came out with a time consuming drive at the beginning of
the second
half that took almost 20 minutes off of the clock, which
culminated in Steve
Dunne's 5 yard run up the middle on a draw play, but crucially the
2 PAT
fell short as Ireland looked to take the lead.
Tanton tried to hit straight back for England with a 40 yard pass
down the
right hand touchline to his North Devon Dogs teammate Johnny
Stevenson to
give England a 1st and goal from the Ireland 6, but they could not
punch the
ball in with the closest being Matt Stevenson's catch in the
endzone being
ruled that he did not have full control as he landed.
England did not have to wait long to put the clinching score on
the board
when Abdul Lawal returned a Mullen's 5th inteception of the game
21 yards
for a score to make the score 13-6 with 9 minutes left. Ireland
had one last
chance to score, and drove down to the England 20 yard line, but
strong
tackling by Brown, Michael and Clarke, and breaks up by Tim Smith
and Lawal
snuffed out these chances to give England revenge for the 27-7
loss they
suffered in 2000.
At the end of game ceremony, Ireland chose Vincent Gurrea as the
England MVP
who had 3 interceptions in the game, and England chose Ireland DB
Peter
Mullen for his outstanding play in the Irish secondary. Special
thanks must
also go to Liam Farrell for organising the game, and the IAFL
officials who
officiated a game played in good spirits throughout.
Scoring:
0-7 Moffat 2 yard pass from Tanton (Watson to Mann 1 PAT) 43.51
6-7 Dunne 5 yard run (2 PAT failed) 60.12
6-13 Lawal 21 yard interception return (1 PAT failed) 81.23
Squads:
England: Nick Watson, Roy Tanton, Simon Allen, John Parsons, Nick
Michael,
Matt Heasman, Barnaby Kerr, Nick Moffat, Matt Stevenson, John
Stevenson,
Hitesh Patel, Dave Duncan, Martin Brown, Abdul Lawal, Vincent
Gurrea, Andre
Clarke, Gurkinder Mann, Tim Smith
Ireland: Liam Farrell, Steve Dunne, Bob Curran, Kevin Mullen, Iain
McGuinness, John Canning, Peter Mullen, Darren Brady, Aidan Kelly,
Cameron
Cramer
England Statistics:
Passing:
Watson 5-21-45-0-0
Tanton 4-7-53-0-1
Rushing:
Brown 1-8, Parsons 2-4, Allen 1-6, Tanton 1-2
Receiving:
Mann 3-37, J.Stevenson 2-46, Watson 1-5, Michael 1-5, Parsons 1-3,
Moffat
1-2-1
Interceptions:
Gurrea 3-26, Lawal 1-21-1, Clarke 1-0
Punt Returns
Brown 1-18
Kick Returns
M.Stevenson 2-24
Punts
Smith 3-93
May 2nd,2004
LA,CA-Let It Fly
Just over 100 teams competed in
the World's largest 4man no contact tour. It was the first
time in two years the event has returned to the area, as
just over 100 teams took part. In the Top gun division, FlagMag's
#3 ranked team,Swarm of San Diego, CA defeated Showtime
26-20 for the Title. Swarm was led by Team USA QB Jim Dutra. Dutra
threw for 12 touchdowns in the last three playoff games. The Swarm
will now advance to the Let It Fly nationals May 29/30th in
Lakeland,FL.
Championship
Swarm 26 Showtime 20
Semis- Swarm 19 Next Level 0; Showtime 26 BlitzCrege 22
Quarters-Swarm 28 Glory Days; Showtime 27 TimpPans 22; Next Level
28 Young Guns 13; BlitzCrege 18 Back to basics 12
April 19th,2004
Bakersfield,CA-USFTL 8Man Eligible NIT
Team USA's QB Pat Connolly(LA,CA) spearheaded his team , Taco
Surf, to win the eight team tournament by defeating The Show 12-6
in the title game. Taco Surf only had 9 players in the 8Man
Eligible event. Connolly was selected as the tournament as he
threw for 13 TD's and ran for two in five games in the one day
round robin tournament. Pat Connolly was chosen for Team USA from
the
LA,CA World Cup Qualifier and has been a the starting
Quarterback for Team USA for the past two seasons. Pat has
traveled and played with Team USA in
France and
Canada.
