For the second year in a row, the 6th grade Jackson Jr. Indians won the championship at the NYSSO Kick-Off Classic in Basehor, KS, near Kansas City. They started the weekend by defeating the Eudora team, 30-0, on Saturday. On Sunday, they won the tournament with a 14-6 win against the Jets from the Kansas City area. The fifteen players are led by Head Coach Kris Jeffers, and coaches Rick Doughten, Mike Norrick, and Scott Starzinger.
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