Back-to-Back Pee Wee Super Bowl Champs

The 2012 Warren Lumberjack Pee Wee Champs.  The helmet placed next to the trophy was in honor of Logan Ashcraft, a team member that was taken to the hospital during the game with an injury.  (This photo is not to be reprinted in any publication without permission from salineriverchronicle.com.)

Saturday, November 3rd was Super Bowl day for various teams of Southeast Arkansas that participate in Pee Wee football for grades 3 and 4 and grades 5 and 6.  Warren, Hermitage, Hamburg, Drew Central, Crossett, and McGehee participated in the league.

In the final day's contest the Warren 3rd and 4th grade team came up short 12-0 against Hamburg.  They had a good year and finished 4th in the league with a 4-3 record.  They were coached by Don Hollingsworth, Bryan Cornish, David Dunaway, Michael Gardner, Matt Cathey, and Shannon Lassiter.

The 5th and 6th grade team won the championship with a 30-6 victory over Crossett.  They were coached by Chet Brown, Brent Higgins, and Chris Ashcraft.

In the 5th and 6th grade game Crossett scored first to take a 6-0 lead.  Warren then scored on a 15-yard touchdown pass from J'Malichi Kinnard to Treylon Burks.  Vincent Steppes scored a 2-point conversion.  Warren's Vincent Steppes then picked up a fumble and ran 65 yards for a touchdown.  The 2-PAT was good by Kinnard.  Steppes  had a TD run of 30 yards in the second half, and Kinnard scored the 2-point conversion.

The final Warren score came on an interception returned for a touchdown by Kinnard.  The PAT failed.

Warren's offensive line looked good and the defense was solid.  Dylan Higgins kicked off for Warren several times deep into Crossett territory.

All the coaches thanked the players and parents for the great job accomplished all season.  The Warren teams play under the auspices of the Donald W. Reynolds YMCA of Warren.

The 5th and 6th grade roster included:  Brennon Allred, Jacob Ashcraft, Logan Ashcraft, Kayian Badger, Kyron Brantley, John Peyton Brown, Joseph Brown, Treylon Burks, Caleb Chancellor, Chandler Crockett, Braden Curry, Seth Davis, Theodore Gregory, Mark Hairston, Jayden Hampton, Jacob Hicks, Sam Higdon, Dylan Higgins, Braden Jones, J'Malachi Kinnard, Jamarius Locke, Markus Miller, Micheal Miranda, Jacob Newton, Joshua Peyton, Seth Rangel, Parker St. John, Tyler Thomason, Luke Trussell, Jarrett Usry, Caleb Watson, Avery Weaver, Kade Weaver.

The 3rd and 4th grade roster included:  Caleb Barnes, Clay Barnes, Cedric Calbert, Billy Carpenter, Jaxson Case, Colby Cathey, Riley Cornish, Lavan Davis, Klayton Dunaway, Nick Dunaway, Jacob Duran, Ethan Gardner, Jalin Green, Jaikese Greenwood, Malachi Harris, Zyon Harris, Chandler Haynes, Weston Hembree, Sam Hollingsworth, JJ Kitchens, Maddox Lassiter, TreyShanh Lawson, Conner McDiarmid, Ross QuWan, Jett Reep, Creed Smith, Haydon Tullos, Aidan Weaver, Slade Wilkinson, Jacob Worriax.

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Turning the corner and seeing the goal line.

Warren's players never stopped moving their feet for a few more inches.

Some of the cheerleaders stopped for a pose with their trophies.

Chasing down Coach Chet Brown for his celebratory Gatorade bath was loads of fun for the team.  Coach Chet proved he could still move!

Being number one for two years in a row felt great!

After the game, the team gave thanks for their victory and offered prayers for injured teammate Logan Ashcraft.

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