WEEK 1
The 2011 PJFL regular season kicked-off yesterday with the crowds being treated to some great, hard-hitting early-season football action.
In the Senior Division, the Chargers dominated the Steelers en route to a 21-0 win while the 49ers hung on late to secure a 14-6 victory over the Cowboys. The Advanced Division showcased some serious offensive firepower as the Packers and their wing-t offense defeated the Cardinals 44-14 and the hard-hitting Texans blanked the Saints 32-0.
In Junior Varsity play, the Bills shut-out the Vikings 14-0 while the Jaguars outlasted the Falcons 33-24 in an old-western shootout! The Intermediate Division featured a 28-7 win by the Colts over the Broncos and the Patriots lambasted the Panthers 30-12.
The Junior Division showcased the offensive firepower of the Dolphins as they beat the Eagles 24-7 while the Raiders defeated the Ravens 12-0. Over in the Bantam Division, the scoreboard was lit up all day as the Jets beat the Bears 30-6 and the Lions showed their teeth en route to a 32-6 victory over the Chiefs.
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WEEK 2
PJFL contact football action resumed on Saturday as all of the teams competed into their second game of the season.
In the Senior Division, the Chargers continued their early season dominance on both sides of the ball with a convincing 33-15 win over the Cowboys improving their record to 2-0 while the Cowboys dropped to 0-2. The 49ers also improved to 2-0 with a victory over the Steelers. After a sluggish start, the 49ers turned on the heat to defeat the Steelers 24-6. This sets up a great early season clash next Saturday at 1pm when the Chargers meet the 49ers in the battle of unbeatens!
In Advanced Division play, the Texans and their impressive defense once again shut out their opponent with a victory over the Packers 21-0. The win improved the Texans record to 2-0 while the Packers fall to 1-1. Across the way, The Cardinals rebounded from their week 1 loss with a 12-6 win over the Saints.
In other action… The Junior Varsity Division Jaguars dominated the first half of their game but had to hold on late to upend the hard-charging Bills 20-12 and the Vikings rolled in their 32-7 victory over the Falcons. In Intermediate Division play, the Broncos edged the Panthers 13-12 and the Patriots improved their record to 2-0 with a hard-fought victory over the Colts. In the Junior Division, The Raiders and their “three-headed monster” of a rushing attack ran over the Dolphins 40-19 to improve their record to 2-0 and the Eagles earned their first victory of the season with a win over the Ravens. In Bantam Division action, the Lions punished the Jets 33-20 to move to 2-0 while the Chiefs picked up their first win of the season with a 32-6 victory over the Bears.
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WEEK 3
The third week of the Pleasanton Junior Football League 2011 regular season heated up on Saturday with teams like the Chargers, Patriots and Texans continuing their early-season success while teams including the Ravens and Cowboys earned their first victories of the season. Half way through the regular season now, some interesting trends are starting to develop…
In the Senior Division, the powerful Chargers improved to 3-0 with an impressive 39-14 victory over the previously undefeated 49ers who dropped to 2-1. And across the way, a solid rushing attack and punishing defensive performance was the difference for the Cowboys as they earned their first victory of the season over the Steelers, 18-6. Look for a great game next weekend when the Cowboys try to settle the score against the 49ers who tripped them up in the season opener!
In Advanced Division play, the hard-nosed Texans recorded their third consecutive shutout to start the season with a 22-0 win over the Cardinals. In three games this year, the Texans have outscored their opponents an incredible 75-0! Equally impressive, the high-scoring Packers rebounded nicely after a tough loss last week at the hands of the Texans to upend the Saints 38-8.
In other action… The Junior Varsity Division Jaguars improved to 3-0 with a 26-8 win over the Vikings and the Bills recorded their first shutout of the season with a 21-0 victory over the Falcons. In the Intermediate Division, the Patriots stayed unbeaten by edging the Broncos 6-0 and the Colts improved to 2-1 with a 14-6 win over the Panthers. In the Junior Division, the Raiders remained unbeaten with a convincing 20-6 performance over the Eagles and the Ravens shutout the Dolphins 7-0 for their first win of the season. In Bantam Division play, the Chiefs handed the Jets their second loss of the season with a 14-0 shutout and the Lions cruised to a 33-0 victory over the Bears.
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WEEK 4
The PJFL Contact regular season entered its 4th week this past Saturday with several divisions providing some interesting storylines as the top teams from each continued to challenge for top spot and the regular season championship. In particular, the Senior, Advanced and Intermediate divisions should both come down to the wire as each division showcases one undefeated team while the second place squad has only one loss.
