The Seawall Brawl says Congratulations and Thank You!!!

Let me start this post by saying this was a loooooonnnnnng weekend and I still haven't recovered from it. I’d also like to say THANK YOU to everybody who came to Tidewater just to hang out with us. Last year I was fooled into thinking running a tournament wasn’t that hard because everything went according to plan from start to finish. This years edition showed me how difficult and grinding a tournament can be on its’ hosts. Not everything stayed on schedule, and having more people (this year than last) really made things hard to control. It truly had me contemplating whether or not I want to do this again next year.

Though I was pleased to see our numbers were up from last year, I want to take the time to acknowledge those coaches who couldn’t be in attendance due to personal issues that they are going through. You guys were very much missed and you will ALL continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.

Okay enough gloom and doom… Here are some recaps of award winners.

MFU Awards are known as “The Brawlie”
MFU Innovator Award: Bruce Watts, Damon Lucas, Mark Klingbeil, Chris Fields, and Anthony Burgess.
MFU Leadership Award: Tom Johnson, John Merida, Lynn Schmidt, Will Travers, and Jim Davis representing the Glefl Board.
MFU Fellowship Award: CorEy Johnson, Rene Smith, Sean Carter, Andre Cogdell, and Greg Hardmon.
MFU Outstanding Player Award: Adrian Baxter, Ernie Grice, D.C. Smith, Simmie Lassiter, and Bryan Nutt

The 2007 Mr. Unity Award: (presented by the MFU and the Police Unity Tour) John Merida

MFU Miniature Football Lifetime Achievement Award: Reginald Rutledge

MFCA Strongest Man- Adrian Baxter
MFCA Strongest Man Enhanced- Rene Smith
MFCA Fastest Man- Will Travers
MFCA Fastest Man Enhanced- Keith Chalmers
MFCA Passing- Kelvin Lomax
MFCA Kicking- Keith Chalmers

2007 Green Room Rumble Champion: Adrian Baxter
2007 Green Room Rumble Runner-up: Norbert Revels
2007 Seawall Brawl Kids Champion: Robert Chalmers (2x)
2007 Seawall Brawl Kids Runner-up: Zack Greco
2007 Seawall Brawl World Heavyweight Champion: D.C. Smith (2x)
2007 Seawall Brawl Runner-up: Simmie “Tookie” Lassiter

Jimbo and I would like to personally congratulate all of the Champions and award winners. We also would like to thank ALL of the coaches and their families that made our tournament a success.

I’ll be posting my thoughts and pictures as soon as I get a chance.

Peace,

Don Smith