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June 19, 2012 · 7:02 pm

Lumberjacks Wrap Up 2012 High Mountain & Big Man Challenge

The NAU Football program wrapped up the 2012 High Mountain & Big Man Challenge this past weekend. The camps involved a small school 7 on 7 passing tournament on Thursday along with a Big Man Challenge for linemen, an individual prospect skill camp on Friday, and a large school 7 on 7 passing tournament and Big Man Challenge on Saturday. The camps in 2012 featured over 1,500 prospective student-athletes, a new total record for the three days.

The camps were highlighted with Saturday’s Large School competitions. Saturday’s Large School results for the Big Man Challenge were:

3rd Place – Chaparral High School

2nd Place – Saguaro High School

1st Place – Desert Vista High School

Saturday’s 7 on 7 Tournament was VERY competitive and featured many back and forth games. However, none were more competitive than the championship game which featured Basha High School against Mountain Pointe High School. Mountain Pointe scored a go-ahead touchdown with 24 seconds left. Basha began to drive down the field and on the final play threw a pass to the end-zone to a seemingly wide open receiver. However, at the last second a Mountain Pointe defensive player made a play on the ball, out of nowhere, and intercepted the pass to seal the game. Mountain Pointe claimed the championship axe for 2012 while Basha claimed the runner up axe. All in all, it was a fitting finish to a great weekend!

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June 15, 2010 · 1:13 pm

NAU Hosts Elite 7-on-7 Passing Tournament

Hundreds of high school football players and fans enjoyed cool temperatures and sunny skies as they competed at the Jerome Souers High Mountain Challenge. More than 2,500 people attended the two-day event that attracted athletes from across Arizona and as far as Los Angeles.

Dominguez High of Compton, Calif. placed first in Saturday’s upper division 7-on-7 passing tournament, defeating Chaparral High of Scottsdale in the finals. On Sunday, Mingus High of Cottonwood defeated Buckeye High to earn the lower division crown.

Sabino High took first in the upper division Big Man Competition on Saturday, edging out Chaparral. Mingus was first on Sunday with Buckeye taking second. Flagstaff’s Coconino High placed third.

The weekend tournament wrapped up NAU’s week of local camps. Last Wednesday the NAU coaching staff held an individual skills camp at Desert Vista High School in Chandler. NAU also hosted at skills camp on Friday. More 130 high school players attended the one-day event.

Everything went extremely smooth and we want to thank camp director Francis St. Paul for all his hard work. With his leadership NAU (according to several coaches in attendance on Saturday) runs the best, most competitive 7-on-7 passing tournament in the state of Arizona.

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February 9, 2010 · 1:34 pm

2010 NAU Football Summer Camp Dates

All American Ed Berry catches a pass at Ole Miss.

The dates for 13th Annual Jerome Souers High Mountain Challenge at Northern Arizona University have been set for this summer. See below for more information:

The Total Team Event
When: Saturday, June 12 (Gold Tournament 4A2 and higher) AND Sunday, June 13 (Blue Tournament 4A2 and lower)
Where: NAU Campus, Flagstaff
Cost: $300 per “Air Challenge” Team
$300 per “Big Man” Team
$500 total if you bring both teams
$40 for individuals on Renegade team

The Air Challenge: 7-on-7 Passing Tournament

  • Four games guaranteed
  • Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13 — starts at 8:30 am (Round Robin Games) both days.
  • Each day limit to 24 teams (Round Robin ending with a tournament format)
  • Renegade teams will consist of 14 players and will be coached by guest coaches. Players will also receive a Renegade team T-shirt.

The Big Man Challenge: Team Event Competition

  • Ten events testing speed, strength, endurance and agility.
  • Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13, 8:30 am (challenge begins)
  • Renegade teams will consist of 10 players and will be coached by guest coaches. Player will also receive a Renegade T-shirt.

Skills Camp in Flagstaff Friday, June 11

Other Events Outside Flagstaff:

Skills Camp in Kingman Tuesday, June 8

Skills Camp in Phoenix Wednesday June 9

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