Let’s start with the Senior Division where the undefeated Chargers continued to roll as they shutout the Steelers 27-0 to move to a perfect 4 wins and no losses and the top spot in the Senior Division. The 49ers also continued their impressive season with a decisive 22-0 shutout victory over the Cowboys. The win moved the 49ers to 3-1 on the season and gives them a firm grip on the second place spot.
The Advanced Division race should come down to the wire as the Texans and Packers both looked great in their wins. In an amazing feat, the Texans continued their dominance on the defensive side of the ball with their 4th shutout in 4 games this season as they defeated the Saints 27-0 to move to 4-0. The Packers also looked stellar as they showcased their offensive firepower once again in their 40-14 victory over the Cardinals. For those of you wanting to see a great game this upcoming Saturday, get out to the Fields at 3:00PM to see if the Packers high-powered offense can upend the stifling Texans “D”!
In the Junior Varsity Division, the Falcons earned their first victory of the season with an upset win over the previously undefeated Jaguars, 18-13. The Vikings improved to .500 with low-scoring victory over the Bills. This is turning into one of the most competitive divisions in PJFL and it will be fun to see if the Falcons can build on their win this past weekend and make the race for the top spot in the division even tighter as we head into the final 2 weeks of the regular season.
In the Intermediate Division, the Patriots improved their undefeated record to 4-0 with a 13-8 victory over the Panthers and the Colts edged the Broncos 14-13 to move to 3-1 overall. Should be a great game this Saturday at 11:00AM when the Colts host the Patriots with first place on the line.
In other Action… In Junior Division action, the Raiders moved to 4-0 with another high-scoring victory over the Ravens 30-7 and the Dolphins controlled the game on both sides of the ball in their 19-9 victory over the Eagles. In Bantam Division play, the Lions defeated the Chiefs 31-14 as they moved to 4-0 and the Jets earned their second win of the season with a 32-12 victory over the Bears.
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WEEK 5
Hard-hitting PJFL contact action continued last Saturday as all teams entered into their 5th game of the regular season. Although several of the division’s top spots have been locked up, the Junior Varsity and Intermediate divisions will both go down to the wire to see who wins the regular season championship. It should be an exciting final day of the regular season next Saturday.
Let’s begin this week’s recap with the Junior Varsity division where the Vikings upended the Falcons 20-6 and the Bills shutout the Jaguars 20-0. This division is tight with the Vikings, Falcons and Bills all sitting atop the division with identical records of 3 wins and 2 losses and only one game to go in the regular season.
In the Intermediate division, The Colts edged the Patriots 13-12 in a heated contest while the Panthers earned their first victory of the season with a 12-0 shutout victory over the Broncos. it’s a two team race for first place in this division with both the Patriots and Colts leading the division with 4-1 records.
The Senior division showcased two hard-hitting games as the 49ers outplayed the Steelers en route to a 12-7 victory while the Chargers outlasted the motivated Cowboys to earn the 26-14 win in a game that was closer than the score indicated. The win for the Chargers moved them to a perfect 5-0 record while the 49ers improved to 4-1 setting up a “Senior Division Showdown” for first place this Saturday.
In the Advanced division, the Cardinals shutout the Saints 12-6 while in the featured game of the week, the Texans defeated the Packers 32-14 in one of the hardest played games of the season. The victory improved the Texans to an undefeated record of 5-0 while the Packers moved to 3-2. In what might have been the biggest story of the season in this division, the Packers scored the first points this season on the Texans which had previously shutout their opponents a combined 102-0 through the first four weeks of the season.
In other Action… In Junior Division action, the Raiders moved to 5-0 with a 31-14 victory over the Dolphins and the and the Eagles shutout the Ravens 6-0. In Bantam Division play, the Lions defeated the Jets 14-6 as they moved to 5-0 and the Chiefs defeated the Bears 35-0.
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WEEK 6
The PJFL Contact Division regular season came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday with several games going down to the final minutes and three teams capping a perfect 6-0 regular season. If the regular season is any indication of what’s to come, the PJFL Post-Season Tournament should be highly entertaining and will kick-off next Saturday with the #1 seeded teams hosting the #3 seeds.
We’ll start this past weekend’s recap in Intermediate Division where the Patriots locked up first place in the division with a hard-fought victory over the Broncos. The win improved the Patriots to 5-1 while the Broncos finished the season 1-5. Across the way, the Colts shutout the Panthers 19-0 and also moved to 5-1 overall while the Panthers fell to 1-5.
