ISSUE 2 (2016-17)
THE NEXT LEVEL
THE INAUGURAL ORANGE BOWL FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL SHOWCASE SET FOR 2017
LEADING THE WAY
Orange Bowl Leadership Academy building tomorrow's leaders
Met roPCS ORANGE BOW L BASKETBALL CLASSIC
Game times and matchups announced for the 23rd annual classic
A WARM W ELCOME
An interview with Team Host Committe chairs Yvonne Johnson and Robert Hudson
PINKTOBER IN THE OBYFA
From Lake Okeechobee to Key West, teams honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month
RANKINGS ON THE HORIZON
The race to the College Football Playoff and Capital One Orange Bowl heats up
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NEXT LEVEL
Orange Bowl AnnouncesInaugural Florida
High School Football Showcase
The Orange Bowl Committee announced
that it will hold the inaugural Orange Bowl
Florida High School Football Showcase, a
free one day event in association with the
National Football Foundation (NFF) and its
local chapters, that will bring together
academically qualified high school seniors
from Florida, and football coaches from
NCAA Division II, III and NAIA programs
across the country. The Orange Bowl Florida
High School Football Showcase will provide
an unprecedented opportunity for young
student-athletes to use their athletic and
academic skills to earn collegiate
scholarships, and ultimately a college
degree.
The Showcase will take place on February 25,
2017, at Nova Southeastern University in
Davie, Fla., from 8 a.m. ? 2 p.m. All NCAA
Division II, III, and NAIA athletic directors and
head football coaches have been invited to
attend the Orange Bowl Florida High School
Football Showcase. Student-athletes eligible
for participation must be graduating high
school seniors who have not accepted a
scholarship offer from a NCAA Division I
(Football Bowl Subdivision and Football
Championship Subdivision) program. In
addition, they must meet the following
academic qualifications:
- Earn a 2.3 GPA or higher in 16 Core
Courses (please visit
www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future for a
description of NCAA Eligible Core Courses);
AND
- Earn an SAT score of 820 (math and verbal
only) or higher on the old format (SAT exams
taken prior to March 2016); OR
- Earn an ACT sum score of 68 or higher
?Everyone knows Florida is a hotbed of
football talent for Division I players, but
there are hundreds of academically qualified
student-athletes beyond Division I signees
who are excellent football players and
looking to continue both their academic and
athletic careers,? said Judge Michael B.
Chavies, president and chair of the Orange
Bowl Committee. ?The Orange Bowl is
excited to provide this opportunity for
student-athletes so that coaches from
around the country, who may have limited
recruiting budgets, can evaluate these
football players all in one location.?
The Showcase will consist of a series of tests
and drills to best display each player ?s
various talents at their respective position.
The program will allow ample time for
coaches to view student-athletes in drills and
talk to them individually about their
respective football programs. Staffs from
university admissions and financial aid
departments are also being encouraged to
attend the Showcase. Following the day?s
activities, players and university
representatives will meet to discuss
scholarship opportunities for the
participating student-athletes. The Orange
Bowl is providing lodging for the first 50
colleges to register, in addition to meals for
all coaches and administrators.
The Orange Bowl Florida High School
Football Showcase is the third Showcase
being conducted nationally in association
with the NFF. The original showcase was
launched eight years ago behind the
leadership of former Milby High School
coach Phil Camp of the NFF Touchdown Club
of Houston Chapter, and it was later
followed by the showcase led by College
Football Hall of Fame and former UCLA
coach Terry Donahue of the NFF Newport
Beach Chapter in Los Angeles.
?We are extremely excited that the Orange
Bowl is staging a High School Showcase in
South Florida, and I specifically want to thank
Bob Epling, who serves on the NFF Board
and is a past president of the Orange Bowl
Committee, as well as Orange Bowl CEO Eric
Poms for their leadership in making this
happen,? said NFF President & CEO Steve
Hatchell. ?The High School Showcases are an
extremely powerful way for student-athletes
to pursue their dream of attending college,
and they result in millions of dollars in
academic and participation scholarships
each year. I had the privilege to serve as the
Executive Director of the Orange Bowl from
1987 to 1993, and I know that the Showcase
will make a real difference for high school
players in South Florida. It?s really great that
this is happening.?
