Seven Tucson Turf flag football teams traveled to Canton, Ohio, to compete in the NFL Flag Championships beginning with games Thursday and six of them remain alive after pool play and the start of some brackets.
The 13U boys team representing the Arizona Cardinals is the furthest along, playing in a semifinal game on Saturday against South Fulton (Browns) at 12:25 p.m., Tucson time. The Tucson Turf team is 4-1 after going 2-1 in pool play and beating Majestic Storm (Ravens) 22-21 in the first round and CC Elite (Texans) 33-26 in the quarterfinals.
All the brackets are single elimination. The games in the event and can be watched on ESPN, ESPN-Plus, ABC and NFL Network.
Tucson Turf’s 9U boys (3-0 in pool play), 9U coed recreation division (3-0), 11U coed recreation division (2-1) and 13U girls (2-1) begin bracket play Saturday.
The 15U boys team that is representing the Cardinals is 4-0 after winning all three games in pool play and beating GLFFL (Lions) 28-0 in a first round game Friday. They play Saturday in a second-round game againstg BGCNRI Raptors (Eagles) at 9 a.m., Tucson time.
In Friday’s win over the GLFFL Lions, quarterback Jake Rogers (son of former Salpointe coach Eric Rogers) connected with Christian Diaz for a touchdown. Diaz also had an interception that he nearly returned for a touchdown. Rogers and Diaz are with Chandler Basha High School, where the elder Rogers is now an assistant coach.
Jake Rogers of the Tucson Turf has a cannon for an arm
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Tucson Turf’s 18U girls team that was the Cardinals’ representative went 2-1 in pool play before being eliminated with a first-round loss Friday to the Texas Fury (Falcons) 25-14.
9U BOYS Tucson Turf (Chargers)
Beat WeDifferent (Jets) 27-0
Beat TC Foundation (Cowboys) 26-13
Beat Relentless (Texans) 27-14
SATURDAY FIRST ROUND (SINGLE ELIMINATION)
vs. TBD, 6:35 a.m., Tucson time
9U COED REC Tucson Turf (Chargers)
Beat Western Mass Elite (Steelers) 13-12
Beat NWC Rangers (Chiefs) 20-6
Beat East Point Rec 8U (Cowboys) 28-0
SATURDAY FIRST ROUND (SINGLE ELIMINATION)
vs. TBD, 7:10 a.m., Tucson time
11U COED REC Tucson Turf (Chargers)
Beat Newton Elite (Patriots) 14-12
Lost to All American (Steelers) 18-6
Beat Roswell (Cowboys) 13-0
SATURDAY FIRST ROUND (SINGLE ELIMINATION)
vs. Avengers (Eagles), 8:55 a.m., Tucson time
13U GIRLS Tucson Turf (Rams)
Beat Land of Opportunity (Commanders) 19-14
Lost to NS Elite Vipers (Chiefs) 20-0
Beat Liberty City (Texans) 19-13
SATURDAY FIRST ROUND (SINGLE ELIMINATION)
vs. Apex Predators (Raiders), 7:45 a.m., Tucson time
13U BOYS Tucson Turf (Cardinals)
Beat Pittsburgh Elite (Steelers) 26-19
Lost to All-American (Patriots) 8-7
Beat CC Elite (Texans) 27-25
FRIDAY FIRST ROUND (SINGLE ELIMINATION)
Beat Majestic Storm (Ravens) 22-21
FRIDAY QUARTERFINALS
Beat CC Elite (Texans) 33-26
SATURDAY SEMIFINALS
vs. South Fulton (Browns), 12:25 p.m., Tucson time
15U BOYS Tucson Turf (Cardinals)
Beat Bad Rabbits Select (Rams) 28-0
Beat UAL (Seahawks) 32-0
Beat High Intensity (49ers) 28-0
FRIDAY FIRST ROUND (SINGLE ELIMINATION)
Beat GLFFL (Lions) 28-0
SATURDAY SECOND ROUND
vs. BGCNRI Raptors (Eagles), 9 a.m., Tucson time
18U GIRLS Tucson Turf (Cardinals)
Beat South OC Wave (Rams) 19-0
Lost to Conquer SoCal (Seahawks) 14-7
Beat Bad Rabbits (49ers) 31-6
FRIDAY FIRST ROUND (SINGLE ELIMINATION)
Lost to Texas Fury (Falcons) 25-14
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