The 3rd edition of the Nigeria Secondary School Flag Football League (NSSFFL) began on Monday in Lagos with Baptist Girls Academy, Obanikoro whitewashing Bishop Howells Secondary School, 26-6.
The match saw a dominant Baptist Girls making four successful touchdowns as against Bishop Howell’s single touchdown.
A touchdown is the act of touching a football to the ground behind an opponent’s goal; specifically, the act of scoring six points in American football.
Baptist Girls showed supremacy and better understanding of the rules which apply to the game throughout the duration of the game.
They were awarded two extra points to following their successful touchdowns in the first and second quarters of the first half.
Blessing Sunday, team captain for Baptist Girls Academy said they had prepared well for the match and were well informed on what to do at every stage.
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“We won the game because we worked hard for it, we had good runs on the field, we made good use of our routes and had very good ball handling.
“We still intend to train hard for better unity, good communication and better team work in future games,” Sunday said.
Similarly, the Head Coach of Baptist Girls Academy, Oloyede Kayode told NAN that he was proud of his team picking their first win in the tournament.
“It was a very good game, we dominated the game and showed more understanding of the game.
“We played well as a team and got the result that proved our quality over our opponent,” Kayode said.
Similarly, Ejike Favour, the captain for Bishop Howells girls team, told NAN that they lost because they were not organised.
She said that being a new game, they were also confused about the rules of the game, but were confide t of doing well in coming games.
“We did not play well as a team, we lost our team cohesion and allowed a lot of turnovers that our opponent capitalised on.
“We promise to come back stronger because this is like an eye opener for our team,” she said.
In another match, Baptist Boys Academy defeated Bishop Howells Grammar School, male team, 20-18, to coast home with their first victory in the league.
The match, which was keenly contested, saw Baptist Boys Academy coming from behind (18-20) with just five minutes to regulation time to snatch the victory from Bishop Howells.
