Marion County NFL Flag was well represented by our National Qualifiers at the 2024 NFL Flag National Championships. The 9U Marion County Juice and 13U Marion County 352 Jags made some noise and it put the rest of the country on notice with the brand of football being played in Ocala FL. This tournament consisted only of the best flag football teams in the country who won one of their respected regional tournaments. Out of the 300+ teams who attended the regional tournaments around the country, only 26 teams qualified for the prestigious NFL Flag National Championships.
The 9U Juice had an incredible tournament going 3-0 in Day outscoring their opponents 86-22 pulling the #1 Seed after pool play going into Single Elimination. In Day 2 they received a 1st round bye and then won their first 2 playoff games against very good
teams. However the 9U Juice eventually lost in the Semifinals 21-13 to the eventual National Champions the Miami Immortals. The 9U Juice finished 5-1 total on the weekend placing 3rd in the country for the 9U Division.
The head coach of the Juice is John Ivory. Assistant Coaches are Jerry Weatherington and Shane Ingram. Players include: Donovin Thornton, Jakari Thomas, SJ Carpenter, Anthony Brown, Zevin Woods, Ashton Watts, Tervell Ingram, Jason Scott, Chris Taylor, Kacien Sanks, and Julian Santiago.
The 13U Jags also had a nice tournament going 2-1 in pool play during Day 1 pulling a #5 Seed. Unfortunately they lost in the 2nd Round of the playoffs during Day 2 to Atlanta finishing the National Championship tournament with a 3-2 total record.
The head coach of the Jags is Nyl Davis and the assistant coach is Duke Eason. The plays for the Jags include Duke Simpkins, Dorian Davis, Drake Eason, Kingstyn Henderson, Doryaz Rother, Makel Snowden, Sherrod Williams, Emery Wilson, Eli Newell, and Darreon Boone.