Jr Best of the West I LIVE!

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EXHIBITION
Field 1

 9:00 - Team Zorts vs Elite Athletes
 9:30 - Elite Athletes vs SoCal Playmakers
10:00 - SoCal Playmakers vs Team Zorts

Field 2

 9:00 - Team Smash vs No Fly Zone
 9:30 - Flight Elite vs Team Smash
10:00 - No Fly Zone vs Flight Elite

PLAYOFFS
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10:45 - No. 4 Elite Athletes vs No. 5 No Fly Zone (Field 1)
10:45 - No. 3 Team Smash vs No. 6 SoCal Playmakers (Field 2)

11:15 - No. 1 Team Zorts vs Elite Athletes/No Fly Zone (Field 1)
11:15 - No. 2 Flight Elite vs Team Smash/SoCal Playmakers (Field 2)

11:50 - Passing Down Junior Best of the West Championship (Field 1)

LIVE BLOG!

9:15 am - Games are underway with the finishing approaching in less than five minutes.  Top seed Team Zorts facing Elite Athletes and Team Smash taking on No Fly Zone.

9:20 am - Team Zorts and Team Smash come away victorious.

9:35 am - NorCal champs Flight Elite start fast with a pick-6 by NorCal MVP Jeremiah Hunter then follow it up with a 38-yard bomb to set up a touchdown.  SoCal Playmakers also taking the field for the first time today.  The future stars of elite 7-on-7 are showcasing their talent on this sunny day in Southern California.

9:55 am - Elite Athletes and Team Smash finish up their exhibition games and now take a seat and await the Jr Best of the West I playoff.

10:00 am - Flight Elite (Fresno) and No Fly Zone (Bakersfield) are facing off in a rehash of original Fresno-Bakersfield 7-on-7 rivalry that began in 2010 at the first Passing Down Best of the West (High School division).  A Bakersfield area team played in the first three high school division BOTW finals winning in 2011.  A Fresno area team (Field Up) won the first ever Passing Down Jr Elite 7-on-7 tournament in 2014.  These two cities have a storied history with Passing Down and Flight Elite and No Fly Zone continue the rivalry today.

10:20 am - Exhibition games are done and the playoffs will begin in just under a half hour.  The top teams from Northern and Southern California are here vying for the most coveted trophy in the Golden State -- the right to call themselves the Best of the West.

10:25 am - No. 3 seed Team Smash will look to continue their hot streak from the SoCal Regional when the face No. 6 seed SoCal Playmakers.  In the other opening round playoff matchup, No. 4 seed Elite Athletes will look to fend off No. 5 seed No Fly Zone.

11:05 am - Team Smash smashes SoCal Playmakers 19-7 to advance to play No. 2 seed Flight Elite. Elite Athletes blanked No Fly Zone 19-0 to advance to face top seed Team Zorts.

11:40 am - Team Smash and Elite Athletes pull off upsets to advance to the Jr Best of the West championship.  Elite Athletes used a go-ahead extra point to take a 15-14 lead with less than 15 seconds to play to beat top seed Team Zorts.  Smash scored their go-ahead score in the last minute to beat No. 2 seed Flight Elite 14-6.

12:05 am - Team Smash wins Jr Best of the West I.