A look at the 2007 ABD Jr. Blue

We set a goal back in August, before the season started, to be in the Superbowl. We were there. This season brought a lot of firsts for us.

*This was our 1st year to win all our regular season games, 7-0.

*Coach Phil beat Blue Raider for the 1st time in his 8yrs with ABD (we beat all 3 of their Jr. teams).

*Only twice in 11 games has our defense been scored on.

*Our O-line didn't allow a sack.

*12 of 16 boys got the chance to run &/or catch the ball.

*8 different boys scored.

*I can't count the # of sacks we had (a lot).

*We scored over 50 points in one game (could of scored over 80).

*First year in the Superbowl.

*10-1 season.

Don't hang your heads. We've had a great season. Let's have fun, come back next year, start again.

NTYFA SUPER BOWL 2007

Mansfield Wildcats vs Arlington Blue Devils Jr. Blue

I'm sorry it took me awhile to update Coach Charlie's Corner.


Superbowl, Dec 1st. We knew going into this game it would be a battle. Only 1 touchdown was scored in the whole game between these two equally matched teams in a short field situation. It was a heart breaking loss but a great effort by everyone. I'm extremely proud of these boys for a increditable season & look forward to coaching them again next season. Jr. Blue, Great Job!


ABD results for Dec 1st
ABD Btm White 12 - BR Raiders 0
ABD Jr Blue 0 - MF Wildcats 8

Clear the way, I'm coming through.

ABD is on their way to the SUPERBOWL !!!

Now that's a jacked up haircut.

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A long hard season has led 2 Arlington Blue Devils football teams to the NTYFA Superbowl, Sat Dec 1, 2007 at R.L. Anderson Stadium in Mansfield.

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Congratulations to the ABD Bantam White team
Regular season 8-0

Playoffs 3-0

Superbowl game time 12:00pm

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Congratulations to the ABD Jr Blue team
Regular season 7-0
Playoffs 3-0

Superbowl game time 4:00pm

TCU Bulldogs @ ABD Jr Blue, Round 3

TCU Bulldogs/ABD Blue, take 2
Well here we go again. The day started off a little different. We went the whole 1st half of the ball game with only 1 play on offense, it was a fumble, & at half time the game was still 0-0. Great job holding them out of the end-zone Blue Devils. Once again these TCU boys didn't make it an easy time out there. They kept coming the whole game long. With the time running low & 4th & goal from a couple yards out a strong defensive stance & a bad snap by TCU, ABD kept the lead 6-0. 3 strong defensive plays by TCU kept the ball inside the ABD 15 with around a minute to go. 4th & 11. ABD needs a 1st down to be able to run out the clock when, with some good blocking, DeJuan doesn't get the 11 we need but breaks it all the way 80+ yards for a touchdown. About a half a minute left TCU runs the kick-off all the way back to make it ABD 12-6. With ABD covering the on-side kick, the come back attempt had been stopped & ABD is now on their way to the NTYFA Superbowl.
GREAT JOB BOYS!

Good luck to TCU in the consoluation game against Grand Prairie.

GO BLUE DEVILS! Beat the Mansfield Wildcats.

ABD Results for Round 3 of the Playoffs

ABD Btm White 32 - GP Red Raiders 0

ABD Jr Blue 12 - TCU Bulldogs 6

Blue Raider Ravens @ ABD Jr Blue, Round 2

ARLINGTON BLUE DEVILS, ROCK THE HOUSE!

Jr Blue Defense is getting ready to ATTACK.
Jr Blue Offense starting their first drive to TD.
Round 2. This game had me nervous. It was set up to be a trap game. Unknown opponent, we should win, & trying to keep everybody from looking forward to next week. After a deep kick & that monster Defense stopping the Ravens, the ABD Jr Blue Offense controlled the clock all game long. That Ravens team had some big boys on that line but we held them off & wore them down. Another 18-0 win sets us up for our rematch with TCU Bulldogs next week in the semi-finals.

ABD Btm White 12:00pm & ABD Jr Blue 2:00pm

Sat 11/17 @ Crowley High School

Great Blocking guys!

ABD results for Round 2 of the playoffs, 11/10/07

ABD Btm White 34 - MF Bobcats 0

ABD Jr Blue 18 - BR Ravens 0

Let's support the ARLINGTON BLUE DEVILS.

Blue Raider Lions @ ABD Jr Blue, Round 1

Jr Blue started the playoffs by shutting down any attempt of offensive movement from the Lions. The offensive started slow but look pretty good after we got rolling. Not a lot to say about this one, 18-0 win. Nice solid performance from the boys. We should be ready for round 2. Up next is Blue Raider Ravens @ O.D. Waytt HS in Ft.Worth @ 4pm, 11/10. See you there.

ABD Scores Round 1 of Playoffs.

ABD Flag White finished the season with an assume performance.

ABD Btm Blue 6 - ABD Btm White 48

ABD Jr White 0 - GP Red Raiders 30

ABD Jr Blue 18 - BR Lions 0

ABD Sr Blue 0 - MF Leopards 34

The Playoffs begin.

