Interservice football scoreboard USFJ-AFL
Northern Division
W L Pct. PF PA
Misawa Jets 0 0 .000 0 0
Yokosuka Seahawks 0 0 .000 0 0
Yokota Warriors 0 0 .000 0 0
Southern Division
W L Pct. PF PA
Kadena Dragons 0 0 .000 0 0
Foster Bulldogs 0 0 .000 0 0
Torii Wolfpack 0 0 .000 0 0
Saturday, May 9
Yokota at Misawa, 2 p.m.
Yokosuka at Kadena, 4 p.m.
Torii vs. Foster at McDonald Stadium, Kadena Air Base, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 15
Misawa at Foster, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 16
Yokosuka at Yokota, 6 p.m.
Torii at Kadena, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 22
Torii at Yokota, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 23
Foster at Yokosuka, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
Kadena at Misawa, 2 p.m.
Yokota at Yokosuka, 6 p.m.
Torii at Camp Foster, 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 6
Kadena at Misawa, 2 p.m.
Sunday, June 7
Yokohama Harbors (Japanese club) at Yokosuka, 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 13
Yokosuka at Misawa, 2 p.m.
Kadena at Torii Station, 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 20
Misawa at Yokota, 6 p.m.
Foster at Kadena, 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 21
Yokosuka vs. Asahi Silver Star (Japanese semi-pro) at Kawasaki Stadium, noon
Saturday, June 27
Yokota at Torii, 4 p.m.
Kadena at Camp Foster, 7 p.m. (may be moved to June 6)
Saturday, July 4
Misawa at Yokosuka, 6 p.m. (may be moved to June 27)
Playoffs
Saturday, July 11
Game 1-Southern No. 3 at Southern No. 2, time and site to be determined
Game 2-Northern No. 3 at Northern No. 2, time and site to be determined
Saturday, July 18
Game 3-Game 1 winner at Southern No. 1, time and site to be determined
Game 4-Game 2 winner at Northern No. 1, time and site to be determined
Saturday, Aug. 1
Torii Bowl
Game 5-Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner at higher remaining seed, time and site to be determined
Team capsules
Northern Division
Misawa Jets
Misawa Air Base
2008-6-1, .857, first in league, won league championship Torii Bowl 12-6, dethroning two-time champion Yokosuka, 132 points for, 48 points against.
Coach-Jeremy Sanders, second season.
Total players-32.
Returning players-15.
Key players-Jamario Patterson, FS; Reid Merriwether, RB; Mike Leliaert, OT; Justin Hampton, WR; Joshua Scott, OLB.
Base offense-I, wing-T, spread.
Base defense-4-3.
Strength-Offensive line consistency, chemistry.
Drawback-Lack of experience; many rookies filling shoes of departed veterans who’ve PCSed.
Outlook-Contending. May be some rough patches at first, but as new people "get" Sanders’ system, they’ll make a run at a title repeat.
Yokosuka Seahawks
Yokosuka Naval Base
2008-4-4, .500, second in league, lost league championship Torii Bowl 12-6 at Misawa last Sept. 13, 135 points for, 115 points against.
Coach-James Price, first season (six years as defensive coordinator).
Total players-35.
Returning players-10.
Key players-William Bennett, TB; William Batton, CB-QB; Luke Raimo, FB; Trell Corbin, LB; Larry Latimer, LB; Lamar Hardy, OL.
Base offense-Power I.
Base defense-4-3.
Strength-Discipline.
Drawback-Duty obligations, particularly those that take ship-based people out of port during season.
Outlook-Contending. Seahawks do own seven league championships and always approach every season with a sense of purpose.
Yokota Warriors
Yokota Air Base
2008-1-5, .167, last in league, 38 points for, 140 points against.
Coach-Herbert Fletcher, second season.
Total players-35.
Returning players-10.
Key players-Michael Mathis, WR-FS; Sinclair Lee, WR-DE; Quinton Toney, WR.
Base offense-Spread.
Base defense-4-3.
Strength-Strong receiver corps.
Drawback-Lack of experience in the Warriors’ system; like the Jets, many players are new.
Outlook-Rebuilding. Bringing new players up to speed, but Fletcher says there’s plenty of promise.
Southern Division
Kadena Dragons
Kadena Air Base
2008-0-2, .000, 18 points for, 38 points against; played as exhibition team. Charter member of USFJ-AFL as the Okinawa Giants in 2000; former charter Okinawa Football League member and two-time champion; went a combined 17-1 in two seasons in OFL in 2004 and 2005, outscoring opponents 703-100.
Coach-Will Cupp, sixth season.
Total players-25.
OFL holdovers-None.
Key players-Desmond Fagan, SL-RB-DT; Mike Christianson, LB: Torey Taylor, LB-RB; Andy Broome, OL.
Base offense-Wishbone, wingbone spread.
Base defense-4-4.
Strength-Inside offensive attack, opportunistic defense.
Drawback-Lack of experience, size.
Outlook-Contending. Cupp insists that any Dragons team takes the field to win.
Foster Bulldogs
Camp Foster
Former charter member of Okinawa Football League; went a combined 6-9 in two seasons in OFL in 2004 and 2005, outscoring opponents 246-40.
Coach-Auburne Edwards.
Total players-43.
OFL holdovers-Jonathan Molloy, Courtney-Hansen Titans; Tim Grant, Foster-Futenma Bulldogs.
Key players-Grant; Frank Bryant, QB; Tim Craig, DE-OL.
Base offense-I.
Base defense-4-3.
Strength-Defense.
Drawback-Lack of size, game-day experience.
Outlook-Rebuilding. It’s been awhile since many of these players played.
Torii Wolfpack
Torii Station
Startup operation.
Coach-Darell Keith.
Total players-27.
Base offense-Pro I.
Base defense-5-2.
Strength-Speed.
Drawback-Lack of experience, size.
Outlook-Building, as is the case with most startup operations.
