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DAC HAS BIG DAY AT NFL FLAG REGIONAL TOURNAMENT
    
 
   
  The DAC Rangers took it to a new level when they earned the second seed and made it all the way to the Championship Game at the NFL Regional Tournament held at the NY Jets state of the art training facility in Florham Park, NJ.

Led by they’re team Captain Sean Karol and Quarterback Anthony Kavalis, the Rangers set a new NFL Flag standard when they mercy their opening opponent in 11 plays and in under 5 minutes. Kavalis hit Karol on the opening play for the score and the improbable was set in motion. After going up 7-0, David Montes picked off an errant pass for a TD and 14-O lead. Again the opponent threw an INT, but this time to Alec Zimmern. Kavalis then hit wide out Aaron Geffen, who dashed down the sidelines for a 21-0 lead. The stifling defense allowed no yardage and the ball was returned to the Rangers and that’s when Kavalis found Dennis Frame for the final TD of the game and the mercy was complete. The DAC Ranger 28 PA Highlights 0.

In their second match up, the DAC boys continued to dominate and mercy their opponent 29-0 on the very last play of the first half on a pass from Kavalis to Karol. The scoring started on an end around run by their RB, Travis Tatis, who outraced everyone down the sidelines. Montes and Frame added scores to complete the blowout. DAC Rangers 29- Levittown Jets 0

The Rangers now found themselves in a position to earn the number one seed. However, they were going up against a team that also had two mercy wins. In this playoff atmosphere game, one team was moving on and the other was going home. It didn’t take long to find out when the opening drive led to an early 6-0 lead for the Rangers. The Friars where starting to move the ball, but that’s when Alec Zimmern made his second INT of the day and returned the ball to the Friars 4 yard line. Kavalis wasted no time in finding his favorite target Karol and the score move to 13-0. After another strike to Tatis, the route was on. The DAC boys however needed the shut out to have any hope for gaining the top seed. The Friars speedy running back avoided the defense and it looked like the shutout was lost, but ML David Schisler dove to stop them at the two yard line and preserve the shutout. Geffen then closed out the scoring with a nifty run down the sidelines. DAC Rangers 26- Friars 0.

The second seeded Rangers next test came in the Semi’s against the St Anthony Saints, a perennial powerhouse at NFL Flag. The boys did not back down and with a smothering defense led by a relentless Frame, who sacked the QB five times and Montes, who shut down the run, the Rangers were able to keep the Saints at bay. The Saints did break through first and take a first half lead 6-0. In the second half, The Ranger defense continued to dominate. Kavalis then found Karol on two long passes, the last coming with 20 second left on the clock and the win. DAC Ranger defeats Saint Anthony’s 13-6.

A long 10 hour day and the loss of star RB/CB Michael Rodriguez came back to haunt the boys in the finals where they also lost both Schisler and Geffen to various injuries. The NY Panthers, the defending and three times National Champions neatly made it 6-0 after an interception and a quick scoring strike. The Rangers then marched but failed to score. On the very next play the Panther scored on a 45 yard run and a 13- 0 lead. Against a team like the Panthers, this proved too much and the ride had finally ended. NY Panthers 13, DAC Rangers 0.

This group of elite athletes from the DAC organization played together under the leadership of coach, Keith Schisler. The competition included 20 teams from various states in the Northeast Region of the country. The boys and their families had an excellent time and were proud to represent the DAC organization.