The Showcase is a further commitment by
Orange Bowl to youth sports, one of the four
pillars of its community outreach, which also
includes fundraising and community events,
academic programs and scholarships, and
legacy gifts. For more than 80 years, the
Orange Bowl has been one of South Florida?s
leading civic organizations, promoting
championship sporting events, related
premier entertainment and other year-round
activities to inspire youth, engage our
community and enhance the South Florida
economy.
For more information about the Orange
Bowl Florida High School Football Showcase
and to register, please visit
community.orangebowl.org.
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ORANGE BOWL LAUNCHES
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
The Orange Bowl Committee announced the
official launch of the Orange Bowl Leadership
Academy, designed to engage and inspire
middle school youth to maximize their
potential to become future successful
community leaders through access and
exposure to career development, personal
leadership and life skills.
Previously, the Orange Bowl conducted a pilot
program that has now become the basis for
the Orange Bowl Leadership Academy, with
classes of approximately 20 sixth-graders
from both Bair Middle School in Sunrise and
North Miami Middle School. Those students
will continue as seventh-graders this year with
a new curriculum, and two new schools will be
added with sixth-graders at both Sunrise
Middle School in Fort Lauderdale and Georgia
Jones-Ayers Middle School in Miami. The
design of the program is eventually to have
students follow a three-year curriculum
through middle school and expand to other
schools in both Miami-Dade and Broward
Counties.
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?Our vision is to nurture and cultivate the next
generation of South Florida community and
business leaders,? said Judge Michael Chavies,
president and chair of the Orange Bowl
Committee.
"The Orange Bowl Leadership Academy will
provide South Florida youth the opportunity
to dream and develop a plan to achieve those
dreams, to set and achieve personal goals and
objectives, and to understand their options in
life for success at home, their careers and in
the community,? added Marlon A. Hill Esq.,
chair of the Orange Bowl Leadership Academy
committee.
From October through May, students in the
program meet twice a month after school
with teachers and mentors, who are Orange
Bowl Committee members. The curriculum is
specifically designed toward fostering
character development and responsibility
geared to elevating individual empowerment,
efficacy and self-esteem.
The students are also exposed to guest
speakers, many of whom are Orange Bowl
Committee members, and occasional field
trips for behind-the-scenes tours of locations
such as the Southern District Court of Florida.
These sessions are designed to inspire and
unleash individual youth potential and
leadership, while also creating career
development awareness, knowledge and
opportunities.
Support for the Orange Bowl Leadership
Academy is being provided by the College
Football Playoff Foundation, whose
philanthropic initiatives are directed toward
education generally and more specifically
teachers, through its Extra Yard for Teachers
program.
The Orange Bowl Leadership Academy
receives additional support from sponsors
Bank of America, Comcast, Deloitte and
Florida Blue.
The curriculum for the Orange Bowl
Leadership Academy was created by the
Pacific Institute specifically for the Orange
Bowl Committee.
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GAME TIMESANNOUNCED FOR
METROPCSORANGE BOWL
BASKETBALL CLASSIC
Matchupsset for 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. tipoffs
Game times for the 23rd annual MetroPCS
Orange Bowl Basketball Classic will be 1:30
p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, December
17, 2016, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla.
The first game will feature the Manhattan
College Jaspers against the Florida State
Seminoles, followed by the Charlotte 49ers
against the Florida Gators.
For ticket information please contact the
Orange Bowl ticket sales office at (305)
341-4701 or visit www.orangebowl.org. For
group ticket information, fans are
encouraged to contact the Orange Bowl
Ticket Office.
The Florida Gators will be making their record
18th appearance in the Classic, and second
under head coach Mike White. Last year,
White?s first season at the helm, the Gators
matched a program record for a first year
coach with 21 wins. With nine returners,
The ?Noles return two of their starters, guards Xavier
Rathan-Mayes (32 GS) and Dwayne Bacon (33 GS), both
of whom were in the top three in field goal shooting
percentage with 40.8% and 44.7%, respectively.
Florida hopes to build on last season?s
success. The Gators will take on Classic
newcomers ? the Charlotte 49ers ? out of
Conference USA. The 49ers have six returning
letterwinners, including their top three
scorers from last season and are coached by
Mark Price, a first-round draft pick in the
1986 NBA Draft, went on to become a
four-time NBA All-Star.
