7th Grade
Our 7th grade boys represented Venado well in the 6th annual Winter Bowl flag football tournament this past Saturday. The team played an initial scrimmage against last year’s 6th grade championship team from Orchard Hills, which they led at halftime but ultimately lost. In the quarterfinals, Venado got a big lead early on Plaza Vista and poured it on, winning by a final score of 46-0. The semi-final against Lakeside was an exciting and closely contested game. A late interception by Lakeside, with the score tied at 13-13, enabled the game’s final score with Venado losing 19-13. Venado’s team was led on offense by Deacon M., Jackson S., Evan T. and QBs Khoa B. and Roman S. Defensive standout Joseph L. had two big interceptions that helped lead a very stingy team defense. Braden G., Steven M., Diego M. and Cooper S. (injured) rounded out the team’s roster.
8th Grade
Congratulations to the 2020 8th grade Winter Bowl team for making it to the quarter finals. This year’s team consisted of 10 players: Reed B., Brenden C., Ray K., Angelo O., Zach R., Chase R., Sullivan S., Austin H., Damion V. and Ryan S. We battled through injuries and head colds and came away with wins over Orchard Hills 41-6 and a tough defensive battle against Lakeside 13-6 which ended on a defensive stop in the end zone just as time expired. The quarter finals match up against the eventual champion Vista Verde was a hard fought game but we came up short 7-20. The score doesn't show it but it really came down to inches on a couple of plays that made the difference between a win or a loss. Thank you to everyone that came out to support the team and thanks again to the kids for working hard to represent Venado!