City Academy Flag Football 2011
City Academy recently completed its first flag football season, competing in the Utah Small School Alliance (USSA) flag football league. Teams from John Locke Academy, Legacy Preparatory Academy, Heritage School, Provo Canyon, Telos, and others, were in the league.
City Academy finished the regular season at 1-6, and were eliminated in the first round of the USSA Championships. The overall 1-7 record does not reflect how close several of the games were, as the team went through a streak in the middle of the season where it lost three consecutive games by a total of three points.
“I’m really proud of these kids,” says coach Scott MacMurdo. “Of the 13 players on the roster, very few of them had ever played organized football. They came to practices and worked hard, learning the game from a very basic level and learning what it means to be a part of a team. They were also great ambassadors for City Academy,” Coach MacMurdo continues, “as the referees approached me after almost every game to tell me what a class act these kids were on the field and to tell me how much they had improved as the season went along.”
The 2011 City Academy Dragons Flag Football team roster:
Tyler Schirm – Senior
Walker Candelaria – Senior
Samantha Nelson – Senior
Morgan Godfrey – Senior
Gabe Cassett – Junior
Alec Emery – Junior
Robbie Nelson – Sophomore
Marcus Poulos – Sophomore
Lyman Wayman – Freshman
Jeremy Rosser – Freshman
Troy Navanick – Freshman
Isaac Vuong – Freshman
Ray Young – 8th grade
Post content provided by Coach Scott MacMurdo. Photos provided by Teri Nelson.
