Posse wins Southern Utah Championship XVIII with 24-21 arrest of John's soaring Nighthawks!

(St. George, Utah)_When Mike's Posse pushed out to an exciting 21-0 halftime lead in the title tilt, everyone in the crowd at Helen's hoppin' Dixie Downs home felt that John's drunken rampage through Southern Utah Championship tourney had finally come to an end. However the crafty Nighthawks weren't done yet as they forced the Posse to punt five times in the second half, including one that they returned 85 yards for a touchdown with nine plays left in the game. That Nighthawk rolling magic pulled John to within 24-21. On the ensuing possession the Nighthawks forced yet another Posse punt and took over with five plays left. After three plays netted no yards, John settled for a 46 yard field goal attempt that sailed wide, giving Mike his thirty-second Zion Football League Championship and his first since March of 2009.

Helen and Tony's beautiful Dixie Downs home provided a happy setting for the ZFL faithful, providing good food, great football and fun times.

Southern Utah Championship Notes
The Posse threw five touchdowns passes and zero interceptions in their 35-28 semi-final win over Beau's Cowboys… The Nighthawk's "slo-mo" offense shut down Preston's Blue Devils 17-10 in semi-final inaction…The Cowboys rode out to a 17-0 first half lead over the menacin' Mynx in the quarter-finals, then held on as Helen led her team back and almost pulled of the upset, losing 27-19…Tony's Air Nat scored the upset of the tourney when they bombed Shawn's Assassins 49-35 in the opening round…The Blue Devils trailed Air Nat 17-14 at halftime of their quarter-final game, then roared back to win 54-17…

Southern Utah Championship XVIII to be decided at Dixie Downs on February 20th!

(St. George, Utah)_The Zion Football League is happy to announce that the Eighteenth Annual Southern Utah Championship will be held on February 20th at Helen's artsy Dixie Downs home. Helen's cooking will highlight a delicious
ZFL buffet.

Preston's Blue Devils won the Southern Utah Championship last year with a 34-21 romp over Jim's Gold Miners in the title tilt. Last year's Southern Utah Championship tournament drew a field of 16 teams. Another big crowd is expected to drop in on Dixie Downs for exciting ZFL
action. Please contact Helen for tourney info at 674-9972.

Coach Beau leads ZFL All Stars to historic 20-17 overtime victory over the Hurricane Heat in Birthday Bowl XXXIV!

(Hurricane, Utah) Although they led 17-0 in the middle of the third quarter, the ZFL All Stars had to withstand a furious Heat comeback and then an historic overtime session to finally outlast Coach Tim Spendlove 20-17 in Birthday Bowl XXXIV, held in the great outdoors at Spendlove Place on January 30th.

Helen and Mike got the ZFL All Stars off to a hot start as they marched for scores against the Heat on their first two possessions, grabbing a quick 10-0 first quarter lead. As the temperatures began to drop, both teams cooled off as Tony's two yard TD inside run gave the ZFL All Stars a 17-0 lead in the middle of the third quarter. The Heat then rose up and scored a field goal and two quick touchdowns to tie the Birthday Bowl up at 17-17 at the end of three periods. As the air temperatures continued to fall both teams struggled to move the ball. The Heat then threw three picks in the fourth quarter to end their hopes of victory in regulation time.

The first-ever Birthday Bowl overtime period saw Tim's Heat throw an interception into the endzone on their first play from scrimmage, a pass that was snagged by Preston of the Blue Devils. Donning the quarterback's helmet, Preston then led the ZFL All Stars quickly down the field on their overtime possession, driving to the Heat four yard line. After a quick sideline huddle and team vote, the ZFL All Stars elected to kick the field goal (which Preston booted through), ending the longest Birthday Bowl ever played, and giving Coach Beau Fisher's Zion Football League All Stars an exciting and historic 20-17 victory.

Birthday Bowl Notes
Doug and Kathy created another great ZFL experience at Spendlove Place with great food and fun times... Beau Fisher was named the ZFL's 2010 Most Valuable Player at halftime...Shawn Spendlove was named the ZFL's 2010 Scorekeeper of the Year...The Heat's amazing 81 yard touchdown pass in the third quarter was the fourth longest in Birthday Bowl history...The 2011 Zion Football League All Stars are the sixth team to kick two field goals in a Birthday Bowl game, and the first to score in overtime...Preston has led two All Star teams to Birthday Bowl wins...