Last Updated: Thursday January 10, 2008
Welcome to the official website for the East Montgomery Seminoles. As a member of the newly formed River Region Youth Football League, the East Montgomery Seminoles offers competitive football and cheerleading programs for boys and girls ages 6 through 13.
The River Region Youth Football League consists of the following leagues:
East Montgomery Seminoles Eclectic Panthers
Holtville Bulldogs Millbrook Junior Mustangs
Prattville Youth Lions Tallassee Tigers
Wetumpka Indians
News:
- 2008 Registration - Returning Players only
Returning player/cheerleader sign-up are scheduled for April 13th, 2008 at the Goodwyn Community Center. Letters will be mailed prior to the date.
- 2008 Coaches named...
Football
Midgets - Danny Madison
Crickets - Steve Wilson
Termites - Michael Johnston
Juniors - Chuck Head
Cheerleading
Midgets - Kelli Ivey
Crickets - Beth Nicholson
Termites - Tara LeJeune
Juniors - Chaseley Everage
- Congratulations...
Congratulations to the Crickets Division for their Championship win last night against Tallassee. Our Crickets beat Tallassee 14 - 0. Way to go guys!!!
- RRYFL Second Annual Cheerleading Competition
Congratulations to all of our cheerleading squads for fantastic performances in the cheerleading competition held on Saturday, November 10th in Wetumpka. You should all be very proud!!!
The results of the Cheerleading Competition:
Midgets:
1st - East Montgomery Seminoles
2nd - Wetumpka Indians
3rd - Eclectic Panthers
Crickets:
1st - Prattville Lions
2nd - Millbrook Jr. Mustangs
3rd - Holtville Bulldogs
Termites:
1st - Wetumpka Indians
2nd - East Montgomery Seminoles
3rd - Prattville Lions
Juniors:
1st - Millbrook Jr. Mustangs
2nd - East Montgomery Seminoles
3rd - Prattville Lions
- 2007 Video Orders
To purchase a Full Season DVD Collection or a Midget and/or Cricket Football Highlight Video, please click HERE.
- 2007 Homecoming Court
Congratulations to the 2007 East Montgomery Seminoles Homecoming Court:
Midgets
Co-Captain: Bryan Hunt
Captain: Tyler Britton
Princess: Berkley Bryant
Queen: Candice Harris
Crickets
Co-Captain: Brandon Sanborn
Captain: Roderic Scott
Princess: Taylor West
Queen: Alexandria Seithalil
Termites
Co-Captain: Adam Tidwell
Captain: Ryan Wicher
Princess: Brooke Hardy
Queen: Aubrey Joy O'Brian
Juniors
Co-Captain: Caden Been
Captain: Malcolm Blandin
Princess: Katie Bowden
Queen: Brooke Garrette
Mr. Seminole: Jim Barringer
Mrs. Seminole: Tara LeJeune
"To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once
in a while." ~Josh Billings
From the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Sportsmanship Manual
A Letter to My Parents…
Dear Mom and Dad:
Thank you for spending so much of your time, love and money in your efforts to make a
caring, responsible adult out of me. I really appreciate that. You have taught me so many
things — love, responsibility, kindness, respect for others’ opinions, beliefs, property and
feelings. You have taught me the value of good manners. And all through this you have
been excellent role models — almost.
Why don’t the rules seem to apply when you come to watch me play sports? The same
people who taught me all these wonderful things yell at the team for making mistakes,
and worse yet, yell out the names or the numbers of the people who made them. They
scream at the refs, pound on the bench, shriek at the coach, and crush me with remarks
like, “Get your head in the game!”
My head is in the game, folks. I want to win more than you want me to. I want you to be
proud of me and I want to be proud of you. Why can’t you encourage me with remarks
like, “That’s okay! Good try! You’ll get ‘em next time!”
Better yet, why don’t you say nothing at all? Why don’t you sit quietly and clap and
cheer when the team does something right? Why do you feel you must cup your hands
and screech out orders so loudly that we can’t even hear what the coach has to say? Even
when you yell praises, you bark them out so loudly it’s embarrassing. Do you realize that
the other parents don’t even want to sit near you? You are not only an embarrassment to
me, but to our team, our school and our fans.
Please remember, you are part of a cheering section — not a jeering section.
Love always,
Your Child
Also from the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Sportsmanship Manual
You're Looked Up To By All
By Daniel Hackenson
Bartlett High School
It’s the bottom of the ninth,
As he walks to the plate.
He's moving really slow,
Like he can’t carry his weight.
Runners at the corners
And two outs already done.
The crowd is laughing
And the game's no longer fun.
A bit on the hefty side.
A little bit short.
He's not the athletic type,
Not for any sport.
Pitch one comes in,
A change-up to the mitt.
He watches it cross,
To tough for him to hit.
"Strike One" the ump calls,
As the crowd goes wild.
His father turns red,
Embarrassed for his child.
So he keeps cheering him on
And keeps clapping his hands.
Even though everyone else
Believes there’s no chance.
The third pitch is thrown,
As he swings for the skies.
I only wish you could have seen
The want in his eyes.
But the ball got by him
And the game was done.
The boy walked off crying
As others made fun.
Another ball thrown,
Which makes it strike two.
The pitcher's dad calls out
‘Any pitch will do."
As the pitcher's dad
Continues to scream and yell,
The batter's father
Prays his son will do well.
Then a lonely voice
Cries out from the fans.
"This batter is awful
He belongs in the stands"
A tear falls down his face,
But is quickly wiped away.
Then another guy yells
"Who let this boy play?’
The dad can't take it,
He must defend his son.
But a glance from the plate
Says he has already won.
It took more courage
For his dad to stay cool.
Rather than retaliate
And look like a fool.
They made a boy cry.
Is that not good enough?
To send a message to parents
About being too rough.
Parental sportsmanship
Is part of playing ball.
So control yourselves,
You're looked up to by all.