(WASHINGTON, DC) – The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announced that three teams from Washington, DC will advance to the 56th Annual Pop Warner Super Bowl National Championship held from Friday, November 30, 2012 to Saturday, December 8, 2012 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.  This year's competing teams are:

• the Watkins Hornets will compete for the Division 1 Junior PeeWee title (ages 8 - 11);
• the Marshall Heights Bison will compete for the Division 1 Junior Midget title (10 - 13);
• and the Beacon House Falcons will compete for the Division 1 PeeWee title (ages 9 - 12).

DC Pop Warner teams have taken home the Pop Warner Super Bowl National title for the past 3 consecutive years.  

• Marshall Heights Bison won the 2011 Division 1 PeeWee Pop Warner Super Bowl National title.
• Beacon House Falcons won the 2011 Division 1 Junior PeeWee Pop Warner National Runner-Up champion title.
• Beacon House Falcons secured the 2010 Division 1 Junior PeeWee Pop Warner Super Bowl National title.
• Watkins Hornets secured the 2010 Division 1 Junior Midgets National Runner-Up champion title.
• Watkins Hornets won the 2009 Division 1 PeeWee Pop Warner Super Bowl National title. 

DPR holds the DC Pop Warner league charter, and is only one of two recreation departments nationwide to hold a charter.  2012 was the first year that DPR hosted the Eastern Regional Championship Final game; and over 68 teams, and close to 1,500 youth, participated in the DC Pop Warner league during the regular season. 

On Friday, November 23rd and Saturday, November 24th, DPR hosted the Pop Warner Eastern Regional Champion title games, where 3 of the 4 DC Pop Warner teams advanced.  Results from the Eastern Regional Championship are:

• Division 1 Jr. PeeWee Watkins Hornets defeated the Northwest Raiders with a final score of 13 - 2
• Division 1 Midget Northwest Raiders defeated the Watkins Hornets with a final score of 12 - 9
• Division 1 Junior Midget Marshall Heights Bison defeated the CYA Gators in a shut out with a final score of 34 - 0;
• Division 1 PeeWee Beacon House Falcons defeated the North Philly Aztecs in overtime with a final score of 14 - 12.

Teams will find out their schedules during the 56th Pop Warner Super Bowl Pairings Show, which will air on ESPN3 and PopWarner.com, on Tuesday, November 27th at 8 pm (EST). 

Founded in 1929, Pop Warner Football is the only youth football program (local, regional, and national) that sets and enforces a strict age and weight matrix which reduces the risk of injuries. Pop Warner is also the only national youth sports organization that requires its participants to maintain academic standards in order to participate.  To learn more about the Pop Warner program, visit Pop Warner Regional or Pop Warner National websites.

About Pop Warner Super Bowl

The Football National Championships consist of 64 teams from 8 Pop Warner Regions playing in 4 age/weight classifications (Jr. Pee Wee, Pee Wee, Jr. Midget, Midget). There are two divisions, Division I and Division II, each fielding 32 teams.

During the regular season, a team will play a 7 to 9 game schedule.  The regular season typically ends during the last week in October, and at that point, teams prepare for league playoffs. Once a league champion has been decided, based on each teams regular season record, teams with the top, winning records then advance to the regional championships. Those teams that win their divisions in the regional championships continue on to the ESPN Wide World of Sports to compete for a national championship title in the Jr. PeeWee, PeeWee, Jr. Midget, and Midget divisions.

The 56th Annual Pop Warner Super Bowl and National Cheer & Dance Championships will take place from Saturday, November 30th through Saturday, December 8th.

Read More: DPR to Host the 2012 Pop Warner Eastern Regional Championship Finals in the Nation's Capital

To learn more about DPR's Pop Warner DC program, visit DPR's Pop Warner website page or contact
the DC Pop Warner Football League office at (202) 671-0302 or (202) 498-2243.  

    
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