THE 2008 NATIONAL BOWL WEEKEND FEATURED 5 EXCITING BOWL GAMES
PALM BOWL
The 2nd 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 1st qtr. 3 to 0. Xtreme QB
Anthony Wynn hooked up with WR Diego Willingham on an 8 yd TD pass in the
2nd 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 3rd 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 4th 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
FLORIDA BOWL
The 3rd Annual Florida Bowl got off to a slow start with a 0 to 0 1st qtr between the
Lowell Nor’Easter and the Home hosts the Fort Pierce Fire. The Fire “ignited” in
the 2nd 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 3rd 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 1st
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 2nd stanza. From that point on it was
DEFENSE – DEFENSE – DEFENSE from both squads. The Mariners challenged with
a 1st and goal from the Monarch’s 6 yd. line in the 4th 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
ORANGE BLOSSOM BOWL
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 1st 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 2nd 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
1st half with the Sharks at 32 and the Peppers 0. After a scoreless 3rd qtr. , the
Peppers finally reached paydirt in the 4th 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 1st quarter. Sting QB # 2 Doby
Howard was knocked out of the game with a severley bruised thigh in the 2nd 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 3rd 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 4th 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
# 18 QB TYRONE BARNES ATLANTA PRIME