.1.Taco Surf 5-0
2. The Show 4-1
3. Chiefs 2-2
4. Razin Hell 1-2-1
5. Unknown Talent 1-2
6. Chaos 1-2
7. 8 Ballers (EL Mexicano) 0-2-1
8. Shot Callers 0-3
9. Sharks-DNP
Championship Game
Taco Surf 12
The Show 6
Semifinals
Taco Surf 24
Chiefs 0
The Show 27
Razin Hell 0
Quaters
Taco Surf 20
8-Ballers (El Mexicano) 15
Chiefs 7
Chaos 0
The Show 28
Shot Callers 0
Razin Hell 26
Unknown Talent 21
Pool Play Field # 1
Taco Surf 6
Shot Callers 0
Unknown Talent 18
Chaos 12
Taco Surf 18
Unknown Talent 14
Chaos 18
Shot Callers 0
Pool Play Field # 2
Razine Hell 6
8-Ballers 6
The Show 21
Chiefs 0
Chiefs 26
Razin Hell 21
The Show 20
8-Ballers 6
April 18th,2004
Providence, RI
Flagmag held the first USFTL NIT
in Providence, Rhode Island with serious competition from the New
England area taking part in an explosive 8man tournament. The
tournament was embraced with talented teams Townies, Equity
Solutions and Blue Eagle with BMFFL league leaders Outlaws,
Alliance, Generals and Hitmen all fighting for the 8man top spot.
Clearly a strong pack of teams with in depth skill, speed and
strength was showcased at the tournament. The Outlaws started
really well against long time rivals the Generals who were pipped
in a 7-6 encounter. Alliance the other finalists Alliance beat
Equity Solution 6-0 in another close group game. The Townies and
Blue Eagle both not as sure of the style of play as they were the
rules just couldn’t get it going and suffered big defeats against
all the BMFFL teams. In the quarter finals Alliance got a bye due
to best record and the draw while Outlaws comfortably beat the
Townies and so did Equity Solutions beating Blue Eagle 26-0. The
toughest game in the quarter finals was between old rivals
Generals and the Hitmen led by two of the most recognized
quarterbacks in Mass both from two different generations. Anthony
Coma vs. Al Menino was surely one of the best games to watch as
they both possess different qualities. Al Menino at his age is
unbelievably athletic and can pass on the run, while AC can throw
on his back foot just as good going forward. The game was a well
mannered battle and with the Generals winning to meet another
rival in Alliance.
The semi-finals we very exciting the Outlaws clearly looked the
best team in the competition and got on top of Equity Solutions
really early, Charlie Holiday connecting with Tony Sanders on a
swing right, Tony did the rest running it all the way for a 35
yard TD. The final score 21-6 in favor of the Outlaws does not
reflect on the game as Equity Solutions drove the ball down the
field making good plays but just couldn’t score. The other
semi-final saw Alliance meet the Generals in an tremendously close
game, both teams defenses cancelled out their offenses and they
could only score 7 a piece throughout the entire game. In overtime
the Generals WR caught one in the end zone after a terrific diving
attempt only to see the ball pop out on him making contact with
the ground giving the Alliance the opportunity to win and they
did. The finals as exciting as anyone would expect did deliver.
Alliance worked they way down field and Matt Kling opened the
scoring with a nice quick out but the Outlaws replied quicker than
Alliance would think of with a Tony Sanders out & up to out sprint
the Alliance fastest for a nice TD. From then onwards Alliance
gradually took control with a superb punt return ran back by Jimmy
Wilson, juking, faking and moving his hips all the way down field
not to forget the good blocking by his teammates and also the
missed flags by the Outlaws. The Outlaws started to pull a few
strings but lost possession with only a few minutes left, the
Alliance’s next possession was rewarded by a John Red TD – QB Norm
Plamudon connecting neatly with Red on a fade with the CB falling
over made it easier but that was near enough secured the title for
the Alliance over their immediate rival. An exciting tournament
was immense talent on display from all the teams
Results/Photos
April 15th,2004
Bakersfield,CA-USFTL 8Man NIT
Nine Teams will compete in the
8Man Eligible round robin tournament hosted by the Bakersfield
Flag Football League.
The team to beat in this tournament will be Taco Surf of LA,CA
which is lead by
Team USA QB Pat Connolly.
