2007 USFTL Nationals

In the opening round the Devils were once again matched up with All-Stars/Redzone (Cleveland, OH), which is a combination of the two teams that the Devils have played numerous times over the past few seasons. The Devils scored first and Jake Stewart added the extra point to make the score 8-0. The score would stay that way much of the game until Devils' quarterback AJ Saul's pass was tipped, intercepted and returned for a touchdown. The extra point failed, which proved to be the difference in an 8-6 victory for the Devils.

The Devils would then meet up with another familiar opponent in the next round as they were matched up the Raiders (Columbus, OH), who are the defending national champions. Defensive captain Elliott Giles made some key adjustments against the Raiders spread offense which proved to be very successful throughout the game. The Devils scored first and Stewart added the extra point to go ahead 8-0, but the Raiders would answer quickly as they scored a long TD on a blown coverage on 4th and long. The extra point was no good and the Devils kept a close 8-6 lead. After several defensive stops by the Devils, the Raiders got the ball back late in the game looking to take the lead, but Seth Steiner intercepted a pitch by one of the Raiders receivers and the Devils offense was able to run out the clock and seal the victory.

The Devils road to the championship was filled with familiar foes as they met up with the DC Jets (Washington, DC) in the winners-bracket final four. On the Devils first posession, Saul connected with TJ Parker on a long completion that put the Devils inside the Jets 10 yard line. After three straight incompletions, Saul chose to go for it instead of kicking the field goal. His decision paid off as he connected with Steiner for the score. Stewart's extra point was blocked to make the score 6-0. The Jets responded quickly as they were able to get the ball deep inside Devils territory in one play. The Devils defense stood strong, but couldn't hold as the Jets were able to punch it in for the score and take an 8-6 lead. The Devils were able to respond as Saul connected with Craig Villwock in the open field, who then made a great play as he pitched the ball to Hagerty who raced down the sidelines for a long score. Hagerty made another huge play on the Jets next posession as he intercepted a pass in the back of the endzone to seal the victory as the Devils moved on with a 17-14 win.

The winners-bracket championship game proved to be a battle of defenses as both teams were able to come up with several key stops. After Dominion's (Upper Marlboro, MD) offense was forced to punt after three plays, the Devils offense quickly drove the ball down the field on their opening posession and inside Dominion's five yard line, but were unable to put any points on the board. Late in the second half Dominion was able to put a long drive together and get inside the Devils five yard line, but Giles came up with key interception and returned it down the sidelines into Dominion territory. The Devils offense was once again unable to put a drive together as Dominion's defensive line was putting constant pressure on Saul. Dominion got the ball back with under two minutes left in the game and began putting together a nice drive. They were able to get inside the Devils five yard line once again, but could not punch it in for a score before time expired as regulation ended in a 0-0 tie. Dominion scored first in overtime to take an 8-0 lead, but the Devils offense quickly answered as Saul connected with Parker for the score. Stewart added the PAT to tie the score at 8 and force a second overtime. Dominion's defense stepped up when it mattered most as they held the Devils on three consecutive plays and forced a field goal attempt. Stewart's kick was wide-left and Dominion's offense took the field and was able to punch it in for the score to knock the Devils into the losers bracket by the score of 14-8.

The Devils would now have to defeat Sudden Impact and then double-dip Dominion twice to take home the title. Due to an injury to OL Chris Villwock in the Dominion game, the Devils were forced to switch to a spread offense against Sudden Impact. The switch proved to be a good choice as the Devils drove right down the field on their opening drive as Saul connected with Hagerty down the sidelines for the first score of the game. Stewart's extra point was blocked to make the score 6-0. That would end up being the Devils only score of the game as Sudden Impact was able to muster up two scoring drives in a 15-6 victory, eliminating the Devils from the tournament and ending their title hopes.

Two members of the Blue Devils were named to the All-American team, WR Jason hagerty and DB Poog Williams.

Full Results:

Scores:

All-Stars/Redzone (Cleveland, OH) - W 8-6
Raiders (Columbus, OH) - W 8-6
DC Jets (Washington, DC) - W 17-14
Dominion (Upper Marlboro, MD) - L 8-14 (2OT)
Sudden Impact (Chicago, IL) - L 6-15

2007 USFTL Referee's Cup

Despite finishing 2nd in two out of the three USFTL Major NIT's of 2007, the Blue Devils found themselves seeded 14th out of 16 teams in the "A" Division at the Referee's Cup. The Devils were pleased with their draw despite the low seed being that their part of the bracket contained talented, but inexperienced teams that were new to the "A" division.

In the opening round of the tournament, the Devils were matched up with True Playaz (Clinton, MD). QB AJ SAUL led the offense to the games first touchdown to put the Devils ahead 7-0. The defense took care of the rest as a key interception by WILL CUPP and constant pressure by the defensive line kept the True Playaz from getting into scoring range as the game ended in a Devils victory, 7-0.

The Devils met up with Aftermath (Chicago, IL), the 2006 USFTL "B" National Champions in the next round. Once again, the defense proved to be the difference as they were able to get their second shutout in as many games and lead the Devils to the next round with a 22-0 victory.

In their third game of the day, the Devils finally got a shot at All Met (Landover, MD), one of the only "A" teams in the USFTL the Devils had yet to face. This would be a true test as All Met has proven that they are amongst the nations best. SAUL was able to lead the offense down the field and into scoring range as he connected with WR JASON HAGERTY for the games first touchdown. JAKE STEWART tacked on the extra point to put the Devils up 8-0. All Met scored before half to cut their deficit to 8-6. In the second half, All Met's rush proved to be the difference as they forced SAUL to make a costly mistake as an All Met defender stepped in front of a pass for a key interception in Devils territory. All Met capitalized on the good field position to take the lead 14-8. The offense had one more chance in the games final minutes but All Met's rush proved to be too much as SAUL could not get the Devils into scoring range and the game ended in a 14-8 victory for All Met.

In the opening game on Sunday, it looked as if the Devils would meet up with Sudden Impact (Chicago, IL) as they led by a touchdown against True Playaz as time winded down, but a long score on a tipped pass on the games final play was the difference as True Playaz eliminated Sudden Impact from the tournament and forced a rematch of the opening round game. On the games opening play, LB PETE DAVILA intercepted a True Playaz pass to give the Devils some much-needed momentum. The defense shutdown the True Playaz offense once again and led the Devils to another victory, 11-0.

The tournament was down to it's final four teams, as the Devils were matched up with Dominion (Upper Marlboro, MD). The last time the Devils met up with Dominion was the 2005 USFTL National Championships, and the Devils prevailed 8-0. This game proved to be much different than the first as the Devils offense was unable to get anything going from the beginning and the Devils defense made costly mistakes and missed flags that led to big plays for Dominion in a disappointing 28-0 loss.

Full Results:

The 2007 USFTL Cleveland, OH "Referee's Cup" MAJOR NIT was held on Saturday & Sunday, August 11 & 12 at Todd Field and Osborne Park. There awee a total of 16 teams in the A-Flag division, 13 teams in the B-Flag division and 22 teams in the C-Flag division. All teams will receive double USFTL ranking points. Here are the results:

A-Flag: (16 Teams)

1. ALL MET (Landover, MD) 1280 points

2. DC JETS (Washington, DC) 1200

3. DOMINION (Upper Marlboro, MD) 1120

4. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 1040

5. TRUE PLAYAZ (Clinton, MD0 960

- RAIDERS (Columbus, OH) 960

7. SUDDEN IMPACT (Chicago, IL) 800

- PLAYERS INC. (Chicago, IL) 800

9. LINE MASTER TIME OUT (Cleveland, OH) 640

- ALL STARS (Cleveland, OH) 640

- AFTERMATH (Chicago, IL) 640

- YOUNG GUNS (Beltsville, MD) 640

13. C.O. (Columbus, OH) 320

- JAGUARS (Baltimore, MD) 320

- ROOKIES SPORTS BAR (Milwaukee, WI) 320

- ROOTS (Cleveland, OH) 320

"IF NEEDED" CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: All Met (14) vs. DC Jets (8)

Scores:

True Playaz (Clinton, MD) - W 7-0
Aftermath (Chicago, IL) - W 22-0
All Met (Landover, MD) - L 8-14
True Playaz (Clinton, MD) - W 11-0
Dominion (Upper Marlboro, MD) - L 0-28

2007 MCFFU Eastern Nationals

The Blue Devils went into the MCFFU Eastern Nationals with one goal in mind, and that was to get back to their winning ways. The theme so far for 2007 has been a loss in the opening round of the tournament and climbing all the way back through the losers bracket only to run out of gas in the championship game. The Devils have finished runner-up at their first two major tournaments in 2007 with their last tournament title dating back to November of 2006 at the Michigan State Championships.

