NCCC, NHSCC, Pro Shootout #1, ACL Open #6 & ACL Pro Team Draft Recap!
What. A. Weekend. Even though I had 101 other things to work on this week, it just didn’t feel right missing the 2nd ACL Teams draft. I shot down to Myrtle Beach late New Years Eve, just to be here and soak it all in on New Years day. WOW WOW & WOW, what an improvement for 2023! The 16 newly designed cornhole Pro Teams logos and jerseys look amazing! The ACL leveled up this year for sure. This thing is evolving fast and it will only grow from here!
The American Cornhole League outdid themselves with the packed full New Years weekend they put together. On top of the excitement from the National College Cornhole Championship (NCCC) & The National High School Cornhole Championship (NHSCC), we also had the first pro shootout of the season, Open #6 AND The 2nd Annual ACL Draft.
2022 National College Cornhole Championship
Almost 100 teams competed in this year's NCCC for the prize pool of up to $50,000 in scholarships for singles, doubles & team events. With cornhole gaining momentum in the sports world, college teams are being created and the cornhole culture is spreading and taking over across the country. The 2022 champions for the NCCC are:
Singles: Kole Brewer representing Indiana State
Doubles: Avery Snipes & Angel Camarena representing the University of South Carolina
Teams: University of South Carolina: Avery Snipes, Angel Camarena, Nolan Cochran, Diego Franklin (photo credit: American Cornhole League)
2022 National High School Cornhole Championship
The 2nd annual NHSCC brought out the young talent battling for the the #1 spot. The NHSCC provides seed money to schools and athletic departments to develop cornhole programs helping to introduce cornhole to students and nurturing the love of the game at a young age. This years talent brought the heat and made for some exciting match ups! The 2022 champions for the NHSCC are:
Singles: Kayden Blencowe
Doubles: Tyler Cox & Terry Wilkey
Teams: Highlands Ranch: Jaxson Remmick, Cooper Bingham, Cooper Bilbrey, Gavin Hamann (photo credit: American Cornhole League)
2022 National High School Cornhole Championship
The 2nd annual NHSCC brought out the young talent battling for the the #1 spot. The NHSCC provides seed money to schools and athletic departments to develop cornhole programs helping to introduce cornhole to students and nurturing the love of the game at a young age. This years talent brought the heat and made for some exciting match ups! The 2022 champions for the NHSCC are:
Singles: Kayden Blencowe
Doubles: Tyler Cox & Terry Wilkey
Teams: Highlands Ranch: Jaxson Remmick, Cooper Bingham, Cooper Bilbrey, Gavin Hamann (photo credit: American Cornhole League)
2023 PRO SHOOTOUT #1
The first Pro Shootout of the 2023 season is officially in the books. It was an intense day of cornhole with both veteran players and rookies showing their talent on the boards. We are so proud of all of Team Gladiator that was able to attend and complete. We see all of the progress happening this season and have the utmost confidence that future shootouts will have Gladiators at the podium. HUGE congrats to one of our sponsored glove athletes Ryan Smith on his doubles win!
Pro Shootout finalists who will compete on February 11th:
Cheyenne Bubenheim VS Rosie Streker
Kyle Malone VS Jamie Graham
Jimmy McGuffin & Daymon Dennis VS Ryan Smith & Ryan Wiedenfield
(Photo Credit: American Cornhole League)
2023 ACL OPEN #6
Open #6 brought in an incredible turnout. Pros, advanced and competitive players all under one roof doing what they love to earn points toward their season.. Both Pro & Non-Pro Gladiators attended and made their mark. While we may not have had anyone take it all, we are grateful for our team who believes in our equipment and brand. We are looking forward to seeing all of you crush it a the next one!
Our non-pro sponsored players are working hard to! Huge Shoutout to Shaquille Maxey for currently be ranked in the top 100 for open standings!!
THE DRAFT
Lets talk ACL Teams! The ACL really stepped it up this year with the draft. Definitely had pro football draft vibes and we were loving it! It was great just to get to observe and be a spectator during the live draft and loved seeing the dedication and passion from the ACL Staff as well as the Teams themselves.
This season there will be 2 divisions, American Division and National Division. Under each division there will be 2 regions containing 4 teams each for a total of 16 teams.
Of course we will be rooting for the teams that drafted Team Gladiator ACL Pro Cornhole Players but here are the rosters for all 16 teams:
Arizona Burn - Team Captain Doug Zafft, Co-Captain Bill Hadley, Co-Captain Ty Lopez
Derek Holland
Jeff Reynolds
Moses Zazueta
Steve Schroeder
Brandon Jones
Branden Davis
Corey Ballard
Christian Brown
Ryan Tucker
Florentino Mendoza
Cameron Holland
Cody Morris
Maya Cupp
CAROLINA COASTERS - Captain: Jamie Graham,Co-Captain: Erick Davis, Co-Captain: Trevor Brooks
Berklee Pair
James Baldwin
Derrick King
Kaylee Hunter
Chad Hunt
Nick Petuske
David Morse
Mike Harvey
Kevin Whitaker
Miranda Coy
Lori Dool
Ken Allen
Drew Brown
CALI SLINGERS - Captain: Tony Smith, Co-Captain: Corey Gilbert, Co-Captain: Nick Williams
Alec Ryon
Travis Purser
Peter Zazueta Jr.
Bracey Blanton
Rosie Streker
Zachary Engelken
Jay Corley
Ricky Gonzales
Dalton Mcklem
Ruben Medina
Allison Peters
Greg Collins
James Cumberland Jr.
