Catholic Football League - CFL: Welcome

Serving the Diocese of Allentown since 2010

Team Champions, 2011

Flag Division - ACC Green

3rd/4th Division - Notre Dame

5th/6th Division - ACC Gold

Semi-Final Playoff Results:

The Bengal Bite Bowl II - FLAG ACC Gold 21  ND Gold 14

Chestnut Hill Landscaping Bowl - FLAG ACC Green 28  Pius 14

The Spirk Brothers Bowl - 3rd/4th Notre Dame 13  Pius 7

The Green Pond Nursery Bowl - 3rd/4th ACC Gold 12  ACC Green 0

The Grace Industries Bowl II - 5th/6th ACC Gold 6  BECA Brown 0

The Dante DeFranco Screenprinting Bowl II - 5th/6th Pius 30  ACC Green 12

 

Championship Game Results

The Trauma Bowl II - Flag Championship - ACC Green 28  ACC Gold 14

The Kurtz Bowl II - 3rd/4th Championship - Notre Dame 13 ACC Gold 7 (OT)

The Bangor Podiatry Bowl - 5th/6th Championship - ACC Gold 16  Pius 0

 

 

 Diocese of Allentown, PA

Youth Flag and Tackle Football for Grades K through 6
Sponsored by:
Allentown Central Catholic High School
Bethlehem Catholic High School
Notre Dame High School
Pius X High School
Catholic Football League (CFL) - Founded 2010

 

The Catholic Football League was founded in February, 2010 as representatives from Allentown Central Catholic (ACC), Bethlehem Catholic (Beca), Notre Dame (ND), and Pius X (Pius) high schools met and formulated a plan for a unique high school sponsored youth tackle football league for 3rd grade through 6th grade boys.  Consisting of two divisions - 3rd/4th Grade Tackle  &  5th/6th Grade Tackle, the premise of the league is that each of the four Catholic High Schools in Greater Lehigh Valley area sponsors as many teams at each division as it can each year, maximizing the playing time of every player.  Typically, a high school sponsors two or more teams at each division, differentiated by color (e.g., ND Blue and ND Gold).  The league was founded as a bridge between Division 1 (Kindergarten through 2nd Grade) CYO Flag Football and each high school's Middle School program.  There are no weight limits in the CFL - boys of every size are permitted to play.  However, boys who exceed a weight cutoff are restricted to certain positions, for the safety of others.

The (former) CYO Flag Football League (CFFL)

The CYO Flag Football League became an official CYO sport in 2005.  The league consisted of parish CYO flag football teams at the Div. 1 (Kindergarten through 2nd Grade), Div. 2 (3rd & 4th Grade), and Div. 3 (5th & 6th Grade) levels.  For the 2010 season, both the CFFL and the CFL leagues, with the CFFL fielding Div. 1 (Kindergarten through 2nd Grade) flag, while the CFL fielded 3rd/4th and 5th/6th grade tackle divisions.  However, for the 2011 season, the CFFL has been entirely replaced by the CFL, as the CFL now has 3 divisions:  Flag, 3rd/4th Tackle, and 5th/6th Tackle.

CFL Improvements for 2011

  • Flag football is now under the CFL.  Whereas the old CYO Flag league consisted of parish-based teams, the CFL consists of high school sponsored teams.  Moving Flag football to the CFL is a substantial advantage because it enables players from smaller parishes to play flag football.  In the past, smaller parishes lacked the sufficient number of players for their own teams.  Now, all parishes and schools, whether big or small, have the opportunity to play.
  • More games.  The number of regular season league games has been increased in 2011 to 7 games.
  • More teams.  The CFL has grown substantially after its first year.
  • Playoffs.  The top 4 teams in each division will qualify for playoffs.  There will be a semi-final week at the end of October and championship games during the first weekend  of November.

2010 Champions

Thomas More Red  -  CYO Flag Football Champions

Defeated St. Jane in the Championship Game.

ACC Green  -  CFL 3rd/4th Grade Tackle Division Champions

 Defeated Pius in the Championship Game.

ACC Green - CFL 5th/6th Grade Tackle Division Champions  

Defeated ACC Gold in the Championship Game. 

 

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