The opening round game against Elite (Washington, DC) set the tone for the tournament as the Devils got off to a quick start and jumped ahead 14-0. A late touchdown by Elite made the score 14-8, but the Devils defense clamped down and shut down Elite's offense to prevent any attempt of a comeback.

In the second game of the day, the Devils met up with the tournaments #1 seed, Yung Crew (Atlanta, GA). Yung Crew's talented group of receivers were able to make big plays throughout the game including a long score before halftime to make the score 14-8. AJ SAUL led the Devils on three scoring drives, one of them in the closing minutes of the game as he connected with MIKE WRIGHT, a key pickup from the DC Jets (Washington, DC), for a touchdown to put the Devils ahead 22-20. A deflection in the back of the endzone by DB ELLIOTT GILES as time expired sealed the victory and advanced the Devils to the next round.

The two wins on Saturday put the Devils in the winners bracket championship game against the DC Dolphins (Washington, DC) on Sunday afternoon. The game was heated from the opening whistle as both teams came out playing instense and physical football. The DC Dolphins were able to score first to go ahead 6-0, but the Devils quickly returned the favor as SAUL was able to find DUPREE LAWRENCE, also from the DC Jets, streaking down the sidelines behind the Dolphins secondary for a long score. SAUL marched the offense right down the field just before halftime as he found WR JASON HAGERTY in the back of the endzone for a score, but a holding penalty took away the touchdown and forced the Devils to attempt a long field goal. JAKE STEWART'S kick looked good from all angles, but the official signaled no-good and the Devils went into halftime ahead only 8-6. The Devils were able to score first in the second half as STEWART kicked a field goal to make the score 11-6. The Dolphins scored late to take the lead 12-11, forcing the Devils offense to move quickly as time winded down. The offensive line of SCOTT MURRAY, JUSTIN EVERETT and WRIGHT gave SAUL plenty of time as he was able to once again put the offense into scoring range. A QB sneak by SAUL that appeared to be an obvious touchdown in the final seconds was waved off as the officials took away another Devils score on a controversial call and spotted the ball just shy of the goal line. The Devils were forced to kick a field goal as time expired and this time there was no question as to whether the kick was good as STEWART was perfect and the Devils moved onto the championship game with a 14-12 victory.

The championship game was a rematch with Yung Crew as they were able to work their way through the losers bracket with wins over the Philly Road Warriors (Philadelphia, PA), Pfuzion (Atlanta, GA), and the DC Dolphins. SAUL scored the first touchdown on a long run to put the Devils ahead 8-0. After a defensive stop, another long run by SAUL and a behind-the-back lateral to JOHN BURD took the Devils inside Yung Crew's 5-yard line. MURRAY then rumbled in on a direct-snap for the second touchdown making the score 16-0. A long touchdown reception by a Yung Crew receiver just before halftime made the score 16-8. Rushers SHAWN BARBER, JESSE HARDIN, and JEFF KOVAL put constant pressure on Yung Crew's QB, forcing him to make quick reads and bad throws throughout the game. SAUL found WR TJ PARKER for a late score to give the Devils a 22-6 advantage and put the game out of reach. DB DOM BOWELL shutdown Yung Crew's talented receivers in the championship game, earning him Defensive MVP of the tournament. SAUL was name Offensive MVP and STEWART was awarded Special Teams MVP.

By winning the MCFFU Eastern Nationals, the Devils earned a paid bid and the #1 seed at the Flag Football World Championships (flagfootballwc.com) in Dallas, TX in March of 2008.

Scores:

Elite (Washington, DC) - W 14-8
Yung Crew (Atlanta, GA) - W 22-20
DC Dolphins (Washington, DC) - W 14-12
Yung Crew (Atlanta, GA) - W 22-6

2007 USFTL Motor City Cup

After much debate regarding the seeding of the tournament, the Devils were matched up with the OSU Raiders (Columbus, OH), the defending USFTL National Champions in the opening round. The Devils traded scores with the Raiders early as QB A.J. Saul connected with WR T.J. Parker on a long score, but a stop by the Raiders defense inside their own five yard line just before halftime and an interception return for a score on a conversion attempt for two points proved to be the difference as the Raiders pulled out the win, 22-19.

The opening round loss knocked the Devils into the losers bracket and would require them to win five games to make it to the championship game. In the opening round of the losers bracket, the Devils defense proved to be the difference against Windy City Fusion (Chicago, IL) in a 13-0 shutout victory. They would then meet up with an old rival early Sunday morning as they were matched up with the Jaguars (Baltimore, MD). After many close games against the Jags in the "C" and "B" divisions, this game proved to be no different as the Devils offense could not capitalize on two interceptions by Jason Hagerty and were held scoreless on three drives inside the Jags 10 yard line. After finally taking the lead 13-7 on a TD reception by Hagerty, the Devils defense gave up a long score with under a minute remaining as the Jags tied the game at 13. The Devils defense came up big when it counted most and prevented the conversion to force overtime. The Devils were able to finally pull out the victory in OT with a final score of 20-13. In the next round, the Devils defense once again proved to be the difference as they defeated Da Jerks (Detroit, MI) 7-0.

In the semi-finals of the losers bracket, the Devils were able to make quick work of the Buccaneers (Buffalo, NY) with a 20-6 victory. After a one-point loss in the winners bracket championship to the Bruins (Detroit, MI), the OSU Raiders were knocked into the losers bracket and met up with the Devils in a rematch of the opening round of the tournament. This game proved to be very different from the first as the Devils were on a roll from their three wins earlier in the day. The Devils defense played their best game of the tournament as they were able to hold the Raiders' high-scoring offense to only one score. Saul led the offense to three scores in a 21-7 victory to advance to the championship game.

The Bruins were well-rested and ready to defend their home turf against a Devils team that was playing their fifth game of the day and seventh of the tournament. However, the Devils offense was able to score first as Saul connected with Hagerty on a long touchdown pass to put them ahead 6-0. The Bruins answered quickly as they drove down the field to take the lead 8-6 after a TD and 2 point conversion kick. Two straight interceptions by the Bruins defense and costly missed flags by the Devils put the game out of reach as the Devils ran out of gas in a 28-6 loss.

