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November 26 • 2009
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TD pass for the Bombers and Weiss
ran for a score for Massad.
An interception by Eric Michaels
set up Mossad's winning touchdown
in the second overtime, a two-yard
pass from Weiss to Rubenfaer.
Contact Ellis for next spring's sea-
son: oneadamse@aol.com .
he competition is get-
ting tougher in the Jewish
Football League.
It took two overtimes to
determine the winner of the champion-
ship game. And it was Mossad, the
No. 4 seed in the six-team league, that
Flag Day
won it all with a 32-26 victory over
The Jewish Community Center in
No. 3 seed Bay's Bombers at West
West Bloomfield dipped its toes into
Bloomfield High School.
the NFL-affiliated Michigan Youth Flag
"There's no doubt the talent is
Football program this fall. One football
improving throughout the league,"
team and one cheerleading squad
said Mossad captain and league
in the grades 2-3 division joined the
spokesman Adam Ellis.
MYFF's West Bloomfield league.
This was the flag football league's
There were 10 players (nine boys
seventh season. Five have been held and one girl) on the JCC football team,
during the fall, and two in the spring.
which won seven of eight games.
Ellis has played in the last six sea-
Michael Whiting was the coach and
sons, so he has a good perspective
Ruben Levy his assistant.
of the level of competition.
Annette Whiting coached the
Players must be at least age 30 to
eight girls on the JCC cheerleading
join the league. Eight-player teams
team, which cheered for other league
are selected by captains in a draft.
teams because there were only two
Mossad went 4-3 during the regu-
cheerleading squads for eight foot-
lar season this fall, but it was 3-0 in
ball teams.
the playoffs. The middle playoff vic-
tory was a come-from-behind 19-13
Goldberg! Goldberg!
thriller over No. 1 seed Lox to Win
The National Jewish Sports Hall of
(captain Ross Niskar), which won all
Fame will have seven new members
seven of its regular-season games.
after induction on April 18, 2010.
Captain Rick Behar's Bay's
The group includes former pro-
Bombers team jumped in front of
fessional wrestler Bill Goldberg;
Mossad 13-0 in the championship
Virginia Tech basketball coach Seth
game. Touchdown passes from Bryan Greenberg; judo champion Rusty
Weiss to Ellis and Rick Rubenfaer
Kanokogi; Olympic swimmer Jason
tied the game at 13-13, but the
Lezak; golfer Richard Siderowf;
Bombers went back in front 19-13.
Dick Traum, founder of the New
Another touchdown pass from
York City-based Achilles Track
Weiss to Ellis made it 19-19. It looked
Club; and former NFL lineman Alan
like the Bombers were going to win
Veingrad.
in regulation time, but Mossad's Ian
The Hall of Fame is located in the
Freed intercepted a pass in the end
Suffolk Jewish Community Center in
zone with 19 seconds to go.
Commack, N.Y. I I
Both teams scored on their first
play from scrimmage in the first
Please send sports news to
overtime. Loren Blumberg caught a
sports@thejewishnews.com .