In the tournament opener, Florida State Head
Coach Leonard Hamilton, the winningest
coach in FSU history, looks to lead his Florida
State Seminoles to their seventh straight
Classic win; they are 6-1 all-time. The
Seminoles take on another Classic newcomer
in Manhattan College. Led by head coach
Steve Masiello, the Jaspers are chasing their
third MAAC title and NCAA Tournament
appearance in four years. The Jaspers?former
football program played in the first-ever Palm
Florida State is back to make its eighth appearance (6-1
record), coming off a victory in last year 's Classic.
Festival Game, the predecessor to the Orange
Bowl, in 1933.
Both games of the MetroPCS Orange Bowl
Basketball Classic will be televised nationally
on FS2 (FOX Sports 2) and statewide to local
markets on FOX Sports Sun. In addition to
national and local television coverage, each
game will be live streamed on the FOX Sports
GO app and www.FOXSportsGO.com.
With assistance from title sponsor MetroPCS
and associate sponsors American Airlines,
BB&T Center, Coca-Cola, Florida Prepaid
College Board, FOX Sports Florida, Greater
Fort Lauderdale CVB, Panera Bread, Sunshine
Health, The Miami Herald and Toyota, the
Orange Bowl Basketball Classic will be the
only Division I basketball played in Broward
County again this year.
The Florida Gators hold a 15-2 all-time record in the
Classic. The Gators return three of their top four scorers,
guards Kasey Hill (9.1 PPG) and KeVaughn Allen (11.6
PPG), and center John Egbunu (11.5 PPG) .
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ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
TO BE PLAYED IN ORLANDO
Winnersof the Atlantic and Coastal divisionswill face off for the top spot in the ACC on December 3
This season?s Dr Pepper Atlantic Coast Conference Football
Championship will be played in Orlando?s Camping World Stadium.
Featuring the ACC?s Atlantic and Coastal Division Champions, the 12th
annual championship kicks off on Saturday, December 3rd in prime
time at 7:45 pm (if carried by ESPN) or 8 pm (if carried by ABC.) This will
mark the sixth time the championship game has come to
Florida? Jacksonville welcomed the event from 2005-07, and Tampa
hosted in 2008 and 2009.
The ACC has ties to Camping World Stadium, as it serves as host venue
for both the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl and the Russell Athletic
Bowl. The stadium has also been used as a neutral site for many regular
season games featuring ACC teams. Most notably, the Florida State
Seminoles kicked off their 2016 campaign with a victory over Ole Miss in
Orlando. Each of the past three ACC football champions has gone on to
either win the national championship or compete in the College
Football Playoff.
Hosting its first-ever College Football Playoff Semifinal a year ago, the
Capital One Orange Bowl welcomed No. 1 Clemson ? the ACC champion
? against No. 4 Oklahoma, the Big 12 champion. Clemson defeated
Oklahoma 37-17 to earn a berth in the national championship,
improving current ACC teams?record in Orange Bowl games to 21-22.
The Tigers?victory over the Sooners marked the fourth-straight win for
an ACC team in the Capital One Orange Bowl.
The Capital One Orange Bowl has been the ?Home of the ACC
Champion? since 2006. The Orange Bowl previously had similar
agreements with other conferences, namely the Big Eight and Big East
Conferences, but its agreement with the ACC is the first exclusive
agreement between the Orange Bowl and a NCAA Football Bowl
Subdivision (formerly I-A) conference since 1995.
As part of the College Football Playoff system, the Orange Bowl and the
Atlantic Coast Conference extended their relationship with a 12-year
agreement that began in 2014 and concludes after the 2025 season,
ensuring that the Capital One Orange Bowl continues to serve as the
?Home of the ACC Champion.?
CFP RANKINGSPAVE THE
ROAD TO SOUTH FLORIDA
The first set of College Football Playoff Rankingsfrom the Selection Committee released on Nov. 1.
The first College Football Playoff Rankings for
2016 will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 1,
following week nine of the season and every
week thereafter until Selection Day, Sunday,
December 4.
The College Football Playoff Selection
Committe, which will establish the rankings, is
comprised of 12 esteemed members and
chaired by Texas Tech's Director of Athletics,
Kirby Hocutt.
The other committee members include: Barry
Alvarez ? Director of Athletics, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Jeff Bower ? Former Head
Coach, University of Southern Mississippi,
Herb Deromedi ? Former Head Coach,
University of Central Michigan, Tom Jernstedt ?