In the Senior Division, the Chargers and 49ers played a very tight and competitive game through one half until the Chargers pulled ahead in the second half to earn the impressive 39-20 victory. The win locked up the regular season title for the Chargers who improved to 6-0 while the 49ers secured second place as they finished the season 4-2. The other Senior Division game may have been the most entertaining of the weekend as the Cowboys jumped out quickly to a 12-0 lead over the Steelers, only to have the Steelers rebound with 13 unanswered points forcing the Cowboys to win the game on a drive that started with just 3 minutes left to go in the game… which the Cowboys did in dramatic fashion! The win moved the “No Quit” Cowboys to 2-4 while the Steelers fell to 0-6.
In what turned out to be the most competitive division in PJFL this year, the Junior Varsity Division Bills took home the regular season title with an impressive 33-6 victory over the Falcons. The win moved the Bills to 4-2 while the Falcons dropped to 1-5. In the other Junior Varsity game, the Vikings moved to 4-2 with a 22-7 win over the Jaguars who fell to 3-3. Look for the PJFL Post-Season Tournament for this division to produce some great storylines and some even better games.
In other PJFL Action… In the Advanced division, the undefeated Texans capped their perfect 6-0 season with a 35-13 win over the Cardinals (2-4) and the Packers (4-2) cruised to a 30-6 victory over the Saints (0-6). In Junior Division, the Raiders and their high-flying offense moved to 6-0 with a 24-0 shutout victory over the Eagles and the Ravens (2-4) and their vaunted defense took care of business with a 7-6 victory over the Dolphins (2-4). In the Bantam Division, the Lions finished their season undefeated at 6-0 with a 31-0 win over the Bears (0-6) and the Chiefs (4-2) edged-out the Jets (2-4) for the victory.
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WEEK 7
The PJFL Contact Division kicked-off its Post-Season Tournament last Saturday with the #1 seed teams hosting the #3 seeded teams. It was a great day of action that really highlighted some of the great offensive play that has become the story this year in the league.
In the Senior Division, the undefeated Chargers continued their winning ways with a decisive 26-6 victory over the Cowboys and the 49ers completely dominated the Steelers en route to a 34-0 win. The 7-0 Chargers will next host the Steelers in the second round of the tournament while the 5-2 49ers look to continue their impressive season when they host the Cowboys in round 2 of the tournament.
In the Advanced Division, the mighty Texans improved to 7-0 with a convincing 30-12 win over the Cardinals and the 5-2 Packers rolled to victory as they shut out the Saints 26-0. In round 2, the Texans will host the Saints and the Packers host the Cardinals in what should be a very close game.
In the Junior Varsity Division, the 5-2 Vikings took over the first place spot in the overall division standings with a Round 1 tournament victory over the Falcons, 18-12. Across the way, the 4-3 Jaguars and 4-3 Bills played one of the hardest-hitting games of the season as the Jaguars outlasted the Bills 20-12. Fans can look forward to a great game this weekend when the Vikings and Jaguars go head-to-head!
In other PJFL Action… In the Intermediate Division, the Patriots defeated the Panthers 32-6 to move to 6-1 while the Colts shutout the Broncos 14-0 to improve to 6-1. In the Junior Division, The Raiders beat the Eagles 38-20 and moved to 7-0 overall while the Dolphins offense got back on track with a 25-7 victory over the tough Ravens. In Bantam play, the Lions shutout the Jets 6-0 in a very close contest and the Chiefs defeated the Bears.
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WEEK 8
Round 2 of the 2011 PJFL Post-Season Tournament took place on Saturday and featured some of the best football action of the year! While all of the #1 seeded teams took care of business and were victorious across the board, several of the #2 seeded teams struggled and found themselves upset by the #3 seed in their division. It made for a great day of high drama and intense play.
We’ll start this week in the Junior Varsity Division which has arguably ended up being the most competitive division in PJFL in 2011. After yesterday’s action, the Bills, Jaguars and Vikings all have identical overall records with 5 wins and 3 losses each. In maybe the most entertaining game of the day, the #2 seeded Vikings were edged in an overtime thriller, 26-20, by a hard-nosed Jaguars squad. The win earned the Jags a spot in the Post-Season Tournament Championship game against the hard-hitting Bills who defeated the Falcons 30-6.
In Advanced Division play, the Texans continued their impressive winning streak with a decisive 20-0 shutout win over the Saints and improved to an undefeated 8-0 on the season. Across the way, the Packers prolific offense set the tone early and cruised to a 32-6 win over the Cardinals. The win moves the Packers to 6-2 overall on the season and catapults the Pack into the Post-Season Tournament Championship game against the Texans. Tune in on Saturday to see if the Packers can avenge their only two losses of the season against the mighty Texans!