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ABD Jr Blue @ TCU Bulldogs, Week 8

Sorry for they delay but the Coach has been very busy. Unforinitally I have no pictures of the best game I seen the 4 years I've been coaching at ABD. The game was so exciting the camera person couldn't tear herself away from the action long enough to get new batteries. The boys showed they are determined to win. The winner of this game would win our Division & if we won it would keep us undefeated for the regular season & a chance for the top seed in our Conference for the playoffs. We went down quickly & the boys got a little discouraged. At halftime we were behind 14-0. Then they decided we're not out yet. The Defense stopped them & we started scoring. With about 2 min. left we tied it up, got the onside kick & started driving again. Inside the muddy 15 the ball was stripped on a play that should of been blown dead for forward progress. TCU was streaking to a win when DeJuan caught the TCU player near the 10yd line. The D held & off to overtime. We swapped scores in the 1st OT then we scored quick in the 2nd. We pulled the boys to the side had our talk then proceeded to push them backwards to get a very hard fought 30-22 double OT win. I would like to thank all my co-coaches for keeping cool & keeping the boys focused, the boys for never quiting & showing such great charter, & the parents for cheering your kids on the whole way through.
UNDEFEATED regular season. It's playoff time.

ABD results Week 8
ABD Flag White played a great game against Westside Cowboys
ABD Btm White 26 - TCU Bulldogs 0
ABD Btm Blue 12 - TCU Vikings 22
ABD Jr White 20 - BR Lions 38
ABD Jr Blue 30 - TCU Bulldogs 22 (2OT)
ABD Sr Blue 6 - BR Cowboys 14

Blue Raider Colts @ ABD Jr Blue, Week 7

The mighty Blue Devil "D" held solid once again posting 6 straight shut outs so far this season in a 12-0 victory over the Blue Raider Colts. I would like to say good job to Vertis, Travonne, DeJaun for some hard running this weekend. Up next is TCU Bulldogs. The winner will win the Red/South Division.

ABD Results for Week 7, Oct 20th

ABD Flag White vs MF Sabre Tooth, still playing hard.
ABD Btm Blue 14 - MF Lobos 36
ABD Btm White 20 - MF Bulldogs 6
ABD Jr White 20 - MF Jaguars 28
ABD Jr Blue 12 - BR Colts 0
ABD Sr Blue 6 - GP Red Raiders 42

ABD Jr Blue @ Mansfield Timberwolves, Week 6

Well we're back from the weekend off & picking up where we left off. The start of conference play went 34-0. After we recovered our own kick-off & going down & scoring we took the opportunity to work on some new stuff. A lot of the boys got to get a chance to run the ball this weekend. X-Man, Jackson, & Alex all got to run the ball this week. Again the Defense posted a shut-out. Next up Blue Raider Colts.

ABD Scores from Week 6, Oct 13th

ABD Flag White 36 - BR Longhorns 6
ABD Btm White 14 - BR Raiders 6
ABD Btm Blue 0 - GP Red Raiders 32
ABD Jr White 18 - MF Lions 26 (4OT)
ABD Jr Blue 34 - MF Timberwolves 0
ABD Sr Blue 0 - MF Panthers 18

Week 5, Jr Blue has a BYE & supports ABD.

This weekend we had a Bye week but that didn't stop Jr Blue from hitting the fields. A lot of Jr Blue was out supporting their little brothers playing on Flag & Bantam. Next up Mansfield Timberwolves.

ABD Scores Week 5

ABD Flag White 24 - TCU Tiny Mite Vikings 6
ABD Btm White 48 - Crowley white 0
ABD Btm Blue 0 - Riverside 38
ABD Jr White 0 - GP Red Raiders 44
ABD Jr Blue - BYE
ABD Sr Blue 46 - Crowley white 0

Mansfield Bengals @ ABD Jr Blue, Week 4

This week we played our home game at UTA's Maverick Stadium. With all the other teams out scouting us we decided to go plain vanilla & not give much away. With the last second schedule change giving us the Mansfield Bengals we didn't know much about them. We under estimated them & they gave us a tough day. With all the blow-outs we've been having I was proud to see the boys didn't shut down & quit when the going got a little tough. At half time the coaches talked to the guys & we went down & scored 6. With time running down the Offense got a big 1st down at the 1 yard line to allow us to just let the clock run out. The Defense again held our opponent to ZERO, good job guys. I was proud the boys dug deep & proved they are true winners by never giving up. We've got a BYE 10/6 then Conference play starts @ the Mansfield Timberwolves 10/13.

ABD Scores from Week 4, Sept 29 @ UTA

ABD Flag White looked great again.
ABD Btm White 24 - MF Bobcats 0
ABD Btm Blue 0 - MF Wolverines 12
ABD Jr White 30 - MF Timberwolves 0
ABD Jr Blue 6 - MF Bengals 0
ABD Sr Blue 14 - MF Cheetahs 8 (4OT)

Mansfield Tigers @ ABD Jr Blue, Week 3

The old ball coach was really proud this week. We had a lot of fun doing some new stuff, 56-0. Not only did we win big, the boys executed GREAT. I've never seen the blocking as good as this past Saturday. Not only did the linemen block but the receivers & running backs provided key blocks to allow others to break free. My big hit of the week goes to Seymour Battle for a hit he put on one of the Mansfield players that lifted the boy off the ground. If I'm counting correctly we had 7-8 different players score this week. I had a special treat this weekend. Since we were so far ahead we gave a few others a chance to run the ball. My son Brik was pulled from his lineman position in the game so coach Phil could quickly teach him to play fullback. He got 1 hard yard but as a parent it was fun to give him the chance to do that once. Another one of my biggins, AJ Roshell, stripped the ball & rumbled for a +40yard touchdown. If I was giving out game balls I would need to give one to all 15 boys at the game. Next up Mansfield Timberwolves @ ABD (Mavrick Stadiun, UTA) at 4:00pm.

ABD scores for Week 3, Sept 22

ABD Flag White played another good game.

ABD Bantam White 38 - BR Rams 0
ABD Bantam Blue 6 - BR Cowboys 22
ABD Jr White 28 - MF Pumas 6
ABD Jr Blue 56 - MF Tigers 0
ABD Sr Blue 26 - MF Bearcats 0