CHICAGOLAND SPINNERS - Captain: Mark Richards, Co-Captain: Philip Lopez Jr. Co-Captain: Nico Mireles
Tyler Poythress
Jimmy McGuffin
Felix Vargas III
Jordan Kimbrell
Timmy Jonas
Blake Karnick
Clint Parham
Brandon Sehlmeyer
Kevin Allen
Chad Mayberry
Steven Sanford
Daniela Luna
Justin Riach
COLORADO TIMBER - Captain: Josh Holland, Co-Captain: Adam Hissner, Co-Captain: Yetty Irwan
Frank Modlin
Vincent Frisch
Austin Schlobohm
Eric Anderson
Byron Sisson
Tyler Parent
Donald Cupp
Josh Hill
Justin Doss
Jason Frady
Curtis Haddox
Matt Allen
Big Bert Blackwell
FLORIDA FREEZE - Captain: Alex Rawls, Co-Captain: Cheyenne Renner, Co-Captain: Cody Johnson
Chris Kingsbury
Jeremy Frazier
Cameron Pressley
Blaine Rosier
Sarah Cassidy
Steve Derycke
Ryan Hart
Draven Sneed
Zachary Lewis
Courtney Coy
Emory Parker
Clayton Robertson
Lamar Ploppert
GEORGIA SLIDERS - Captain: Noah Wooten, Co-Captain: Duncan Clemmer, Co-Captain: Hunter Yaklin
Ryan Smith
Caleb Franklin
Kamryn Belvin
Isabella Surprenant
Terry Mathis
Dean Norton
Bobby Hunt
Travis Graven
Kevin Nellis
Mark Lopez
David Searle
Wendy Sehlmeyer
Tiffany Price
KENTUCKY KERNELS Captain: Matt Guy, Co-Captain: Daymon Dennis, Co-Captain: Jim Glasscock
Bret Guy
Nate Stevens
Tom Gustafson
Bob Vonch
Dave Sutton
Samantha Finley
Justin Reul
Nate Voyer
Kevin Smith Jr.
Kimberli Glass
Tom Gorski
Scott Schultz
Whittney Martinez
MICHIGAN MARAUDERS - Captain: Joe Kniesteadt, Co-Captain: Jordan PowerCo-Captain: Trevor Kuhfuss
Jason Rubin
Mike Ferreira
Jacob Beamer
Chuckie Love
Jeremy Schermerhorn
Jared Kuhfuss
Jaime Sanchez
Tom Walter
Chris Day
Daniel Walker Jr.
Brodyn Rairigh
Kris Morrison
Mike Mclanahan
MISSOURI MAIZE - Captain: Ryan Windsor, Co-Captain: Isidro Herrera, Co-Captain: John Fuentez
Steven Bernacet
Gavin Cano
Ethan Walker
Jalen Jones
Matthew Troxell
Anthony Mayball
Lexi Hugeback
Brandon Brown
Rob Vojinov
Emily Downer
Austin Reynard
Elizabeth Tennyson
Lowen Reams
NEW ENGLAND WOODCHUCKS - Captain: Jacob Trzcienski, Co-Captain: Jimmy Youmans, Co-Captain: Storm Hogg
Kyle Malone
Zack Schibner
Michael Lucas Jr.
Caleb Avery
Brent Smith
Brennon Ballard
Mike Hoffman
Joe Regan
Mark Burgess
Shawn Farrell
Eric Tscherne
Chris Tornatola
Connor Weiss
OHIO AVIATORS - Captain: Noah Almanza, Co-Captain: Trey Burchfield, Co-Captain: Matt Abernathy
Fisher Hamilton
Tyler Cobb
Gabe Dolen
Ashton Speas
Corey Morrison
Andreu Labrador
Andrew Guy
Ben Brown
Joshua Thielen
Ryan Fillingim
Chad Braun
Carson Goette
Nicole Pratt
PENNSYLVANIA RINGERS - Captain: Devon Harbaugh, Co-Captain: Connie Altice, Co-Captain: Matthew Creekkiller
Justin Burton Jr
Jacob Foreman
Tubby Cobb
Adrian Brunson
David Ryon
Gage Landis
Trey Hunt
Kenzie Beach
Brian Edwards
Nate Long
Megan Maupin
Matt Mendelsohn
Jim Bottis
TEXAS BULLY BAGGERS - Captain: Eddie Grinderslev, Co-Captain: Dillon Turpin, Co-Captain: Ernest Monarca
Kaleb Batson
AJ Sims
Jordan Camba
Matthew Stout
Cameron Kingfisher
Josh Glover
Zackary Stickney
Debra Odum
Justin Carpenter
Kenny Tackett
Joe Tyler Saladiner
Tucker Stills
Richard Bushway
LAS VEGAS HIGH ROLLERS - Captain: Tanner Halbert, Co-Captain: Cody Henderson, Co-Captain: Hunter Thorne
Eric Zocklein
Alan Rawls
Koby Costanza
Tyce Cobb
Jay Dotson
Jeremiah Hector
Danny Seals
Derek Singleton
Vanessa Fillingim
Alex Lippard
Trey Baker
Carter Bennett
Chris Seaton
VIRGINIA CUTTERS - Captain: Justin Stranger, Co-Captain: James Washington, Co-Captain: Leston Allen
Ryan Wiedenfeld
Logan Chamberlain
Michael Dinges
Timothy Pitcher
Brevon Valdivia
Jonathan Segura
Dakota Sallee
Andy Noyes
Mason Morgado
Adrian Johnson
Michael Allen
Greg Poulos
Ricky Cantin
What team are you pulling for this season? How did you think the ACL did with the new Team draft format? Which team logo do you like the best? Let us know in the comments!
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