The Under-17 Boys have developed some intense rivalries over the first two years of league play. Region I heavyweights OBGC Rangers (MD), Lehigh Valley United 95 (E-PA) and SDFC Gauchos (NJ) have taken turns beating up on each other through National League, Regional Championship and Region I Premier League play, while Scottsdale 96 Blackhawks (AZ) and GSA 96 Phoenix Red (GA) claimed National League honors last season. However, the group is led by defending National Champion Michigan Jaguars 96 Green who, after winning the league in 10-11 and finishing as runner-up at the 2011 National finals, claimed the National crown in 2012 over fellow National League foe CESA 95 Premier (SC).

Those seven teams lead the pack of 16 heading into the 2012-2013 season, but there are plenty ofplayer development overall. The National League environment is going to make your heart beat a little bit stronger than normal and the anxiety level is going to kick in. Having to deal with those types of things, never mind the competition itself, those things in the big picture are really phenomenal."

Michigan Jaguars have shown solid team effort en route to back-to-back appearances in the National title game, and they’ll look to 2012 National Championships Golden Ball winner Zachary Bock and Golden Glove winner Jimmy Hague to lead them back to the big stage.

The 11-12 Blue division champion Scottsdale 96 Blackhawks took the title with a 5-1-1 record, led by speedy forward Sam Gleadle, Grant Galan and midfielder Alexis De La Rosa. The team stumbled as they entered National