In this year’s “Run for the Rings,” two Plant City Dolphins teams crossed the finish line ahead of their counterparts.
The Dolphins’ 6U and 15U All-Star teams won their divisions on Dec. 8, the final day of play in the 2017 United YFL Football Championships at Ellis-Methvin Park. The 6U Dolphins did it with a 14-7 overtime win against the Maryland-based DMV Knights and the 15U All-Stars, a group comprised of players from around the Tri-County Youth Football and Cheerleading Conference, pulled out an 8-6 win over Buffalo, New York’s Hill Butler Giants.
Plant City’s 14U All-Stars team also made it to the championship final but lost to the Maryland Seahawks, 33-16.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
6U: Plant City Dolphins
8U: Tampa Hurricanes
9U: Fort Worth Outlaws
10U: Detroit Spartans
12U Div. 1: Tremont Spartans
12U Div. 2: GC Cowboys
14U: Detroit Spartans
14U All-Star: Maryland Seahawks
15U All-Star: Plant City Dolphins
Bandit Unlimited: Oxford Circle Raiders
Mighty Mites: Beast Elite Ducks
Cadet: Beast Elite Ducks
Jr. Pee Wee Div. 1: Beast Elite Ducks
Jr. Pee Wee Div. 2: MOT Cowboys
Pee Wee Div. 1: Team Charlotte Elite
Pee Wee Div. 2: Ohio Glenville Elite
Jr. Midget Div. 1: Upstate Falcons
Jr. Midget Div. 2: Leyden Bears