While Brighton and Prairie View high schools have finished up their regular seasons, their football fields played host to another football spectacular.

    The Coal Creek Midget Football League played their championship games this past weekend in Brighton.

    CCMFL represents teams from 10 Front Range communities with players ranging in age from 7 to 13. Forty-four teams battled it out over the two days to determine the best of the best. Four teams representing Brighton made it into the final weekend of play.

    Coach Russ Carr brought his 12-year-old Bulldog team well-prepared to play Sunday afternoon against the Titans of Hyland Hills. Using a tenacious defense the Bulldogs held the Titans to eight points in the first half. Receiving the second-half kickoff and tied at 8, the Bulldogs scored early to increase their lead to 14-8.

    It wasn’t until the final quarter of play that the Bulldogs took control of the game. Michael Willis ran an interception back for a score, and Eric Yamaguchi’s key interception eventually led to the Bulldog’s final score. Brighton’s 12-year-olds intercepted the ball four times in the final period ending the game with an impressive 28-8 victory.

    On Saturday, teams in the CCMFL American Football Conference played their championship games.

    The Superior Mustangs Red team tied the Superior Mustang Blue team 14-14 for the 10-year-old championship.

    The Carbon Valley 1 team won out over the Superior Mustangs Red in the 11-year-old game 15-8.

    Play ended on Saturday with the Louisville Pirates beating the Superior Mustangs 12-0 in the 12-year-old division.

    On Sunday, the NFC division picked their champions. The Brighton Bulldogs White were easily beaten by the Broomfield Blitz 48-0 in the 9-year-old game.

    The Northglenn Cardinals defeated the Broomfield Blitz in the 10-year-old class 12-7.

    Brighton Silver lost to the Broomfield Blitz 14-7 in the 11-year-old game. In the final championship game of the weekend, the Northglenn Rams won out over the Broomfield Blitz 24-8 in the 13-year-old division.

    In keeping with the championship spirit for the weekend the Brighton High School Booster Club conducted a fundraiser for 9-year-old Zach Canaday who is fighting brain cancer. Zach is a player in the CCMFL and would have joined his Brighton Bulldog White team in the championship game.

    With the help of the BHS varsity football team the booster club ran the concession stand at the football field. They turned over 20 percent of the proceeds and matched all direct donations made to Canaday’s family.

    At last count, club President Deb Prewitt expected her club to raise nearly $2,000. The CCMFL also sold commemorative tee shirts with 40 percent of the proceeds to benefit Canaday. The total destined to assist Canaday was not known early this week.

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