Madden had another incredible FNL season. It’s hard to believe he’s been playing twice a year since kindergarten—and still absolutely loves it. This season was especially meaningful because we managed to build a strong team made up entirely of boys from Madden's Pop Warner squad. Jake claimed he was going to step back from coaching, but we all knew that wasn’t really going to happen.
The boys had a great regular season, finishing 8-1 and taking second place in their division. Honestly, they could have gone 9-0—they just had one off game. For most teams, it wouldn’t have even been considered a bad performance, but for them, it was below their usual standard.
When playoffs started, they locked in. Keep in mind, this is the 7th/8th grade division, so to reach the finals, we had to go through several tough 8th grade teams. The boys played some of the best football we’ve ever seen from them—every single player stepped up.
We made it to the championship game against a huge 8th grade team. And when I say huge, I mean the other team looked twice the size of our boys. But it didn’t matter—our team simply out-skilled them. It was one of the most intense games I’ve ever watched. The game went into overtime, tied at 32-32. Our defense held strong, and then Madden scored the winning touchdown to bring home the championship. It was an unforgettable night.
This marks Madden’s fourth FNL Championship win—with just one more season to go.
I just finished watching Madden's flag football video. Wow! Madden is really good. I know it's like watching Red Zone, but the way he anticipates, runs, turns, manuvers, etc. is amazing. I know you put alot of time into coaching and giving him all the opportunities to get better, but he is putting in the work. And it helps that he inherited the competitive gene from both Nicole and Jake. And he has "the moves." All I can say is "Jiminy Christmas." Love, Grand-ma
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