Summary from the recent championship games from a local pee-wee footbll league. From wydaily.com and 92.3 Tide Radio
By Jim McGrath
The future of high school football on the Peninsula was on proud display last Saturday as the Peninsula Youth Football Association (PYFA) hosted its annual Super Bowl at Wanner Stadium in James City County.
The league, now in its 51st year, has expanded from a four-team York County league to an organization with 61 teams representing 14 leagues from around the Peninsula, as well as Gloucester. In all, over 1,600 athletes and nearly 800 cheerleaders participate in what the league likes to call the “Best Game in Town.”
As evidenced by Saturday’s action, the product is a success. Over 1,000 fans were in attendance at the final game in the junior division between the Back River Patriots and Gloucester White Knights. From the enthusiastic supporters of Back River banging thunder sticks together to the phenomenal rendition of the National Anthem and halftime cheerleading shows, the game had all the energy of a Bay Rivers playoff contest. And the level of football was surprisingly high from a team of 12-14 year olds, featuring high school sets on offense, flea flickers and precision passing rarely even seen at high school games.
In that final game, Back River rallied behind a rugged defense to withstand a late White Knight rally and defeat the Gloucester squad 12-0. Cole Walker and Ethan Bryce scored for the Panthers who finished the season undefeated at 12-0. With the loss, Gloucester finished its season with an 11-2 mark.
In other action, the 10-11 midgets age group saw a mild upset as the Williamsburg Green Hornets (12-1) defeated a previously undefeated Patriots team from Yorktown 14-6. The Hornets took an early 6-0 lead, but just before halftime, the Hornets Malcom Lee followed a wall of blockers to break away for a 63 yard touchdown run. An early second half Patriot fumble was recovered by Caden Darber at the Yorktown 11. Three plays later Rashaun Jones plowed in for the touchdown. The Patriots finished the season 11-1.
Other champions included the Back River Panthers, who defeated the Williamsburg Hornets 20-0 to capture the Mite (6-7) division, while the Poquoson Bulls won the Mighty Mites (8-9) crown with a hard fought 13-6 win over Yorktown.
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