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Former NCAA Executive Vice President, Bobby
Johnson ? Former Head Coach, Vanderbilt
University, Jeff Long ? Vice Chancellor and
Director of Athletics, University of
Arkansas-Fayetteville, Rob Mullens ? Director
of Athletics, University of Oregon, Dan
Radakovich ? Director of Athletics, Clemson
University, Condoleezza Rice ? Stanford
University professor, former Stanford Provost
and former United States Secretary of State,
Steve Wieberg ? Former College Football
Reporter, USA Today and Tyrone Willingham ?
Former Head Coach of Three FBS Institutions.
On Selection Day, the committee will
announce Playoff Semifinal matchups, New
Year ?s bowl pairings, and the final Top 25,
again, being aired exclusively on ESPN's College
Football Playoff programming.
You can catch the rankings on ESPN?s College
Football Playoff: Top 25, where the rankings will
be released.
Nov. 29 ? 7 p.m. ET
Select ion Com m it t ee An n ou n cem en t
Sch edu le:
Nov. 1 ? 7 p.m. ET
Nov. 8 ? 7 p.m. ET
Nov. 15 ? 9 p.m. ET
Nov. 22 ? 7 p.m. ET
Dec. 4 (Selection Day and Playoff Semifinal
teams announced) ? Noon ET
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UNDER CENTER AROUND THE ACC
Home to some of the best QBsin the nation, Atlantic Coast Conference action isheatingup in 2016
The ACC is roaring on the gridiron this
season, thanks in large part to outstanding
quarterback play. No strangers to fierce
competition, these ACC quarterbacks are not
slowing down in their run for the Capital One
Orange Bowl. These six quarterbacks have
been holding strong throughout the 2016
season, paving the way for team success and
racking up the personal accolades.
Desh au n Wat son
Watson, the 2015 Orange Bowl Most
Outstanding Player, has been on a roll all
season. In his junior campaign, Watson has
led the Tigers to an undefeated start (7-0), as
of Week Eight.
On the season, Watson has accumulated 164
completions on 258 attempts for 1,950 yards
and 20 touchdowns, with eight interceptions
(as of Week Eight).
Throughout his first two seasons, Watson
battled to break 39 Clemson records,
including the single-season school record for
total offense and rushing yards amongst
Clemson quarterbacks.
Watson has been on the Heisman Watch List
and continues to propel the Tigers to success
each week.
Lam ar Jack son
Jackson, a Boynton Beach, Fla., native, has led
the Cardinals to an impressive 6-1 start to the
season as of Week Eight. In Louisville's 53-14
victory over NC State, Jackson broke
Louisville's single-season touchdown record.
He threw for three touchdowns and rushed
for one, giving him 34 touchdowns for the
season...and there's still six weeks left of the
regular season.
As a sophomore, Jackson is in the hunt for the
Heisman Trophy and the College Football
Playoff. He has been named ACC Offensive
Back of the Week two times this season and
the Davey O' Brien Quarterback of the Week
twice.
As a multi-threat quarterback, Jackson has
posted 134 completions on 230 attempts for
2,161 yards and 18 touchdowns, with four
interceptions. His rushing stats are just as
impressive, with 130 attempts for 908 yards
and 16 touchdowns (as of Week Eight).
Deon dr e Fr an cois
Florida State quarterback Francois, an
Orlando, Fla., native has led the Seminoles to
a 5-2 start with a last-second 20-19 win over
in-state rival University of Miami.
Through Week Eight, Francois recorded 138
completions on 221 attempts for 1,876 yards
and 10 touchdowns with only three
interceptions thrown.
The redshirt freshman has been successful
on the ground as well, with 67 rushing
attempts for 144 yards and three
touchdowns.
looking to lead the Tar Heels to more wins
down the road and a chance to compete for
the ACC Championship.
Jer od Evan s
In his first year at the helm for the Hokies,
Evans has led Virginia Tech to the driver 's seat
of the Coastal Division.
In Week 9, Evans threw for 406 yards against
Pitt and tossed two touchdown passes,
moving him atop the list for most by a first
year quarterback (21). He is now three
touchdown passes away from breaking the
single-season school record for touchdown
passes through.
The junior college transfer has been a perfect
fit for Hokies head coach Justin Fuente's
offensive attack, and has Virginia Tech
believing in a division championship and trip
to Orlando.
Er ic Du n gey
Dungey has been on fire for Syracuse this
season, carrying the torch for new Orange
head coach Dino Babers' team.
