The Posses' Back on Broadway
North Highland Posse returns to competitive play....

One of flag’s top 8-Man teams from the West has recently decided to come out of retirement and compete again.   The North Highland Posse, who formed in 1992 out of North Highland (CA), just north of Sacramento (CA), have been out of competitive flag football since 2005, last competing in the AFA Nationals in Las Vegas (NV). 

North Highland’s return should provide Northern California with another heavy-hitter to compete with the South Bay Ballers out of San Jose (CA), along with another possible bullet in the chamber for the Western Conference in the World Championships 3 in Dallas, TX. 

With former members scattered across Northern California playing on other teams, the Posses’ looking to regroup and pick-up where they left off.  How soon will they be up to par on the competitive level and their readiness to compete in the World Championships, can only be determined by time. 

However the mere fact that they have decided to return shows the growing interested in competitive flag football on a national scale. 

The Cutters (MD) are another blast from seasons past looking to make noise on the National scene by tossing their hat into the upcoming World Championships ring, along with a few others that are on the bubble. 

General Manager of N. H. Posse, who likes to be referred to as “Pops”, says that N.H. Posse operates like a family, complete with team get-togethers and family functions.  The QB runs his offense and safety runs the defense.  Pop’s job is to keep everyone focused and eliminate any problems or situations that may arise that would jeopardize the progress of the team.

Pops was asked a few questions by the Union regarding his team, their reason for leaving the game and their come back:

1. How hard was it to get the guy’s back together?

Believe it or not, I just made some phone calls to the guys to see if they were interested in bringing back the Posse. The majority of them were still playing with different teams throughout Sacramento; and to my surprise there was no hesitation, everyone wanted to play.

2. Why did you guy's stop playing?

We lost the desire to continue playing, you must not forget we started the Posse in 1992 and the guys just wanted to do something different with their time.  The desire was simply no longer there because the Nationals in Vegas had became too political, we were not going back.

3. How many original players will be returning to N.H.?

Twenty of my original players will be back.

4. Did you ever face the Cutters (MD); if so what was your record versus them?

We played the Cutters two times, both of them in Vegas and split the series 1-1. The beat us on Saturday and we beat them on Sunday to advance to the semi finals; that was a great team they had.

5. How did N.H. Posse fair against Swarm (CA)?

Swarm gave us the most trouble out of any team we ever faced. If my memory serves me right we only beat them twice and lost to them about five times.

6. What can teams expect from N.H. Posse?

Hard nose football, Posse style... with tenacity and a collective goal to bring home another title.

7. What attracted you (N.H. Posse) to the Union?

We were attracted to the Union because of how you guy’s are actively promoting the game of competitive flag football - bringing everyone together and not controlling the outcome of tournaments.  Believe it or not, it’s been done.

8. What would you like to see happen in flag football over the next couple of years?

I would like to see it continue to grow and gain more national exposure. I think it is heading in the right direction with people like those with the Union bringing it to the forefront with all the money tournaments and the informative web sites that allow different venues to see how popular this sport really is. Keep up the good work!

The Union would like to welcome back the N.H. Posse and we look forward to seeing them compete again.  Look for N.H. to make their first major tournament since 05, the 2008 Western National Championships in Las Vegas, NV.