2010

 

5th Annual Football Festival
Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA


This year the 5th annual "Football Festival" for the first time ever was a 2 day event. Saturday 19th all round robin games were played at Manning stadium in Lynn, MA and the Playoffs/Championships were played inside Gillette stadium, Foxboro, MA on June 20th. 52 youth teams in 5 age categories took part in the event with teams competing from MA, NH, RI, CT, NY, PA, FL.


Over the 2 day event more than 115 games of flag football were played in the two great locations. On Saturday during pool play the 6-8, 12-14 girls and 15-17 divisions all played 2 round robin games for seeding, while the 9-11 and 12-14 divisions played 3 games each. After the the first day of games 15 teams headed down to Foxboro undefeated and ready for the second day of action.


In the 6-8 division the 12 teams that entered the tournament were from our own NSFFL, MA, Salisbury, MA and the NHFFL, NH. The games started early at 8am and after everyone had played their round robin games the Salem Witches, Peabody Tanners, NHFFL Hurricanes and Salisbury pride remained undefeated. In Gillette the 6-8 division was scheduled as the last to play on the day and due to unfortunate timing of a lightning storm the tournament had to be canceled. Players, coaches and families had to leave the stadium without getting the chance to be on the Gillette field, however the NSFFL and the Patriots remained in contact and secured a make up date, the ramining games were played on July 7th from 6pm onwards. In the play-offs there were a lot of games against common opponents, as the NHFFL Hurricanes defetaed the NHFFL Thunder 18-0 and the Peabody Tanners knocked out the Peabody Raiders 18-6, after the Peabody Raiders had knocked out the Peabody Patriots 14-12. The two Lynn teams also met in the play-offs and it was the Lynn Rams that sent home the Lynn Bulldogs early 26-6. The Salem Witches were looking strong after only giving up 2 points in the first 4 games and beat out Beverly 20-0 to move to the Semi-finals and even though their defence held strong for the majority of the game the offense could not put up a score as they eventually lost a very close 6-0 game against Peabody. In the other semi-final the #1 NHFFL Hurricanes went up against the #1 Salisbury Pride but it was the deep pass that would hurt the Pride as the Hurricanes put up 26 points to win 26-0. In the final game of the age group and tournament the Hurricanes coninued to go deep with huge success along with playing good defense stopped the potent Peabody Tanners offense to win the Championship game 20-0.

 


The 9-11 division had a record 20 teams compete in 4 groups. The 9-11 division had last years Champions Mo Steel from Miami, last years runners up Salisbury Pride and national finalists Red Storm from NH. This year there were also a few newcomers from RI, PA and Albany, NY to go along with the NSFFL all-star teams from Peabody, Lynn, Beverly, Salem, Revere and Saugus. Each team played three round robin games and Mo Steel, Red Storm, Salisbury Pride, NHFFL Tornados and NSFFL Patriots all finished undefeated. Both the NSFFL Patriots and Mo Steel looked strong as niether team gave up a TD in the opening round. On the second day in Gillette 3 of the first 4 games were all upsets as the #5 Plymouth Rocks defeated Saugus 13-7, #5 Peabody Tanners defeated #4 Revere 13-12 and #5 Salem Witches defeated #4 Lynn Rams 18-16. The final upset match of the day was the #3 Beverly Panthers defeating the #2 Lynn Bulldogs 20-12. The Red Storm and NHFFL Tornados from NH both cruised to the Semi-finals where they would meet the NSFFL Patriots and Mo Steel of Miami. The NSFFL Patriots defeated the Tornados 37-6 while the Red Storm were loosing 14-0 to Mo Steel when the game had to be called due to the lightening storm. As the tournament was caneceld which left no chance of playing the final game the first place was awarded to the Mo Steel team as they had a better points differential during the round robin and play-offs. It wasnt a great way to end the tournament for the 9-11 division as both teams had played very hard to reach the Championship game, hopefully the NSFFL Patritos can keep together and win the NFL regional tournament this fall which would send them to Nationals and give them another shot at Mo Steel.


