Standings

JGL Youth 1997	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Northern Conference
Doncaster Wildcats (C)	5	5	0	0			1.000
Humberside Rockets (Q)	4	2	2	0			.500
Steel City Warriors (P)	4	1	3	0			.250
Birmingham Raiders	3	0	3	0			.000
Eastern Conference
Peterborough Centurions (C)	5	4	1	0			.800
UCLA Renegades (Q)	5	5	0	0			1.000
Fen Harriers (P)	3	1	2	0			.333
Ipswich Cardinals	5	0	5	0			.000
South East Conference
Brighton B-52s (C)	5	4	1	0			.800
Worthing Guardians (Q)	5	3	2	0			.600
Edenbridge Knights (P)	4	1	3	0			.250
South West Conference
Bristol Aztecs (C)	6	5	1	0			.833
Plymouth Commodores	4	1	3	0			.250
Bournemouth Renegades	4	0	4	0			.000

Plate Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Plate Semi-Finals
19.07.1997	Fen Harriers	44	Steel City Warriors	12
	Plate Final
19.07.1997	Edenbridge Knights	36	Fen Harriers	46

Bowl Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
12.07.1997	Peterborough Centurions	17	Humberside Rockets	12
12.07.1997	Doncaster Wildcats	12	UCLA Renegades	2
12.07.1997	Bristol Aztecs	22	Worthing Guardians	34
	Semi-Finals
19.07.1997	Brighton B-52s	24	Worthing Guardians	20
19.07.1997	Doncaster Wildcats	42	Peterborough Centurions	0
	National Youth Championship		JGL Final X
02.08.1997	Doncaster Wildcats	20	Brighton B-52s	36

Regular Season Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
10.05.1997	Ipswich Cardinals	0	Peterborough Centurions	38
10.05.1997	Humberside Rockets	74	Steel City Warriors	6
10.05.1997	Birmingham Raiders	0	Doncaster Wildcats	80
10.05.1997	Bristol Aztecs	34	Bournemouth Renegades	0
10.05.1997	Edenbridge Knights	6	Brighton B-52s	8
	Week 2
17.05.1997	Steel City Warriors	124	Birmingham Raiders	0
	Week 3
	Week 4
31.05.1997	Ipswich Cardinals	0	UCLA Renegades	42
31.05.1997	Humberside Rockets	12	Doncaster Wildcats	24
31.05.1997	Plymouth Commodores	6	Worthing Guardians	22
	Week 5
07.06.1997	Brighton B-52s	40	Worthing Guardians	12
07.06.1997	Humberside Rockets	138	Birmingham Raiders	6
07.06.1997	Doncaster Wildcats	52	Steel City Warriors	6
07.06.1997	Peterborough Centurions	14	UCLA Renegades	18
07.06.1997	Plymouth Commodores	12	Bristol Aztecs	28
	Week 6
	Week 7
21.06.1997	Bournemouth Renegades	8	Bristol Aztecs	30
21.06.1997	Edenbridge Knights	28	Worthing Guardians	40
21.06.1997	UCLA Renegades	66	Ipswich Cardinals	0
21.06.1997	Fen Harriers	6	Peterborough Centurions	22
21.06.1997	Doncaster Wildcats	44	Humberside Rockets	26
	Week 8
28.07.1997	Ipswich Cardinals	0	Fen Harriers	56
28.07.1997	Steel City Warriors	0	Doncaster Wildcats	44
28.07.1997	Worthing Guardians	10	Brighton B-52s	36
28.07.1997	Bristol Aztecs	12	Edenbridge Knights	16
28.07.1997	UCLA Renegades	6	Peterborough Centurions	26
28.07.1997	Plymouth Commodores	42	Bournemouth Renegades	6
	Week 9
05.07.1997	Brighton B-52s	42	Edenbridge Knights	20
05.07.1997	Fen Harriers	8	UCLA Renegades	12
05.07.1997	Peterborough Centurions	52	Ipswich Cardinals	0
05.07.1997	Bournemouth Renegades	6	Worthing Guardians	60
05.07.1997	Bristol Aztecs	28	Plymouth Commodores	14

Report

The 10th National Youth Championship Final in the Junior Gridiron League in Britain was won by Brighton B-52s after favourites Doncaster Wildcats were involved in a near crash on the motorway when one of the tyres on their team coach blew on the way to the game, which may have impinged on their performance. The Wildcats had gone through the season undefeated prior to this, winning the Northern Conference from Humberside Rockets and then defeating Eastern Conference runners-up UCLA Renegades from Boston in Lincolnshire in the Playoffs and Peterborough Centurions the Eastern Conference Champions in the Semi-Finals. In the Southern half of the draw Brighton B-52s knocked out near neighbours Worthing Guardians 24-20 with a last minute touchdown in the Semi-Finals. The Guardians had eliminated South West Conference Champions Bristol Aztecs in the First Round Playoffs. Bristol Aztecs had been the only team all season to defeat South East Conference Champions and eventual National Youth Champions Brighton B-52s. The League was Flag Football (non-contact American Football).

Map of Brighton (Home of Champions Brighton B-52s)

References

[1] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 10 May, 1996. pg. 21

[4] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 17 May 1996 pg. 20

[5] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 31 May 1996. pg. 21

[6] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 7 June 1996. pg. 21

[7] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 21 June 1996. pg. 21

[8] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 28 June 1996. pg. 21

[9] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 5 July 1996. pg. 21

[10] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 12 July 1996. pg. 21

[11] Anon. (1993) “JGL” First Down. 19 July 1996. pg. 21

[12] Anon (1993) “JGL” First Down. August 2, 1996. pg. 20

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Derek Walsh.

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