Scores:

OSU Raiders (Columbus, OH) - L 19-22
Windy City Fusion (Chicago, IL) - W 13-0
Jaguars (Baltimore, MD) - W 20-13 OT
Da Jerks (Detroit, MI) - W 7-0
Buccaneers (Buffalo, NY) - W 20-6
OSU Raiders (Columbus, OH) - W 21-7
Bruins (Detroit, MI) - L 6-28

Full Results:

A/B-Flag: (11 Teams)

1. BIGWORDS.COM/BRUINS (Detroit, MI) 880 points
2. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 800
3. RAIDERS (Columbus, OH) 720
4. BUCCANEERS (Buffalo, NY) 640
5. DA JERKS (Detroit, MI) 560
- X-MEN (Dayton, OH) 560
7. JAGUARS (Baltimore, MD) 400
- ALL STARS (Cleveland, OH) 400
9. FUSION (Chicago, IL) 240
- FLAGSTAR (Detroit, MI) 240
- ALL STARS (Columbus, OH) 240

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Bigwords.com/Bruins (28) vs. Blue Devils (6)
MVP OFFENSE: Rick Vollmar / Bigwords.com/Bruins
MVP DEFENSE: Terry Wilson / Bigwords.com/Bruins
MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: Nick Bodie / Bigwords.com/Bruins

2007 USFTL Steel City Cup

For the fourth year in a row the Blue Devils finished in second place at the Pittsburgh Major NIT. The Devils fought hard all tournament to reach the championship game after losing their first round game against national powerhouse Young Guns 22-20. The game had an amazing finish as the Devils recovered an onside kick as Shawn Barber made a great flag pull on the Young Guns kick returner just shy of the 20 yard line. Devils quarterback AJ Saul then connected with WR CJ Lawson in the final seconds to draw the Devils to within two, but the two-point attempt was no good and the Guns hung on to win. Working their way through the losers bracket would not be easy, but the Devils were able to accomplish the feat particularly because of an amazing effort by their offensive line. The line consisted of Justin Everett, Scott Murray, and Brandon Augustini. They created plenty of time for Saul to find his talented core of receivers and the Devils were able to pull past the DC Vikings, Cleveland All-Stars and Red Zone to make it to the championship game. However, in the championship the Devils would have to twice defeat a very talented DC Jets. In the first game, the Devils were able to overcome fatigue to defeat the DC Jets thanks to some clutch two-point kicks by Jake Stewart and a total all around show of heart and determination by the Devils. The “IF” game, however, was all DC Jets as the fresher legs were able to control the game and take home the championship. Next up for the Devils is the USFTL Metro Cup in May, followed by the YFFA league championships and the YFFA 4man Cash tournament in June.

Scores:

Young Guns (Beltsville, MD) - L 20-22
DC Vikings (Washington, DC) - W 6-0
All Stars (Cleveland, OH) - W 30-6
Hippo's (Pittsburgh, PA) - W 24-6
Red Zone (Cleveland, OH) - W 24-22
DC Jets (Washington, DC) - W 16-12
DC Jets (Washington, DC) - L 2-21

Full Results:

A-Flag: (8 Teams)

1. DC JETS (Washington, DC) 640 points
2. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 560
3. RED ZONE (Cleveland, OH) 480
4. HIPPO'S (Pittsburgh, PA) 400
5. ALL STARS (Cleveland, OH) 320
- YOUNG GUNS (Beltsville, MD) 320
7. DC VIKINGS (Washington, DC) 160
- C.O. (Columbus, OH) 160

"IF NEEDED" CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: DC Jets (18) vs. Blue Devils (0)

MVP OFFENSE: Tony Martin (WR) DC Jets
MVP DEFENSE: David Burno (R) DC Jets
MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: Ed Shields / DC Jets

2006 USFTL Nationals

The Blue Devils went into the 2006 USFTL Nationals with high expectations after finishing 4th at last years tournament in their first year in the "A" division. But repeating last years performance would be difficult as the Devils were paired up with the DC Jets (Washington, DC) in the opening round. The DC Jets jumped ahead early as a long kickoff return gave their offense great field position. The Jets took full advantage as they scored on their first offensive play to take an 8-0 lead. The Devils offense quickly returned the favor and drove the length of the field as A.J. Saul connected with T.J. Parker for the score to tie the game at 8. The Devils offense had the ball late in the opening half down 14-8 hoping to take the lead but a costly interception for a touchdown put the Jets ahead for good and knocked the Devils into the losers bracket.

The Devils were able to regroup and get their game back on track early Saturday morning as they defeated the Wolfpac (Atlanta, GA) 24-0. In the next round the Devils would meet up with the Hitmen (New Orleans, LA). The Devils defense was able to control the Hitmen's spread offense for much of the first half. The Hitmen were finally able to get inside the Devils redzone just before halftime but an interception by Poog Williams should have put a stop to the Hitmen's chances of taking a lead going into halftime, but a very costly inadvertant whistle by the referee took away the interception and gave the Hitmen another chance to take the lead... and that's just what they did. Saul was able to lead two second-half scoring drives for the Devils to put them ahead 14-8 late in the game. A late score by the Hitmen and a successful 1-point conversion attempt put them ahead 15-14 with under 1 minute remaining in the game. Saul connected with Williams on a long pass down the sideline to give the Devils one last chance to win the game with a long field goal, but the attempt was no good as the Devils suffered their second loss and were eliminated from the tournament.

Click here to view photos from the tournament, including the Devils' games against DC Jets, Wolfpac, Hitmen, and the national championship game between the OSU Raiders and Brothers AC.

Scores:

DC Jets (Washington, DC) - L 8-22
Wolfpac (Atlanta, GA) - W 24-0
Hitmen (New Orleans, LA) - L 14-15

Full Results:

A-Flag: (23 Teams)
1. RAIDERS (Columbus, OH) 2760 points
2. BROTHERS AC (Washington, DC) 2640
3. ALL MET (Landover, MD) 2520
4. DOMINION (Upper Marlboro, MD) 2400
5. SUDDEN IMPACT (Chicago, IL) 2280
- DC JETS (Washington, DC) 2280
7. C.O. (Columbus, OH) 2040
- YOUNG GUNS (Beltsville, MD) 2040
9. HITMEN (New Orleans, LA) 1800
- PFUZION (Atlanta, GA) 1800
- PAULIE'S (Milwaukee, WI) 1800
- PHILLY ROAD WARRIORS (Philadelphia, PA) 1800
13. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 1320
- COLEMAN CLAN (Washington, DC) 1320
- BIGWORDS.COM/BRUINS (Detroit, MI) 1320
- DC DOLPHINS (Washington, DC) 1320
17. WOLFPAC (Atlanta, GA) 840
- SLEEPERS (Houston, TX) 840
- H.U.H. (Washington, DC) 840
- SAZ'S/LONG WONG'S (Milwaukee, WI) 840
- PLAYERS INC. (Chicago, IL 840
- SHOCKWAVE (Atlanta, GA) 840
23. ATL CONNECTION (Atlanta, GA) 120

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Raiders (11) vs. Brothers AC (8)

2006 Michigan State Championships

The Devils traveled to Michigan with one goal in mind, to be crowned state champions of both 4man and 8man. In the 8man tournament on Saturday the Devils came out firing on all cylinders as they dominated their first opponent 32-0. The Devils next two opponents, RC Sports and Downriver Raiders proved to be more of a challenge. Turnovers and missed opportunities kept the games close but wasn't enough to upset the Devils as they moved on to the winners bracket championship game. The next game pitted the Devils with one of their Ohio rivals, Red Zone. The Devils dominated the game early as they went up 13-0, but costly mistakes kept Red Zone in the game as they were able to tie the score at 13 with under a minute remaining. A.J. Saul drove the Devils offense down the field and into field goal range. With 6 seconds remaining Jake Stewart kicked yet another game winning field goal to preserve the Devils victory and move them into the championship game. The Devils met up with Red Zone once again but this time the Devils played mistake-free as they took home the Michigan State Title with a 19-3 victory.

