Nighthawks win another Area Flag Football Championship!

Your Nottawa Nighthawks continued their winning ways by capturing yet another Area Flag Football Championship, their 4th in a row and 5th in 6 years. The ‘Hawks started the day off a bit slowly, but still managed to get by Birchview Dunes 24-14 in their first game. That seemed to buoy the confidence of our players as they went on to dismantle St. Noel in the next game 30-12. Their first two wins set up a rematch against St. Mary’s, who had beaten Nottawa on their own field earlier in the season. After a see-saw first half, Ewan, Samantha, Tyler, Jayden, Lucas, Spencer, Sydney, Miles, Megan, and Ashley got their feet under them and shut down the Huskies’ attack in the 2nd half, allowing the ‘Hawks to soar to a 42-20 victory. The championship game pitted your Nighthawks against Mountain View. Once again our defense began slowly and the Mounties jumped out to a 12-8 lead. But as before, Ewan and the rest of the defense cranked it up in the second half, completely shutting out the Mounties’ offense, and allowing Gareth, Olivia, Julia, Taran, Sarah, Emmet, Hayley, Conor, Julia, James, Adam and Anthony to lift the 'Hawks to an easy 38-12 victory. Everyone watching the tournament agreed that it was the Nighthawks ‘will to win’ which set them apart on this day. Each team seemed capable of matching up with Nottawa for parts of each game, but none could keep up with the 'Hawks relentless attack, on both offense and defense, over the course of an entire game. As usual, Coaches Bowhey and Bridson are ecstatic, not just with the win, but also the sportsmanship and maturity shown by the entire team throughout the day. Be sure to congratulate your Nighthawks and wish them luck as they prepare to head to Barrie to compete in the County Championships next week. Finally, a big thanks to all the parents who cheered us on to victory and a special ‘Shout-Out’ to Mrs. Botelho who drove all the way back to Nottawa to pick up the jerseys that Mr. Bridson forgot to pack into Mr. Bowhey’s car!