FYF COLTS

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PHOTOS FROM OFFICIAL DVD

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POST SEASON PARTY

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Thanks to Gwen for organizing, Ginger for pizza delivery and Jon "AC/DC" Pieja for hosting.

BENNIE: IS HE DEAD?

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KUDOS TO THE PARENTS

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AWARDS CEREMONY VIDEO

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THE GALLERY OF CHAMPIONS - 2009 FYF COLTS

2009-11-04T09:02:00.001-08:00

The Colts finished their season undefeated (9-0) with an exciting win in the Instructional League Championship Game defeating the FYF Falcons 8-7 in triple overtime.

GO COLTS!

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PRE-GAME WARM UP

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PRE-GAME CEREMONIES

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FIRST HALF

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The Colts scored three times in the first quarter to take an early 3-0 lead, but the Falcons roared back with four touchdowns of thier own to take a 4-3 lead into the half.

HALFTIME - FALCONS 4, COLTS 3

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The Colts had never trailed at intermission, so the coach's and the players had a new challenge to overcome.

The cheerleaders clearly brought their A-game.

SECOND HALF - COLTS 5, FALCONS 5

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The Colts defense stiffened and held the prolific Falcon offense to one touchdown in the third quarter.

The Colts opened the third quarter needing two touchdowns to tie and three to win. When DaRonn J scored on the first play of the quarter things were looking up.

But, the Falcons defense dug in and held the Colts to one more Clay G quarterback sneak TD late in the quarter to send the game to overtime.

FIRST OVERTIME - COLTS 6, FALCONS 6

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The Falcons got the ball first and scored on a touchdown run by QB Jackson E. The play was set up by a pass completion from Jackson E to Nathaniel W.

The Colts were do or die on fourth down when DaRonn J came through again with the game tieing touchdown run forcing the second overtime.

SECOND OVERTIME - COLTS 7, FALCONS 7

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The Colts Mr. Reliable Justin L scored on a nifty run to give the Colts a 7-6 lead.

The Falcons socred to tie, but the play was called back on a holding penalty. Facing fourth and long, Falcons completed another pass to Nathaniel W for a touchdown that sent the game to the third overtime.

THIRD OVERTIME - COLTS 8, FALCONS 7

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The Falcons had the ball first and lost yards on first down thanks to another blow-up play by Garrett P. The Falcons gained a few of those yards back on second down, and then chose to try passes on third and fourth down.

On third down the Falcons' QB just missed his open receiver, but on fourth down DaRonn J was not fooled and he was there to defend the slightly underthrown ball.

The Colts had the ball with a final chance to win and DaRonn J came through with another TD run.

Bedlam ensued.

POST GAME

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In the end, the Colts ran 45 plays and gained 322 yards, scoring 8 touchdowns – not bad on a 40 yard field.

For the season, the Colts ran 287 plays and gained 3,632 yards. They averaged 403.5 yards per game and 12.6 yards per play. They scored 81 touchdowns averaging 9 TDs per game.

Their stingy defense only allowed 16 touchdowns or 1.7 per game. The Falcons scored 9 of those 16 touchdowns – two in the first game, a 4-2 Colts win, and 7 more in the championship tilt.

DaRonn J was the Colts' leading rusher with 1,148 total yards, averaging over 127 yards per game. Justin L turned in 1,043 yards, averaging 115 yards a game.

Lawson was second in solo tackles with 28, following teammate Wyatt M who stacked up 45 solos, or five per game

POST GAME TROPHY CEREMONY

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COLTS v. FALCONS TEASER

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Here are a few shots that sum up the triple overtime victory...The first shows the two offensive stars of the game for each team -- Jackson E for the Falcons and DaRonn J for the Colts. This is one of the very few pictures where Jackson is on the ground. In most, he's running for a touchdown.

The second shot is DaRonn's fourth down overtime touchdown to keep the Colts alive -- note the crowd reaction.

More (much more) later.

COLTS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN TRIPLE OVERTIME

2009-11-01T05:39:00.001-08:00

In what had to be the best game of the weekend starting with high school games on Friday night and ending with the NFL, the FYF Colts and the FYF Falcons put on an amazing show yesterday at Liberty High School. It took three OTs to sort it out and it featured great plays by both teams.

When it was over the kids were no worse for the wear, but the parents and coaches (who are all parents of players as well) were exhilarated and exhausted.

More (actually, much more) later.

Where's the defibrillator?

PLAYOFF GAME: COLTS 10, RAVENS 0

2009-10-26T16:06:00.000-07:00

The FYF Colts defeated the Ravens to advance to the Instructional League Championship game. The Colts offense was good, but their defense was even better.

Garrett P did a great job of filling in at center for Casey B who was down for the count with the flu.

Everybody else played great too.

(As always click on the image for a bigger view.)

FIRST HALF

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HALFTIME

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SECOND HALF

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POST GAME

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COLTS 11, EAGLES 0

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COLTS 6, SEAHAWKS 2: FIRST HALF

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This photo sums up the conditions for taking photos during the Seahawks game: dark and slightly out-of-focus. The first causes the second.