Scores:

Elephantitis (Ann Arbor, MI) - W 30-0
RC Sports (Flint, MI) - W 14-7
Downriver Raiders (Downriver, MI) - W 34-17
Red Zone (Cleveland, OH) - W 16-13
Red Zone (Cleveland, OH) - W 19-3

2006 USFTL Motor City Cup

SCORES:

Players Inc. (Chicago, IL) - L 6-7
Empire (Cleveland, OH) - W 22-6
Red Zone (Cleveland, OH) - W 14-9
Players Inc. (Chicago, IL) - L 32-33

A-Flag: (7 Teams)

1. SUDDEN IMPACT (Chicago, IL) 560 points

2. PLAYERS INC. (Chicago, IL) 480

3. C.O. (Columbus, OH) 400

4. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 320

5. RED ZONE (Cleveland, OH) 240

- BIGWORDS.COM/BRUINS (Detroit, MI) 240

7. 216 EMPIRE (Cleveland, OH) 80

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Sudden Impact (19) vs. Players Inc. (0)

MVP OFFENSE: Ben Agee / Sudden Impact

MVP DEFENSE: Ray Spears / Sudden Impact

MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: Aundry Wallace / Sudden Impact

2006 AFTFL Virginia Beach NIT

SCORES:

Unknown Talent (Gaithersburg, MD) - W 16-8
Showtime (Fort Monroe, VA) - W 32-0
DC Jets (Washington, DC) - W 7-6
Brothers AC (Washington, DC) - L 14-21

A-Flag: (7 Teams)

8-man Eligible A-Flag: (5 Teams)

1. BROTHERS AC (Washington, DC) 200 points

2. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 160

3. DC JETS (Washington, DC) 120

4. TITANS (Jackson, MS) 80

5. BENGALS (Greensboro, NC) 40

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Brothers AC (21) vs. Blue Devils (14)

2006 USFTL Pittsburgh Steel City Cup

SCORES:

Red Zone (Cleveland, OH) - W 19-16
Raiders (Columbus, OH) - L 7-14
C.O. (Columbus, OH) - W 22-18
DC Jets (Washington, DC) - W 8-7
Young Guns (Beltsville, MD) - W 17-14
Raiders (Columbus, OH) - L 0-20

A-Flag: (9 Teams)

1. RAIDERS (Columbus, OH) 720 points
2. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 640
3. YOUNG GUNS (Beltsville, MD) 560
4. DC JETS (Washington, DC) 480
5. ALL MET (Landover, MD) 400
- C.O. (Columbus, OH) 400
7. RED ZONE (Cleveland, OH) 240
- ROOTS/BAD BOY (Cleveland, OH) 240
9. ONE NATION (Buffalo, NY) 80

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Raiders (20) vs. Blue Devils (0)
MVP OFFENSE: Bobby Black (WR) Raiders
MVP DEFENSE: TJ Miller (S) Raiders
MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: Wayne (Bingo) Ford (R) Raiders

2005 USFTL Nationals

SCORES:

Scatbacks (McAllen, TX) - W 17-0
Bigwords.com Bruins (Detroit, MI) - W 16-8
Young Guns (Beltsville, MD) - L 0-16
Coleman Clan (Washington, DC) - W 24-8
Red Zone (Cleveland, OH) - W 8-0
Dominion (Upper Marlboro, MD) - W 8-0
OSU Raiders (Columbus, OH) - L 16-22

A-Flag: (24 Teams)

1. ALL MET (Landover, MD) 2880 points
2. SUDDEN IMPACT (Chicago, IL) 2760
3. RAIDERS (Columbus, OH) 2640
4. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 2520
5. YOUNG GUNS (Beltsville, MD) 2400
- DOMINION (Upper Marlboro, MD) 2400
7. DC DOLPHINS (Washington, DC) 2160
- RED ZONE (Cleveland, OH) 2160
9. PLAYERS INC. (Chicago, IL) 1920
- COLEMAN CLAN (Washington, DC) 1920
- BIGWORDS.COM/BRUINS (Detroit, MI) 1920
- BROTHERS AC (Washington, DC) 1920
13. H.U.H. (Washington, DC) 1440
- HITMEN (New Orleans, LA) 1440
- DC JETS (Washington, DC) 1440
- PAULIES (Milwaukee, WI) 1440
17. WOLFPAC (Atlanta, GA) 960
- SEMINOLES (Philadelphia, PA) 960
- YOUNG CREW (Atlanta, GA) 960
- SAZ'S/LONG WONGS/DUNNS (Milwaukee, WI) 960
- SHOCKWAVE (Atlanta, GA) 960
- JAKE'S PUB (Des Moines, IA) 960
- 716 ALL STARS (Buffalo, NY) 960
24. SCATBACKS (McAllen, TX) 120

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: All Met (16) vs. Sudden Impact (8)

2005 USFTL State Tournament

SCORES:

All Stars – W 40-0
Red Zone/Public House – L 14-22
Team Bud – W 24-6
Rebels – W 11-0
Red Zone/Public House – W 14-0
OSU Raiders – L 6-12

A-Flag: (6 Teams)

1. RAIDERS (Columbus, OH) 480 points
2. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 400
3. RED ZONE (Cleveland, OH) 320
4. REBELS (Cleveland, OH) 240
5. TEAM BUD/DENNISON YARD (Tuscarawas, OH) 160
- ALL STARS (Columbus, OH) 160

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Raiders (12) vs. Blue Devils (6)
MVP OFFENSE: Chip Smith (QB) Raiders
MVP DEFENSE: Ramon Spears (LB) Raiders
MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: Eric Samuel (KR) Raiders

A-Flag All State
OFFENSE:
Ron Paige (WR) Raiders
Carl Hicks (WR) Raiders
Meme Yound (C) Raiders
George Danials (WR) Raiders
Jason Hagerty (WR) Blue Devils
AJ Saul (QB) Blue Devils
Herman Jackson (R) Red Zone
Jay Walker (R) Rebels

DEFENSE:
Geno Gay (DB) Raiders
Grady Parks (DR) Raiders
Shawn Williams (DL) Raiders
Pete Davila (LB) Blue Devils
Elliott Giles (DB) Blue Devils
John Landers (R) Red Zone
Jahmeel Green (R) Rebels

2005 USFTL Willoughby NIT

After a strong showing on Saturday, defeating the Stone Cold Players and the Avenue Titans, Sunday's games proved to be a whole different story. After a slow start offensively, C.O. took full advantage in the 21-0 loss, sending us into the losers bracket. Big plays proved to be the difference against United. After a long scoring drive by our offense, United scored quickly on their first play from scrimmage to even the score. An interception and a 4th down miscue resulted in a turnover late in the game, which proved very costly as United drove down the field to take the lead, 13-12. Our offense had one last chance with 27 seconds left, but we failed to capitalize on good field position as time ran out.

SCORES:

Stone Cold Players (Cleveland, OH) - W 14-0
Avenue Titans (Cleveland, OH) - W 16-0
C.O. (Columbus, OH) - L 0-21
Unnited (Cleveland, OH) - L 12-13

A-Flag: (13 Teams)

1. C.O. (Columbus, OH) 600 points
2. ALL STARS (Cleveland, OH) 560
3. REBELS (Cleveland, OH) 520
4. UNITED (Cleveland, OH) 480
5. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 440
- AVENUE TITANS (Cleveland, OH) 440
7. FALCONS (Cleveland, OH) 360
- SMASH UNIT (Pittsburgh, PA) 360
9. MPI SHARKS (Cleveland, OH) 280
- EMPIRE (Cleveland, OH) 280
- MICK'S PUB & GRILL (Cleveland, OH) 280
- EMBER (Tuscarawas, OH) 280
13. STONE COLD PLAYERS (Cleveland, OH) 120
- ROOTS (Cleveland, OH) 120
- FLYNN'S MARAUDERS (Columbus, OH) 120

2005 USFTL Referee's NIT

SCORES:

Red Zone/Public House - L 0-8
Bigwords.com Bruins - L 11-24

A-Flag: (13 Teams)

1. RAIDERS (Columbus, OH) 1040 points
2. YOUNG GUNS (Beltsville, MD) 960
3. DOMINION (Upper Marlboro, MD) 880
4. ALL MET (Landover, MD) 800
5. SUDDEN IMPACT (Chicago, IL) 720
- RED ZONE/PUBLIC HOUSE (Cleveland, OH) 720
7. BIGWORDS.COM/BRUINS (Detroit, MI) 560
- DC DOLPHINS (Washington, DC) 560
9. DC JETS (Washington, DC) 400
- BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 400
- PLAYERS INC. (Chicago, IL) 400
- COLEMAN CLAN (Washington, DC) 400
13. PUBLIC ENEMY (Buffalo, IL) 80
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Raiders (25) vs. Young Guns (8)

