Stallion Defense Melts David's Tundra 35-10 in CFL Action inside Zion National Park!

(Zion National Park, Utah) In a CFL contest that was much closer than the final score indicates, Mike's mighty CFL Stallions drilled on David's Tundra 35-10 in scenic Stallion Stadium on April 29th. Mike's big, bad, and blue defense forced eight Tundra turnovers. On four other occasions the Stallion defense caused the Tundra to turnover possession on downs. As a result the Tundra offense did not score their only major, a 3 yard TD Short Pass, until there were only six plays in the game.

The Stallion offense struggled as well, also committing eight turnovers, but did manage to toss three touchdown passes to control the tempo of the game.

In a wild CFL chess move, the Tundra elected to punt a missed Stallion field goal out of the endzone with an Endzone Kick at the end of the first half. The Stallions returned that punt for a 19 yard TD punt return and a 21-3 halftime lead.

The Stallion-Tundra CFL exhibition armchair football contest was a warm up for the upcoming Molson Cup X tournament, to be held on May 22nd at Mike's historic cabin in Zion National Park.

Hurricane Heat Captures 27th Zion Bowl, Melting Kellie's Criminals 56-21 in Championship Game!

(Zion National Park, Utah) Showcasing an offensive dice toss that boggled the mind, Tim's Hurricane Heat rolled through the twenty-seventh Zion Bowl before blitzing Kellie's Criminals 56-21 in the championship game. The Heat's high-scoring offense and special teams launched Tim to his fifth ZFL championship, catapulting his Heat from 13th to 10th place in the all-time ZFL tournament standings. The powerful Heat captured their second Zion Bowl crown as their defense intercepted ten Criminal passes that set up Tim's powerful and fiery offense which then took over and converted four of those turnovers into TDs. The feast provided by ZFL fans and Zion National Park's natural beauty created a beautiful day in Oak Creek Canyon as the Zion Football League celebrated 27 years in southern Utah and the start of another great year!

Zion Bowl Notes

ZFL teams combined to block eight punts in the Zion Bowl tourney, including three that were returned for touchdowns...…Mike's Posse led the painful blocked punt parade with four in two games… The Heat bolted out to a 38-7 second quarter lead enroute to a 66-24 throttling of Shawn's Assies in semi-final action…After trailing 24-21 at the end of the third quarter against John's Nighthawks, Kellie's Criminals drove for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and captured a 35-24 semi-final victory…Doug's Parowan stunned Jim's Gold Miners with seven touchdowns in a 50-27 opening round romp…Tony Natalie's Air Nat has now appeared in back-to-back Zion Football League tournaments for the first time since the 1980's…

Mike's Southern Utah Champion Posse Seek to Arrest Zion Bowl XXVII inside Zion National Park!

(Zion National Park, Utah) The Zion Football League is proud to announce that the twenty-seventh annual Zion Bowl will take place on Sunday April 10th at Mike's hidden and historic cabin in Zion National Park. Mike will provide a surprise pizza buffet for the ravenous masses. Pre-game activities kick-off promptly at 10:00 a.m. The Zion Bowl is the oldest Zion Football League Tournament held annually in Southern Utah. The first ever Zion Bowl took place in the basement apartment of Mike Large in what is now the Zion Pizza Noodle in downtown Springdale on December 29, 1984. Sue Large's Angels flew past Randy Mount's Vikings 38-14 for the first Zion Bowl Crown. Since then the Zion Bowl tournament has proudly showcased the best players, teams, and fans from all over Southern Utah and beyond.

Zion Bowl Notes
Tony's Stoners outcoached John's Nighthawks 24-14 in last year's Zion Bowl XXVI Championship Game…In 2009's Zion Bowl title tilt, Katie's Gutter Sluts beat Doug's Parowan 46-43 to capture the canyon crown…Justin's Kaibab Mountain Cows edged Mike's Posse 24-17 for 2008's Zion Bowl XXIV Crown held at Spendlove Place…On April 8th, 2007 Tim's Hurricane Heat melted down Doug's Rams 45-31…Jim's Gold Miners detoxed Tony's Stoners 35-32 in the title tilt of 2006's Zion Bowl XXII…The ZFL extends Happy Birthday wishes to ZFL Hall of Famer Kirk Gifford, coach of the Ravens…