Youth Sports - Flag Football: Thrillers Mark First Ever Elite Championship

(June 19, 2011) - The first annual Elite Flag Football Championships lived up to its billing as the finals were a pair of thrillers with the Ida Lee Ravens erasing a 20-6 halftime deficit to edge the Fauquier Jaguars, 35-34, in U11 and in U13, the Fauquier Vikings won, 16-13, over Ashburn Youth Pro Flag Lions in the U-13 finals.

"It was an incredible day and an incredibible tournament," reports organizer Joe Kearney.

In the U11 bracket and in a very entertaining game, the Ida Lee Ravens (Leesburg) were trailing the Fauquier Jaguars 20-6 at halftime. The Ravens turned it up a notch inthe 2nd half and pulled out a tight 35-34 victory to clinch the 1st ever Elite Flag Football Championship title.

Earlier in the day, the Ravens had another come from behind win in defeating the previously undefeated Cascades Titans,26-24, and the Jaguars defeated the Ashburn Youth Pro Flag champion, the Vikings, 31-19, to advance to the title game.

In the U13 bracket and in another squeaker, The Fauquier County Champion Vikings defeated the Ashburn Youth Pro Flag Champion Lions , 16-13, to capture the tournament title The game came down to the final series with the clock running out on the Lions. Earlier in the day, The Fauquier Vikings defeated the Cascades League champion Falcons and the AYPF Lions advanced by defeating the Ida Lee regualr season champ, Texans.