That's awesome! Congrats to Mike Iacovetti, Scott Kaletha and the rest of the team. I think the Championship game will be televised?

Here's the pics that the national Pop Warner Site had posted this morning, I'll try my best to describe everything:


#33 Aryuan Cain-Veasey reaches out to grab the Hawaiian Running Back (#66 Max Willoughby is about ready to close in)

#89 Noah Jones III prepares to throw a block for quarterback #1 Mason Kaletha

#89 Noah Jones III eludes a Hawaiian defender after taking a hand off from quarterback #1 Mason Kaletha

Coach Scott goes over some strategy with offensive team members: #43 Cameron Hoch, #33 Aryuan Cain-Veasey, #89 Noah Jones III, #20 James Henrich II, #54 Matthew Westmen, #1 Mason Kaletha, #66 Max Willoughby, #55 Ben Fore-Knight, #53 Kevin Hootman, #70 Keyshaun Phillips and #44 Austin Warren

A terrified Hawaiian running back runs for his life as #33 Aryuan Cain-Veasey looks on (he's probably about to get pasted by #66 Max Willoughby)

#88 Markice Hurt Jr. chases down that poor little Hawaiian running back (looks like he's about ready to cry because he's about to get creamed by #66 Max Willoughby again)

Coach Iaocovetti's press conference:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ozmIAgAg-U

You're not a little partial to Max W., are you?
These boys are awesome--to be playing at this level at such a young age takes a lot of hard work and dedication from both the coaches and players. Great job, all! Best of luck in the next round tomorrow.

btw, is that game being streamed live anywhere?

This is the team we will be playing...

http://www.gastongazette.com/sports/stanle...am-florida.html

Who's their quarterback? Opie Taylor Jr. perhaps?........

Town of Stanley, North Carolina:

Population: 3.053
Metropolitan area: Charlotte
Feeder Schools: East Gaston High School
Nearest Major Football College: North Carolina State Wolfpack, Raleigh, NC
Nearest NFL Franshise: Carolina Panthers
Median Household Income: $35,867
Racial Make-Up: 89.42% White, 8.42% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.
Most Famous for: Proximity to Charlotte, Raidly growing community, Really good Pop Warner Football Teams
Most Notorious for: Tobacco Farming?, a really boring place to live?

Sounds like their High School football program is on the rise alot like Michigan City's:

East Gaston High School finished with a 6-5 record this year, 1-10 in '08 and 0-11 in '07 under third year coach Eric Tippett.

Michigan City High School finished with a 6-4 record this year, 4-6 in '08 and 2-8 in '07 under third year coach Craig Buzea.

First let me say that I've been video filming this team for the last two seasons, it's been an honor, everybody (coaches, parents, players, officials, administrators, etc.) have been really nice to me. Those kids just blow my mind every time they take the field. I can't wait to post all their game action highlights after the boys return home from Florida.

Everyone of those kids are special, but the family dynamics of this team is extraordinary, in addition to our diversity, that's what I believe are our two biggest strengths. All five of our coaches has a son on the team which I find inspirational.

Let me tell everyone about some of them:

Max Willoughby's fellow teammates all tell me the the same thing, "Max like to hurt people." Max's older brother Nicholas is a star member of City's Pee Wee team and their dad Christopher is one of his coaches, the Willoughby's are kind of like the Manning's of Michigan City. All I can say is watch out DAC, the Willoughby's are coming.

Of course I'm a strong supporter of the Cain-Veasey brothers , Aryuan and Reyquan, but everybody simply knows them better as "Buck" and "Ray Ray" along with their two cousins Markice "'Lil Mark" Hurt Jr. and Ja'Mierea "Nuke" Woodard (Nuke is the self proclaimed "Baddest Player On the Team"). Unfortunately, we lost Ray Ray for the season due to a serious foot injury right after the first week of the season but he's determined to come back stronger and better than ever next season. His older brother Buck has been Michigan City's best kept secret for the past four years (basically now, he's got five seasons of organized football playing experience and he's only 11 years old) but he's definitely no secret any more, Buck is just unbelievably gifted beyond belief and description, he's got serious aspirations of playing in the NFL.

It does not stop either, their good buddy Noah Jones III is just an extraordinary, multi-skilled athlete on both sides of the ball and on special teams, Noah's older sister Jada is also down in Florida competing with the Pee Wee cheerleaders, she's quite an amazing acrobat.

There's also the team's quarterback and linebacker Mason Kaletha, he's kind of the "brains" behind our offense. Mason and his father Coach Scott have a real special rapport with each other in the way they run the offense. Coach Scott tells me that the whole team has 120 different plays set to memory. I'll never forget last season Mason knocked a boy from La Porte unconscious, I believe he had to be rushed to St. Anthony's ER with a concussion, one of the most brutal hits I've ever seen at any level. Mason's older brother "Scotty" is one of the MVP's of City's Jr. Midget Team.

Finally, there's Head Coach Mike Iaocovetti and his son Dominic, whenever I speak to Coach Mike he's a really easy going guy, but when he's on the sideline coaching our defense he's got a Ditka-like intensity about him. After a game his voice always becomes hoarse from yelling his instruction to the team.

I also want to recognize our two team mom's Erica Iaocovetti and Gina Kaletha who have been instrumental in the teams fund raising efforts.

The game will be streamed live via the National Pop Warner Website at www.popwarnersuperbowl.com at a cost of $5.99. A strong and speedy internet connection along with a PayPal account is required. They are also selling DVD's of all the games at the ridiculous rate of $40.00 per game.

City is down 6-0 early in the second quarter. Appears that Stanley is loaded with "Older/Lighters". Which basically means we're going up against a Pee Wee team.

City still down 6-0 at the half.

City down 13-0 in the third.

Come on boys!!! Let's get it going!

Stanley 19
Michigan City 0
Final

Dang.

Well Congrats to the boys on a great season! I can't wait until they get their parade home.

Great run boys!!! That game this morning was the one that decided the D2 JPW Champion, I know in all heart if we were placed in that lower bracket we would have been playing Stanley for the prize on Friday and since those guys from North Carolina were really nothing but a good Pee Wee team is disguise we would have still lost than one too, so as far as I'm concerned, WE'RE #1.

I noticed that team from Detroit that eliminated our Jr. Midget's down in Indy 2 weeks ago were defeated this afternoon, while that Lee's Summit, MO squad that squeaked by our Pee Wee's up in Michigan last weekend advanced into the title round.

Any word on what happened to the cheerleaders?

Its unconfirmed, but I heard that they're ranked at 6th in the nation.

Correction: Look for the Intermediate division results. They are 6th in this division at a National level.
Cheer Results

This post has been edited by JHeath: Dec 9 2009, 12:24 PM

To nobody's suprise the Stanley, NC Older/Lighters took home our boys national title this morning.

The team from Lee's Summit, MO were defeated in their championship tilt early this afternoon.