The 12-14 division had a record 12 teams compete from MA, NH, NY,PA and RI. Each team played three games at Manning stadium and from the outset it was obvious that the team to beat was the boys in blue from PA as they only gave up 2 TD's in their first three games. NP Flag, Salem Witches and the Red Storm were the only teams to come out of their brackets undefeated. The games on Saturday didnt finish until 7:20pm that night so for most teams it was a quick trip down to Gillette to stay at the Patriots place hotel while for the local guys it was a early night to get ready for the playoffs. In the 1st round of day 2 most of the seeding held with the exception of the #2 Revere Lions getting knocked out by the #3 Albany Giants.The second round saw two upsets as the #2 Lynn Chargers beat out local rivals #1 Salem Witches and the #2 Peabody Patriots defeated the #1 Salisbury Pride. In the semi-final the Red Storm narrowly defeated the Peabody team 25-18 at the end of the game while NP Flag continued to dominate by defeating the Lynn Chargers 37-12. The Championship game was a one sided affair as the NP Flag team were victorious 41-14 over the Red Storm, but at the end of the day every team were winners as they got a chance to do what not many kids get to do and thats play on the field inside Gillette stadium, which will be a memory that will last a lifetime.


The 15-17 division had 5 teams compete in 2010, there were 3 teams from MA, 1 from NH and 1 from PA. In the round robin games both the Tanners and Cobras failed to record a win while the LBFFA and Ravens both finished undefeated. In gillette the 15-17 age division boys really shined playing some fast paced, extremely competitve flag football. The first game between the #4 and #5 was a close one but the Tanners managed to win 18-13 over the Cobras. The Tanners then advanced to face the #1 LBFFA and gave them a good run but the LBFFA won 19-18 to advance to the Championship. The Ravens had a little easier going of it as they defeated the All-stars 24-6. In the Championship game the Ravens were within 15 yrds of going in for the go ahead score with less than a minute remaining, when the QB threw an interception on a slant route giving the LBFFA the ball and the victory 16-14.


The 12-14 girls division had just 3 teams in total, the NSFFL all-stars made up of players from Lynn, MA, Peabody, MA and Revere, MA, the Eastwood Bears from Syracsue, NY and the CT Big Blue from Nagatuck, CT. On the first day of games each team played each other with the all-stars winning both games and the CT Big Blue going 1-1. On the second day in Gillette the girls played each other again and then the top 2 teams advanced to the Championship game, in the end it was the All-stars and CT Big Blue that reached the finals, Big Blue played the all-stars close in their final round robin game as they narrowly lost 19-12 but in the Championship game the All-stars trying to make amends for last years last second loss in the Championship came out firing and won the game 32-12.


Thank you to everyone that was involved with the tournament from the parents, coaches, players, refs, hard working staff to the City of Lynn, MA and the New England Patriots for giving the kids a memory they will never forget. Every year the tournament gets bigger and better from the location to the scheduling to the teams. Thank you for being a part of the 5th annual Football festival tournament.
Austin Bradshaw
NSFFL President/Tournament organizer

 

Scores

6 - 8 Round Robin Scores

NHFFL Thunder 0 - Salem Witches 18
Peabody Tanners 26 - Lynn Rams 14
NHFFL Hurricanes 20 - Peabody Patriots 0
Salisbury Pride 26 - Peabody Raiders 16
Lynn Bulldogs 2 - NHFFL Thunder 36
Saugus Sachems 6 - Peabody Tanners 30
Peabody Patriots 0 - Beverly Panthers 12
Peabody Raiders 28 - Revere Patriots 12
Salem Witches 12 - Lynn Bulldogs 2
Lynn Rams 30 - Saugus Sachems 6
Beverly Panthers 6 - NHFFL Hurricanes 24
Revere Patriots 0 - Salisbury Pride 34

