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n a brisk but clear Sunday
afternoon, Dec. 5, the seven
high school seniors on Shapiro
AZA's undefeated "A" football team
took the field at the Jewish
Community Center in West
Bloomfield. Their longtime rivals,
Jolson "A," were just as ready to make
something happen.
Just an hour before the
championship game, Jolson
"A" took on the second of
Shapiro's three flag football
teams, outscoring them 34-27
for a place in the champi-
onship game.
Both "A" teams knew the
approaching game would be a
tough one. And it came down
to the wire, with Shapiro slip-
ping by Jolson by one point,
beating their rivals in a
breathtaking overtime win,
47-46, with an amazing extra-
point catch by Blake Movitz.

dent of Evan Shapiro AZA. "We try
our best and, unfortunately, that is not
good enough. But at least its a blast."
AZA flag football is professionally
refereed to keep the games safe and to
keep arguments to a minimum. This
year, we had a lot of participation. It
was a good turnout and hopefully next
year, it will even be better," said Eric
Dropkin of Farmington Hills, fraterni-
ty-athletic chairman of Michigan
Region AZA. "Everyone should just

Yale Miller watches
Phil Rolnitzky by
to "tackle" Adam
Horowitz.

get ready for
AZAA basket-
ball. Both sports
are a great way
for the brothers
to bond."
With Regional
Convention this
week, we should
see who the main
contenders are
Shapiro "A": Standing: Brandon Borson, Shawn Achtman,
for AZAA bas-
Bret Chaness, Blake Movitz. Front: Matt Tugender, Phil
ketball. During
Rolnitzky, Yale Miller.
Regional
Convention, par-
ticipants will compete in a variety of
Even though Shapiro was down
events including basketball. Usually,
almost the entire game, they came
the chapter that wins Regional
back with a fairy-tale finish to become
Convention basketball succeeds in also
2004 AZA flag football champions.
winning AZAA basketball, which
But just because there are winners
begins in January.
and losers doesn't mean it can't be fun.
Even in the cold weather, almost
Benji Dell of West Bloomfield is a jun-
everyone comes out weekly to have a
ior at Walled Lake Western High School
good time. "I admit, our team
and AZA regional aleph sopher (newspa-
[Shapiro "C"] is horrible, but it still is
per editor).
fun to go out there and try," said Alex
Hoffman of Farmington Hills, presi-