2005 USFTL Steel City Cup

PITTSBURGH, PA - In our first tournament in the "A" division, we proved we are capable of competing with the top teams in the country. We started off the tournament on fire, defeating H.U.H. of Washington DC by a score of 38-0. The next game proved to be much more of a challange, facing the OSU Raiders of Columbus, OH. Our defense did an excellent job making the right adjustments to cover their spread offense, holding them to only 14 points and creating a crucial turnover late in the game to preserve the win. In the winners bracket final, we met up with the Young Guns of Beltsville, MD. Their defense played extremely well and proved to be the difference in a 14-0 victory, knocking us into the losers bracket. In the losers bracket final, we met up with the DC Jets, who worked their way up through the losers bracket after losing their first game of the tournament to Players Inc. of Chicago, IL. We jumped on top early 16-0 with two long scores. The DC Jets made a great attempt at a comeback only to fall short 16-12. The championship game against the Young Guns proved to be very similar to our last meeting. After driving the length of the field on our first posession, the Young Guns defense stepped it up when it counted, keeping us scoreless after a field goal attempt sailed wide right. Their offense was very consistent, scoring on three of their four possessions, leading them to a 20-0 victory.

SCORES:

H.U.H. (Washington, DC) - W 38-0
OSU Raiders (Columbus, OH) - W 20-14
Young Guns (Beltsville, MD) - L 0-14
DC Jets (Washington, DC) - W 16-12
Young Guns (Beltsville, MD) - L 0-20

Overall Record: 3-2
2nd Place

FULL RESULTS:

A-Flag: (8 Teams)
1. YOUNG GUNS (Beltsville, MD) 640 points
2. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 560
3. DC JETS (Washington, DC) 480
4. PUBLIC ENEMY (Buffalo, NY) 400
5. PLAYERS INC. (Chicago, IL) 320
- RAIDERS (Columbus, OH) 320
7. H.U.H. (Washington, DC) 160
- WARREN WRECKERS (Niles, OH) 160

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Young Guns (20) vs. Blue Devils (0)
MVP OFFENSE: Tommy Neufell (QB) Young Guns
MVP DEFENSE: Tyrone Fitch (DB) Young Guns
MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: Jimmy Kekirs (C) Young Guns

2005 USFTL Lake County NIT

CLEVELAND, OH - After a three month layoff since winning USFTL Nationals, we found ourselves trying to find our groove and get back to the level we were playing at a few months back. After a 26-22 win over Mick's Pub & Grille, we met up with the Avenue Titans. This game proved to be much of what we expected. A back and forth battle where special teams proved to be the difference in a 16-14 victory. In the winners bracket final we matched up with Red Zone/Public House, whom we defeated in the championship game at Nationals this past January. Two long scores by Red Zone's offense put the game out of reach, knocking us into the losers bracket in a 24-14 loss. After defeating the Falcons 21-12, we met up with Red Zone/Public House once again, which makes it the 4th time in consecutive tournaments. Red Zone/Public House's defensive line disrupted our offense throughout the game, giving them a 14-0 shutout victory.

SCORES:

Mick's Pub & Grille - W 26-22
Avenue Titans - W 16-14
Red Zone/Public House - L 14-24
Falcons - W 21-12
Red Zone/Public House - L 0-14

Overall Record: 3-2
2nd Place

Members of the team were A.J. Saul, Seth Steiner, Poog Williams, Jason Hagerty, Elliott Giles, Nick Campbell, Tony Anderson, Scott Murray, Anthony Barone, Pete Davila, Justin Everett, Kris Eck, Jim Hagerty, Steve Valley, Jake Stewart, Martin Stachowicz, Pete Koma, and Vern Hildreth.

FULL RESULTS:

1. RED ZONE/PUBLIC HOUSE (Cleveland, OH) 440 points
2. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 400
3. FALCONS (Cleveland, OH) 360
4. 1ST CLASS TITLE (Cleveland, OH) 320
5. MICK'S PUB & GRILLE (Cleveland, OH) 280
- AVENUE TITANS (Cleveland, OH) 280
7. ALL STARS (Cleveland, OH) 200
- ATHLETICS (Cleveland, OH) 200
9. DOC'S ALL AMERICANS (Columbus, OH) 120
- X-MEN (Cleveland, OH) 120
- JAC-N-DO'S (Findlay, OH) 120

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Red Zone/Public House (14) vs. Blue Devils (0)
MVP OFFENSE: Herman Jackson (WR) Red Zone/Public House
MVP DEFENSE: Defensive Line / Red Zone/Public House
MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: Brian Satchko / Red Zone/Public House

2004 USFTL Nationals

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 they 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 opponent, Red Zone/Public House, who worked their way back 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 then took over, leading our offense right down the field, connecting on a 50 yard pass to WR Jason Hagerty, and putting us into scoring position. A.J. 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 and give us our first national title.

SCORES:

Steelers (Pittsburgh, PA) - W 14-12
DC Jets (Washington, DC) - W 14-0
Red Zone/Public House (Cleveland, OH) - W 27-24 (4 OT's)
3 Brothers (Baltimore, MD) - W 17-15
C.O. (Columbus, OH) - W 23-6
Red Zone/Public House (Cleveland, OH) - W 20-19

Overall Record: 6-0
PF: 115
PA: 76

Tournament MVP's:
Offense: AJ Saul (QB)
Defense: Elliott Giles (DB)
Special Teams: Jason Moore (K)

All-American Offense:
Seth Steiner (C)
Jason Hagerty (WR)
Justin Everett (BB)
Poog Williams (WR)

All-American Defense:
Nick Leiter (DB)
Sean Wardle (DB)
Pete Davila (LB)
Kris Eck (R)

FULL RESULTS:

B-Flag: (24 Teams)

1. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 2160 points
2. RED ZONE/PUBLIC HOUSE (Cleveland, OH) 2070
3. C.O. (Columbus, OH) 1980
4. DA JERKS (Detroit, MI) 1890
5. DIE HARD (Bowie, MD) 1800
- 3 BROTHERS (Baltimore, MD) 1800
7. FALCONS (Cleveland, OH) 1620
- ELITE (Washington, DC) 1620
9. AVENUE TITANS (Cleveland, OH) 1440
- JAGUARS (Baltimore, MD) 1440
- McGUILLICUTTY'S (Dayton, OH) 1440
- FUSION (Chicago, IL) 1440
13. SHARKS (Detroit, MI) 1080
- STEELERS (Pittsburgh, PA) 1080
- ROUGH RIDERS (Upper Marlboro, MD) 1080
- JETS (Washington, DC) 1080
17. X-MEN (Dayton, OH) 720
- ONE NATION (Washington, DC) 720
- CHARGERS (Crofton, MD) 720
- RUMPLE PIGS (Chicago, IL) 720
- BET MANIACS (Washington, DC) 720
- GIANTS (Buffalo, NY) 720
- ROCKS (Pittsburgh, PA) 720
- TRUE PLAYAZ (Clinton, MD) 720

2004 USFTL State Tournament

SCORES:

MA Records (Columbus, OH) - W 8-6
Falcons (Cleveland, OH) - L 6-12
Eastside Chiropractic (Columbus, OH) - W 16-14
Titans (Cleveland, OH) - L 14-22

Overall Record: 2-2
7th Place

Members of the team were A.J. Saul, Seth Steiner, Poog Williams, Scott Murray, Steve Durbin, Nick Campbell, Lee Evans, Anthony Barone, Jason Hagerty, Jason Moore, Orson Penny, Sam Crenshaw, Bob Zaku, Shawn Barber, Eugene Mintze, and Ryan Tekac.

