Sunday, August 27, 2023
It was all about American football for me all day today.
Most of my Sunday was spent breaking down the videos of last Friday night's Dymally H.S. (2-0) Challengers at Buena H.S. (0-2) Bulldogs game. These two played a wild, high scoring game that ended in Dymally's favor 47-41.
I perform this labor of love for our good friend and Bulldogs' Head Coach Ryan Bolland.
I coached Ryan at Buena H.S. in 2002 and 2003 where he was a Linebacker/Strong Safety. A few years later, after he graduated from Notre Dame University, he helped me coach Sweden's Hässleholm Hurricanes in 2010 serving as our Offensive Coordinator.
My job for Ryan was to analyze all three phases (Special Teams, Defense and Offense) of the Buena squad's play.
Despite their 0-2 record to date, the Bulldogs showed signs of improvement in several areas against Dymally as compared to their effort in the season opener, a 27-13 loss to the Oak Park H.S. Eagles.
More news from the Wonderful World of Pop Warner Football . . .
The Gold Coast Youth Football League
is the governing body for the
Camarillo Stingers program
At Grandson Jacob's Sophomore level, the GCYFL is fielding 13 teams this season that all play in the GCYFL's National Conference.
This is the team makeup of the 2023 Sophomore National Conference:
Calabasas Rams Black
Calabasas Rams Gold
Camarillo Stingers
Fillmore Raiders
Newbury Park Steelers
Oxnard Knights
Santa Barbara Saints
Santa Clarita Wildcats
Saugus Spartans Navy
Saugus Spartans White
Simi Valley Bulldogs Black
Simi Valley Bulldogs Orange
Valley Rush
We received a few more photos from Jacob's first Stingers game on Saturday.
What a GAME FACE!
Looks ready to me
Time for team warm-ups
Three mean looking Stingers
Jacob at Defensive End
Jacob in one-on-one combat
in The Pit
Jacob about to use his pass
rushing techniques to good use
Camarillo Stingers Sophomores
2023 Results/Schedule
1 Win - 0 Losses
Camarillo 30 - Simi Valley Bulldogs Orange 6
Sept. 2 vs. Calabasas Rams Gold 2:00 p.m.
Sept. 9 at Oxnard Knights 1:00 p.m.
Sept. 16 at Saugus Spartans Navy 4:00 p.m.
Sept. 23 at Santa Clarita Wildcats 12:00 p.m.
Sept. 30 at Santa Barbara Saints 2:00 p.m.
Oct. 7 BYE
Oct. 14 vs. Saugus Spartans White 12:00 p.m.
Oct. 21 vs. Valley Rush 12:00 p.m.
The Stingers do not play the following four teams in the regular season: Calabasas Rams Black, Fillmore Raiders, Newbury Park Steelers and Simi Valley Black.
THANK GOODNESS!
There was only a light sprinkling of games this weekend highlighted by the much anticipated Navy-Notre Dame game contested in Dublin, Ireland.
Unfortunately, it was a Notre Dame blowout, 42-3.
The Japanese college season
starts next Saturday
Besides the 2023 games listed on this Kwansei Gakuin University poster, the Fighters will also play a game against the Southern Oregon University Raiders on May 4, 2024.
I love some of the nicknames of the Fighters' opponents listed on this poster, especially Seahorses, Red Gang, Gangsters and Kaisers.
The regular season is winding
down in Finland tough Maple League
There were two games played over the weekend in IFAF's Women's 2023-2024 European Championship Tournament.
This sounded like a good one to me
Team Germany in White
defense!
Defense!!
DEFENSE!!!
Team Spain for the WIN!
Nordic Border War
Team Sweden in the White
Another low scoring affair
A Team Finland win by a shutout was impressive.
Finally, on to the European League of Football . . .
No big surprises in Week 13
Then again the 11-0 Vienna Vikings narrow 21-20 win over the 3-8 Fehérvár Enthroners was a tad of a head shaker.
The 11-0 Rhein Fire travel to
take on the 10-1 Frankfurt Galaxy
this coming Sunday
What a game to end the regular season.
The Fire handed the Galaxy their only loss of the season during a Week 1 game played in Düsseldorf, Germany on June 4th.
While both teams have already clinched playoff berths, the outcome of this game will determine the all important playoff seedings and a possible first round bye..
Stuttgart (9-2) is in the playoffs
The Tirol Raiders (7-4) still have a chance for post-season play.
The Raiders will need to win their final game on Saturday in Hamburg against the 4-7 Sea Devils and still get some help.
The Munich Ravens (6-5) still have a distant mathematical chance to get a post-season berth.
The defending ELF Champion
Vienna Vikings (11-0) are a
playoff lock
Both 7-4 Berlin Thunder and 7-4 Wroclaw Panthers are battling the Central Conferences 7-4 Tirol Raiders for the final two playoff spots.
The ELF 2023 Playoffs picture
with one more week to play
in the regular season
Via the ELF's tie breaking rules, the seeds for the moment would be:
#1 Rhein Fire Western Conference #1
#2 Vienna Vikings Eastern Conference #1
#3 Stuttgart Surge Central Conference #1
#4 Frankfurt Galaxy Western Conference #2
#5 Berlin Thunder Eastern Conference #2
#6 Wroclaw Panthers Eastern Conference #3
But . . .
The Raiders and . . .
. . . the Ravens still have an outside
shot at making the playoffs
It won't be easy for either of them.
As for that final week of the 2023 ELF season . . .
European League of Football Week 14
Saturday, September 2, 2023
Vienna Vikings (11-0) at Prague Lions (1-10)
Tirol Raiders (7-4) at Hamburg Sea Devils (4-7)
Sunday, September 3, 2023
Rhein Fire (11-0) at Frankfurt Galaxy (10-1)
Barcelona Dragons (2-9) at Munich Ravens (6-5)
Hamburg Sea Devils (4-7) at Berlin Thunder (7-4)
Cologne Centurions (4-7) at Paris Musketeers (5-6)
Helvetic Guards (3-8) at Stuttgart Surge (9-2)
Wroclaw Panthers (7-4) at Fehérvár Enthroners (3-8)
A good Sunday to be sure.
As for this week,
Go Stingers!
Beat the Rams Gold!
