The Forney Pride 12U team advanced to the USA Football Texas State Championship game on Saturday, December 8, 2012, at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. The Forney Pride played the Crossroads Bandits at the the Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium.
The Forney Pride 12U team advanced to the USA Football Texas State Championship game on Saturday, December 8, 2012, at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. The Forney Pride played the Crossroads Bandits at the the Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium.
The Forney Pride 12U team beat the Crossroads Bandits 48 to 0 in an impressive game to become the State Champions. The Forney Pride 10U team also advanced to the State Championship game and played the Crossroads Bandits 10U team but lost the game, 0-7.
The Pride 12U team advanced to the State Championships by defeating Waco Southern in the North Texas Regional Championship game, 28-12, on November 28, 2012, and became the Regional Champions. The Pride team also assembled a 7-man team that won the 7-on-7 Texas State Championship.
Katie Vrana, a spokesperson for the Pride Football Club, stated that the club was ranked #24 in the country in the preseason. Vrana says when the rankings come in January of 2013 that she believes they will be in the top 5, if not the #1 in the country. Vrana went on to say that “the 12U Pride’s potent offense scored 651 points coupled with a smothering defense that only allowed 90 points in 21 games this year. 13 of our games were shut outs.”
The Pride Football Club roster:
Aaron Rideaux
James Holloway
Caden Gilcrease
Wille Thomas
Sam Vrana
Devon Rideaux
Jacob Rather
Drew Cummings
Stacey Conner
John Deville
Jaylon Harris
Larenzo Tystad
Blake Barron
Cameron Harris
Jaire Moore
Josh Goodnature
Donovan Graham
Ray Yates
Preston Miller
Josh Sanders
James Marthe
Damion Daniels
Coaches
Don Vrana
Jody Peterman
Shane Miller
Donnie Graham
Tony Goodnature
Eric Menefee
Tony Daniels