FULL RESULTS:

B-Flag: (11 Teams)
1. McGUILLITCUTTY'S (Dayton, OH) 660 points
2. RED ZONE/PUBLIC HOUSE (Cleveland, OH) 600
3. C.O. (Columbus, OH) 540
4. MT'S (Toledo, OH) 480
5. FALCONS (Cleveland, OH) 420
- AVENUE TITANS (Cleveland, OH) 420
7. ALL STARS (Cleveland, OH) 300
- BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 300
9. MA RECORDS (Columbus, OH) 180
- X-MEN (Dayton, OH) 180
- EASTSIDE CHIROPRACTIC (Columbus, OH) 180

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: McGuillicutty's (28) vs. Red Zone/Public House (14)
MVP OFFENSE: Greg Shakelford (QB) McGuillicutty's
MVP DEFENSE: Butch Stidham (LB) McGuillitcuttty's
MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: Rodney Penrod (K) McGuillitcutty's

B-Flag All State
OFFENSE:
Jim Appel (OL) McGuillicutty's
Mike Appel (OL) McGuillicutty's
James Barr (C) McGuillicutty's
Kermit Hicks (BB) McGuillicutty's
Mike Baker (BB) Red Zone/Public House
Dan Ward (WR) Red Zone/Public House
Laten Jorden (C) C.O.
Frank Napier (WR) MT's

DEFENSE:
Sammy Wood (DB) McGuillicutty's
Chad Hoddox (DB) McGuillicutty's
Lee Melvin (LB) McGuillicutty's
Chris George (DB) McGuillicutty's
Jeff Crawford (R) Red Zone/Public House
Rusty Owens (LB) Red Zone/Public House
Tommy Berry (DB) C.O.
Larry Morris (DE) MT's

2004 USFTL Referee's NIT

CLEVELAND, OH - After winning our first two games of the tournament over Deep Impact and the Jaguars, we fell short against the Sharks by a score of 14-8. We had a chance to tie the game in the final minutes, but a late interception sealed the victory for the Sharks and sent us to the losers bracket. On Sunday, we came out hot, defeating the MD Titans 30-16 and Eastside Chiropractic 19-0. Our third game of the day, against C.O. proved to be a bit more of a challenge. A late score by C.O. tied the score at 22. They chose to kick for the 2pt. conversion and the win, but Steve Durbin broke through and blocked the kick to send the game into overtime. After a great defensive stand, stopping C.O. on four consecutive plays, our offense took control with QB A.J. Saul finding Jason Hagerty for the go ahead touchdown and the win. In the semi-finals, we met up with the Sharks once again. This game proved to be much like the first one, with our defense having trouble stopping the Sharks offense. Down 17-16 late in the game, our offense stalled inside the Sharks 30 yard line. Jake Stewart came on for a field goal attempt of around 45 yards to take the lead, but the field goal was wide left. The Sharks took over possession and ran the clock out for the victory.

SCORES:
Deep Impact (Suitland, MD) - W 20-0
Jaguars (Baltimore, MD) - W 23-20
Sharks (Detroit, MI) - L 8-14
MD Titans (Temple Hills, MD) - W 30-16
Eastside Chiro (Columbus, OH) - W 19-0
C.O. (Columbus, OH) - W 28-22 (Overtime)
Sharks (Detroit, MI) - L 16-17.

Overall Record: 5-2
4th Place

Two Blue Devils were selected to the All-Tournament Team:

OFFENSE:
A.J. Saul (QB)

DEFENSE:
Anthony Barone (DB)

Other memebers of the team were Seth Steiner, Charles Williams, Lee Evans, Steve Durbin, Scott Murray, Tony Anderson, Nick Campbell, Jake Stewart, Jason Hagerty, Jim Hagerty, John Burd, Antoine Smith, Marcus Greene, Mike Stylski, and Dave Francis.

FULL RESULTS:

B-Flag: (21 Teams)
1. AVENUE TITANS (Cleveland, OH) 1260 points
2. JETS (Washington, DC) 1200
3. SHARKS (Detroit, MI) 1140
4. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 1080
5. ALL STARS (Cleveland, OH) 1020
- C.O. (Columbus, OH) 1020
7. 3 BROTHERS (Baltimore, MD) 900
- EASTSIDE CHIROPRACTIC (Columbus, OH) 900
9. AGC JAGUARS (Cleveland, OH) 780
- X-MEN (Dayton, OH) 780
- TITANS (Temple Hills, MD) 780
- RED ZONE/PUBLIC HOUSE (Cleveland, OH) 780
13. ELITE (Washington, DC) 540
- JAGUARS (Baltimore, MD) 540
- GIANTS (Buffalo, NY) 540
- DEEP IMPACT (Temple Hills, MD) 540
17. ROCKS (Pittsburgh, PA) 300
- DA JERKS (Detroit, MI) 300
- BISON (Cleveland, OH) 300
- DIE HARD (Bowie, MD) 300
- CHARGERS (Crofton, MD) 300

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Avenue Titans (14) vs. Jets (6)
MVP OFFENSE: Terry Williams (QB) Avenue Titans
MVP DEFENSE: Steve Lane (R) Avenue Titans
MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: Terry Hamilton / Avenue Titans

2004 USFTL Willoughby NIT

CLEVELAND, OH - After losing to the Predators on Saturday, we came out strong on Sunday to work our way through the losers bracket. After winning three straight games, including a big win over the Titans, who defeated us in the championship at Nationals this past year, we met up with the Falcons in the semi's. We came out hot, scoring on the first play of the game, but the touchdown was called back on a penalty. A few plays later, we punched it in to go up 6-0, and Jake Stewart added the 2 point P.A.T. to put us up 8-0. After the ensuing kickoff, the Falcons protested the game for use of an illegal player on our roster. One of our players was also on another teams roster, and had played a game with that team on Saturday. The referee's discussed the infraction and ruled in favor of the Falcons and the game was over.

SCORES:

Mick's Nation (Cleveland, OH) - W 30-8
Predators (Cleveland, OH) - L 8-16
Flynn's Marauders (Columbus, OH) - W 32-8
C.O. (Columbus, OH) - W 17-8
Titans (Cleveland, OH) - W 31-14
Falcons (Cleveland, OH) - FORFIET

FULL RESULTS:

The 2004 12th Annual USFTL Willoughby, OH Summer NIT was held on Saturday & Sunday, July 24 & 25 at Osborne Park. There were a total of 19 teams in the tournament. All teams will receive USFTL ranking points. Here are the results:

1. PREDATORS (Cleveland, OH) 760 points
2. FALCONS (Cleveland, OH) 720
3. RED ZONE/PUBLIC HOUSE (Cleveland, OH) 680
4. TITANS (Cleveland, OH) 640
- MICK'S NATION (Cleveland, OH) 640
6. C.O. (Columbus, OH) 560
- BISON (Cleveland, OH) 560
8. EMBERS (Tuscarawas, OH) 480
- FLYNN'S MARAUDERS (Cleveland, OH) 480
- ALL STARS (Cleveland, OH) 480
- DAWGS (Cleveland, OH) 480
12. HURRICANES (Cleveland, OH) 320
- SAFEAIR SHARKS (Cleveland, OH) 320
- EUROPEAN WINE IMPORTS/BEACH CLUB (Cleveland, OH) 320
- EAST SIDE SAGGY'S (Cleveland, OH) 320
16. OHIO PLAYERS (Findlay, OH) 160
- TEAM BUD/DASH & YARD (Uhrichsville, OH) 160
- BALLS DEEP (Cleveland, OH) 160
19. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 40

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Predators (12) vs. Falcons (8)

MVP OFFENSE: DJ Leslie (WR) / Predators
MVP DEFENSE: Chris Sutter (R) / Predators
MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: Charles Curady (DB) / Predators

2004 USFTL Steel City Cup

PITTSBURGH, PA - In our first tournament after moving up to the "B" Division, we placed 3rd overall at the USFTL Pittsburgh Major NIT. After losing our first game to McGillicutty's, we then won three straight games to make it to the loser's bracket championship. In that game we met up with McGillicutty's once again, and unfortunately had the same outcome.

