Jaguars Varsity Team Wins 2009 AAU Football National Championship

The 2009 AAU Football National Championship Tournament was held during the first weekend of December in central Florida. After three grueling games in torrential rains, the Jaguars qualified for the semi-final round and eventually brought the National Championship back to Houston and the YFL.

On Friday, 12/4, the Jags jumped all over the Florida Bandits 22-0, but then ran into a "team of giants" from Maryland and lost 0-14. However, on Saturday, 12/5, the team took out the San Luis Rey Trojans (California) by a score of 14-0 to reach the semi-final round. On Saturday evening, the Jags defeated the top-seeded and oversized Manassas Hokies (Virginia) by a score of 22-0 to make it to the championship game.

The Championship game was held on Sunday, 12/5. The Jaguars had to face the "team of giants", the Takoma Park Rams from Maryland who had already downed the Jags during pool play. The Rams came into the game with a lot of confidence and took an early 1st quarter lead of 14-0. The rest of the 1st half saw the Jaguars tighten up defensively, and methodically move the ball down the field to end the half down 14-7. At the start of the 3rd quarter, the Jaguars continued their drive for the title by tying the game 14-14, and eventually took the lead 21-14 to shock the Rams. The Rams scored in the 4th quarter to tie the game at 21-21, but the Jags sustained a long drive and ate up clock and scored from the 1-yard line with 40 seconds left. The Jaguars defense then held the Rams and created a turnover that allowed the Jags to take a knee to end the game and crush the hopes of the mighty Rams and bring the national championship to Houston and the YFL by a score of 27-21.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

Jr. Varsity (10U) Photos

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Varsity (12U) Photos

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Pool Play and Semi-Finals

Championship Sunday

1st Half

2nd Half

Postgame