Lightning Stop Warriors
The Pensacola Lightning defeated The South Georgia Warriors 28-21 in a game between two Southern Heavyweights. Big play was the word of the night, as both teams scored thru the air on long passes. Touchdown receptions by Dustin Cleckler and Paul Lawrence along with touchdown runs by DeMarcus Blount and Don Rich sealed the victory for the Lightning, in a battle between the two best teams in the deep South.
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See The Lightning In Action!
The Pensacola Lightning will be in action on Saturday, February 20th against The South Georgia Warriors. Kickoff will be 7pm at Pensacola High School. Tickets will be available at the gate.
Practice
Lightning practice will be on Saturday February 6, 12:00PM at Brent Football Park. Any players wanting to play in the Feb 20th game will need to attend. Bring helmets and shoulder pads.
Lightning win LCFL South Championship
The Pensacola Lightning claim the LCFL South Championship with a 34-31 victory over the Birmingham Wildfire Saturday night. Jacob Matlock kicked a 37 yard field goal in the 7th overtime to seal the deal for the Lightning. Matlock set a Lightning record with 5 field goals. Marcus Lewis, Don Rich and DeMarcus Blount scored touchdowns for the Lightning. The real story however was the Lightning defense who time and again came up with big plays to keep the Wildfire out of the endzone. The Lightning will play the LCFL Eastern Champs (TBD) on October 31st in Philadelphia, PA.
Lightning advance in LCFL playoffs
The Pensacola Lightning advance to the LCFL South Championship game with a 42-14 win over the Louisiana Storm. The Lightning were lead by Don Rich's two rushing TD's and 3 TD passes (2 to Marcus Lewis, and one to Anthony Merritt)and a Paul Lawrence TD on the ground. The win sets up the LCFL South match up between the Pensacola Lightning and Birmingham Wildfire, with the winner moving on the the LCFL semi-finals in Philadelphia.
The Pensacola Lightning knocked of the countries No. 2 ranked team Saturday night at Pensacola High School, with a 17-14 win over the Birmingham Wildfire.
Pensacola went on the attack early to take a 10-0 by halftime in a hard hitting contest as they looked to avenge a 30-3 loss back on Aug. 1 in Birmingham. But they needed a late drive to ice the game after allowing the Wildfire to take a 14-10 lead. The winning drive covered 62 yards on nine plays as DeMarcus Blount rumbled five yards for the winning score with 2:24 left on the clock. Don Rich put the Lightning on the board first with a nine-yard touchdown pass to Kelly Smith. Later in the first half, Jacob Matlock kicked a 42 yard field goal to make it a 10-0 lead for the Lightning. Pensacola finished the regular season at 9-1 and will host the Louisiana Storm in the first round of the LCFL playoffs next Saturday at Pensacola High School.
2009 Sponsors
The Pensacola Lightning are currently seeking businesses and individuals to financially sponsor or provide a service. To be a part of the 2009 Pensacola Lightning, please check out our sponsors page for sponsorship package details, payment and donation information, or feel free to contact Coach Mike.
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The Lightning and I9 Sports
The Pensacola Lightning are proud to announce a partnership with I9 Sports,a nationally recognized leader in youth sports. We look forward to being involved with the local I9 leagues. The Pensacola Lightning and I9 Sports-Helping kids succeed in life thru sports. www.i9sports.com
Pensacola Lightning wins 'Battle of Champions' 37-8
It was a long night for the Panhandle Crusaders.
The PFL Champions saw what life was like in a Lightning storm as the Pensacola Lightning dismantled them 37-8 The members of the newly formed Patti LaBelle Community Football League made short work of the Crusaders by leading 20-0 at the end of the first quarter. Then the two-time NAFL Division 1 South Region Champions went on flexing their muscles till halftime as they took a 31-0 lead into the break. Quarterback Don Rich threw two touchdowns for the Lightning in the first half as Marcus Lewis and Kelly Smith were on the receiving end and he added two more touchdowns on the ground game. To make matters worse the Crusaders found themselves pinned deep in their own territory in the first quarter when Mike Hanlon fell on a fumble as the Crusaders quarterback coughed up the football when he was being sacked on his own three-yard line. Jacob Matlock made things interesting as well with a 42-yard field goal and he even tossed his first two-point conversion just before intermission to Mike Hall. The only score for the Crusaders came in the fourth quarter when Cortez Abrams dove in from one yard out and the two point conversion was good. The Lightning will open their home season in the LCFL on June 27 when they host the Louisiana Storm at 7 p.m. at Pensacola High School.
Lightning Tame Wolfpac
The Pensacola Lightning opened up their 2009 season with a convincing 36-6 win over the Pensacola Wolfpac.
In a game hyped as "The Battle of Pensacola", the Lightning took control early and never relinquished it. The Lightning dominated in every phase of the game scoring twice thru the air as Don Rich connected with Marcus Lewis, and Mike Hall to Kelly Smith. Lightning would also strike defensively as Kenny Robinson returned an interception 42 yards and Jonathan Gardner took a fumble on special teams eight yards for the score All American kicker Jacob Matlock added three field goals and the Lightning defense led by Donald Tharpe and Dillon Cleckler did the rest.
