Lima Warriors Football

Warriors and Lightning predicted by the players of the USFA to win conference titles.

SHARON, PA – As the United States Football Alliance (USFA) has grown to 34 teams for the 2009 Season, this upcoming season looks to be as unpredictable as ever.  There are teams with National Championships and teams that have been solid contenders each season, but one thing is certain in 2009, if you want to win the title, you’ll need to bring your “A” game each week.

Here is the Breakdown of the divisions for 2009:

WESTERN CONFERENCE (20 Teams)

* Denotes First Year Team in USFA

WFC NORTH

• West Michigan Force
• Grand Rapids Thunder
• Michigan Admirals
• Lapeer County Lions*

WFC EAST

• Detroit Ravens*
• Motor City Soldiers
• Metro Detroit Wolverines
• Michigan Gators

WFC CENTRAL

• Battle Creek Blaze
• Northwest Ohio Knights*
• Northwest Ohio Raiders
• Lima Warriors

WFC WEST

• Ohio Outlawz
• Miami Valley Warriors*
• Columbus War Eagles*
• Southern Ohio Wolfpack*

WFC SOUTH

• Tri State Sharks*
• Mt. Carmel Fire
• Kentucky Ohio Xtreme*
• Kentucky Wolverines*

EASTERN CONFERENCE (14 Teams)

EFC NORTH (All based in New York)

• Lockport Rage*
• Nickel City Kings*
• New York State Lions
• Lackawanna Dynasty

EFC WEST

• Cleveland Saints*
• North Coast Vikings*
• Akron Jagz
• Ohio Red Bulls*

EFC EAST

• Western PA Warhawks
• Pittsburgh Pride
• West Virginia Gladiators

EFC SOUTH

• Mountain State Bruins
• West Virginia Lightning (Defending League Champions)
• Ceredo Kenova Crash (Formerly West Virginia Crash)

Fourteen teams comprise the newcomer list with the Detroit Ravens and Kentucky Wolverines headlining it.  All divisions look to be wide open, but in a recent poll on the USFA message board, the Lima Warriors and the West Virginia Lightning came out as the favorites for this season.  Being as we more than two months away from the season even kicking off, it’s too early to tell what will happen, one thing is for certain, it’s going to be a great summer for Semi Pro Football in the USFA.