6 - 8 Playoffs Round 1  Scores 

    Beverly Panthers 20 - Revere Patriots 6
Peabody Patriots 12 - Peabody Raiders 14
NHFFL Thunder 40 - Saugus Sachems 0
Lynn Rams 26 - Lynn Bulldogs 6

                                                         
6 - 8 Playoffs Round 2  Scores 

Salem Witches 20 - Beverly Panthers 0
Peabody Tanners 18  - Peabody Raiders 6
NHFFL Hurricanes 18 - NHFFL Thunder 0
Salisbury Pride 12 - Lynn Rams 6

6 - 8    Semi-final Scores

Salem Witches 0 - Peabody Tanners 6
NHFFL Hurricanes 26  - Salisbury Pride 0


6 - 8   Championship  Score

NHFFL Hurricanes 20 - Peabody Tanners 0

 

 

9 - 11   Round Robin Scores

Mo Steel 34 - Millis Mohawks 0
Lyn Rams 12 - Peabody Patriots 6
Beverly Panthers 22 - Saugus Sachems 12
NSFFL Patriots 26 - Revere Patriots 0
Peabody Patriots 8 - Albany Giants 21
Mo Steel 34 - Eastwood Bears 0
NSFFL Patriots 28 - NK Thunderbirds 0
Peabody Tanners 12 - Beverly Panthers 26
Millis Mohawks 6 - Eastwood Bears 42
NK Thunderbirds 18 - Revere Patriots 12
Mo Steel 34 - Lynn Rams 0
Albany Giants 12 - NHFFL Tornados 18
NHFFL Tornados 29 - Beverly Panthers 6
Saugus Sachems 0 - Salisbury Pride 30
Albany Giants 38 - Peabody Tanners 0
Plymouth Rocks 0 - NSFFL Patriots 28
Lynn Bulldogs 19 - Revere Patriots 12
Eastwood Bears 16 - Lynn Rams 0
Misfits 38 - Plymouth Rocks 7
NP Flag 14 - Salem Witches 12
NP Flag 0 - Red Storm 31
Millis Mohawks 0 - Peabody Patriots 26
Lynn Bulldogs 8 - NK Thunderbirds 12
NHFFL Tornados 32 - Peabody Tanners 0
Saugus Sachems 12 - Misfits 42
NP Flag 19 - Salisbury Pride 28
Red Storm 34 - Salem Witches 6
Plymouth Rocks 25 - Lynn Bulldogs 33
Salem Witches 20 - Salisbury Pride 46
Red Storm 39 - Misfits 12

9 - 11 Playoffs Round 1 Scores 

Saugus Sachems 7 - Plymouth Rocks 13
Revere Patriots 12 - Peabody Tanners 13
Lynn Rams 16 - Salem Witches 18
Millis Mohawks 0 - NP Flag 34
Plymoth Rocks 0 - Mo Steel 35
Peabody Patriots 6 - Salisbury Pride 16
Peabody Tanners 0 - Red Storm 35
Eastwood Bears 34 - Misfits 6
Salem Witches 12 - NHFFL Tornados 18
Beverly Panthers 20 - Lynn Bulldogs 12
NP Flag 0 - NSFFL Patriots 38
Albany Giants 34 - NK Thunderbirds 6

9 - 11 Playoffs 2  Scores 

Mo Steel 34 - Salisbury Pride 0
Red Storm 31 - Eastwood Bears 6
NHFFL Tornados 40 - Beverly Panthers 6
NSFFL Patriots 27 - Albany Giants 13

9-11 Semi-final Scores

Mo Steel 14 - Red Storm 0
NHFFL Tornados 6 - NSFFL Patriots 37

9 - 11 Championship

Mo Steel V's NSFFL Patriots
Game could not be played due to lightening storm, Mo Steel was awarded the Championship because of a better points differential during the round robin and playoffs.

