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Gorham Packers Flag Football Team after U14 Championship team in October

On Saturday, Oct. 28, at Fitzpatrick Stadium the Gorham Packers won the NFL Maine Flag Football League U14 Championship, defeating the South Portland 49’ers 20-14. The Packers went 8-1 in the regular season play, outscoring opponents 271 to 115, and went undefeated throughout the playoffs to win the championship. The Gorham Packers then went on to compete in the NFL Flag Regionals on November 11 in Taunton, Massachusetts. The ultimate goal being to compete nationally in Orlando, Florida. The team gave it their best shot and went 3-0 in pool play but lost a tough game in the single elimination playoffs which ended their run. The team placed 4th in the Regionals out of 13 teams in the division. The total record for the year was 16-2. Offensive Coordinator Bill Clark shared “the boys all played hard and each player individually contributed in a significant way to our success this season and even more so in the regional tournament.”