FlagPayer wins Z-Hills YMCA League
4/5/2009

The inaugural season of the East Tampa YMCA 4 man league came to an end Sunday night with the Flagplayer.com team rolling through the playoffs on it’s way to the championship. The team, made up of James Gallagher, Earl Kulp, Glenn Harshbarger, KC Woolridge, Steve Debosky and Jason Rice (with special thanks to Bert Rich for helping out), had only one loss during the season which gave them the #2 seed going into the playoffs. The Annihilators held the #1 seed, having beaten Flagplayer earlier in the season in an overtime win. It the brackets held true, things were headed for a rematch for the championship. It wasn’t to be, however, as The Contenders played inspired football in the semifinals and beat The Annihilators to advance to the title game. In the other semifinal, Flagplayer matched up with The Cowboys, a young team with some talent looking for the upset. Earl Kulp provided a smothering rush on defense and Jason Rice’s flexible hips helped give Flagplayer the offense it needed to pull out the victory.  The Cowboys showed some heart and may be a team to look out for in the future. They have some nice players and with a little work and some leadership they could become a pretty good team.  In the finals against The Contenders, Flagplayer got off to a quick start and never looked back. The final score was 54-18.

In it’s first season, the league showed some promise. With the addition of a few more experienced teams and some tweaking of the rules and officiating this could be a really competitive league. Shawn Brown, its Director, seems to be committed to putting out a good product and has already announced a Season 2, beginning May 17 at Krusen Field in Land O Lakes. For more information he can be reached at 813-780-9622. Good job to all teams who participated and congratulations to team Flagplayer.com…league champions!

Team: Steve DeBoskey, James Gallagher, Glenn Harshbarger, Earl Kulp, Jason Rice & KC Wooldridge.