THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, February 15, 1995 TAG: 9502140132
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 14 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY GARY EDWARDS, CORRESPONDENT
LENGTH: Medium: 73 lines
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE weren't watching and no million-dollar commercials were unveiled, but the Super Bowl extravaganza at the Princess Anne Community Recreation Center on Super Bowl Sunday was successful in its own way.
Nearly 50 kids between the ages 6 and 17 warmed up for the Roman numeral bowl by playing some football of their own.
The Quarterback Challenge offered 31 future signalcallers a chance to test their skills in four areas: obstacle course, timed accuracy, super accuracy and distance throwing. Ten points were awarded for a first place finish; seven for second; four for third.
In the 6-11 age division, Brandon Harkey, 11, won the overall competition by winning the obstacle course and super accuracy portions of the challenge. Strong-armed Rayn Webb, 10, won the distance throw competition and finished second to Harkey. Jarrett Pickard picked up third place.
In the 12-17 age group, David Ferdon, 12, took firsts in distance and super accuracy to claim the overall title. Are you listening, scouts?
A pair of 15-year-olds - Jason Boswell and Shawn Wittcop - took second and third, respectively.
In the ``Best NFL Uniform'' contest, Zachary Aardahl, 6, and his 10-year-old sister, Kaitlin, won for their Minnesota Vikings uniforms. Brett Curll, 7, took third place for his Washington Redskin uniform.
On the previous day at the Princess Anne gym, 41 guys played their version of a season-ending bowl game. It was the inaugural Princess Anne Bowl. The would-be stars lined up in five teams, attached flags around the waist and decided who would rule the world of indoor flag football for the year.
Commissioner Mike Leigh - who also doubles as an athletics supervisor at the center - said the games would consist of two five-minute halves.
The tournament would be double-elimination and teams get four downs to go the length of the gym and score or turn it over. There would be one blitz allowed for every four downs.
Basically, it's a passing game with everybody but the quarterback going long. The QB runs around and tries to find an open teammate. Sometimes he does.
Teams had the usual nicknames borrowed from their big professional heroes teams - Cowboys, Chiefs, 49ers, Chargers, the Chimichongos.
The Chimichongos?
``Yes, that's my favorite kind of burrito,'' said team spokesman Colby Wirwille.
Were the Chimichongos going to win?
``Kind of doubt it,'' said Wirwille, confidently. ``Don't really think so.''
In a self-fulfilling prophecy, the Chimis got chongoed 21-0 by the Chargers in the opening game.
After the Chargers finished their Mexican food behind fast, strong-armed John McNeil, they polished off their next two opponents easily, including a 21-6 win over the Cowboys. Then they charged into the Cowboys for a second time but this time the Cowboys were ready. They shut down McNeil and the regulation contest ended in 6-6 tie. The Cowboys won the toss and elected to receive the sudden-death overtime kickoff. Big decision. Cowboys captain Chris Jacobs caught the ball near his goal line and sprinted the length of the gym for the championship touchdown. Cowboys 13, Chargers 6.
The champion Cowboys team consisted of David and Tyler Carr, Keyon George, Mike Dawson, Dustin Holgerson, Eric and Brian McBride. ILLUSTRATION: Photo by GARY EDWARDS
The Chargers made the final behind fleet quarterback John McNeil,
but the Cowboys shut him down in the final of the Princess Anne
Bowl, an indoor flag football game at the rec center.
by CNB