Registered Teams-
1.Taco Surf-Long Beach, CA
2. Sharks-Santa Maria, CA
3. Unknown Talent-Fresno, CA
4. Shot Callers-Bakersfield, CA
5. Chaos-Fresno, CA
6. The Show-Visalia, CA
7.Chiefs-Carpinteria, CA
8. Razin Hell-Visalia, CA
9. El Mexicano-Fresno, CA
Field # 1 Field # 2
8:30 a Unknown Talent vs. Santa Maria Sharks 9a
Visalia The Show vs. Carpinteria Chiefs
9:45a Bakersfield Shot Callers vs. Taco Surf 10:15a Visalia Razin
Hell vs. Fresno El Mexicano
11:00a Sharks vs. Chaos 11:30a Razin Hell vs. Chiefs
12:15p Unknown Talent vs. Taco Surf 12:45p The Show vs. El
Mexicano
1:30p Shot Callers vs. Fresno Chaos
England-Birmingham-Easter
Bowl
Leicester Eagles won the first
English Senior Flag League 5man tournament of 2004 with 3 wins
out of 3. North Devon Dogs and Staffordshire A also came out of
the round robin tournament unbeaten to start the year well. With
seven of the best ESFL sides competing, the games were played to
a good standard which has given all the clubs excellent
preparation for the season ahead and especially Team USA's visit
in June where there will be 2 or 3 sides who will be fancying
their chances of a scalp.
Hosted by the Birmingham Raiders at Billesley Common in south
Birmingham the hometown Raiders opened the tournament against
the North Devon Dogs. The Dogs offense showed the oppsoition
what they were about this season with 3 scores without reply and
an uncomprising defense which shutout the Raiders 20-0. At the
sametime on the other pitch, the Bournemouth Deckchairs went
behind early on against the favoured Staffordshire A, but John
Parson's run and a safety stunned the university side to take
the lead 8-6. Two TD's inside the final 2 minutes (one from Ally
Reid) enabled Staffordshire to run away 20-8.
The heavens then opened, and the
next set of games were played in horrendous conditions as
spectators sought shelter leaving Birmingham to put in an
excellent display against Leicester eventually going down 21-14
with John Pimperton sealing the win, and Chichester Sharks
potent offense destroying Team Extreme 25-6. With the rain
stopping for the day Roy Tanton got his North Devon Dogs going
by leading them to a 32-0 destruction of the Deckchairs - the
Stevenson brothers and Simon really doing the damage.
Staffordshire A came out on top 20 zip against Extreme who
called it a day after that.
In an eagerly awaited game,
Leicester Eagles edged the Chichester Sharks 8-6, and then
Birmingham defeated Bournemouth with ease 15-0 - Darren Kangurs
scoring twice. North Devon and Staffordshire then preserved
their unbeaten records with a 0-0 tie - the Dogs thereby not
conceding a point on the day (the first time that has happened
in BSFL/ESFL history at a 5man tournament). Late in the day,
Bournemouth crumbled 20-2 to Leicester after again conceding
late scores, and Birmingham were second best to Chichester 14-6
in an entertaining game at the end of the tournament.
The next ESFL 5man tournament is
in Portsmouth on SATURDAY 5th June.
Results:
Birmingham Raiders 0 - 20 North Devon Dogs
Bournemouth Deckchairs 8 - 20 Staffordshire A
Team Extreme 6 - 25 Chichester Sharks
Leicester Eagles 21 - 14 Birmingham Raiders
North Devon Dogs 32 - 0 Bournemouth Deckchairs
Staffordshire A 20 - 0 Team Extreme
Chichester Sharks 6 - 8 Leicester Eagles
Birmingham Raiders 15 - 0 Bournemouth Deckchairs
North Devon Dogs 0 - 0 Staffordshire A
Bournemouth Deckchairs 2 - 20 Leicester Eagles
Birmingham Raiders 6 - 14 Chichester Sharks
http://www.seniorflag.co.uk/
Gijon,Spain-5Man Exhibition Game
The Mariners defeated iianes Dcoa 54-24 in a friendly 5Man No
Contact game.
Website-
April 9th,2004
Gijon,Spain-I Torneo Aniversario GIJÓN MARINERS
The Mariners will play the Llanes Amdcoa in a friendly game
of 5Man No Contact this Sunday.The teams are preparing for a big
tournament in Coslado Spain June 26/27th.
Website-
April 8th,2004
West Palm Beach,FL-High School Action
Olympic Heights 40, Atlantic 0:
Quarterback/middle linebacker Jackie Hoffman accounted for all six
touchdowns as the Lions (2-0) routed the Eagles in Boca Raton.
