Franklin Township was the top seed and had outscored its first nine opponents, 200-19, beating them all. The comeback was stunning, but not quite as stunning as what happened in the championship. “To say, ‘We’re going to get the extra point,’ to focus on an extra point, is pretty remarkable.” They were like, ‘Listen, we’re going to score, get the extra point and win this game,'” Shea said. The kids weren’t down, they weren’t crying. And in Pop Warner football, it is hard to score two touchdowns in a game, let alone a quarter.īut in the fourth, Monroe scored two touchdowns and won, 13-12. The Wolverines trailed by 12 going into the fourth quarter. No game showcased Monroe’s maturity like its semifinal victory over Edison on Oct. These kids asked for film to see what they did in the game,” Shea said. “Not many 8-9 year olds watched film to see what they did wrong and right. After two ties in their first three games, the Wolverines started rolling opponents, beating East Orange by 26 points (26-0), Hamilton by 20 (20-0) and Edison by 13 (25-12) in their last three regular season games. Most importantly, Monroe got better as the season went on. They scored 20 or more points five times and held eight opponents to single digit point totals. If they don’t block, the runner won’t score. “They know that linemen are a big factor in scoring. This group knows their positions and they are fine with that,” said Monroe coach Brian Shea. At this age, they all want to be a quarterback or a running back. “They are a great group of kids because they play together very well. Each team member was doing his job on the field. “It took a lot of practice and hard work. “So obviously we were super excited,” said Amy Richter, the mother of Monroe defensive tackle and tight end Logan Richter. Before that upset victory at Franklin Township, Monroe had never won an 8-9 year old championship.

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