CFL Stallions Defend Molson Cup Crown, Clap the Thunder 38-31!

(Zion National Park,Utah)_Beneath the massive cliffs of Zion, Mike's Stallions claimed their second straight Molson Cup with a thrilling 38-31 win over Doug's Thunder in the championship game on Saturday, May 23rd. Not only was the victory over the Thunder the Stallions ninth straight win, it also helped avenge the 45-15 gelding that the Stallions experienced in last January's Birthday Bowl to Doug's CFL All Stars. That was the last time that the Stallions have lost a game.

A partyin' crowd gathered at Mike's cabin in Zion Park and enjoyed a great afternoon of good food, exciting high-scoring Canadian armchair football, and lots of celebrating, including Shawn Spendlove's birthday.

Molson Cup Notes
Doug's Thunder jumped out to a 17-0 lead over Mike's Stallions with seven plays left in the first half of the championship game...The Stallions then roared back in the second half with four touchdowns to capture the Cup...Birthday Boy Shawn's Assassins have now played in five CFL tournaments...Barb's Chippewa and Helen's Frogs both made their fourth CFL tournament appearance...Jim Cantrell put on a dice-rolling clinic in his Gold Miner's 48-7 opening round win over Barb's Chips...Also in the first round, Tony's Tweaks and Doug's Thunder played a classic CFL game that mirrored their historic 2007 Molson Cup match up...The Thunder rolled for four big TD returns as they edged the Toronto Tweakers 58-46...The score of the 2007 Thunder-Tweak Molson Cup VI was 57-46...Shawn's Assassins led John's Gulls 24-7 at halftime of their opening round game, then were stunned as the swooping Gulls blocked a punt and stormed to a 31-27 come from behind victory...The championship game of this year's Molson Cup tournament was played in the Thunderdome, perhaps the"sweetest ride" in ZFL Canadian football fields...

Zion National Park Set To Celebrate Molson Cup VIII!

(Zion National Park, Utah)_The Zion Football League is proud to
announce that for the eighth straight year Canadian Football, armchair style, will be celebrated with the annual commencement of the Molson Cup tournament at Mike's cabin inside glorious Zion National Park on Saturday, May 23rd. Although an average of nine ZFL tourneys are played every year, the Molson Cup is the league's only Canadian rules tournament. Thanks to the efforts of the Spendlove Erection Company of Hurricane, Utah, this year's Molson Cup will, for the second straight year, showcase three CFL regulation fields.

The Molson Cup extends it's arms to any potential teams who might want to experience the rush of Canadian armchair football - and eat good food, drink, as well as enjoying good times beneath the cliffs of Zion. Activities kick-off at 11 am. Mike will offer up pizza and other treats. Please bring those great goodies that you often do and we will celebrate the Molson Cup as well as Assassin Coach Shawn Spendlove's birthday!

Molson Cup Notes
Nine teams played in 2008's Molson Cup VII, making it the largest Canadian rules ZFL tournament ever played....In last year's Molson Cup championship game Mike's Stallions blocked a Thunder field goal and rolled for a 97 yard return and a big blue touchdown in the Stallion's big 41-33 victory...CFL rookies Tim Spendlove's Hosers and John Denney's Gulls met in last year's Molson Cup opening round game, a 33-22 Gull gallop...2007's Molson Cup championship game between Tony's Toronto Tweakers and Doug's Thunder is the highest scoring CFL championship game ever played, a thrilling 57-46 Thunder win...2007's Molson Cup VI semi-final game between Dou'g Thunder and Shawn's Assassins produced the highest scoring game in CFL armchair tournament history, a 63-62 rouge rally by the Thunder...Jim's Gold Miners won 2006's Molson Cup with a 49-27 romp over Mike's Stampeders...Tony's Toronto Tweakers won back to back Molson Cups in 2003 and 2005...Shawn Spendlove will turn twenty-one at the tourney...bring him a drink...Mike's Stallions threw five fourth quarter touchdown passes to clip Barb's Chippewa 65-63 at Molson Place on May 10th...That wins gives the Stallions an impressive 6 win and 0 loss record since their stunning 45-15 meltdown in last January's Birthday Bowl...

Zion Bowl Champion Katie Set To Marry Shawn on Saturday May 9th!

(Zion National Park, Utah) Katie Spendlove's Gutter Slut football team has improved steadily since joining the ZFL in 2007. On April 26th, Katie made ZFL history with a great performance in the Zion Bowl tournament that was highlighted with a thrilling 46-43 championship game win over powerful Parowan. In the title tilt, the Gutter Sluts scored five touchdowns and kicked three field goals. The third field goal provided the winning points, as the Gutter Sluts kicked through a 26 yard attempt, and won one of the Zion Football League's most prestigious tournaments.

Zion Bowl XXV marked 25 years of ZFL armchair football throughout southern Utah and showcased the best new, and veteran, teams in the surging Zion Football League.

Zion Bowl Notes_In the opening round, the Gutter Sluts ran back a late interception for a touchdown and a shocking 27-20 win over Jim's golden Gold Miners...Following a fumbled Stoner kick-off return, the ensuing TD and a Posse 26-21 lead, Tony rolled for 85 yard TD kick-off return and a 31-26 opening round slug-fest win over the hometown Posse...Tim's Heat overcame a 14-2 Ghostrider lead to burn out to a 31-17 win in the first round...Beau's Cowboys scored on a 1 yard TD draw play with three plays left in the game to hunt down John's Nighthawks 24-20 to start the Zion Bowl tournament...Parowan broke out the whole playbook while scoring 10 TDs in a 70-31 butt-plugging over Beau's Cowboys in the quarter
finals...Shawn's Assassins scored three touchdowns within the the last six plays of the game to sober up Tony's Stoners 35-17 in the quarter-finals...Shawndoggle's football team was merciless as they continued to throw long passes in a 73-33 blitz over the Mynx...In OT quarter-final action, Katie's Gutter Sluts launched a 47 yard strike to beat Tim's Heat 35-27...Shawn and Katie played a classic contest in the semi-finals that wasn't decided until late in the contest in a 35-32 Gutter Slut win...

Shawn and Katie will get married this Saturday May 9th...
Congratulations from the Zion Football League!