The top 40 scores from Southern Utah, Northern
Nevada and Northern California took part in the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Team Competition
hosted by The San Francisco 49ers on December 11, 2016 at LEVI Stadium in San Jose,
California.
These youngsters earned the honors in their respective age groups by winning their local and
sectional competitions beating out thousands of other kids at surrounding areas. They
represented Nevada and the City of Mesquite extremely well in San Jose at the San Francisco
49ers game.
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP PLACING:
Girls:
10-11 Brooklin Montoya 1 st Place
Boys:
6-7 Gavin Cramer 2 nd Place
8-9 Mason Montoya 2 nd Place
12-13 Silvano Melchor 4 th Place
14-15 Tanner Fielding 3 rd Place
The youth of Mesquite had a great showing by taking home 1 Team Championship, 2 Second
place finishes a 3 rd place and 4 th place. We are very proud of all of these individuals for going and
competing at the next level. All the kids were recognized on the field before the game started and
were part of the pre-game festivities meeting players, coaches and being cheered on when their
names were called over the loud speakers. The kids ran on the field with the New York Jets.
Brooklin Montoya has a chance to move on to the National Competition, to be held on January
29, 2017 in Orlando, Florida in conjunction with a National Football League (NFL) Pro-Bowl
game.
The City of Mesquite Department of Athletics & Leisure Services would like to congratulate all
the competitors and the winner.