The Payson Roundup / Bears win youth football championship

Archive for Friday, November 21, 2008

November 21, 2008

Members of the Bears are Brandon Beckham, Sammy Bland, Davon Boone, Jesse Conway, Tanner Gibson, Angel Jacquez, Timothy McCarthy, Cody Moore, Adrion Moore, Camron Moore, Emma Nelson, Clayton Randall, Ryan Ricke, Kolton Ricke, Shad Sayer, Kelly Thorton and Kelton Turney.

Members of the Minor Division Raiders are Grayson Barr, Jake Beeler, Dalton Conway, Brigham Flake, Roarke Freeburg, Austin Gibson, Damian Houg, Dailen Keith, Xavier Martinez, Shad McNeeley, Denton Peterson, Bryce Stodghill, Alex Suarez, Bowden Sweeney, Wesley Walker and Reese Weaver.

Members of the Major Division Raiders are Dylan Adreon, Vince Beckham, Chris Bickert, Payson Bobier, Justin Cobb, Kain England, Garrett Geske, Frank Gonzalez, L.A. Jacquez, Chaz Klabbatz, Gabriel Martinez, David McCarthy, Dalvin Proctor, Tanner Purtill, Tyus Sarnowski, Tate Sweeney and Skyler Way.

Members of the Redskins are Randy Adcock, David Bullard, Max Carpenter, Cubbie Connolly, Abelardo Dagnino, Jason Daniels, Kody Felton, Kody Fuller, Tyler Heskett, Chris Johnson, Lakota Lamb, Jason Lyons, Tanner Mansoor, Kalvin Proctor, Ty Sinyella, Jacob Stone, Kobie Voakes and Dylan Zimmer.

The Payson Bears whipped the Cottonwood Seahawks 12-6 to win the Central Arizona Youth Football Association Mighty Mite Division championship.

The Bears’ win avenged an earlier season loss to the Seahawks who entered the championship showdown undefeated.

Angel Jacquez scored the winning TD for Payson.

The Bears’ roster featured one girl player, Emma Nelson, who was a team captain along with Clayton Randall, Kolten Ricke and Kelton Turney.

Also in CAYFA postseason action, four of the five Payson teams qualified for the championship tournament in which teams battled for first- through fourth-place honors. The Mighty Mite Redskins were third as were the Minor Raiders. The Major Division Raiders, coached by Billy Hardt for the past 19 years, took second.

His assistants are Scott Geske, Doug Bickert and Dan Cobb.

Coaching the Bears were Mike Conway, Jason Bland, Slade Gibson and Jeremy Rickey.

David Daniels, Jerry Daniels and Alvin Proctor coached the Redskins. Chris Barr, Darin Keith and Jason Peterson coached the Minor Raiders.

Grant Owens coached the Payson Wildcats during the season.