M it ch Tr u bisk y
Trubisky has led the Tar Heels to a 6-2 start
on the season, landing them in first place in
the Coastal Division (as of Week Eight).
He has thrown 203 completions on 285
attempts for 2,378 yards and 18 touchdowns,
while throwing just two interceptions. He has
racked up 56 rushing attempts for 101 yards
and four touchdowns.
Trubisky led the Tar Heels to a 35-14 victory
over Virginia this season. He threw three
touchdowns, giving UNC its seventh
consecutive win in the all-time series and the
ninth straight true road game win. Trubisky is
In Week 8, Dungey boosted Syracuse to a
victory over Boston College, recording his
sixth 300-yard passing game of the season,
tying the record for most in a single season
and is just one shy of the school-record total.
On the season (through Week 8), Dungey has
passed for 15 touchdowns and run for six.
The sophomore QB will aim to lead Syracuse
through a tough remaining schedule against
some of the best in the ACC.
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PINKTOBER IN THE OBYFA
From Lake Okeechobee to Key West, teams honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Each year, October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and OBYFA
parks were proud to do their part in raising awareness of the disease
that has impacted so many. The support of breast cancer awareness
month in the Orange Bowl YFA presented by Metro PCS is not a recent
development.
Dating back to 2005, OBYFA teams from Lake Okeechobee to Key West
have banded together to ?pink out? each game. Outfitted in pink socks,
mouth guards and armbands, players and cheerleaders did their best
to make the OBYFA pink from head-to-toe.
For more than 30 years, Breast Cancer Awareness Month has helped
raise funds for cancer research and informed women and men on the
importance of yearly cancer screenings. Over time, the color pink has
become an instantly recognizable symbol of the movement.
"It has become a yearly tribute and tradition that we take great pride in
and our participants look forward to each year,? said Emily Bellamy,
Cheer Commissioner of the Miami Gardens Chiefs. ?All month long we
pay tribute to breast cancer survivors, those fighting the disease and
those lives lost to breast cancer by wearing pink all month long. As a
daughter of a two-time cancer survivor, I take great pride in showing
my support towards anyone that has come face to face with cancer.?
As the Orange Bowl Park of the Week program presented by MetroPCS
visited South Florida parks in the month of October, pink stood out
above all else on the football gridiron. Some things in life are bigger
than football, and the dedication of OBYFA leagues and parks in raising
awareness of breast cancer was special to see. Thanks for ?pinking out?
South Florida, OBYFA!
Or an ge Bow l You t h Foot ball Allian ce Spon sor s
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A WARM WELCOME
A sit down with Yvonne Johnson and Robert Hudson, Team Host Committee Chairs
We sat down with Orange Bowl Committee
members Yvonne Johnson and Robert
Hudson, - Chairs for the Team Host
Committee, for an exclusive interview to get
the behind the scenes scoop on how they
make the Orange Bowl a special event for the
teams and families.
Q: Wh at ar e som e of t h e even t s you 'll be
h ost in g f or t h e t eam s/ sch ools t h is year ?
RH: ?Well this year, we?re having a tailgate
night, which is basically barbeque catered
and we?re trying to recreate a tailgate
experience in the hospitality room. That?s
going to be a really special event; it was very
well received last year by Clemson. We?re
looking forward to that. We also have casino
night, the usual desserts and of course the
legendary Orange Bowl hospitality, with as
many orange jackets as we can, serving as
much as we can to the team officials. We?re
looking forward to having a really good time.?
YJ: ?We open up our hospitality with a
reception and one of the fun things is we
have a band called Funky Pedal and one of
the members of Funky Pedal is a member of
the Orange Bowl Committee. It?s really a lot of
fun. We serve, really, as the hosts of the
teams. We?re bartending, we?re doing
everything it is that they need, including
entertainment. It should be a lot of fun.?
Q: Wh at do you believe t o be t h e m ost
im por t an t par t of t h e t eam h ost r ole?
YJ: ?I think the biggest thing is for us to
understand how they enjoy themselves and
what they want to experience. Every year we
have a different team and we try to gear our
hosting to that team. For instance, one year
we had Clemson and their big sports bar is
called the Esso. We went to Clemson, we got
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some paraphernalia from the Esso bar and
we dressed up the bar in our hospitality suite
like it was the Esso. Those are the kinds of
things we like to do to make our teams feel at
home.?
