2009

Lynn League Champions

The games in Lynn were played at the superb Manning field stadium every Sunday; the stadium which is rented out by the league provides stadium seating for friends and family, concession stands and locker rooms, along with the beautiful turf field where the 4 Lynn high schools all play their fall football.

Due to the continual increase in participation in Lynn, the league was able to have all 4 age categories available for the players. In the 5-6 division the little players got to feel what it was like playing in front of a crowd on a proper football field. The Texans were the team that stood out during the season with the Falcons, Lions and Bills playing hard every week. In the play-offs the Falcons almost upset the Lions but the lions came though to win in the end and the Texans also won their game to reach the Superbowl. During the season the Lions and Texans tied a game but this was the Superbowl and there would be no tie. In the end it was the Texans who came out strong and while the Lions made a great effort to stay in the game the Texans won the Championship in front of their fans in the stands.

In the 7-8 division the Ravens, Panthers and Cardinals were all evenly matched. Every game during the season was close and many came down to the last play and the games could have gone either way. In the play-offs the Panthers faced the higher seed Cardinals but managed to overcome the odds and put in a winning performance. The Ravens defeated the Chiefs and the Superbowl was set, in the Championship game some of the players were a little nervous as the game was being announced on the stadium speakers and the score was displayed for everyone to see on the main electronic scoreboard. Both teams went back and forth and at the end of regulation the game was tied and went in to over time. Each team got one drive but it was the Panthers that gained the most yards and therefore won the championship in the 7-8 division.

The 9-11 division was the closest division ever with every team being very evenly matched. The Jaguars started the season strongly but then lost the last two games of the season; the Packers lost their first 2 games but won the last three games of the season, while the Broncos and Bears went about their business, with the Broncos winning three games and the bears winning two games. Points for and points against were almost identical for every team and it appeared that any team could go on to win the Championship. In the semi-final the Jaguars found their winning way again as they defeated the Packers and the Browns almost pulled off the upset but the Broncos held on to win the game. In the Superbowl both teams played the game as if it was their last as the action was fast and furious, it seemed like whichever team had the ball last was going to win, but it was a costly penalty that hurt the Jaguars chances on their final drive to hand the victory to the Broncos.
The 12-14 division had 4 teams with the Cardinals and Falcons only losing one game all season to each other. The Chiefs failed to win a game but put up over 80 points in their final two games, which gave a couple of teams a scare. The Bills that won 2 games during the regular season were beating the Falcons up until 1 min left and then on the last play of the game the ball was intercepted and run back for a TD which gave the Falcons the Victory. In their most recent game the Falcons defeated the Cardinals with points to spare but the Superbowl is a different story and with a few coaching changes the Cardinals managed to hold the Falcons offense down and come away with the victory giving them the 12-14 division championship.
 

Re-live the season through the photos and movies that are posted from each week of play.

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