Millionaires use last minute comeback to defeat Sharks 7-2

by Doug Miles

(St. Petersburg, FL) Putting together a last minute drive, the Sarasota Millionaires came back to defeat the Sharks 7-2 Saturday night on a chilly night in St. Petersburg to keep the team’s playoff hopes alive and well.
 
Trailing by the unlikely score of 2-0 for most of the game, quarterback Mike Peterson lead the Millionaires on a 67 yard drive with 1:55 left in the fourth quarter capped off by a 24 yard touchdown pass to Brandon Johnson in the corner of the end zone to give Sarasota the only touchdown it would need to win the game.
 
The Sharks scored its safety when William Jones blocked a punt out of the end zone six minutes into the second quarter.
The game was a defensive battle, as they always are between these two division rivals. A total of nine turnovers in the game kept both offenses out of the end zone. Rosson “Pick 6” Allen had three interceptions for the Millionaires, a blocked field goal and prevented St. Petersburg’s go-to receiver Deangelo Woodie from getting open most of the game.
 
“What can I say about the way Rosson played. He had a great game tonight as the team really pulled together,” said owner and player in the game Calvin Williams. “We’ve been through a lot of adversity the past two weeks with the suspensions, but we’ve gotten back on the winning track.”
 
The Millionaires played with a shortened roster as nine players were given additional one game suspensions by the FFA due to the situation that happened in the Florida Falcons game in Middleburg two weeks ago. The Falcons served it’s team suspension Saturday night forfeiting its game to the Duval Panthers.
 
The win gives the Millionaires a record of 3-4 as they sweep the season series from St. Petersburg and puts them in a solid position for a wildcard playoff berth. The Sharks fall to 4-3.
 
Next week Sarasota faces the Ft. Myers Spartans in a 3:30 kickoff at Booker High School’s Tornado Alley.
 
Millionaire games are broadcast on WTMY 1280 AM with a video simulcast at www.dougmilesmedia.com.
 
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It's The Midpoint Of The Florida Football Alliance Season. Doug Miles Sits Down With Sarasota Millionaires Head Coach Gerald Benton, Owners Calvin & Bethsaida Williams, And Team Players To Talk About The Team's Progress, Community Services, And More.

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MILLIONAIRE "FUN DAY" COMING TO A SCHOOL NEAR YOU!

The Sarasota Millionaires are in the process of putting together a "Fun Day" for students in the Sarasota County area who have succeeded in their academics and behavior in the classroom and beyond. The "Fun Day" will consist of the passenger van being loaded up with football players who will then meet with those qualified students to talk, play games, and/or be rewarded for their accomplishments.

The Millionaire organization stresses the fact that we are a community service first and entertain in the form of football second. With the "Fun Day" in place we hope to have the kids achieve their goals in the classroom and at home so they will be able to participate in this wonderful opportunity.

The Millionaires strive to display community service first and to teach the guys a better understanding that they are not just a football player but both great athletes and great entertainers as well. The focus for the players on our team is to continue to build good character and become good men and leaders in our community. Directing our attention back to the youth is the ideal way to help these students understand that they can grow up to be a positive role model and leaders if they work hard and apply themselves to be all that they can be. If you would like more info on this "fun day" or how you can help, please email us at:  SarasotaMillionaires@verizon.net

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Millionaires Motivate Booker Elementary Students for FCAT

By Doug Miles

(Sarasota, FL) The Millionaires football team visited Booker Elementary School in Sarasota to provide some positive motivation for the students before they take the FCAT test on March 9th.
The FCAT, administered to students in Grades 3-11, consists of tests in mathematics, reading, science, and writing, which measure student progress toward meeting the Florida school standards.
Sarasota Millionaire players and staff spent a few minutes in several classrooms talking with students about the importance of working hard and doing their best every day in school. The event was capped off by the team speaking to an assembly of third, fourth and fifth graders in the school cafeteria. Team owner Calvin Williams spoke about how important it is for each student to be positive and take the opportunity to learn as much as possible in school.
Team Captain and Quarterback Mike Peterson taught students the Millionaire chant “Highly motivated, super dedicated, proud to me a Millionaire, proud to be a Millionaire!” After a few tries, the students got into the act and joined in by substituting “Proud to be a Tornado!” (the schools nickname).
Booker Elementary Principal Dawn Clayton thanked the Millionaires for coming to the school and giving the students a pep rally before the FCAT next week.
 

Several Millionaire players along with Head Coach Gerald Benton also gave a pep talk today to students at Lifeforce Art Academy in Clearwater, FL.

The Sarasota Millionaires Encouraging Students To Prepare For The F Cat

Beginning the first week in March students through out Sarasota County will be taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). The test is part of Florida’s overall plan to increase student achievement by implementing higher standards. The FCAT, administered to students in Grades 3-11, consists of criterion-referenced tests (CRT) in mathematics, reading, science, and writing, which measure student progress toward meeting the Sunshine State Standards (SSS) benchmarks. Each child’s grade level in school determines which of the FCAT subtests (Reading, Writing, Mathematics, and/or Science) he or she will take. Students have been preparing for the FCAT since the beginning of the school year with some schools even having an "FCAT Academy" on Saturday mornings. The focus of those Saturday sessions is to help prepare the students with FCAT strategies and extra preparation for the FCAT testing which will take place in March. The opportunity for students to participate in the FCAT Academy at school is a wonderful experience and opportunity. With so much stress on the students to do their best on the FCAT The Millionaires will be visiting schools in our area to help encourage how important it is for each of them to get plenty of rest the night before the test, eating a healthy breakfast, and coming to school on time, prepared and ready to go. Those are just a few of the things to do to help prepare students For more information on the FCAT:

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"Anything The Millionaires Organization can do to help encourage our area students... we're here to do it" said Bethsaida Williams owner of the Millionaires. 

       ALL Sarasota Millionaires games are broadcast live on radio station WTMY 1280 AM in Sarasota.

All games are broadcast on WTMY 1280 AM in Sarasota and Bradenton, FL with a video simulcast on www.Ustream.com and www.dougmilesmedia.com
 
Podcasts of Millionaire games are available at http://blog.milestonebroadcasting.com