News and Announcements
Tackle Football
8-man developmental, tackle football managed by Coach Mo. Leagues are "kid" driven with instruction in basic athletic and life skills. Our goal is to provide athletes, parents and coaches a spiritual outlet through sports and to develop within each athlete, strong values and attitudes....and everyone plays!
SEASONS**Used as a pre-cusor to tackle football, our NFL Flag players will also compete in the annual Arizona Cardinals Flag Football tournament in October at the end of their flag season, then using the basic skills learned, begin tackle football.
2011
Monday, December 26
MINI CAMPS & FOOTBALL CLINICS BEGIN IN MID JANUARY
SPRING FOOTBALL KICKS OFF IN MARCH
Teams particpating in the Phoenix First Assembly based Glory League will be gin play the second weekend in March according to league director Larry Kerychuk. The league is considering an 11-man format and an upgrade to a 15U age group. A list of prospectiive teams will be released in the coming weeks.
Coach Mo football teams from Verde Park, Alhambra Little Canyon Park, Garcia & Sullivan are expected to participate in the Glory and/or the Murphy school district based Public School League (PSL). The PSL has 15U, 13U & 11U age groups.
The Junjior high school program at Phoenix Christian will either field a team or particpate in the traditional 3 week spring program at Christian high.
Our annual indoor passing league kicks off in Mid-January.
Those Who Stay....... |
GARCIA BEATS LITTLE CANYON, WINS PSL/ROTARY CUP
GARCIA 12, ALHAMBRA LITTLE CANYON PARK 0
Garcia's defense shut down unbeaten Little Canyon enroute to a 12-0 win. Led by coach Raynaldo Plata, the Bucks forced 6 turnovers and sacked LCP quarterbacks 7 times. Garcia's ground game pounded out over 150 yards and the defense shut down Canyon's big play offense, keeping LCP out of Garcia territiry for the entire game. To it's credit, Canyon stopped Garcia in the Red Zone 3 times.
Garcia finishes the season 6-4 after a 2-4 non-league schedule in the Glory league, where they won the spring title.
Spring 2012 starts in March ......Join Us!
THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS,
Saturday, December 3
GLORY LEAGUE SEMI FINALS
Royalty Knights 13 - AIMS Warriors 12.
Knights scored on opening kickoff with Benny Blanco taking it to the house. Although the Knights committed 4 turnovers they were able to hold the warriors to 12 points. The Knights meet the Wildcats in the Chamionship game saturday @ phoenix Christian High. This is the second championship game in Knights three years as an organization.
Glendale Wildcats 34, Glendale Cardinals 33
The WIldcats stun the first place Cardinals and earn a trip to the championship game where they willl meet the Avondale (Royalty) Knights.
Monday, December 5
GARCIA & LITTLE CANYON ADVANCE TO LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS
ALHAMBRA LITTLE CANYON PARK 33, PHOENIX MOUNTAIN VIEW 32
In a thriller in which 4 touchdowns were scored on long runs in the last two minutes, Little Canyon Park defeated Mountain View for the City North Championship to advance to League championship game. They will face Murphy League Champion Garcia (4-4/2-0). Mountain View will take on Hamilton in the Rotary Cup Bowl.
MURPHY CHAMPIONSHIP
GARCIA 14, SULLIVAN 8
Garcia stopped Sullivan scoring drives 3 times late in the seconf half to win the Murphy Youth Football championship. The Garcia running game appeared to wear down Sullivan, who answered with a second wind, but costly turnovers proved to be the difference.
Saturday, November 19
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
Saturday, November 12
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
Right Way Forward: 5 Schools, 300 players in Junior Player Development |
COACH MO FOOTBALLL: MURPHY LEAGUE
Sullivan 24, Hamilton 8
Jose Montes threw TD passes to Xavier Juniel and Tommy Works and ran for a score as Sullivan takes down Hamilton. Coach Hart also says " Jackie and Luis Garcia and Nic Sotalo had standout performances on the line. Hamiton's King Sandoval had over 100 yards on 9 carries and a touchdown. Tomas Meza and Nina Haney also played well for Hamilton Coffelt.