SCORES:

McGillicutty's (Dayton, OH) - L 16-18
Rocks (Pittsburgh, PA) - W 27-12
DC Jets (Washington, DC) - W 16-14
Red Zone (Cleveland, OH) - W 17-15
McGillicutty's (Dayton, OH) - L 14-16
Overall Record: 3-2
3rd Place

Members of the team were Seth Steiner, AJ Saul, Charles Williams, Scott Murray, Tony Anderson, Nick Campbell, Derrick Purdy, Anthony Wright, Steve Durbin, Steve Valley, Anthony Barone, Jeff Ashton, Jake Stewart, Marcus Greene, and Jason Chlebowski.

FULL RESULTS:

B-Flag: (8 Teams)

1. TITANS (Cleveland, OH) 480 points
2. McGILLICUTTY'S/ALPHA OMEGA SPRINGS (Dayton, OH) 420
3. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 360
4. RED ZONE/PUBLIC HOUSE (Cleveland, OH) 300
5. DC JETS (Washington, DC) 240
- GIANTS (Buffalo, NY) 180
7. CHARGERS (Crofton, MD) 120
- ROCKS (Pittsburgh, PA) 60

2003 USFTL Nationals

ORLANDO, FL - We fell short of our goal of winning a national championship. We finished the tournament with an overall record of 7-2, losing in the championship to the Titans of Cleveland, OH by the score of 14-6. Washed Up of Detroit, MI knocked us into the losers bracket in our third game. We had a chance to win with a last second field goal, but Washed Up's D-line broke through and blocked it to seal their victory. We then won five straight games to make it to the championship against the undefeated Titans. The Titans struck first with a deep TD pass. We quickly responded with a 20 yard TD pass from AJ Saul to Alvin Jennings to tie the score at 6. Late in the game with the score still tied, we began to fall apart. We committed three turnovers on our final three possessions. Missed opportunities on our behalf proved to be the difference in the game.

SCORES:

Wright Patterson Dayton, OH W 36-0
Rumple Pigs Chicago, IL W 14-6
Washed Up Detroit, MI L 11-12
MD Xtreme Glen Burnie, MD W 11-6
Storm Chicago, IL W 14-6
3 Brothers Baltimore, MD W 6-0
Washed Up Detroit, MI W 18-16
Jaguars Baltimore, MD W 11-0
Titans Cleveland, OH L 6-14
2nd Place

Overall Record: 7-2

Four Blue Devils were selected to the USFTL All-American Team

OFFENSE:
Seth Steiner (C)
A.J. Saul (QB)

DEFENSE:
Jeff Koval (R)
Poog Williams (DB)

Other members of the team were Lee Evans, Tony Anderson, Scott Murray, Nick Campbell, Anthony Wright, Rob Santee, Jake Stewart, Steve Durbin, Chris Simmons, Alvin Jennings, Jeff Ashton, Roy Shaffer, Steve Valley, Mike Stylski, Dave Francis, Kevin Hall, Richie Nicely and Dan Shae.

FULL RESULTS:

C-Flag: (29 Teams)
1. TITANS (Cleveland, OH) 1740 points
2. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 1680
3. JAGUARS (Baltimore, MD) 1620
4. WASHED UP (Detroit, MI) 1560
5. EMBER (Tuscarawas, OH) 1500
- 3 BROTHERS (Baltimore, MD) 1500
7. FIRESTORM (Germantown, MD) 1380
- STORM (Chicago, IL) 1380
9. HAWKS (Tampa, FL) 1260
- FLYNN'S MARAUDERS (Columbus, OH) 1260
- XTREME (Glen Burnie, MD) 1260
- GATORS (Covington, KY) 1260
13. FAST & FURIOUS (Baltimore, MD) 1020
- RUMPLE PIGS (Chicago, IL) 1020
- DE VAUL'S (Toledo, OH) 1020
- LA-Z-BOY (Toledo, OH) 1020
17. PG SKINS (Silver Springs, MD) 780
- TITANS (Temple Hills, MD) 780
- BAYWOOD LOUNGE (Saginaw, MI) 780
- CHARGERS (Crofton, MD) 780
- BUCCANEERS (Buffalo, NY) 780
- 4 PLAY (Madison, WI) 780
- TEAM CAMEL (Detroit, MI) 780
- TAINTED (Chicago, IL) 780
25. TOXIC BEAVERS (Chicago, IL) 300
- WRIGHT PATTERSON (Dayton, OH) 300
- TEUTONIC KNIGHTS (Chicago, IL) 300
- HURRICANES (Dayton, OH) 300
- FIGHTIN HELLFISH (Columbus, OH) 300

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Titans (14) vs. Blue Devils (6)
MVP OFFENSE: Dan Land (QB) Titans
MVP DEFENSE: John Ross (R) Titans
MVP SPECIAL TEAMS: John Goff (K) Titans

C-Flag ALL AMERICAN TEAM:

OFFENSE:
Terry Williams (WR) Titans
Jim Boyd (BB) Titans
Dan Corletto (WR) Titans
Scott Koterba (BB) Titans
A.J. Saul (QB) Blue Devils
Seth Steiner (C) Blue Devils
Alan Levi (BB) Jaguars
Bashun Dennis (C) Washed Up

DEFENSE:
Larry Tucci (R) Titans
Brin Gecewich (DB) Titans
Bobby Thomas (DB) Titans
Jason Occhipinti (LB) Titans
Jeff Koval (R) Blue Devils
Charles Williams (CB) Blue Devils
Charles Ross (DB/R) Jaguars
Jason Jones (R) Washed Up

2003 USFTL State Tournament

COLUMBUS, OH - The Devils beat Ember's in the championship game 7-6 to win the 30 team "C" Division at the State of Ohio Championships. QB AJ Saul scrambled for a 35 yard TD with under a minute remaining in the game to tie the score at 6. Jake Stewart kicked the PAT to put the Devils up 7-6. The defense stepped it up when it counted, stopping Ember's on four consecutive plays on the games final drive to seal the victory and give the Devils their first State Championship.

SCORES:

Team Bud Uhricsville, OH W 14-12
Lions Canton, OH W 32-6
Marauders Columbus, OH W 22-20 (OT)
Public House Cleveland, OH W 28-6
Embers Tuscarawas, OH L 12-14
Madison Motors Findlay, OH W 16-9
Embers Tuscarawas, OH W 22-0
Embers Tuscarawas, OH W 7-6
1st Place

Overall Record: 7-1

TOURNAMENT MVP's:
Eugene Mintze (WR) - Offense
Nick Campbell (LB) - Defense
Jake Stewart (K) - Special Teams

Eight Blue Devils were selected to the USFTL All-Ohio Team

OFFENSE:
A.J. Saul (QB)
Poog Williams (WR)
T.A. Anderson (BB)
Scott Murray (BB)

DEFENSE:
Rob Santee (R)
Chris Simmons (R)
Antoine Smith (CB)
Karsten Gaines (S)

Other members of the Devils were Todd Seyler, Alvin Jennings, Anthony Wright, Randy Riccitelli, Edley Yates, Gary Stone, and Seth Steiner.

