What a weekend! We took the third bid to Nationals at the Atlantic Coast Regionals this past weekend in Tallahassee, FL. That's the 6th year in a row that the Jojah Ultimate program will be headed to UPA College Nationals. Another interesting statistic, Peter Dempsey is UGA's first member to go 5 for 5 with Nationals appearances.
Here's a brief recap from Sunday :
Georgia Tech Tribe - We lost to Tech the past two times we played these guys. They beat us at both Terminus AND Sectionals (in front of all of our friends and family). Defense paved the way for this victory, as Taylor Nilan, Andrew Mistretta, Dustin Graham, and David Hooten played some of their best defense (and offense) of the year. After half, our offense came together and played as well as they have in the past. Peter Dempsey and Matthew Bailey came down with huge catches, and Rob Herrig beat his man everywhere, distributing the disc well.
Florida C - In our first game to go, it's okay to say that our offense wasn't clicking. After opening up the game 5 or 6 to nothing, we decided to focus on the third bid. Florida was playing as well as they have been. On top of getting beat 15-1, we lost Caleb Edwards for the rest of the year due to a broken collar bone (clavicle). Thanks Brodie! Dustin Graham caught our only game after destroying his man deep. We didn't have a single defensive point until half time.
Tennessee Agent Orange - In our game to go to the game to go, we were down most of this game. Chris Mullinix and the Tennessee team willed their way to a 9-6 lead before Jojah's defense started feeling all sexy and stuff. With a strong defensive presence from Charlie Herrig, Fletcher Hartline, Taylor Nilan's PMF, and Peter Dempsey, Georgia won this game 15-14.
Georgia Tech Tribe - In our last game to go, Jojah was focused from the beginning. The team was crashing all hucks and skying each other. Peter Dempsey was Jojah's monster this game, throwing goals, making insane defensive plays, and of course, catching the winning goal.
Pictures of the tournament to come later. Thank you to all the parents and fans who attended the tournament and provided support.
