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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Leesburg Teams Sweep 9 & Under Division at Team X National
Flag Football Tournament
Leesburg, VA (May 20, 2011) – Coaches and
players from the Leesburg Parks & Recreation
Department’s flag football league participated
in the Team X National Flag Football
Tournament on May 8, 2011 in Quakertown,
PA. In the 9 & Under Division, the Leesburg
teams swept the competition, taking 1st, 2nd
and 3rd places in the tournament.
The newly formed Virginia Xtreme competitive
flag football club took four teams to the
tournament. Three teams (Virginia Xtreme A,
B & C) participated in the 9 & Under Division
and one team participated in the 11 & Under
Division.
A total of 39 teams from six states (VA, PA, MA,
NY, NJ and FL), divided into six age divisions,
competed in the tournament. The
tournament consisted of two pool play games for seeding purposes for each team, followed by
a single-elimination championship bracket.
The Virginia Xtreme A Team (pictured above) finished 1st and won the 9 & Under Division,
going undefeated (5-0). Joseph Carroll of A Team was voted by the tournament referees as the
most valuable player in the entire 9 & Under Division. The Virginia Xtreme B and C Teams
finished second and third, respectively, in the 9 & Under Division. In the 11 & Under Division,
the Virginia Xtreme finished 3rd in the overall standings with a record of 3-1.
“The success our teams have had at the NFL regional tournament and this tournament shows
the quality in coaching and talent of the players that we have in the Leesburg area,” said Kevin
Roudabush, Leesburg Parks & Recreation Sports Supervisor. “It’s great to see the kids compete
and learn the skills of the game in our league and then take those skills to showcase them in a
tournament setting.”
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Virginia Xtreme A Team players Nick Barts, Jake
Wilson, Brett Johnson, Nate Mullis, Joseph Carroll,
Ryan Upp and Bronson Sorrell (clockwise from top
left) and coaches David Sorrell (left) and Bobby Barts
(right) celebrate their tournament championship.
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For more information about the Town of Leesburg’s flag football and other sports programs,
please visit the Parks & Recreation Department’s website at www.idalee.org.
Contact:
Kevin Roudabush
Sports Supervisor
kroudabush@leesburgva.gov
703-737-2303
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