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NEWS | Dec. 3, 2015

AFPC wins second consecutive JBSA-Randolph flag football title

Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs

The Air Force Personnel Center won its second consecutive Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph intramural flag football tournament championship by shutting out the 359th Medical Group, 12-0, Nov. 17 at the JBSA-Randolph football field.

AFPC went 4-1 during the tournament and bounced back from an earlier loss to 359th MDG in the double-elimination tournament to repeat as JBSA-Randolph intramural flag football champions. They finished the regular season 7-0 in the five team JBSA-Randolph flag football league.

AFPC won its first game of the JBSA-Randolph tournament, 12-6, over Air Force Personnel Center #2. In their next game, AFPC was shut out by the 359th MDG, 13-0, knocking AFPC into the consolation bracket. AFPC then staved off elimination by edging out the 502nd Civil Engineering Squadron, 13-7, which put them back in the championship bracket. The win against the 502nd CES set up a rematch with the 359th MDG, which AFPC had to beat out twice to win the flag football championship.

In the final two tournament games against 359th MDG, AFPC won 20-14 and 12-0 to win the JBSA-Randolph title.

AFPC and 359th MDG qualified for the JBSA Flag Football Championship tournament Nov. 18-19 at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. The tournament consisted of six intramural teams, including the top two from both JBSA-Fort Sam Houston and JBSA-Lackland.

In the JBSA tournament, AFPC advanced to the title game and played San Antonio Military Medical Center from JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. AFPC fell short in the JBSA championship game, losing 14-7 to SAMMC.

AFPC scored its only touchdown of the game on a 5-yard pass from Jeremy Gilchrist to Carlos Colon in the first half. Gilchrist then threw to Benjamin Soltisz for the extra point to put AFPC on top 7-0, which was the halftime score.

In the second half, SAMMC took control of the game by scoring two touchdowns and preventing AFPC from getting into the end zone.

AFPC coach Allen Batiste said AFPC was unable execute its offense and capitalize on scoring opportunities in the second half.

Batiste said AFPC accomplished a lot this season, which included going undefeated in the regular season, winning the JBSA-Randolph title and playing in JBSA championship game.

“It was a fun and successful season by the team,” Batiste said.  “We had a pretty good run.”

Batiste said a quick defense was one of the reasons AFPC repeated as JBSA-Randolph champions and were able to make a run at the JBSA title. He said the defensive backfield of Stephen Johnson and Michael Gunter, cornerbacks, and Jeremy Gilchrist and David Harness, safeties, made it tough for opposing offenses to pass the ball.

“The defense was the strongest part of our team,” Batiste said. “Our defense would put our offense in good situations to score. We had a pretty good pass rush either getting to the quarterback or forcing him to make an ill-advised throw.”

Henry Sorsby, 359th MDG coach, said the team had a lot of new players and played better towards the end of the season once the team’s chemistry started coming together.

The 359th MDG went 5-3 during the regular season and finished in second place in the JBSA-Randolph standings behind AFPC. They went 2-2 in the JBSA-Randolph tournament, which included wins over 502 CES, 18-13, and AFPC, 13-0, and the two final losses to AFPC.

The 359th MDG ended their season losing in the first round of the JBSA Flag Football Championship tournament. Last year 359th MDG advanced to the JBSA Flag Football Championship game. Sorsby said his team’s goal next year is to advance further in the JBSA tournament.