(As usual, click on an individual photo for a larger view.)

SEAHAWKS: SECOND HALF

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PICTURE OF THE DAY

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SEPT. 19: COLTS 7, REDSKINS 2

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Click on image for a better view. (Yes, the little white dot is the coin.)

REDSKINS: FIRST HALF

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REDSKINS: HALFTIME

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REDSKINS: JUSTIN'S REVERSE-FIELD RUN

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We all know Justin's got a bunch of talent, but this run was amazing. He ran left and was bottled up. When he reversed field, he almost went down. He amazingly stayed on his feet and out ran most of the Redskins all the way around the right side. There was one guy left to beat and Justin did what any good Colt should do. He ran over him.

Frankly, I was too busy watching him to get any really good pictures, but here are a few when I remembered what I was supposed to be doing (besides being a dad and a fan!)

Go Colts.

REDSKINS: SECOND HALF

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REDSKINS: POST GAME

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SPIRIT NIGHT 2009

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SPIRIT NIGHT 2009 VIDEOS

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SEPT. 12: COLTS 9, RAVENS 3

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The FYF Colts topped the Ravens 9-3 on Saturday. Justin L and Clay G were too much for the Ravens, and the Colts (4-0) had control of the game by halftime.

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SECOND HALF

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POST GAME

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GO COLTS!

2009-09-10T07:03:00.000-07:00

Thanks, Gray Carr.

COLTS DEFEAT FALCONS 4-2

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To the list of classic football rivalries the likes of Michigan-Ohio State, Army-Navy, Virginia-Virginia Tech and Alabama-Auburn, add the vaunted FYF Colts and the tough and talented FYF Falcons.

When both teams handily won their first two games by relatively gaudy scores, a quality match up was anticipated and the five-, six- and seven-year-old gridiron warriors did not disappoint.

After racking up 41 touchdowns between them in four games, a high scoring game seemed to be inevitable. But the Colts and Falcons had other ideas as their stingy defenses dominated both halves in a game ending with a 4-2 Colts victory.

After a shaky first series where the Falcons didn’t give an inch, the Colts scored four touchdowns in the opening quarter – two on their patented long runs.

In the second quarter, the Falcons attacked the Colts with their two staples – the naked bootleg and the screen pass. While the Falcons scored one TD, the Colts defense ended the half with an impressive goal line stand for a 4-1 halftime lead.

The Falcons stuffed the Colts offense in the third quarter allowing only one penetration inside the 10 yard line. That drive ended with a Colts’ fumble.

Not to be out defensed, the Colts shut down the Falcons offense in the final quarter yielding one touchdown as the 12th man on both squads was clearly fatigue.

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FIRST HALF

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HALFTIME

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SECOND HALF

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POST GAME

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BIG TIME

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The Colts are featured on the cover of Warrenton Lifetstyle Magazine...

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COLTS CRUISE PAST VIKINGS

2009-08-30T14:08:00.001-07:00

COLTS 14, VIKINGS 0

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Tough light, maybe next week we can catch a little sun...

COLTS OVERWHELM EAGLES IN SEASON OPENER 13-0

2009-08-23T11:11:00.000-07:00

The 2009 FYF Colts picked up right where the 2008 version left off sprinting past the FYF Eagles by a score of 13-0.

Too bad about the AC/DC...

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OPENING CEREMONY SCRIMMAGE 2009

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UNSTOPPABLE COLTS: OLD SCHOOL

2008-11-03T08:22:00.000-08:00

The FYF Colts concluded their season with a walloping of the FYF Seahawks 8-1. The Colts were 7-0 on the season and they did it the old fashioned way -- hard work from the players, a productive running game, a stingy defense and good coaching.

Well done, Colts!

Congratulations.

UNDEFEATED

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POST-SEASON CELEBRATION

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NOV. 1: COLTS 8, SEAHAWKS 1

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OCT 18: COLTS 6 (?), REDSKINS 1

2008-10-21T05:14:00.000-07:00

The FYF Colts continue to dominate the instructional league with another win over the improved Redskins. Colt head coach Chris Pearson gave his starters minimal time, and did his best to keep it close.

The final score was either 6-1, 7-1 or 8-1, we aren’t sure which. The confusing score is due to the Colts’ pulling off another first.

Early in the game, the Redskins attempted a pass which the Colts’ J. Lawson intercepted and ran back for a…for a…hmmm.
(Is Coach Paul "coachin' 'em up" or giving an impromptu dance lesson?)

As you all well know, the instructional guys play on half of the field. Lawson caught the ball and ran it back untouched into the middle of the Falcons v. Ravens game on the other half of the field. Is that a touchdown?

After consulting with the available league officials (the Colts’ coaches, parents and players), we declared it a touchdown.

In the second half, Lawson did it again. The Redskins tried another pass, he intercepted and headed the other way. This time, the Ravens and Falcons saw him coming and parted the sea.