Back to Our Roots
The Northwest Football League (NWFL) founded and sponsored by the Hilliard Optimist Club more than two decades ago has undergone a number of changes throughout the years in order to better serve the youth of our community. As the Hilliard Optimist Club celebrates our 50th anniversary this year, the league is being restructured in order to better meet the needs of the children we serve.
Effective immediately the Northwest Football League will consist of Hilliard teams only. Benefits to Hilliard parents are obvious – limited travel and a return to our community roots. Now gearing up for our 51st year of football we’ve come full circle and are looking forward to focusing all of our time and efforts on further developing the Hilliard football and cheerleading programs.
Due to these changes the schedule for the upcoming season has been restructured to include only Hilliard teams. The reworked schedule will be distributed before the end of the week.
Parents located in the communities no longer participating in the NWFL should direct their questions to their local communities as no information regarding their schedule, rules, structure, etc. is available.
Parents ... don't forget to mark your calendars for the August 16th Jamboree to be held at Hilliard Davidson High School. There will be inflatables, carnival games, food, scrimmages on the high school field and more throughout the day.
Good luck to everyone and we hope you enjoy the 2008 NWFL football season!
Hilliard Optimist Club / NWFL Archives
Thanks to Jerry Baum's record-keeping we have some great historical photos from the black and white image of a Hilliard Optimist Football game at Westgate Park to the 1983 team photos provided below. If you have any pictures from past seasons we'd love to get a copy from you. Files can be emailed to webmaster@nwflyouthfootball.com.
1983 Hilliard Chiefs
1st Row: David Asbury; Matt Thompson; Philip Clary; Scott Glick; Bruce Glick; Jesse Williams; Greg Miller.
2nd Row: Matt Ball; Jason Ross; Mark Storts; Brad DeWolf; Mike Boggs; Jeff Cazeault; Steve Mayes; Chad Jeffers; Dan Denny
Coaches: Steve Thompson; Larry Ball; Frank Kennis
1983 Hilliard Cowboys
1st Row: Billy Deeter; Tony Dandera; Devin Hale; Jason Miller; Pete Golden; Chad Carter
2nd Row: Marty Spencer; Jeff Glick; Tim Miller; Jason Melcheorre; Tammy Golden; Brian Mays
3rd Row: Jackie Knapp; Paul John; Jay Young
Coaches: Jim Pennington; Harold Butt; Pete Miller; Glen Durban
1983 Hilliard Jets
1st Row: Jason Kennedy; Brent Balik; Shane Eisenhauir; Scott Duhl; Scott Perdue; Tim Winters; Chris Orr
2nd Row: Ricky Ratcliff; Kevin Writesel; Bobby Winters; Carrie Duhl; Jason Lomano; Mike Love; Kirby Helyard; Sean Winters
Coaches: Paul Helyard; Terry Gasaway; Jim Clark; Jack Humphery; Dave Brockmeyer
1983 Hilliard Saints
1st Row: Dustin Jones; Tommy Sowers; Keith Rose; Karl Blankenship; Eric Shorr; Jason Nolty
2nd Row: Kenny Davis; Larry Miller; Eric Hoffman; Brett Mays; Tim Mays
3rd Row: Chad Braithwaite; Joel Holland; Scott Wine; Neall Weber; Richard Stedman
Coaches: Dorsey Hager; Jerry Baum; Jack Brogan
About the NWFL
The Northwest Football League is the premier football league in Central Ohio.
Now in our 50th year, the league serves over 1,200 boys and girls from Hilliard.
The NWFL offers instruction programs in Flag Football(5 & 6 year olds), Instructional Tackle Football(7 & 8 year olds with a maximum weight limit of 90), Division I Tackle Football (generally 9 & 10 years olds with maximum weight limit of 120) and Division II Tackle Football (generally 11 and 12 year olds with maximum weight limit of 150), and Cheerleading for the D1 adn D2 divisions for girls 5 to 12 years of age.
Words of Wisdom George Will: Football Quotes
"Football features two of the worst aspects of American life, violence and committee meetings."
Bill Peterson: Football Quotes
"You guys line up alphabetically by height."
The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.- Vince Lombardi
If You Win ... Send It In...
If you're the winning coach you're responsible for turning in the game results to the league. Until scores for the entire weeks games are received standings / results will not be posted to the website.
For your convenience we've set-up an on-line form that you can use to submit your game results directly from the website. Click on the link below to submit this week's results. The form can also be accessed from the "OnLine Forms" link provided to the left. NWFL Game Results
