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Game 2 Story
Game Story: Mill Woods Grizzlies
The Grizzlies started the game looking confident, coming fresh off a win against the Sherwood Park Rams. Both teams started strong, showing a lot of tackling. The Cougars were first on the scoreboard, but were unable to convert, making the score 6-0 early in the game. The Grizzlies pushed the ball down the field but lost a key drive due to a fumble deep in the Cougar’s end allowing the Cougar’s good field position to end the first quarter.
The Grizzlies defence was not as sharp this quarter. The Cougars started the second quarter by making 8 great pushes to move the sticks down the field to within 25 yards. The Grizzlies defence started to work as a unit and were able to regain possession before the Cougars scored again. The quarter continued to be a back and forth struggle for awhile, with the Cougars being the victor and scoring a second touchdown, again with an unsuccessful convert. With the score now 12-0 and near the end of the second quarter #96, Jonathan Muamba carried the ball a little too far and was rushed into the sideline to tumble with one of our sticks persons and our announcer. Parent participation at its finest! The Cougars again got possession at midfield after 5 offensive tries and a fumble from the Grizzlies. The Cougars receive a 40 yard pass resulting in another touchdown, followed by an unsuccessful convert. The score becomes 18-0.
The Grizzlies offence started this quarter by pushing the ball up the field nicely only to lose possession midfield. After 5 pushes and feeling the pressure from the Grizzlies defence, the Cougars decided to kick. #31 Jeremiah Varghese returned the ball 80 yards for an amazing touchdown. However, due to a flag on the play for roughing, the Grizzlies still do not make it on the scoreboard. The tug of war continued up and down the field with no one scoring. The Grizzlies faced several detrimental penalties in this quarter adding to their frustration. Near the end of the quarter, the Grizzlies had made 12 pushes and were at the goal line only to have the Cougars intercept the pass. From the 20 yard line # 20 Quinn Polley of the Cougars received a pass and ran 90 yards for the Cougars fourth touchdown of the game. The Cougars kicked, unsuccessfully, with the ball hitting the uprights. The score is now 24-0.
The fourth quarter began the way the third one ended with another Cougar touchdown, this time followed by a successful field goal. The score is 31-0. With 7 offensive attempts the Grizzlies finally took the ball across the line! And no flag! The Grizzlies are finally on the scoreboard and follow with a playbook 2 point conversion. The score is 31-08. The game continued to be a battle to the bitter end. Both teams defence were on top of their game preventing further scoring. The outcome of this game was greatly affected by the number of penalties incurred by the Grizzlies.
Final score: Cougars 31 Grizzlies 08
Game 1 Story
Game Story: Mill Woods Grizzlies
Millwood’s Grizzlies v Sherwood Park Rams
Overcast day but great day for football (Aug 22/10)
Grizzlies kick off into the end zone of the Rams
Rams Concede for 1
Rams take the ball on their 35
8 plays they run it in for a TD
4 plays in on kick off from the Rams TD #31 Jeremiah Varghese runs it in for a 50yd TD and Grizzlies convert for 2
14 – 9 with 8 mins. left in second quarter
15-14 with 6 min left before ½ time
Again Grizzlies go for the 2 point conversion and get it. #96 Jonathan Muamba runs a 50yrd TD
Rams score a TD with 4 min left in half 20-17
Grizzlies get back and throw for a 70yrd TD by #72 Sheldon Shaw
No conversion. Score is now 23-20
With 1min left #30 Fabeian Johnson runs a 80yrd handoff for a TD we convert for 2 score is now 31-20 for Grizzlies at the end of the first half.
With the clock running out 7 secs left in the first the Rams try for a TD and get it unsuccessful at the conversion and score is now 31-26.
2nd Half
Overcast with an infrequent showing of the sun.
Rams kick off, #31 Jeremiah Varghese carries it for 31 yards.
#92 Brant Shultz receives a 25 yard pass and takes it over the line, counting #5 TD’s for Millwood’s today.
#87 Frederic Muamba carries across Millwood’s 4th completed conversion.
Rams have possession of the ball and are moving the ball up the field, #96 Jonathon Muamba intercepts the pass, and runs it down the field for an 85 yard touchdown.
Followed up by another playbook convert fifth of the day carried across by #30 Fabeian Johnson.
#31 Jeremiah Varghese had a great 40 + yard run, with flags everywhere. This will now be called the “Saskatchewan Play”…too many men for Millwood’s.
5 minutes left in the 4th quarter and we hold the Rams at the 52 yard line and retake possession.
Millwood’s has possession and Sherwood Park decides to run the “Saskatchewan Play” (too many men) which pushes us 10 yards closer to the goal.
3 minutes left in the game and #30 Fabeian Johnson runs it in for the last score maker of the day.
The sun came out to end the day. The task at next practise for both teams will be explaining that there are no Baker’s Dozens allowed on the field.
