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Fall 2021
Super Bowl
champs
Information and photos provided by Castle Pines Athletics
The Green Bay Packers (ages 9 to 11) were fall Super Bowl champs in the older division. Front
row (laying down left to right): Cole Harper and
Ty Dean; middle row (left to right): Alex Krieger, Ansel Anderson, Everett Bradley, Lucas Price and Evan Nery; back row (left to right): Head Coach Matt Krieger, George Williams, Jaxon Cleek, Justis McCrary, Eric Northrop, JT Northrop, Knox Bradley and Jay Harper.
The New Orleans Saints (ages 6 to 8) were fall Super Bowl champs in the younger division. Front row, (left to right): Jordy Nielson, Cal McDonald, Logan Rutkowski, Grant Kliewer, Marvin Kasal, Cameron Rosenberg, Gavin Hudson, Dylan McNitt and Jackson Reed; back row (left to right): Chris Reed, Mike Kasal, Head Coach Brad McDonald and Eric Nielson.
Young athletes in Castle Pines started playing NFL flag football in the City of Castle Pines in fall 2015. The sport has gained popularity over the years and has been a hit with community youth in both fall and spring seasons.
The 2021 fall season wrapped up with Super Bowl XIV. The New Orleans Saints (ages 6 to 8) and the Green Bay Packers (ages 9 to 11) took a victory lap as the season’s super champions. Second place winners were the Indianapolis Colts (ages 6 to 8) and the Kansas City Chiefs (ages 9 to 11).
New Orleans Saints player Marvin Kasal said, “It was one of the best seasons we’ve ever played. We could have won or we could have lost, but we chose to win. It was epic!”
RCHS football finishes in playoffs
By Celeste McNeil; courtesy photo
The Rock Canyon High School (RCHS) football season came to an end in mid- November, and Jaguar nation has much to be proud of in 2021. This season is the first time they advanced to the second round of the state playoffs. The last time RCHS was in the state playoffs was in 2015.
Unfortunately, the Jags lost to Legend High School in round two. Despite the loss which ended the season, RCHS still came out ahead. At the time of writing, the Jags lead Colorado 5A in rushing, with an average of 296.5 yards per game. RCHS was ranked fourth for total offensive yards with 373.9 per game. “Our defense has improved tremendously this season,” said Head Coach Kevin Meyer.
Prior to the second-round playoff game, the Jaguars held a 3-2 conference standing, and
they won four out of five of the last regular season games.
Meyer gave credit to the hard work of the entire team for the past six months when he said, “Our team has made huge strides since starting summer workouts June 7 and throughout the season.” The determination of players and coaches was evident.
A recent tweet from Rock Canyon Football sums up the season: “2021 season came to a close last night; we definitely had a lot more highs than lows, hit goals, fell short on some, but looking forward to a great off-season of work! Thank you to all the fans, staff, parents, & @RockCanyonHS for making this season a success.”
December 2021