In the Senior Division, the #2 seeded 49ers were upset by the #3 seed Cowboys, 14-6 in a highly entertaining football game. Leading 6-0 at the half, the 49ers couldn’t hold-off the Cowboys who scored 14 unanswered second half points en route to the victory. The win moves the Cowboys to 3-5 overall while the 49ers fall to 5-3. In the other Senior Division contest, the Chargers once again dominated their opponent as they rolled to a 27-0 victory over the Steelers. The win lifted the undefeated Chargers to 8-0 overall. Look for the Cowboys to pull-out all the stops next Saturday as they try to derail the boys in powder blue.
In the Intermediate Division, both the Patriots and Colts moved to 7-1 on the season with impressive second round tournament victories. The Patriots defeated the Broncos 19-6 while on field 2, the Colts put up a similar score as they earned a win over the Panthers, 20-6. This sets-up a highly anticipated matchup between the Colts and Patriots in the final game of the season for the Post-Season Tournament title and bragging rights for the best overall record. Look for an epic game that we’ll all be talking about for some time!
In other PJFL Action… In the Junior Division, the Raiders improved their record to 8-0 overall with a high-flying victory over the tough Ravens, 20-6. The wins sets up what should be a great game between the Raiders and Eagles next Saturday as the Eagles outlasted and edged the Dolphins, 19-18, in a hard-fought game. In the Bantam Division, the Lions once again shut-out their opponent as they beat the Bears, 33-0. In the other Bantam match-up, the Chiefs upended the Jets 26-13 and earned a chance to give the Lions their first loss of the season next Saturday!
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WEEK 9
Pleasanton Junior Football League wrapped-up its 42nd contact football season on Saturday with the highly-anticipated PJFL Post-Season Tournament championship and consolation games. The highly competitive season culminated without any major upsets, but that doesn’t mean that it went down without drama as many of the games came down to the wire in heart-pounding fashion.
PJFL would like to thank all of the players, cheerleaders, parents, referees and volunteers that helped make 2011 the most successful season yet. We couldn’t have done it without all of you. A special congratulations goes out to all of our players and cheerleaders currently in the 8th grade – good luck next year as you move into your high school football and cheer careers and thank you for making PJFL the greatest youth football league in the country!
And now… On to our weekly recaps…
Let’s start In the Senior Division where the high-flying Chargers capped off their undefeated season and moved to an overall record of 9-0 with a hard-fought victory over the Cowboys, 41-20. The victory earned the Chargers the overall league and post-season tournament championship. The Cowboys loss moved them to 3-6 on the season and third place overall in the standings. On Field #2, the Steelers shocked the 49ers 21-12 for their first victory of the season. The win gave the Steelers an overall record of 1-8 while the 49ers finished the season 5-4 – good enough for second place in the division.
In the Advanced Division, the Texans finished their perfect season with a 28-8 win over the Packers. In what may have been one of the hardest-hitting games of the day, the Texans and Pack played even for one half but the Texans firepower proved too much for the Packers in the end as they rolled in the second half en route to the victory. The win improved the Texans to 9-0 while the Packers finished the season with an impressive 6-3 record and second place in the division. Across the way, the Cardinals weathered a second half surge by the much-improved Saints to earn a 19-15 victory.
In Junior Varsity play, the Bills and Jaguars squared off for the Post-Season Tournament Championship with the Bills earning the victory, 20-12. Both teams played exceptionally well and the game was very entertaining. The win improved the Bills to 6-3 overall and the Jaguars finished the season at 5-4. In the other JV game, the Vikings moved to 6-3 overall with a shutout victory over the Falcons who ended the season at 1-8.
The Intermediate Division showcased one of the most entertaining games of the day when the Patriots hosted the Colts in a game that would determine both the post-season tournament and overall season championships. Both teams entered the game with identical records of 7-1 and the game was scoreless until midway through the 4th quarter when the Colts offense finally took control and scored 2 late touchdowns to earn the victory. Across the way, the Broncos finished the season in winning fashion by defeating the Panthers 20-6. The Broncos finished the season at 2-7 while the Panthers ended at 1-8.
In other action… The Junior Division Raiders completed their perfect season with a convincing 28-14 win over the Eagles and the innovative Dolphins edged the defensive-minded Ravens 6-0. In Bantam Division play, the Lions finished the season with a perfect record in a 20-13 victory over the Chiefs and the Jets finished their season with a win over the Bears.