Class C Rankings: #1 LIttle Canyon, #2 Sullivan, #3 Mountain View, #4 Phoenix Christian, #5 Art Hamilton
Other Teams: Royal Palm, Granada East, Hermosa Park, Kuban, Dunbar
GLORY LEAGUE
Avondale Knights 20, Sullivan 6
Glendale Wildcats 31, Glendale Cardinals 27
AIM Warriors 28, Garcia 6
COMMING SOON: Public School League Championships, AAU Championship Series (Dec 2011)
MONDAY NITE FOOTBALL
Murphy Monday Nite Football kicks off November 14th. An instructional league, members participate in light skills training and contact drills followed by a controlled scrimmage.
Sunday, November 6
FOOTBALL SCORES
GLORY LEAGUE
Glendale Cardinals 18, Garica Buckeyes 13
Glendale Wildcats 25, Avondale Knights 6
JUNIOR LEAGUE (CLASS C 12u)
Alhambra Little Canyon 12, Sullivan Chargers 7: Alhambra's Isaiah Montross scored on a 40 yard run as time expired as Little Canyon keeps rolling in Class B Junior League football. Quarterback Isaiah Morales also scored for Little Canyon.
PUBLIC SCHOOL LEAGUE
PSL Football picks up again with Mountain View, Hamilton & Royal Palm kicking off their seasons in the next two weeks.
Tuesday, November 1
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
Murphy Monday Night Football at Art Hamilton Elementary School |
ARIZONA CARDINALS FALL NFL FLAG TOURNAMENT
Four Coach Mo Football teams entered the 2011 Arizona Cardinals NFL Flag tournament, Alhambra Little Canyon Park (11U & 14U), Phoenix Mountain View (11U & 14U),and the South Mountain Jets. Alhambra and Mountain View made it to the elite 8, Alhambra advanced to the final four, 3rd year in a row we had a team in the final four.
GLORY LEAGUE FOOTBALL
Plagued by turnovers, defending champion Garcia started the season with a loss after starting with a non-league win over Phoenix Mountain View. Sullivan, playing their first tackle season , also lost in its home opener.
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL/FOOTBALL FRIDAY'S REGISTRATION
Geared especially for beginners and those new to football, our instructional league for tackle players begins 7 November with a mini camp. Monday Nite Football & Football Fridays are held weekly from 430pm-6pm. At Art Hamilton elementary school. Players who display the ability to compete at a higher level will play on our travel team and compete in upcoming bowl games. Contact Coach Mo at 4802170175 via text or email us at coachmo@coachmo.com for details.
Sunday, October 23
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP (Click here for current standings)
Junior League (JV/Elementary)
Cougar Bowl (10/22)
Sullivan 22, Phoenix Christian 12
Tuesday, October 18
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: LAST WEEK'S GAMES
GLORY LEAGUE (14u)
Glendale Wildcats 20, Garcia 13
Glendale Cardinals 32, Sullivan Chargers 6
CLASS C RESULTS (JV/13U)
Alhambra Little Canyon 20, Phoenix Christian 8
Monday, October 17
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
LAST WEEK'S SCORES
GLORY LEAGUE
Glendale Wildcats 46, Sullivan 12 - Glendale Cardinals 30, Garcia Buckeyes 13
PHOENIX CHRISTIAN LEAGUE (JV/13u)
Little Canyon 20, Christian 8
Sunday, October 9
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
GARCIA FIGHTS OFF MOUNTAIN VIEW VARSITY, LITTLE CANYON DEFEATS MOUNTAIN VIEW JV SQUAD
Garcia 22, Mountain View 14
Garcia scored on a long TD pass with less than a minute left to hold off a hard charging Phoenix Mountain View 22-14. The teams traded leads in the first 3/4's of the game with Mountain View actualy leading 14-7 at one point.
Alhambra Little Canyon Park 20, Mountain View (Junior Varsity) 8
Little Canyon scored twice late in the first have and wore down Mountain View's junior team 20-8.
Saturday, October 1
Little Canyon Upends #1 Sullivan
Sullivan's (gold) line dominated early in the game |
ALHAMBRA LITTLE CANYON PARK 24, SULLIVAN 14
Down 14-0 at one point, Little Canyon Park scored 24 unanswered points, the last 18 after turnovers, in a win over toped ranked Sullivan. Sullivan built up a 14-0 lead and pretty much controlled flow of the game. Little Canyon, fresh off of a tie with Phoenix Christian, narrowed the score before the half and trailed 14-6.
Midway through the second half, the first of 4 Sullivan fumbles occurs as Leo Montenegro recovered a Sullivan fumble. Montenegro later scored on a short run after a Little Canyon drive. Isaiah Morales (who also through a 40 yard touchdown pass) returned and interception for another score to give Little Canyon an 18-14 lead. Montenegro capped the scoring with a spectacular 30 yard run .