On offense, Hoffman ran for two touchdowns and passed for four
more. On defense, she had two interceptions.Wide
receiver/linebacker Michelle Mathews caught two of Hoffman's TD
passes and had an interception.
Boca Raton 19, Santaluces 6: Quarterback Stacey Taliaferro threw
three touchdown passes to lead the Bobcats (1-1) past the Chiefs
(0-3) in Lantana.Desiree Kameka caught one of Taliaferro's TD
passes, as well as an extra point. Nathalie Goddard added a
touchdown catch and an interception.
Lake Worth 13, Pope John Paul 6: Tira Glover caught one touchdown
pass and had three interceptions to lead the Trojans (2-0) past
the Eagles (0-2) in Lake Worth.Cynthia Whilby rushed for 104 yards
and a touchdown and Jessica Graden threw for 147 yards and a
touchdown.
Palm Beach Gardens 36, Palm Beach Central 0: Quarterback Haley
Herritt ran for two touchdowns and threw two to Ashley Russo as
the Gators (2-0) routed the Broncos (0-2) in West Palm Beach.Trudy
Salmon also scored a touchdown for the Gators on an interception
return.
Spanish River 34, Boynton Beach 0: Middle linebacker Lindsay
Milner had an interception to help the Sharks' (1-1) defense
dominate the Tigers (0-2) in Boca Raton.
April 6th,2004
Buffalo,NY-Sports
Monster/Go-Deep Buffalo Kick-Off Tournament Results
Sports Monster held a Go-Deep 4on4
Flag Football Kick-off tournament Sunday April 4th at
Franczak Park in Buffalo. Fourteen teams braved the snow and
wind, playing for the prize of receiving free entry into the
spring leagues.
Mallare Enterprises took the Top Gun
Championship defeating Deep Threat 28-0. Mallare cruised through
pool play, and narrowly beat the X-Men in the semi-finals 13-7.
The Competitive division championship
came down to rivals Buffalo Scale 1 and the AER Bulls. The AER
Bulls came from behind to win 20-19.
In the Recreational division
championship, Showtime defeated Ashers’ 2, 13-7.
This pre-season Kick-off tournament
was a good preview for what is to be expected in the spring
leagues starting April 18th to be played at Erie
Community College for nine Sundays. Some intense rivalries will
be re-kindled, and some new rivalries will be made as more and
more people sign up enjoy the 4 Man Flag Football experience.
Sports Monster is the nation’s largest
provider of adult recreational sports and tournaments with
operations in 10 cities. Go-Deep is the brand name for all
football operations within Sports Monster. A hallmark of Sports
Monster is the inclusion of individuals to register for any sport
and be able to play.
Contact Adam
Massaro @ 716-542-6966 with any questions or for more
information on how to register for the Spring Leagues. The
website URL is
www.sportsmonster.net-
April 5th,2004
East Rutherford,NJ-Giants Stadium 6Man
The
Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey’s
6man annual touch tournament will have a few changes this year.
The event will be a one day only Sat May 22nd at Giants Stadium
where only the 1st 12 teams to pay the $1000 entry fee will
be allowed to enter the tournament. Last year 28 teams took
part in the 18th annual event For more info please contact- David
Bishop-(973)
763-9900, ext. 601. email-dbishop@cpnj.org
2003 Results/Photos
April 2nd,2004
Chicago,IL-USFTL NIT
Ten Teams will compete in the USFTL's Spring 8Man
Eligible tournament this weekend
at Heritage Park.
900am/Field #1 - RAGE (Chicago, IL) vs. TUSKEN RAIDERS (St. Paul,
MN)
9:00am/Field #2 - JUDGEMENT DAY (Chicago, IL) vs. BULLDOGS
(Chicago, IL)
10:00am/Field #1 - STORM (Chicago, IL) vs. BEAVERS (Chicago, IL)
10:00am/Field #2 - PLAYERS INC. (Chicago, IL) vs. O'DANNY'S/CHALK
IT UP (Milwaukee, WI)
11:00am/Field #1 - SUDDEN IMPACT (Chicago, IL) vs. JUDGEMENT
DAY/BULLDOGS winner
11:00am/Field #2 - PM PUB & GRUB (Milwaukee, WI) vs. RAGE/TUSKEN
RAIDERS winner
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