Broncos and Patriots Win CYTF Championships!

By CYTF Staff:

Mother Nature blessed us with sunny skies and NO RAIN on Sunday as the Broncos captured the Junior League Championship and the Patriots captured the Senior League Championship.

Coach Jamie Moore's Broncos team came back from down by over 20 points in the second half to capture his second straight championship by defeating the Cowboys 28-26 at Houck Stadium. Offensively, Kinyon Hodges ran for some late scores for the Broncos and defensively, Dustin Majka and Trey Dover combined to stuff the Cowboy's star back Caleb Oswald late in the game to preserve the victory. Moore's teams are now a combined 10-2 in the last two CYTF Junior Seasons.

Not to be outdone, Coach Francis McClard was victorious in his first championship game as the Patriots defeated the Buccaneers for the second time during the year 20-6 in the late game last evening. Key offensive performances by running backs Trevon McClard and Adriano Grim along with key defensive plays swayed the game to the Patriots. The Buccaneer's Cyrus Woolard had an outstanding game running the ball, but in the end it was the Patriots defense that won out. The patriots end up 5-1 on the season while the Bucs finish 4-2.

In the consolation games, the 49ers took advantage of some key injuries and some outstanding line play from Zach Nunn to defeat the Jets 12-0 and capture their first win of the season. Brody Forrester played a key role for the 49ers offense and scored both TD's for the 49ers on long runs. The jets, missing star running back Tyrus Reddin in the game due to injury, were led by Mason Dunn on both offense and defense throughout the game. The 49ers finish 1-5 while and Jets finish 2-4 on the season.

In the Senior League consolation game, the Bears defeated the Bengals for the third time this season as TJ Pullen scored three times lifting them to a 20-6 victory in the day's second game. Led by Pullen, the quick back scored three touchdowns on long runs from scrimmage. The Bengals were led by running back Tyler Bening and some key plays from flanker Ethan Arnn. The Bears finish the season at .500 at 3-3 while the Bengals finish 0-6.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!!!!!

A special thank you goes out to all parents, family, and friends that attended on Sunday, With the gate receipts, 50-50 and concessions, we were able to raise over $2,000.00 for CYTF.

A very special thank you goes out to the entire staff of volunteer parents that spent many hours assisting during the season, These parents, who are such an honor and privilege to work with, spent countless hours this season to benefit everyone participating in CYTF activities. Those individuals are:

Francis McClard
Dana McClard
Casey Sheehan
Lori Sheehan
Dave Holter
Mike Leimer
Lori Vaughn
Ally Vaughn
Roy Diamond

Also, many of the players also assisted throughout the season with set-ups, tear downs, and many other things.

Additionally, a special THANK YOU goes out to Scott Williams, Penny Williams, and Kaed Horrell and the entire crew of the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department. There is no better customer service around than these folks provide and they care so much about our community and this kids in it. You guys are wonderful - thank you!

The sponsors have been mentioned throughout but they have been so good to us all year. A special thank you to Culver's and employee Jenny McQueen and owner Rick Gries for their donations throughout the season and for the hot chocolate yesterday. Additionally, thanks to Sean Magee with Magee Images for spending the day with us yesterday and the hundreds of photos he shot of championship day!

We could not do all of this without the support of the parents. Thanks to each of you for making the league possible. CVYTF will again be offering a spring camp at SEMO as well as a summer conditioning camp to again prepare for CYTF's 30TH SEASON in 2010! We want you back and please, tell a friend if you enjoyed your experience this year!

PHOTOS will be coming soon - stay tuned...... :)