culloden
academy
2004 Claymores Bowl Northern
Qualifier
 With
the increase in popularity in the sport of American flag football,
Inverness Blitz Academy of American Football was asked by the Scottish
Claymores to host a northern qualifier for the Claymores Bowl.
With schools eager to take up the opportunity of
getting coaches from the Inverness Blitz Academy of American Football
to come along and coach pupils in their schools the initial quota
of places was soon met, with teams being formed in Culloden Academy,
Inverness Royal Academy, Fortrose Academy, Dingwall Academy, Glenurquhart
High School and Lossiemouth High School.
The teams were split into two groups of three with
the winner from each group going through to play-off for the place
in the Claymores Bowl final. Group one featured the Moray Maniacs
from Lossiemouth High School, Dingwall Academy Vikings and Fortrose
Academy.
The Moray Maniacs who were narrowly beaten in last
years Claymores Bowl final were favourites to take this group and
in the first game showed the form that had taken them so far before
as they beat Fortrose 57 – 6, with Maniacs running back Innes
Thomson making some long explosive runs and also some great catches,
and Jane Johnston of Fortrose picking up their points on a run play
from deep in their own half.
In game two Fortrose recovered from the defeat
to push local rivals Dingwall Academy Raiders and with only 5 minutes
left in the game the Fortrose team were within 1 point thanks to
some great play from Alex Goodwin who scored three touchdowns and
Ciaran Seath with one.
However an interception and a couple of good drives
by the Vikings led by quarterback Kenneth Mackay gave them the game
by 38 points to 25 with Vikings David Shand scoring 3 times and
CJ Mackenzie twice.
The final game in the group between the Moray Maniacs
and Dingwall Academy Vikings would decide who would make it through
to the final with both teams undefeated.
It was the Moray Maniacs that took control from
the start and stayed ahead throughout the game thanks to some great
touchdowns from Karl Christie, Blair Laird and Innes Thomson.
However the Dingwall Vikings did not let the Maniacs
away with an easy win with CJ Mackenzie catching some deep passes.
Group two consisted of Culloden Academy Cougars,
Glenurquhart High School Gladiators, Inverness Royal Academy.
Glenurquhart and Inverness Royal Academy were first
up and despite two good runs for touchtowns by the Gladiators the
Royal Academy walked out winners 45 to 12 thanks to four touchdowns
from Steven Macdougall and one each from Alex Henderson and Steven
Boser.
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