2010 DFW Hawks
AEFL Champions with a perfect record of 11-0.

2010 AEFL - HAWKS SEASON #1

The DFW Hawks defeat the Dallas Warriors in an exciting game from start to finish. With less than a minute left in the game #13 for the Warriors had a long TD reception to put the Warriors on top 28-22. With only 29 seconds left to go in the game, #2 Bell took the kick return back all the way to the endzone to make the score 28 to 28 and #11 Fuller made the XP kick to put the Hawks over the top 30-28. With only 7 seconds left the Warriors had 1 last attempt but the QB was sacked by #43 Shields to end the game! The Hawks finished with a perfect record of 11-0 and are only the second team to ever go 11-0 in the AEFL since the Dallas Knights did it in 2002!

This game was nothing like the first time these 2 teams played. The Smash were on #2 Bell ALL DAY LONG! But in the end the Hawks were able to over come the challenge that Smash had given them. The Hawks had a great team effort across the board from #24 Hasley's 85+ yard interception to #12 Allison's great catch to keep the last drive alive to chew up the clock. Great win Hawks! 1 more to go!

The Hawks started of slow but finished strong. It was not the typical explosive performance but #2 Bell had 4 toucdown passes, 2 for #1 Cark and 1 each for #12 Allison and #41 Brazzell. Bell also added 1 rushing TD. #11 Fuller went 5 for 5 on XP kicks.

PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
Offense: #2 Ty Bell (4 TD passes, 1 Rushing)
Defense: #40 McKinney (2 solo tackles and 2 sacks)
Spc Teams: #11 Fuller (XP kicks 5 for 5)

The Hawks kept it rolling on Sunday and scored every time except for 2 on Sunday! #2 Bell had 5 TD passes to 4 different receivers. The defense also added 2 scores with a safety from #44 Hankins and #43 Shields had a defensive TD. The kicker, #11 Fuller completed 2 passes for XP conversions on bad snaps. Nice win to lead the Hawks in to the 2010 playoffs!

Hawks dominated the Smash who were the AEFL's #1 defense at the start of the game and by the end of the game they were the AEFL's #4 defense. The Hawks offense scored 8 times on Sunday. #2 Bell had 7 touchdown passes and 1 rushing TD. #21 Payne caught 3 TDs and #1 Clark, #41 Brazzell, #4 Griffin and #12 Allison all had TD cathes as well. Fuller went 8-8 on XP kicks. The defense stood strong and were lead by #24 Hasley who had 2 interceptions and a punt return all the way to the 1 yard line. #40 Big Ton also had an int for the defensive line. Great win all the way around.
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
Offense: #21 Payne 3 TDs
Defense: #24 Hasley 2 Ints.
Spc. Teams: #11 Fuller 8 for 8 on XP kicks

Hawks keep it rolling with another dominating performance by the offense. #2 Bell had 5 TD passes and 1 rushing TD. #21 Payne lead the recievers with 3 TD receptions and Brazell and #1 Clark each had a TD reception. Roy had 49 yards and 2 TDs on 3 carries and #23 Galvan had 35 yards on 4 carries averaging 8.75 yards a carry. #11 Fuller added to his point totals with another 7 XP kicks made. And the defense was lead this week by #43 "Happy" Shield who had 2.5 sacks and stripped the QB of the ball.
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Offense: #4 Roy 54 yards and 48 yard TD run
Defense: #43 "Happy" Shield 2.5 sacks and FR
Spc Teams: #3 Jackson

The Hawks derailed the 8 man version of the DFW Diesel. The game started off with both teams feeling each other out, but as it went on the Hawks gained control and never looked back. The first half almost ended 16-8 but with no time left on the clock #2 Bell scrambled and took back a 50 yard TD to end the half 24-8. The second half the Hawks shut out the Diesel and out scored them 32-0. #2 Bell rushed a TD in and had 5 TD passes to #5 Updegraff, #10 Howell, # 12 Allison, and 2 to #4 Griffin. The defense added a pick 6 by #24 Hasley and the kicker #11 Fuller went 7 for 7 on XPs.
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Offense: #4 Griffin (2 TDs)
Defense: #43 "Happy" Shield (4 Solo, 2 Sacks, 1 FR)
Spc Teams: #10 Howell