Sullivan's Jose Montez ran for a touchdown and threw a TD pass to Xavier Jonnel. Jasmin Lopez, Tommy Works and Jackie Garcia played very well on Defense for the Chargers.
Thursday, September 29
CHRISTIAN & LITTLE CANYON STALEMATE
Phoenix Christian 0, Alhambra Little Canyon Park 0
In what amounted to a defensive struggle, Christian and Little Canyon play to a scoreless tie at Art Hamilton's Field Of Dreams Sports Complex. Try as they may, neither team was able to move the ball on offense in this tough, physical battle. Little Canyon entered the game ranked #2 in Class C. Phoenix Christian finishes the regular season at Hamilton vs the Huskies on 13 September. Little Canyon plays at Mountain View October 8.
Saturday, September 17
2011 Class C (Elementary Division) Schedule Released (Click Here)
Saturday, September 17
SULLLIVAN WINS SEASON OPENER
Sullivan 20, Phoenix Christian 8
Team Sullivan's Jose' Montes threw touchdown passes to Nic Sotello & Xavier Jonnel as Sullivan won the leagues Season opener. Our first "Class C" tackle game (Sub-Junior high). Zac Mungillo & Josiah Thomas scored for Christian. Christian's touchdown was setup by big runs by Landy Gillette and William Thomas.
Jose Montes to Nic Sotelo, Garcia 8-0
PC Zac Mungello 3y run
Josiah Thomas 2pt run
Tied at 8
S - TD pass to Xavier Juniel
14-8 Sullivan
S - Montes 10y run
Final Score Sullivan - 20 - 8
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SULLIVAN HIGHLIGHTS
#20,Nick Sotelo, 2-touch-downs, 5-tackles, 1-sack.
#31,Jose Montes, 1- touch-down, 5-tackles,1-sack.
#32,Tommy Works,1-interception, 4-tackles.
#43,Edwardo Lopez,4-tackles, 1-sack.
#56,Jasmin Lopez,2-tacklesM 1 sack, 1-fumble recovery.
#21,Xavier Juniel,1-tochdown, 1,tackle.
#78 recorded 2 sacks & two tackles for losses. Not bad...young lady! |
Saturday, September 10
TACKLE SEASON STARTS WITHH FOOTBALL FRIDAYS AT ART HAMILTON SCHOOL
Sullivan School hosts Phoenix Christian at the Arthur Hamilton based Rotary Field of Dreams Friday the 16th at 5pm. This will be our first full season of tackle football. Our full schedule will be released on Sunday, September 11th. Member teams are Phoenix Mountain View, Alhambra Little Canyon Park, Arthur Hamilton (Coffelt), Hermosa Park, Lindo Park, Sullivan and Phoenix Christian.
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Wednesday, July 13
Fall Football Registration for tackle & flag football
Phoenix locations begin registration and minicamp for flag football in August for tackle football seasons that begin in September (5th/6th grade) and October (7th/8th grade). Browse our menu bar for schools near you. Most are instructional leagues with short seasons to include flag football followed by tackle or vise-versa.
Depending on the league, games are played on Monday, Wednesday or Thursday nights. Contact Coach Mo via phone/text 480-217-0175 email us at coachmo@coachmo.com and be sure to follow us on Facebook @ Coach Mo Football
Saturday, June 4
GARCIA BEATS AIM WARRIORS, WIN GLORY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP!
Team Garcia players gather during pre-game |
GARCIA 27, AIM WARRIORS 6
After a slow start, Team Garcia (8-1), a squad made up of players and alumni from the Murphy School District, scored 20 unanswered second half points enroute to a 27-6 win over the AIM Warriors. Long time Field Of Dreams player Geraldo Flores had two bif touchdowns in the second half. One a 45 yard interception returned to a touchdown, the other a 40-plus yard punt return. Tommy Flores closed out the scoring with a one handed grab later in the second half. Quarterback Jose' Bivens threw two touchdown passes.
Coached by former South Mountain player Roynalda Plata, team Garcia's roster is as follows: #21 Tommy Flores, #30 Armond Cotta, #51 Angelo Flores, #31 Geraldo Flores, #89 Luis Payan, #20 Fernando Valerio, #50 Francisco Carillo, #77 Samuel Rivera, #43 Luis Zamora, #55 Filipe Corrales, #88 Mauel Corrales, #44 Jose' Bivens, #56 Daniel Tafolla.
