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Winhills Eagles Soar to Regional NFL FLAG Football Title
One Leisure St Ives Outdoor Centre played host to the 2023 Huntingdonshire Regional NFL FLAG Football competition on Monday 15th May. 10 local primary schools and 4 secondary schools, each representing an NFL Franchise competed for the opportunity to attend the national finals at Loughborough University at the end of June.
For the first time, secondary schools that attended the teacher training earlier in the academic year could enter a Year 7/8 Mixed and Year 9/10 Girls team, alongside the Year 5/6 primary tournament.
Primary Schools
Brampton Village Primary School – New Orleans Saints
Bury CofE Primary School – Denver Broncos
Cromwell Academy – New York Giants
Crosshall Junior School – Kansas City Chiefs
Houghton Primary School – Jacksonville Jaguars
Little Paxton Primary School – Carolina Panthers
St Helen’s Primary School – Miami Dolphins
Warboys Primary Academy – New York Jets
Westfield Junior School – Baltimore Ravens
Winhills Primary Academy – Philadelphia Eagles
Secondary Schools
Abbey College – Cincinnati Bengals
Hinchingbrooke School – Jacksonville Jaguars and Green Bay Packers
Longsands Academy – New York Giants
St Ivo Academy – Indianapolis Colts
The competition followed an initial group stage round robin format, allowing schools to play 3 matches, followed by the top 4 placed schools progressing through to the semi-finals, finishing with a final. The round robin matches were extremely close, with each team showcasing the knowledge and understanding of the game they have learnt within PE lessons or extra-curricular clubs within their school. As the event progressed the children became more confident with the rules and further excelled.
Year 5/6 Semi Finals
Semi-Final 1 – Little Paxton Panthers vs Winhills Eagles
Semi-Final 2 – Brampton Saints vs Houghton Jaguars
Year 5/6 Final
Winhills Eagles vs Houghton Jaguars
Year 7/8 Finals
Hinchingbrooke Jaguars vs St Ivo Colts
Year 9/10 Girls Final
Longsands Giants vs St Ivo Colts
Congratulations to Winhills Eagles, St Ivo Colts (Y7/8) and Longsands Giants (Y9/10 Girls) who came out as overall event champions. The Eagles and Colts will now go through to the national finals at Loughborough University at the end of June, we wish them good luck!
At the end of the event each school nominated a Most Valuable Player (MVP) for their team who received an individual award during the presentations.
