After Capturing their division with a 7-0 record the Raiders went on to finish 3rd in the Coal Creek Midget Football League Championships, losing their only game of the year in the Semi Finals to Superior 22-16.
The Commerce City Raiders then went on to capture the Flatirons State tournament with 4 consecutive victories. The Raiders opened the tournament with a 26-0 shut out victory over the Broomfield Blitz White, then proceeded to dominate their next two games with victories over the Colorado Knights 44-0 and the Broomfield Jaguars 48-0 before moving into the championship game against the Prince Hall team out of the Denver Pal league. The championship game was a hard fought battle that began with the Raiders taking a 16-0 lead early, however Prince Hall battled back to trail only 16-12 with 10 minutes remaining in the game and possession of the ball. After a Prince Hall first down the Raider defense shut the door and the Raiders took possession of the ball. Behind the strong running of Jordan Bledsoe the Raiders drove the ball down the field and Quarterback John Ramirez punched it in from the 5 to put the game away and seal the Raider Championship.
Wide Receiver and inside Linebacker #81 Simeon Swires was selected MVP of the Raiders for the tournament by tournament directors…
Pictured Left to right:
Kneeling
Gabe Montoya, Dominic Miranda, Elizjah Rojas, Greg Kutek, Simeon Swires, Jordan Bledsoe, R.J. Contrerez, Vincent Mendoza, Devon Combs, Anthony Montoya, Taron Ford
Standing
John Morales, Kody Bassett, Isaiah Gallegos, Alex Marquez, John Ramirez, DeAndre Tolliver, Chris Brown (hidden), Brandon Porta, Jacob Jones (Hidden), Quentin Plant
Coaches
Jeremiah Bledsoe, Brandon Ingram, Chuck Ingram, Tim Canterbury, Andres Contrerez
Players Not pictured
Sam Magana, Levi Spradling, Tim Guitterrez, L.A. Garcia
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