Fayette County

has long been known its their dominant youth soccer program, but it may

soon be known for having an excellent youth football program as well.

Last Saturday,

three Peachtree City Packers teams were playing for spots in the Youth

Football Super Bowl, as were the 85-pound Brooks Bears and Fayetteville

Blue Devils.

As it turns

out, only one Packer team is heading to the hallowed fields in Alpharetta

and their opponent will be the Brooks Bears. Brooks defeated the Blue

Devils 16-14 Saturday at Riley Field in Peachtree City. The 75-pound Packers

lost to Rockdale County 18-11.

The 85-pound

Packers defeated the South Clayton Eagles 46-0. The first quarter was

scoreless but changed early in the second quarter when Richard Lowrance

scored the first touchdown. Kevin O'Brien scored next on a 60-yard run.

South Clayton

threw an interception on their next drive, one of three picked off by

the Packers' Chris Benning on the day. Benning scored the touchdown for

the Packers on their next drive and they didn't look back.

"The kids

played hard," said Coach David Dean. "We got a good performance

from our defense and put a lot of pressure on their quarterback."

Two defensive

standouts for the Packers were defensive ends Zach Copeland and Andrew

Dean. The Packers' defense only gave up 19 points all year.

The offensive

line also played extrordinarily well, allowing the big runs that set the

tone of the game. The line consists of Mark Whitlock, Daniel Green, Jacob

Copeland, Hunter Brune, Chris Lieb, Gavin Carlson and Howard Patterson.

The Packers

(11-0) will meet the Bears (9-2) at the North Park Recreation Center on

Cogburn Road in Alpharetta at 2 p.m.

The 110-pound

Packers (9-2), coached by Allen Hunt, lost 6-2 Saturday to the Tucker

Wildcats. Though they dominated the Wildcats for most of the game, a fumbled

punt gave the Wildcats the ball on the Packers' 15-yard line, setting

up the touchdown. The Packers' only points of the game came off of a safety.

Matt Sanchez

ran for 96 yards for the Packers and Justin Hunt had two receptions for

43 yards. The Packers defense allowed only four Wildcat first downs.

"I'm very

proud of our team," Coach Hunt said. "We had a lot of first

year players and we made it to the championship game. They played hard

all season and everybody gave it their all."

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