 

 

12 - 14   Round Robin Scores

NP Flag 42 - Peabody Patriots 6
Eastwood Bears 26 - Lynn Rams 20
Albany Giants 6 - lynn Chargers 30
Salisbury Pride 18 - Revere Lions 14
Peabody Patriots 28 - Millis Mohawks 2
Lynn Rams 12 - Salem Witches 28
Lynn Chargers 18 - Red Storm 32
Salisbury Pride 32 - NK Thunderbirds 0
NP Flag 43 - Millis Mohawks 6
Eastwood Bears 18 - Salem Witches 42
Albany Giants 12 - Red Storm 18
Revere Lions 38 - NK Thunderbirds 0
NP Flag 39 - Eastwood Bears 0
Salisbury Pride 12 - Albany Giants 21
Millis Mohawks 6 - Salem Witches 20
Revere Lions 0 - Red Storm 35
Peabody Patriots 38 - Lynn Rams 6
NK THinderbirds 0 - Lynn Chargers 34

12 - 14   Playoffs Round 1 Scores

Revere Lions 6 - Albany Giants 35
Lynn Chargers 38 - NK Thunderbirds 0
Peabody Patriots 38 - Lynn Rams 12
Eastwood Bears 40 - Millis Mohawks 0

12 - 14   Playoffs Round 2  Scores

NP Flag 34 - Albany Giants 6
Salem Witches 28 - Lynn Chargers 40
Salisbury Pride 14 - Peabody Patriots 34
Red Storm 40 - Eastwood Bears 7

12 - 14 Semi-final  Score 

NP Flag 37 - Lynn Chargers 12
Peabody Patriots 18 - Red Storm 25

12 - 14 Championship Score 

NP Flag 41 - Red Storm 14

 

 

15 - 17   Round Robin  Scores

Lynn Ravens 24 - Peabody Tanners 12
Pelham Cobras 6 - Peabody All-Stars 12
peabody Tanners 0 - LBFFA 25
Pelham Cobras 6 - Lynn Ravens 18
LBFFA 38 - Peabody All-stars 6

15 - 17 Playoff  Scores 

Pelham Cobras 13 - Peabody Tanners 18
Lynn Ravens 24 - Peabody All-stars 6
Peabody Tanners 18 - LBFFA 19

15 - 17   Championship  Score

LBFFA 16 - Lynn Ravens 14

 

 

12 - 14 Girls Round Robin Scores 

CT Big Blue 15 - Eastwood Bears 0
NSFFL All-Stars 32 - Eastwood Bears 0
CT Big Blue 7 - NSFFL All-stars 21
Eastwood Bears 20 - NSFFL All-stars 33
CT Big Blue 27 - Eastwood Bears 2
NSFFL All-stars 19 - CT Big Blue 12

 

Girls Final 

NSFFL All-stars 32 - CT Big Blue 12
 

Team Websites
 

www.northshoreflagfootball.com
 

www.nhffl.com
 

www.primetimefootball.com
 

www.millisflagfootball.org
 

www.eastwoodbears.net
 

www.leaguelineup.com/npflag
 

www.salisburyyouthflagfootball.com
 

www.eteamz.com/bigblueflagfootball
 

www.allamericansportsrecreation.com
 

www.jungleplex.net

 
 

Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA
 
Pictures HERE
 
 
Order of Finish
 
6-8 Division
 
1.NHFFL Hurricanes
2. Peabody Tanners
3. Salem Witches
4.Salisbury Pride
5. NHFFL Thunder
6. Lynn Rams
7. Peabody Raiders
8. Beverly Panthers
9. Peabody Patriots
10. Lynn Bulldogs
11. Revere Patriots
12. Saugus Sachems
 
