Los Angeles Rams Wheelchair Football Tournament Recap - Phoenix, AZ
3 weeks ago, Angel City Sports’ Los Angeles Rams wheelchair football team competed in their first tournament of the year, in Phoenix, AZ. This tournament marked the launch of the USA Wheelchair Football League (USAWFL) supported by the Bob Woodruff Foundation and Move United.
Day 1, the LA Rams came up against the Greater Buffalo Adaptive Team. As it was the first game of the tournament, our guys came out with high energy and excitement. The Rams had a stellar game and started off the competition with a 41-0 win.
The next game of the day, the Rams went up against the Lakeshore Foundation Team. Bart Salgado led the team at quarterback, while also doubling as the head coach. The Rams brought forth another solid team effort, with a couple of deep throws getting completed to push them ahead, displaying an overall great game from the receivers. The Rams really gelled together to come out of day 1 with their second win, 25-6.
Day 2 started off with a worthy opponent in the Midwest Adaptive Team out of Kansas City. The game was extremely fast-paced and intense, giving the Rams team their first big test of the tournament. With a few big penalties, and some plays given up on defense, Kansas City came out on top with a 24-13 victory. They went on to be undefeated in the rest of the tournament.
The second game of day 2 had the Rams playing a brand-new team, Adaptive Sports Ohio, out of Cleveland. The Rams put down a deciding win of 41-0, making the team 3-1 in regular play.
On the final day of play, The Los Angeles Rams went up against the Ability 360 Team out of Arizona to vie for third place. This was another fast and aggressive game, and Arizona could not keep up with the pressure the Rams put on them. The Rams jumped out to a big lead and shut out Arizona in the first half. Rams took a third-place finish with a final score of 35-6.
With this being the first tournament of the year, the Rams made an excellent debut. The guys started to come together, fall into their roles, and learned a lot about their positions and how to work collectively as a team. Going into the next tournament at the end of October, there’s no doubt they will be chasing down Kansas City who will also be the next host team. Stay tuned for their next tournament in 2 weeks!
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