Bar-B-Que @ Sobey’s (34 street & 38 Avenue)
We have been approached by Sobey’s with an amazing offer to host a Bar-b-que.
We have all the necessary volunteers in place, but we ask that any and all players who have some time to spare on Saturday to stop by Sobey’s between 11 & 5 PM with or without equipment if possible to help us promote minor football as well as Millwoods Football.
We have had all the products and supplies donated to us by Sobey’s & Johnsonville for the Bar-b-que, and Sobey’s is also willing to supply us with Car Wash supplies. So we are asking any and all players to come out and help out where needed mostly with the car wash, and even talking to people and patrons about the sport of football, as well as just being present and throwing the ball around with some fellow team mates.
CISN country 103.9 will also be on site promoting our organization and the Bar-b-que throughout the day. Sobey’s has put up numerous poster’s throughout their store promoting this event. So we expect it to be very successful for our organization.
This is a great opportunity to bring attention and interest to minor football. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow; please drop by whenever you can and for as long as you can.
I hope the weather works in our favour!!!!
Bantam Practice Thur June 10th 2010
Todays Practice is on @ 6:30 pm Thursday June 10th 2010.
Thanks,
Bantam Coaching Staff
Alberta Summer Games
Special thanks to all players who attended last weeks tryouts for the 2010 zone 6 elite team. This event takes place July 22-25 in Peace River Alberta Visit www.albertagames.com for more information. Millwoods showed a very strong presence at the tryouts with over twelve players competing for the roster. Congratulations to Travis Brooks, Dean Blomquist, Frederic Muamba, Jonathon Muamba, Sheldon Shaw, Nick Ellenberger, and Fabeian Johnson for being selected to the 2010 zone 6 elite team.
Congratulations to Coach Mario Miles Sr head coach of the 2010 Bantam Grizzlies for being selected as a assistant coordinator for the 2010 zone six elite summer games team.
Practice Information
We will begin the Midget and Bantam season with the equipment hand out on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 from 6:30 to 8 PM, at the Bear Den. The Bear Den is a trailer, located at the Mill Woods Park, 7008 – 23 Avenue. You can access it from the parking lot, just off of 23rd Avenue, when you are travelling west on 23rd Avenue from 66 Street.
The Bantams start practices with the Midgets, which begin with Coach Schwabe’s “super weekend” on Friday, February 19th. All of the practices below will be at McKernan school, except for the one on March 1st. The address for McKernan school is 11330 – 76 Avenue.
Friday, February 19th 6:30 to 9:15 PM
Saturday, February 20th 10 AM to 12 noon
2 to 4 PM
Sunday, February21st 10 AM to 12 noon
2 to 4 PM
Wednesday, February 24th 6:30 to 9:15 PM
Thursday, February 25th 6:30 to 9:15 PM
Monday, March 1st 6:30 to 9:15 PM This practice will be at the Butterdome at the U of A
Wednesday, March 3rd 6:30 to 9:15 PM
Thursday, March 4th 6:30 to 9:15 PM
We do have a few spots still remaining for the Midget and Bantam teams, so please forward this e-mail to any friends or family that are in grades 9 – 11, that are not turning 19 this calendar year for the Midgets, and ages 13 – 15, that are not entering grade 10 in September, 2010 for Bantams.
To register for the 2010 Midget and Bantam levels, please call Paresha at 780-904-4670.
Football Alberta has passed a season of play regulations this past month. Below are the details of the regulations of play. We wanted to inform all of our parents once this was decided at the Football Alberta Annual General Meeting on January 30th, 2010 in Calgary.
Once we have more information from the CDMFA on when the regular season will start we will work with our Coaches and parents for solutions to ensure all players have ample practice time prior to their first game.
Please Note: This proposal affects every team that plays minor football in the Province of Alberta. This information and information regarding the AGM will be posted on the website for everyone to view as well.
Dear Minor Representatives, League Presidents/Commissioners and Board Members:
The following are items addressed by the Minor Football Committee, voted on and passed at our recent Football Alberta AGM for inclusion in the Minor Provincials Policy and Procedure Manual. Please ensure that this information is distributed accordingly throughout your league so that all member clubs are aware of the following:
The Football -
Starting in the 2010 season the official football to be used for Provincial Playoffs will be the Wilson TDY Leather football for Bantam and Wilson TDJ Leather Football for Pee-Wee and Atom. Leagues and teams may continue to use whatever they wish during league play but for the purposes of Provincials the host team must have a good selection (minimum 3) of quality TDY or TDJ leather balls for usage by the officials. No ball switching will take place during Provincials as per the rule book.
Season of Play -
Season of Play for all Minor Football in the Province to be included in the Minor Provincials Policy and Procedure Manual read as follows:
- Off-Season: This includes the months of December, January, and February in their entirety. Teams and association may do all the administrative activities they wish and are also free to host gatherings for their players in whatever venue they wish (i.e. gym nights). Players can attend off-season camps as individuals or whatever indoor team activity their club provides.