9-11 Division
 
1. Mo Steel - Miami, FL
2. NSFFL Patriots - North Shore, MA
3. Red Storm - Pelham, NH
4. NHFFL Tornados - Pelham, NH
5. Salisbury Pride - Salisbury, MA
6. Albany Giants - Albany, NY
7. Eastwood Bears - Syracsue, NY
8. Beverly Panthers - Beverly, MA
9. Lynn Bulldogs - Lynn, MA
10. Misfits - Peabody, MA
11. NP Flag - Lansdale, PA
12. NK Thunderbirds - North Kingstown, RI
13. Peabody Patriots - Peabody, MA
14. Salem Witches - Salem, MA
15. Lynn Rams - Lynn, MA
16. Plymouth Rocks - Plymouth, MA
17. Peabody Tanners - Peabody, MA
18. Revere Patriots - Revere, MA
19. Saugus Sachems - Saugus, MA
20. Millis Mohawks - Millis, MA
 
12-14 Division
 
1. NP Flag - Lansdale, PA
2. Red Storm - Pelham, NH
3. Lynn Chargers - Lynn, MA
4. Peabody Patriots - Peabody, MA
5. Salem Witches - Salem, MA
6. Salisbury Pride - Salisbury, MA
7. Eastwood Bears - Syracuse, NY
8. Albany Giants - Albany, NY
9. Revere Lions - Revere, MA
10. Lynn Rams - Lynn, MA
11. Millis Mohawks - Millis, MA
12. NK Thunderbirds - North Kingstown, RI
 
15-17 Division
 
1. LBFFA - Leavittown, PA
2. Lynn Ravens - Lynn, MA
3. Peabody Tanners - Peabody, MA
4. Peabody All-stars - Peabody, MA
5. Pelham Cobras - Pelham, NH
 
12-14 Girls Division
 
1. NSFFL All-stars - North Shore, MA
2. CT Big Blue - Nagatuck, CT
3. Eastwood Bears - Syracuse, NY
 

Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA
 
6 - 8 Standings W L T PF PA
NHFFL Hurricanes 5 0 0 108 6
Peabody Tanners 4 1 0 80 46
Salem Witches 3 1 0 50 8
Salisbury Pride 3 1 0 72 48
NHFFL Thunder 2 2 0 76 38
Lynn Rams 2 2 0 76 50
Peabody Raiders 2 2 0 64 68
Beverly Panthers 2 2 0 38 50
Peabody Patriots 0 3 0 12 46
Lynn Bulldogs 0 3 0 10 74
Revere Patriots 0 3 0 18 82
Saugus Sachems 0 3 0 12 100
           
9-11 Standings W L T PF PA
Mo Steel 6 0 0 189 0
NSFFL Patriots 6 0 0 184 19
Red Storm 5 1 0 170 38
NHFFL Tornados 5 1 0 143 73
Salisbury Pride 4 1 0 120 79
Albany Giants 3 2 0 118 69
Eastwood Bears 3 2 0 98 77
Beverly Panthers 3 2 0 80 105
Lynn Bulldogs 2 2 0 72 61
Misfits 2 2 0 98 92
NP Flag 2 2 0 67 109
NK Thunderbirds 2 2 0 36 82
Peabody Patriots 1 3 0 46 49
Lynn Rams 1 3 0 28 79
Salem Witches 1 4 0 68 128
Plymouth Rocks 1 4 0 45 141
Peabody Tanners 1 4 0 25 143
Revere Patriots 0 4 0 36 75
Saugus Sachems 0 4 0 31 107
Millis Mohawks 0 4 0 6 136
           
12-14 Standings W L T PF PA
NP Flag 6 0 0 236 44
Red Storm 5 1 0 174 96
Lynn Chargers 4 2 0 170 103
Peabody Patriots 4 2 0 162 101
Salem Witches 3 1 0 118 76
Salisbury Pride 2 2 0 76 69
Eastwood Bears 2 3 0 91 108
Albany Giants 2 3 0 80 100
Revere Lions 1 3 0 58 88
Lynn Rams 0 4 0 50 130
Millis Mohawks 0 4 0 14 131
NK Thunderbirds 0 4 0 0 142
           