FULL RESULTS:

C-Flag: (30 Teams)
1. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 600 points
2. EMBER (Tuscarawas, OH) 580
3. MADISON MOTORS (Findlay, OH) 560
4. KENDRA TITLE TITANS (Columbus, OH) 540
5. PUBLIC HOUSE (Cleveland, OH) 520
- DYNAMIC SIGN (Cleveland, OH) 520
7. HURRICANES (Cleveland, OH) 480
- SAFEAIR SHARKS (Cleveland, OH) 480
9. FIGHTIN HELLFISH (Columbus, OH) 440
- TEAM BUD/922 ATTITUDE (Uhrichsville, OH) 440
- HURRICANES (Dayton, OH) 440
- FLYNN'S MARAUDERS (Columbus, OH) 440
13. LIONS (Canton, OH) 360
- BAD BOYS (Lima, OH) 360
- HARRY'S CORNER/WESTSIDERS (Cincinnati, OH) 360
- HITMEN (Findlay, OH) 360
17. INNERCITY DEMONS (Columbus, OH) 280
- STEELMAN (Columbus, OH) 280
- LEGION OF DOOM (Cincinnati, OH) 280
- WESTSIDERS (Toledo, OH) 280
- THE HUT (Toledo, OH) 280
- BULLFROGS (Columbus, OH) 280
- LOST NATION SPORTS PARK (Cleveland, OH) 280
- LA-Z-BOY (Toledo, OH) 280
25. TEAM McGRAW/TIME OUT (Cleveland, OH) 120
- FRANCHISE (Columbus, OH) 120
- ABLE ROOFING (Columbus, OH) 120
- COWBOYS (Cincinnati, OH) 120
- G.A. WINZTER & SONS (Lima, OH) 120
- SHOWTIME (Cleveland, OH) 120

MVP OFFENSE:
Eugene Mintz (WR) Blue Devils

MVP DEFENSE:
Nick Campbell (LB) Blue Devils

MVP SPECIAL TEAMS:
Jake Stewart (K) Blue Devils

"IF NEEDED" CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: Blue Devils (7) vs. Embers (6)

2003 USFTL Referee's NIT

SCORES:

Buccaneers Buffalo, NY W 24-0
Jaguars Baltimore, MD L 8-11
Team Bud Uhricsville, OH W 36-6
Safeair Sharks Cleveland, OH W 40-8
Washed Up Detroit, MI W 14-6
Firestorm Frederick, MD W 25-0
Lost Nation Cleveland, OH L 14-18
3rd Place

Overall Record: 5-2

All Tournament Team:

OFFENSE:
A.J. Saul (QB)

DEFENSE:
Poog Williams (DB)

FULL RESULTS:

C-Flag: (14 Teams)
1. JAGUARS (Baltimore, MD) 280 points
2. LOST NATION SPORTS PARK (Cleveland, OH) 260
3. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 240
4. FIRESTORM (Frederick, MD) 220
5. X-MEN (Dayton, OH) 200
- WASHED UP (Detroit, MI) 200
7. BUFFALO BUCCANEERS (Buffalo, NY) 160
- SAFEAIR SHARKS (Cleveland, OH) 160
9. BROOKSTONE BUILDERS (Cleveland, OH) 120
- FLYNN'S MARAUDERS (Columbus, OH) 120
- PREDATORS (Milwaukee, WI) 120
- TEAM BUD (Uhrichsville, OH) 120
13. M.P.I. DEMONS (Cleveland, OH) 40
- WRIGHT PATTERSON (Dayton, OH) 40

CHAMPIONSHIPS GAME: Jaguars (22) vs. Lost Nation Sports Park (8)

MVP OFFENSE:
Lamont Bradley / Jaguars

MVP DEFENSE:
Claude Johnson / Jaguars

MVP SPECIAL TEAMS:
Wayne Jones / Jaguars

2003 USFTL Willoughby NIT

SCORES:

Embers Tuscarawas, OH W 22-16
Eastside Saggy's Cleveland, OH W 19-16
Dawgs Cleveland, OH L 13-20
Red Zone Cleveland, OH L 14-16
5th Place

Overall Record: 2-2

FULL RESULTS:

1. ALL STARS (Cleveland, OH) 600 points
2. DAWGS (Cleveland, OH) 560
3. RED ZONE (Cleveland, OH) 520
4. FALCONS (Cleveland, OH) 480
5. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 440
- EASTSIDE SAGGY'S (Cleveland, OH) 440
7. HURRICANES (Cleveland, OH) 360
- BLUE STEEL (Cleveland, OH) 360
9. LOST NATION SPORTS PARK (Cleveland, OH) 280
- EMBER'S (Tuscarawas, OH) 280
- BW-3 (Cleveland, OH) 280
- MARK'S TIME OUT GRILLE (Cleveland, OH) 280
13. BLACK REIGN (Cleveland, OH) 120
- ABLE ROOFING (Columbus, OH) 120
15. WOLFPACK (Tuscarawas, OH) 0

"IF NEEDED" CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORE: All Stars (20) vs. Dawgs (7)

MVP OFFENSE:
Chip Thompson / All Stars

MVP DEFENSE:
Steven Jones / All Stars

MVP SPECIAL TEAMS:
Mike S. / All Stars

2002 USFTL State Tournament

SCORES:

Mulchers Findlay, OH W 14-12
X-Men Dayton, OH W 35-7
Bad Boys Lima, OH W 22-20
RCS Steelmen Columbus, OH W 42-0
Safeair Sharks Cleveland, OH L 20-28
Embers Tuscarawas, OH W 35-14
Row Cincinnati, OH L 20-26 (OT)
4th Place

Overall Record: 5-2

Two Blue Devils were selected to the USFTL All-State team.

OFFENSE:
A.J. Saul (QB)

DEFENSE:
Eugene Mintze (DB)

FULL RESULTS:

C-Flag: (33 Teams)
1. TAGGART (Dayton, OH) 660 points
- ROW (Cincinnati, OH) 660
3. SAFEAIR SHARKS (Cleveland, OH) 620
4. BLUE DEVILS (Youngstown, OH) 600
5. EMBER BUCKEYES (Tuscarawas, OH) 580
- STEVE'S DRYWALL (Toledo, OH) 580
7. HURRICANES (Dayton, OH) 540
- X-MEN (Dayton, OH) 540
9. FLYNN'S MARAUDERS (Columbus, OH) 500
- BAD BOYS (Lima, OH) 500
- RCS STEELMEN (Columbus, OH) 500
- MADISON MOTORS (Findlay, OH) 500
13. FOSTER SEMINOLES (Toledo, OH) 420
- TNT (Columbus, OH) 420
- LINKHORN CONSTRUCTION (Columbus, OH) 420
- COPPER COBRAS (Findlay, OH) 420
17. MARK'S TIME OUT GRILLE (Cleveland, OH) 340
- WOLFPACK (Tuscarawas, OH) 340
- INNERCITY (Columbus, OH) 340
- WARRIORS (Niles, OH) 340
- BW-3 LIONS (Canton, OH) 340
- LEGION OF DOOM (Cincinnati, OH) 340
- LA-Z-BOY (Toledo, OH) 340
- OB'S (Toledo, OH) 340
25. ABLE ROOFING ASSASSINS (Columbus, OH) 180
- MULCHERS (Findlay, OH) 180
- HARRY'S CORNER/WESTSIDERS (Cincinnati, OH) 180
- NORWEGIAN KOLLEGIANS (Cleveland, OH) 180
- JAKE/FIVE STARS (Cincinnati, OH) 180
- DUNHAM AUTO BODY (Cleveland, OH) 180
- HURRICANES (Cleveland, OH) 180
33. GA WINTZERS & SONS (Lima, OH) 20

MVP OFFENSE:
Jim Appel (BB) / Taggarts Steve Clay (WR) / Row

MVP DEFENSE:
Ted Papalios (LB) / Taggarts Hank Ray (DB) / Row

MVP SPECIAL TEAM:
Dave Jones (KR/K) / Taggarts Taz Holley / Row

C-Flag All State

OFFENSE:
Jarrod Byrd (BB) Taggarts
Rick Ruzick (C) Taggarts
Mike Appel (BB) Taggarts
Greg Shackelford (QB) Taggarts
Leonard Hill (BB) Row
Antonio Davis (QB) Row
Fred Moore (WR) Row
Lloyd Dissinger (C) Row
Rob Schafer (WR) Safeair Sharks
A.J. Saul (QB) Blue Devils

DEFENSE:
Mike Lawson (LB) Taggarts
Geoff Fisher (R) Taggarts
Chris Whiffen (CB) Taggarts
Ron Adkins (S) Taggarts
Damon Jones (DB) Row
Curt Carroll (R) Row
Yul Jenkins (R) Row
Dante Gillam (LB) Row
John Hedges (R) Safeair Sharks
Gene Mintz (S) Blue Devils