| ORLANDO,
FL - After a dissapointing loss in the championship game at last
years USFTL Nationals, we had only one goal in mind this year,
which was to bring home a national title, and that's just what
we did.
In the
opening day of the tournament, we won three crucial games,
including a 4OT victory over Red Zone/Public House (Cleveland,
OH), to set the tone for the tournament. Day two of the tournament
proved to be a challenge, as 3 Brothers (Baltimore, MD) gave
us all we could handle. They scored with just over a minute
remaining in the game to take a 15-14 lead, but left us with
just enough time to drive down the field to get into field
goal range. With 3 seconds left on the clock, Jason Moore
kicked a 45 yard field goal to win the game and carry us
to the next round.
On
the final day of the tournament, we came out on fire, defeating
C.O. (Columbus, OH) 23-6 in the winners bracket championship
game. In the championship game, we found ourselves matched
up with a familiar foe, Red Zone/Public House, who worked their
way back all the way through the losers bracket. On the first
play of the game, QB A.J.
Saul was injured after taking a hit to the ribs. Nick Leiter
took the helm, leading our offense right down the field, connecting
on a 45 yard pass to Jason Hagerty, and running for another
long gain to put us into scoring position. Saul came
back into the game minutes later, and finished with 3 passing
TD's. It was our defense that stepped it up when it counted
most, holding Red Zone/Public house on a crucial 4th down conversion
to seal the game with a 20-19 victory, which give us our first
national title. |