The 2008 national bowl weekend featured 5 exciting bowl games palm bowl

The 2^nd Annual Palm Bowl kicked off the NBW games pitting the Georgia Xtreme against the Orlando Rage. Orlando started the scoring on a 35 yd field goal by Michael Kidd and the Rage led at the end of the 1^st qtr. 3 to 0. Xtreme QB Anthony Wynn hooked up with WR Diego Willingham on an 8 yd TD pass in the 2^nd qtr. followed by a 2 pt conversion via QB sneak and the Xtreme took the lead 8 to 3. The Wynn to Willingham combo hooked up once more for a 22 yd TD strike with the 2 pt. conversion pass falling incomplete and Georgia finished the half with a 14 to 3 lead. QB Wynn dove in from 1 yd out at 6:21 of the 3^rd period followed by a missed conversion as the Xtreme finished 3 qtrs. with a 20 to 3 margin. The Rage ended the scoring with a 2 pt. “Team” safety in the 4^th period and the Xtreme prevailed by the final score of 20 to 5.

PALM BOWL GAME MVP’S

# 2 WR DIEGO WILLINGHAM GEORGIA XTREME

# 95 DE JASON FORD GEORGIA XTREME

# 22 RB MARTINIQUE CRUM GEORGIA XTREME

# 71 OL/DL DAN TURCOTTE ORLANDO RAGE

# 35 LB MARIO MILES ORLANDO RAGE

The 3^rd Annual Florida Bowl got off to a slow start with a 0 to 0 1^st qtr between the Lowell Nor’Easter and the Home hosts the Fort Pierce Fire. The Fire “ignited” in the 2^nd qtr. With 3 scores. QB Tommy Share hit WR Harold Davis with a 3 yd. TD pass. PK Fabrizio Sciacca made the PAT. Sciacca followed 5 minutes later with a 51 yd. FG and the combination of Share to Davis struck on a 14 yd pass with Sciacca’s PAT making the score at the half Fire 17 and Nor’Easter 0. Share connected with WR Randall Lundy in the 3^rd qtr. To close out the scoring giving the Fire a 24 to 0 shutout victory over the Nor’Easter.

FLORIDA BOWL GAME MVP’S

# 19 WR HAROLD DAVIS FORT PIERCE FIRE

# 11 PK FABRIZIO SCIACCA FORT PIERCE FIRE

# 55 LB STEVEN GIANCONTERI FORT PIERCE FIRE

# 53 LB WILLIE BOSTON FORT PIERCE FIRE

# 8 S RAUL BROWN LOWELL NOR’EASTER

# 9 QB JOHN SPEIDEL LOWELL NOR’EASTER

NORTH AMERICAN BOWL-USFA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

This game was the USFA National Championship Game and DEFENSE dominated the match-up between the defending Champion Brooklyn Mariners and the undefeated 19 & 0 Prince William Monarchs of Virginia. After a scoreless 1^st quarter, the Monarchs got on the board with a 21 yard TD pass from # 1 QB Darryl Overton to # 5 WR Kiki Reynolds in the 2^nd stanza. From that point on it was DEFENSE – DEFENSE – DEFENSE from both squads. The Mariners challenged with a 1^st and goal from the Monarch’s 6 yd. line in the 4^th period, but a stingy scrappy Monarch’s Defense turned them back as the Monarchs closed out their perfect season 20 to 0 with a 6 to 0 win and the National Football Events National Championship Title.

NORTH AMERICAN BOWL MVP’S

# 66 OL/DL MARCELLUS GREENE PRINCE WILLIAM MONARCHS

# 1 QB DARRYL OVERTON PRINCE WILLIAM MONARCHS

# 5 WR KIKI REYNOLDS PRINCE WILLIAM MONARCHS

# 42 LB SEAN McGLYNN BROOKLYN MARINERS

# 34 RB PAUL JOHNSON BROOKLYN MARINERS

The inaugural Orange Blossom Bowl was the highest scoring game of National Bowl Weekend. Two Florida teams, the Ocala Peppers and the St. Petersburg Sharks, met in this Sunshine state match-up. The Sharks bit first on a 1^st qtr. 5 yard run by # 22 RB Hassan Lane and led at the end of the qtr. 6 to 0. The Sharks went on a 26 point 2^nd qtr. scoring frenzy with 26 points. # 11 QB Nick Kirby hit # 35 WR Phillip Webster on a 65 yd strike followed by a Kirby to Webster 2 pt. conversion pass. # 22 RB Hassan Lane got back into the action with 2 TD jaunts of 29 and 13 yards and # 34 RB Charles McKinnon dove in from the 1 to close out the 1^st half with the Sharks at 32 and the Peppers 0. After a scoreless 3^rd qtr. , the Peppers finally reached paydirt in the 4^th period on a 25 yd TD pass from # 10 QB Tee Kennedy to # 15 WR Thomas Scott. The Sharks answered with two final scores, as # 11 QB Nick Kirby found # 35 WR Phillip Webster for a 23 yd TD strike and # 82 WR Mike Butler for the 2 pt. conversion followed by a Kirby TD strike to # 10 WR Josh McKinnon and 2 pt. conversion to # 83 WR Jerome Moten. The final score…..ST. Petersburg Sharks 48 and the Ocala Peppers 6.

ORANGE BLOSSOM BOWL MVP’S

# 22 RB HASSAN LANE ST. PETERSBURG SHARKS

# 35 WR PHILLIP WEBSTER ST. PETERSBURG SHARKS

# 55 LB JOHN HOMZAK ST. PETERSBURG SHARKS

# 99 DE DAN NEILSON ST. PETERSBURG SHARKS

# 2 DB JEREMY VICKERS OCALA PEPPERS

# 15 QB SCOTT THOMAS OCALA PEPPERS

TREASURE COAST BOWL – THE NFE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

This game pitted the Monroe Co. Sting of Rochester, N.Y against the Atlanta Prime of Atlanta, Georgia for the NFE National Championship. The Sting, stung first in the first qtr. on a 28 yd. TD run by # 45 RB Brent Brady. # 80 PK John Granchelli made the PAT and Monroe County led 7 to 0 in the 1^st quarter. Sting QB # 2 Doby Howard was knocked out of the game with a severley bruised thigh in the 2^nd qtr. and the half ended with the same result, Sting 7 and Prime 0. Backup QB # 83 Willie Givens of the Sting took charge in the 3^rd period when he hit # 11 WR Bernard Williams with an 18 yard TD strike. # 80 PK Granchelli made the PAT and the sting led 14 to 0 going into the 4^th quarter. # 83 QB Givens took off on a QB counter and exploded for a 53 yard TD jaunt. Granchelli’s PAT was good and the Sting led 21 to 0. Granchelli closed out the scoring with 1:00 minute remaining as he booted a 36 yd FG and the Sting prevailed over the Prime with a 24 to 0 shutout and jubilantly claimed the NFE National Championship Title.

TREASURE COAST BOWL MVP’S

# 52 LB JULIO MALDANADO MONROE CO. STING

# 45 RB/LB BRENT BRADY MONROE CO. STING

# 17 LB L.A. AUSTIN MONROE CO. STING

# 83 QB WILLIE GIVENS MONROE CO. STING

# 95 DT JOSEPH WALKER ATLANTA PRIME