Going into this game both teams were 3-0 and 2 of the leagues top QBs were facing off. The first half was owned by the Hawks who scored 40 points and had a 40-8 lead. The 1st half also had an ejection by the Rams go to guy #11. After the half the Rams stepped up their game and they had 3 touchdowns by their QB #12. The Hawks first half proved to be too much for the Rams to overcome. #2 Bell had another great performance with 3 touchdown passes. One two #80 Innman, another to #5 Updegraff, and a 76 yard touchdown to #41 Brazzell. Bell also had a rushing TD. #0 Roy had some good yards on the ground and a 1 yard rushing TD. The defense had a pick six by #26 Harris and the kicker #11 Fuller went 6 for 6 on P.A.T.s.
Offensive Player of the Game - #80 Innman
Defensive Player of the Game - #46 "Big Dawg" Cole
Special Teams Player of the Game - #11 Fuller

The Hawks go to 3-0 after defeating the 2009 AEFL Champs. The game was a sluggish performance by the normally high powered Hawks. The offense had a number of nice performances by the receiving core. The QB #2 Bell had 3 TD passes to 3 different receivers, #12 AK, #21 Payne, & #41 Brazzell. Bell also added to rushing touchdowns to the total. The defense stood strong for 3 quarters of play giving up just 8 points, but in the 4th they gave up 14 points to the Trojans. The kicker #11 Fuller made 4 of 4 on his P.A.T. attempts and had a great punt for his first punt of the season. #24 Hasley ran in for an extra point on a bad snap.
Offensive Player of the Game #12 "AK" Allison (TD)
Defensive Player of the Game: #40 "Ton" McKinney (3 sacks)
Special Teams Player of the Game: #11 Fuller (4 P.A.T.)

Prior to this game several comments were said that the Vikings QB would score 12 points alone on the Hawks "slow" defense and a couple guys even picked the Vikings to beat the Hawks as this weeks upset special! Well people can say what they want but the score told a different tale! #2 Bell had 5 touchdown passes to 3 different receivers, three to #21 Payne, and one each to #1 Clark and #5 Updegraff. At the end of the game special teams also contributed to the score with a 55+ yard punt return by #24 Hasley that was set up by a great wall of blockers all the way to the endzone! The kicker #11 Fuller went 3 for 4 on P.A.T.(Hawks had 1 miss due to a bad snap). He also had an unlucky bounce on a field goal attempt that hit the left upright and bounced out. #0 Roy left the game early after taking a big hit and being sat down by the coaching staff, but he will be ready to go next week.
Offensive Player of the Game: #21 Payne
Defensive Player of the Game: #44 Hankins
Special Teams Player of the Game: #24 Hasley

We are less the 12 days out from kicking off our first season. The Hawks have finalized the roster and will be entering the season with a good mix of young and old vets along with 9 to 11 new players to the AEFL. The Hawks had 4 great practices in January and have 2 more practices left in February to finalize the depth chart. We look forward to seeing all our fans on February 14th at 12PM!

The Hawks are continuing to get better and have added some great players to the roster in December. The Hawks had another scrimmage, this time against the NT Jaguars; and we had an opportunity to check out several of the new players. The roster will be full in 2010 but so far everybody is contributing and no one is complaining. This is a great sign for a new team!

Hawks looking good with 2 AEFL rookie QBs on the roster. Excited about the direction of the team Hawks receiver, Marcus Griffin, told management, "I am excited about the offense and our QB, I can't stop thinking about this offense". Griffin looks to be a big part of the offense in 2010 as a large target for the Hawks QB. The past month has already seen some changes to the roster with the departure of 4 former Knights and the addition of 5 solid athletes who are all pushing for starting roles including 2 QBs, new linebacker - Middleton, and 2 new receivers. Hawks are loading up for a big inaugural season in 2010.

Great turn out for the 2nd work out, Hawks have 18 players and 3 coaches at the 2nd workout. The practice consisted of installations of the offense along with plenty of drills for conditioning. The Hawks will have two more open try outs in September and in October they will see their first live game action with a scrimage.

The Hawks owner had a phone call to Washington D.C. and came to terms with one of the best offensive lineman to ever play in the AEFL. Reed Lowery is returning to Texas and will be joining the Hawks in 2010.

Hawks add former Dallas Knight, Reed Lowrey.

Here are a few of the names who have committed to play in the black and blue for 2010! Things are starting to fall in place.

Paul Roy - RB
Chapman Updegraff - WR
Mike Payne - DB
Braden Galvan - FB
David Purifoy - DB/LB

Stay tuned for more news!!!!!!!!