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Sunday, May 29
TEAM GARCIA FOOTBALL UPDATE: Saturday, June 4th, 5:30pm - Championship Game @ Phoenix First Assembly Church vs the A.I.M. Warriors
Sunday, May 22
777: 7 0n 7 Sundays at 7pm - Phoenix Christian High School
Tuesday, May 24
TEAM GARCIA ADVANCES
TEAM GARCIA ADVANCES TO SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, AWAITS OPPONENT
Team Garcia's Buckeyes (7-1)and will face the either the Locomotives or the Warriors in the AIM league spring championship game on 5 June.
The Buc's beat the rival Avondale Knights 34-6 in a one sided win last Saturday.
The Locomotives and Warriors play Thursday the 26th at Phoenix First Assembly Church. The championship game will be played at First Assembly the following weekend.
TEAM GARCIA RESULTS
Team Garcia 14, Warriors 12
Another come from behind win for Garcia now 3-1.
Team Garcia 25, Avondale 12
Phoenix Locomotives 21, Garcia 19
Team Garcia 28, Avondale 12
Team Garcia 13, Phoenix Warriors 12
Team Garcia 21, Locomotives 0
SEMIFINAL
Team Garcia 34, Avondale 6
Tuesday, May 24
Spring Football Roundup
Videos Posted by Coach Mo Football
Saturday, May 7
SPRING FOOTBALL 2011
SULLIVAN, GARCIA AND ALHAMBRA COMMUNITY LITTLE CANYON IN 3 WAY SCRIMMAGE
Teams from Garcia, Sullivan & Little Canyon Park meet at Arthtur Hamilton's field of dreams for a 3-way, times tackle football scrimmage.
Sullivan and Garcia pretty much dominated play as Murphy Football takes another major step as a competetive league. Click on the picture for YouTube video footage or follow us on Facebook. Click here for more football news.
TEAMS PARTICIPATE IN CARDINALS TOURNAMENT
Players from all four Murphy schools participate in the first Cardinals Big Red Flag Football tournament at University If Phoenix stadiums.
Players and coaches also recieve passes to the Cardials Rib Fest & Music Festival.
In all, 7 teams from the spring league participate with Team Sullivan's 11 & 14U team and Hamilton's 11U's making it to the elite 8 and sweet 16 rounds.
FOOTBALL FRIDAYS RESUME IN APRIL
Team Garcia made up of mostly Garcia students and freshman alumni from Carl Hayden, resumed developmental football in the "AIM" league in April.
See results below
Team Garcia 14, Warriors 12
Another come from behind win for Garcia now 3-1.
Team Garcia 25, Avondale 12
Phoenix Tomahawks 21, Garcia 19
Team Murphy 13, Phoenix Warriors 12
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Saturday, April 23
Timed/controlled scrimmage: Sullivan vs Little Canyon Park at Arthur Hamilton School
Tackle GameDay: Spring Football 2011
Saturday, April 16
Garcia (Team Murphy) Beats Warriors, improves to 2-1
broke through Warriors defense for a 63 yd scamper, but the Warriors defense pulled itself together and held for the series returning the ball to their offense to end the 1st half with Warriors up 12-0.
Tuesday, January 18
GARCIA TACKLE FOOTBALL: FIRST ASSEMBLY LEAGUE
GARCIA GUACHOS UPDATES
- 17 December: Won 26-12 Over Avondale
- 7 January: Lost 18-0 over PFA Crusaders
- 14 January: Lost to PFA Wolves 19-13
- 21 January: 7pm playoff game at Garcia
Overall record: 5-2 overall, 2-2 in PFA league
NORTH MOUNTAIN FOOTBALL
WEST CENTRAL PHOENIX
CJ Jorgensen elementary school
Seasons
- Fall League: September-October (August registration)
- Spring League: April-May (Tackle & Flag Football)
- Summer Passing League: June (May & June registration)
Current Schedule
Age groups: 5th & 6th grade, 7 & 8th grade tackle, 14u, 11U, 8u Flag football
When & Where: Practices are held at Jorgensen elementary school
Location: 17th Ave & Rozier
Cost: Contact Coach Mo
What to bring: water bottle (bring lots of water).
What to wear: Comfortable shorts, T-shirt, running shoes. Players must buy their own football pants.
What to expect: Offense and defense skills training on Tuesdays, league game dates
Register: Click here to download registration forms and contact Coach Mo to schedule sign ups.