Air Force flies high over Army 16-6 in flag football game

By Pvt. Jamal WalkerNovember 25, 2009

Air Force flies high over Army 16-6 in flag football game
Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Johnson, quarterback for the Osan Air Force Base flag football team, dodges a Casey football player at the Army vs. Air Force Championship game, Nov. 21 at the USAG-Casey Schoonover Bowl. Johnson and the Air Force team defe... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

CASEY GARRISON South Korea - Air Force toppled Warrior Country 16-6 during the third annual Flag Football Championship held Nov. 21 in Schoonover Bowl.

"Army boasted at the last championship about how Air Force has not shown up with a competitive team," Air Force Maj. James Goode, coach for the Osan Air Force Base football team said. "We did show up today, and it meant a lot to my team to come out and put on a good performance. Everyone played hard. Having played each other two times before; facing each other for the third time at Schoonover Bowl, Army thought they had figured their opponent out and knew them a lot better than the other teams that have faced the tall and fast Air Force team from Area III."

We came up early in the season and played this team and won both games. There was not a cloud in the sky, just perfect weather for playing," said Staff Sgt. Chris Jackson, quarterback, commenting on the surprise of such pleasant weather after having seen snow the night before the final game.

Starting the game on a positive note, Air Force came on the field scoring not only on their second possession, but capitalizing on their opponent's mistakes in scoring on both two point conversions.

However, Army did not hit a low point in the game until the second half.

The possession arrow changed more than five times as both Army and Air Force turned the ball over several times with interceptions and the inability to convert on fourth downs.

"I didn't have to say anything; adversity means nothing to this team because we have been playing together every day. This team plays with heart; we understand how to come over and react to turnovers and that is what we did," Goode said.