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Lights, Camera, Football: It's Friday Night Lights

About 1200 players turned out for the Flag Football Playoffs at Oak Middle School In Los Alamitos

Thomas Wasper, Neighbor
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Around 1200 youngsters played a Herculean 115 games during 1st round playoffs in the Friday Night Lights Flag Football League at Oak Middle School on Friday night.

There were165 teams represented with the winners playing an additional 40 minute game. Those with two victories secured a position in next Friday’s finals to determine the champion in each age group.

What started as a hobby for Chris Ketcham, who along with Mark Broersma founded the FNFF league 6 years ago, has grown into a full-time commitment.
“The first year we had 300 kids. The year after 600, then 900, and now around 1200 kids are participating,” says Ketcham who got the idea of forming a league after watching his son play the sport in elementary school.

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Friday night’s playoffs started at 4 p.m. and ended around 10:30 p.m. with multiple games being played consecutively on 14 shortened fields.

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