?awesome?. I?ll stick with that, the A Team,
that?s good. Although we like to tease each
other sometimes, I think we really like to work
together to make hospitality for both teams
as special as possible.?
RH: ?What Yvonne said is one-hundred
percent right. The key to hosting is to make
the teams?experience as fun and as special
as possible, so the team not only remembers
their experience in the bowl game, but they
also remember their experience in hospitality
and remember the Committee Members they
met and interacted with. So, when they go
back and people ask them, ?How was the
Orange Bowl experience??they report to their
friends, their family, the conference and
everything how great of a time they had and
how much hospitality they enjoyed with the
Committee.?
Q: In r ef lect in g back on you r exper ien ces
as an OBC m em ber , w h at ar e som e of t h e
m ost m em or able m om en t s?
Q: Is t h er e a f r ien dly r ivalr y t o see w h o can
pr ovide t h e best h ospit alit y?
YJ: ?Very friendly. What our goal is in
hospitality is for both teams to have the best
experience possible, so we share a lot of
things and one of the things that we-- Team
B, which I told you I call the best team, so
there?s a little bit of a rivalry-- borrowed from
the A Team was their casino night. I went up
and visited them when they were doing their
hosting and it was a lot of fun; everybody had
a great time and now we do that in Team B as
well. The main goal is for both teams to have
the best experience.?
RH: ?There is somewhat of a rivalry between
the two hospitality suites, but I agree with
Yvonne. We really enjoy working together,
sharing ideas, getting as many Members as
we can to each room to make sure each team
really has a positive experience. As you were
talking about Team B being the best, I was
trying to think of what can I say Team A is
RH: ?There?s been a lot. I think I?ve been on
the Committee for 15 years now and I was
thinking about this and I think my most
memorable time was being on the field when
the Florida Gators won the National
Championship against Oklahoma. You really
get to experience the incredible feeling that
comes along with a National Championship
and a victory of that magnitude. Just seeing
the celebration and you see what this means
to the lives of the young men and the
coaches and the fans, really. I just thought
that was an experience that I will never
forget, being rained on by confetti and really
seeing the Gators celebrate that hard-earned
National Title.?
YJ: ?I think my most memorable moment was
spending the time with my family. We
frequently host over the course of New Year ?s
Eve and one of the things that we used to say
is that we would have our daughter, who was
close to 30, we had another daughter who
was in her twenties and our son who was in
his twenties and we were all at our hospitality
suite on New Year ?s Eve, together, and they
wanted to be there because we were having
such a great time. Orange Bowl is not just a
personal event for me, it?s a family event for
our members and that makes it all the more
special.?
MARK THE CALENDAR
Or an ge Bow l You t h Foot ball Allian ce Ch eer Ch am pion sh ips
present ed by Met roPCS
November 20, Don Taft Center at Nova Southeastern University
The Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance Cheer Championships presented by MetroPCS features more than 100 teams from 30 different parks to
compete for cheer bragging rights in South Florida. Teams compete in nine different divisions and three squad sizes. Hosted on the campus of Nova
Southeastern University, the 2016 Orange Bowl YFA Cheer Championships presented by MetroPCS are sure to be an exciting day for the whole
family.
M et r opol ia Orange Bowl Int ernat ional Championship
December 4 - December 11, Frank Veltri Tennis Center
The Metropolia Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship is regarded as the longest-running international junior tennis tournament in the
world. An International Tennis Federation Group A Series Tournament, the competition features more than 1,000 youth players from 80 countries.
Past participants include Roger Federer, Caroline Wozniacki, Chris Evert, Anna Kournikova, Andre Agassi, Elena Dementieva and John McEnroe.
M et r oPCS Or an ge Bow l Basket ball Classic
December 17th, BB&T Center
Florida State Seminoles vs. Manhattan College Jaspers - 1:30 p.m.
Florida Gators vs. Charlotte 49ers - 4:00 p.m.
College basketball comes back to South Florida as some of the country?s most talented student-athletes take the stage on the hardwood for the
2016 MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic. The Charlotte 49ers and Manhattan College Jaspers will be making their first appearance in the
Classic. Florida State is back to make its eighth appearance, while the Florida Gators are making its record 18th appearance. For ticket information,
please contact the Orange Bowl ticket sales office at (305) 341-4701 or visit www.orangebowl.org.
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