CANTON -- July 21, 2024 -- Landon Brazzell took a short pass from Eli Frye and with some elusive moves turned it into a 43-yard scoring play as the Metro Select Saints topped the Lockdown Legends Titans 38-13 Sunday to capture the Boys 15U trophy at the NFL Flag Championships.
The game was played before a national television audience at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
Daniel Berry of the Saints was named game MVP following his impressive all-around performance.
The Frye-to-Brazzell pitch-and-catch gave Metro Select a 26-13 lead in a game that saw several long scoring plays.
Lockdown Legends took the opening possession to pay dirt. They converted a fourth down and later benefitted from a defensive pass interference call in the end zone to set up a 1-yard Peyton Dickerson to Ezra Golin scoring pass.
Metro Select responded quickly. Frye found Daniel Berry with a pass that covered 30 yards for the tying touchdown. On the next Lockdown Legends possession, Berry intercepted a Dickerson pass and returned it 43 yards for the go-ahead touchdown.
Dickerson responded by leading a drive that ended with a touchdown pass to R.C. Davis from 7 yards out. The first successful conversion of the game put the Titans ahead, 13-12.
Metro Select took the lead into intermission, however, when Audric Williams made an over-the-shoulder catch for a 27-yard touchdown from Frye in the final minute of the half.
The Saints would not relinquish the lead.
Berry picked off another pass on a “Hail Mary" attempt to end the first half. He added a third interception later in the second half as the Saints went on a scoring binge that included his 3-yard scoring reception and another touchdown for Frye on a 7-yard pass to Williams.
Frye finished 10 of 10 for 160 yards and five touchdowns.
Dickerson went 18 of 28 for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Davis caught eight passes for 100 yards.
Semifinals
Lockdown Legends Titans 32, Loudon Legends Steelers 20
The Lockdown Legends built a 13-0 lead and never trailed in reaching the finals. Dickerson completed 19 of 24 attempts for 229 yards and five touchdowns.
Davis totaled 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Gavin Macias caught five passes for 63 yards and two touchdowns.
Julian Marza passed for 135 yards and three touchdowns for Loudon. Kabir Rajpal scored twice on six receptions covering 79 yards.
Metro Select Saints 13, Tucson Turf Cardinals 6
Berry scored on 5- and 16-yard runs in the first half -- the second scoring play coming just before intermission for a 13-0 halftime lead.
Tucson Turf pulled closer when Jake Rogers hit Sean Roebuck from 3 yards out for a touchdown with 4:28 to play. They connected on a desperation pass on the last play of the game, but Roebuck's attempt to avoid a tackle took him out of bounds at the 2 as time expired.
Frye completed 14 of 20 passes for 126 yards. Berry had four receptions for 48 yards.
Rogers completed 11 of 14 passes for 116 yards. Zerek Sidney totaled 58 receiving yards on five receptions. Roebuck made four catches for 36 yards.