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YOUNGSTERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY
COMPETE IN NFL FLAG NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
AT DISNEY’S WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS ® COMPLEX IN ORLANDO
NOVEMBER 19 & 20

Winning Teams From Regional Tournament Compete for NFL Youth Football Crown

The 2004 NFL FLAG football champions will be crowned Saturday, November 20 at the NFL FLAG National Tournament of Champions at DISNEY’S WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS ® Complex in Orlando, Florida.

Twenty-six teams have advanced to the National Championship tournament from a pool of more than 3,000 youngsters who participated in NFL FLAG competitions across the country. All teams qualified by winning their NFL FLAG regional tournament in October.

Teams will compete for titles in 9-11-Year Old Co-ed; 12-14-Year-Old Boys; and 12-14-Year-Old Girls divisions (Listed by category order below). Teams competed in the following areas:

Arizona

St. Louis Rams (Las Vegas)

Colts (Las Vegas)

Colts (Las Vegas)

 

Atlanta

Atlanta Falcons (Stone Mtn.)

Newnan/Coweta (Newnan, GA)

FLYING Falcons (Stone Mtn.)

Baltimore

Mid-Atlantic Colts (Baltimore)

Cherry Hill (Baltimore)

Mid-Atlantic Ravens (Baltimore)

Chicago

JAM Fantasy Sports #1 (Ft. Wayne, IN)

JAM Fantasy Sports #2 (Ft. Wayne, IN)

Jam Fantasy Sports #3 (Ft. Wayne, IN)

Jacksonville

Access I P Marjcc (Miami)

Mo Steel Marjcc (Miami)

Steelettes (Miami)

 

Los Angeles

Harbor City Colts (L.A.)

Cathedral City Raiders (L.A.)

Harbor City Boys & Girls (L.A.)

 

 

New Jersey

Wayne Ravens (Wayne, NJ)

Wayne Stallions (Wayne, NJ)

 

New York

Albany Raiders (Albany, NY)

Webster PAL (New York City)

Webster (New York City)

San Francisco

W. Sacramento Raiders 2 (Sacramento)

Monterey Bay 49ers (Monterey Bay)

Rocklin 49ers (Rocklin, CA)

For the fourth consecutive year, ESPN and ESPN2 will televise the NFL FLAG National Tournament of Champions on December 22 and 25, and January 2, 7 and 24. Former NFL star quarterback BOOMER ESIASON, the official spokesperson for NFL FLAG, will host the telecasts.

"We’re very excited about this year’s field of NFL FLAG Tournament of Champions finalists," said NFL Senior Director of Youth Football Cedric Jones. "To advance to this level, teams have to have a great amount of skill on the football field and an appreciation for the importance of teamwork."

Parents or guardians may register their children to play in NFL FLAG leagues by visiting www.nflyouthfootball.com.

Developed by the NFL, NFL FLAG teaches values and life skills on and off the football field. The program emphasizes safety, fun, teamwork, self-esteem, discipline and goal-setting. NFL FLAG is a non-contact version of traditional football and is offered to boys and girls ages 6-14 nationwide.