- Spring Season: This includes the months of March, April, May, and June in their entirety. All teams may do any and all on and off-field activities they wish during this time. This will allow for ample time for the Midget season to take place and all other levels of minor football to run as much or as little spring programming as they wish.
- Summer Break: This includes the entire month of July. Teams and associations may continue to do administrative activities during this time (i.e. registrations, equipment handouts), but no formal on or off field activities for the players will be allowed in equipment or not. Athletes may attend summer football camps (i.e. University of Calgary Summer Football Camp) or Alberta Summer Games/Football Alberta elite program events as individuals but no coach, team, league, or association that is a member of Football Alberta at the minor football level may be the sponsor or organizer of summer camps for the purposes of training their athletes as a team.
- Fall Season: Teams and Associations will be allowed to start practices on August 1st of each year. Leagues and Associations will be allowed the flexibility to determine when they can start their regular season and/or pre-season tournaments but it would be recommended that 10 calendar days and at least 6 practises be allowed before any competition between teams takes place. The regular season for all leagues will conclude with their championship games played the first full weekend in November (i.e. both Saturday and Sunday are November dates). This will allow for 14 weeks of league play including playoffs.
- Provincials: Provincial play for Pee-Wee and Bantam representative teams will commence the second full weekend in November and will conclude as per the schedule set by the Minor Football Committee and the previous years Planning Meeting. Atom football will continue finish up at the end of the regular season with the champions of the Capital District Tier I division declared Provincial Champion at that age category.
Consequences for not following the Seasons of Play Guidelines would fall into two categories:
TEAM - if a single team chooses not to follow the Seasons of Play Guidelines they would then forfeit any right to access Football Alberta programs and services. This would include everything from insurance to coaches clinic access to Alberta Summer Games and Bantam Bowls. Their League or Association would be free to choose whether or not they would be allowed to continue in regular season play or not but regardless of their record on the year, should they be allowed to continue, they would not be eligible for Provincials.
LEAGUE or ASSOCIATION - if an entire league or association chooses not to follow the Seasons of Play Guidelines they would suffer the same consequences as in the TEAM section above as a group and none of their representative teams would be eligible for Provincials.
NOTE: In either situation above the discovery of these incidents would have to be proven by evidence provided and would be dealt with on a case by case basis.
Extra Week for Pee-Wee Playoffs -
This years schedule will see an increase in the Pee-Wee playoffs by one week thus eliminating the need for mid week semi-finals. Following our standard protocol of having no BYE’s or teams sitting around for a week with no one to play the schedule is filled accordingly for the Pee-Wee semi-finals. Those second teams at Tier III and IV would rotate amongst the leagues each year. The last item is that since the Pee-Wee and Bantam Finals would now take place on the same weekend we would try for 2010 to concentrate the possible locations for the finals in the South for Bantam and the North for Pee-Wee. In 2011 we would switch and so on and so on. The concept being that we don’t want to put a strain on facilities and officials if that can be avoided.
Here is the proposed schedule for 2010:
Bantam
SEMI-FINALS – Saturday, November 13
Tier I
Southern Alberta “A” at Capital District “A1”
Capital District “A2” at Calgary “A”
Tier II
Central Alberta “A” at Capital District “B”
Southern Alberta “B” at Calgary “B”
Tier III*
Capital District “C” at Wheatland
Central Alberta “B” at Calgary “C”
Tier IV*
Grande Prairie at Capital District “D”
Southern Alberta “C” at Central Alberta “C”
FINALS – Saturday, November 20
Tier I – Capital District “A2”/Calgary “A” host
Tier II – Southern Alberta “B”/Calgary “B” host
Tier III – Central Alberta “B”/Calgary “C” host
Tier IV – Southern Alberta “C”/Central Alberta “C” hosts
* – switch from past years with Southern Alberta “C” dropping to Tier IV thus eliminating the need for a quarter-final in Tier III and a second team from Capital District in Tier IV
Pee-Wee
Semi-Finals – Saturday, November 13
Tier I
Calgary “A2” at Capital District “A1”
Capital District “A2” at Calgary “A1”
Tier II
Calgary “B2” at Capital District “B1”
Capital District “B2” at Calgary “B1”
Tier III
Calgary “C2” at Capital District “C”
Central Alberta “A” at Calgary “C1”
Tier IV
Lloydminster at Capital District “D1”
Capital District “D2” at Central Alberta “B”
FINALS – Saturday, November 20
Tier I – Calgary “A2”/Capital District “A1” hosts
Tier II – Calgary “B2”/Capital District “B1” hosts
Tier III – Calgary “C2”/Capital District “C1” hosts
Tier IV – Lloydminster/Capital District “D1” hosts
Tim Enger
Technical Director
Football Alberta
11759 Groat Road
Edmonton, AB T5M 3K6
(780)427-8108 (ph.)
www.footballalberta.ab.ca