12 - 14 Girls Stding W L T PF PA
NSFFL All-stars 5 0 0 137 51
CT Big Blue 2 3 0 73 74
Eastwood Bears  0 4 0 22 102
           
15-17 Standings W L T PF PA
LBFFA 4 0 0 98 38
Lynn Ravens 3 1 0 77 40
Peabody All-stars 1 2 0 24 68
Peabody Tanners 1 3 0 48 81
Pelham Cobras 0 3 0 25 48
 

The NK Thunderbirds players, coaches, and families would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the North Shore Flag Football League for all that you did to make the Gillette Stadium Flag Football Festival such a great success. Our kids had a fun time and truly appreciated the opportunity to play in Gillette Stadium, on the New England Patriots home turf. We were impressed at how well organized the tournament was and your ability to keep all the games moving along on schedule. Thanks for keeping the focus of the festival on the kids and helping them have an experience they will never forget!
All the best,
Jill Johnen - North Kingstown, RI

I just heard the great news from Brian Johnson about making up the tournament. I have 8 year old twins that are huge Patriot fans and huge flag football fans. They have been dying to get on the Gillette field to play. They are so excited to get another chance. Thanks for going the extra mile to make this happen. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT!!!!            Donna Crowley - Pelham, NH

Just would like to say Thank you your right it getting bigger and better. Also not sure who the ref (red shorts) was in the 9-11 game against red storm. I really appreciate his concern for my injured player and he was right on the ball getting help for him, Can't say enough for that and the mother appreciate he quick reaction to him also. Thank you
 Looking forward to next year already
Jay Smith - Syracuse, NY

Just wanted to thank you again for the weekend. The parents and kids had a great time yesterday. Walked around, had lunch at CBS sportszone and went to Patriots Museum. Talk to you soon . Have a good summer!                                                                                           Bill Reed - Revere, MA

I know you were disappointed in the way the tournament ended today however, we wanted to thank you for having us. We had a blast and look forward to coming back next summer. All my best to you, your staff and organization. It is truly first class and we are very fortunate to be a part of it.
David Fried - Miami, FL

Thanks again for putting on such a great tournament. You are a tremendously organized person and your dedication to youth sports is outstanding. We look forward to seeing you again next year. I couldn't think of a better place for me to bring my girls for there first ever tournament! Thanks
Jeff Scanlon - CT BIG BLUE

Great Job pulling it off Wednesday night.  Kids all had another great time at the entire tournament.                                                                  Jeff Johnson - Salisbury, MA

Hey Austin - I just wanted to send a note to say thanks for having us at the Tournament inside Gillette Stadium. The kids had a great time and all of your hard work is appreciated, especially with all of the rescheduling so the 6-8 year olds could enjoy the stadium. Everything was first class from the facilities to the referees. Great Job.

Bob Keenan - Pelham, NH

I just wanted to thank you and all of your staff again for the fantastic, fun all-star festivities you put together.  It was a great and thrilling experience for my family and I to take part in.  We appreciate all of the hard work you put in and know because of that, the event and the league, are the best of any youth sports league I have ever seen. Again, thank you so much for a great season and all-star event. I'll see you in the fall.                                                                                  Ted Hanley - Salem, MA

Last week I took my 8 year old son Jack, who has been involved in the North Shore Flag Football league since he was five, to Patriot Place and the Pats training camp.We started talking about the day he played down on the field in the tournament on Father's day and what a great day it was.  He caught a touchdown pass to tie the game as time was running out and the rain came down.  Unfortunately they lost the extra point tiebreaker and didn't get a chance to go back to Gillette to compete further, but that's football. My point is I wanted to say thank you.  I know how difficult your job must be.  I am sure you take your share of grief from parents and coaches.  But giving the kids a chance to play on the field at Gillette is a memory my son and I will share for the rest of our lives.  You made it a Father's Day I will never forget. I wish you continued success with the North Shore Flag Football program.  You do a remarkable job.                                                James Flaherty - Peabody, MA