Honors
All-League
Kyle English, WR (2008-NAFL West All Star;
2009-NAFL All Star)
John Petty, TE (2009-NAFL West 1st)
Greg Locke, TE (2008-NAFL West All Star; 2009-NAFL
West 1st)
Aaron Gardner, OL (2009-NAFL West 1st)
Justin Hayes, OL (2009-NAFL West 1st)
Kilsi Naanee, OL (2009-NAFL West 1st)
Eric Scott, LB (2009-NAFL West 2nd)
Chris St. John, LB (2009-NAFL West 2nd)
Antonio Richardson, DB (2009-NAFL West 2nd)
Nick Bodeman, WR (2008-NAFL West All Star)
Beau Gates, LB (2008-NAFL West All Star)
Andrew Johnson, WR (2008-NAFL West All Star)
Fil Johnson, LT (2008-NAFL West All Star)
Jon Mendes, SS (2008-NAFL West All Star)
Russell Schneider, QB (2008-NAFL West All Star)
Sadiki Stone, DE (2008-NAFL West All Star)
Tasi Toeaina, CB (2008-NAFL West All Star)
Following a very successful 2008 inaugural season,
a drop off was probably inevitable. Many of the Blackshirts had come
over from the spring league Oregon Monarchs and after back-to-back
seasons and another spring season to kick off 2009 some players had
played nearly 35 games in 12 months, and decided to hang up the cleats
for the year. Many key players from the '08 season including GNFA
Northwest Player of the Year Russell Schneider did not return.
The 2009 season without the Monarchs players proved
too difficult and the Blackshirts season was disastrous and the team
folded following at the end of the year. Some of the players and
coaches would surface in 2010 with the Northwest Terminators. |