Warrior Wildfire
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The Birmingham Wildfire (also called the Warrior Wildfire) is a semi-professional football team which plays in the Atlanta, Georgia-based Southern Football League. The team debuted in 2008. It is owned by Leslie Olive of Atlanta and coached by Todd Pelkey. The team plays its home games at Warrior Elementary School. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the Warrior Youth Sports League.
2008 season (10-0), SFL Champions
- July 12: Wildfire 31 - East Alabama Raiders 2 at Warrior
- July 19: Wildfire 37 - North Georgia Bulldogs 7 at Warrior
- July 26: Wildfire defeated Western Carolina Eagles by forfeit
- August 9: Wildfire 33 - Alabama Avengers 6 at Warrior
- August 16: Wildfire 44 - North Georgia 6 at Warrior
- September 6: Wildfire 50 - Alabama 8 at Gadsden
- September 13: Wildfire 23 - East Alabama 0 at Boaz
- September 20: Wildfire defeated Western Carolina by forfeit
- Playoff round 2 (October 4): Wildfire 41 - North Georgia 12 at Warropr
- Championship (October 18): Wildfire 3 - Forest Park (Georgia) Vikings 0
References
- Jaffe, Dana (July 11, 2008) "Warrior hopes to bring back youth program through hosting Birmingham Wildfire games." Birmingham News
- Segrest, Doug (July 12, 2008) "Former high school, college players keep dreams of pro football career alive in semi-pro league." Birmingham News
External links
- Warrior Wildfire website
- Birmingham Wildfire on MySpace.com