Pompano Beach Yellowtails Pompano Beach Yellowtails Founded : September 22 , 2008 For years Pompano Beach has been known for its success and passion for high school football ( Ely High Tigers , Pompano High Tornados ) . This includes our youth leagues as well ( Pompano Tigers , Pompano Eagles , Pompano Cowboys , and Pompano Chiefs ) . Its success and fan support are amongst the best in South Florida . Hoping to feed off of the football - crazed community , local Pastor of the New Life Christian Center for Excellence , Dr . Alex L . Jenkins , is looking to join this tradition with his adult amateur football team , the Pompano Beach Yellowtails . Jenkins , the team owner and founder , believes that the Pompano Beach area football tradition will help the team compete . " Pompano Beach has a lot of raw football talent , " says Jenkins . " Because of that , I expect us to make a splash in this league this year . " Jenkins , who is originally from the Space Coast area of Florida , Cocoa Beach , started the team because he wanted to do something to help the many young men who seem to have nothing else to do in the community . He wanted to offer them a " second chance " to succeed . The Yellowtails owner and founder played High School football for the Cocoa High School Tigers from 1980 thru 1984 . His alma mater won the FHSAA Class 3A State Championship in 2008 . In 2008 , Dr . Jenkins began putting together a team in Pompano Beach and subsequently contacted league officials of the Florida Football Alliance ( FFA ) . The ball got rolling from there . " I got tired of driving around in the neighborhood and seeing young men just hanging out doing nothing now , " said . Jenkins . “ Kids who were very talented during their playing days at the high school level , yet couldn ’ t get the grades to attend college for one reason or another . Guys who wanted to continue playing the game of football beyond high school . So , I started working on organizing a team in Pompano Beach . " In the fall of 2008 , the Yellowtails joined the Florida Football Alliance ( FFA ) , as an expansion team for the 2009 season . The FFA , a full - contact adult amateur American minor league for men ages 18 and older , was comprised of eighteen teams throughout the State of Florida and was founded in the spring of 2007 . During their inaugural season , the Yellowtails did moderately well . Pompano Beach needed to win just one of its two remaining games during the 2009 campaign in order to qualify for the playoffs . However , it was not to be . The Yellowtails closed out their season with consecutive losses to the Miami Magic City Bulls and the East Coast Reapers , finishing with an overall mark of 3 - 7 ( . 300 ) . Their win - loss record put them at 4th place in the East Division of the FFA ’ s American Conference . Due to travel considerations , our team decided to leave the FFA and join the Southeast Football League ( SEFL ) for the 2010 season . Founded in 1994 , the SEFL is the oldest organized adult amateur football league in the State of Florida . The 2010 season would find the SEFL consisting of twenty member teams , a new record for league franchise membership . All teams were from Florida . To the north as far as Gainesville , and as far south as Key West . Pompano Beach ’ s first season in the SEFL was as exciting as it was rewarding . Despite having a less than impressive win - loss record ( 3 - 6 - 1 ) , the Yellowtails were able to qualify for the playoffs . Awarded the # 5 seed in the AFC , Pompano Beach traveled north to Poinciana ( Kissimmee area ) where they would play the AFC ’ s # 4 seed , the Florida Crusaders ( 6 - 4 ) , at Liberty High School in a Wildcard Playoff game on Saturday , May 1st . The game was delayed for a little over an hour as the field had not been marked and lined prior to the arrival of both teams . Once the field problems were solved , the game began . Not given much of a chance against the heavily favored Crusaders , the Yellowtails fought , scratched and clawed their way to a 12 - 12 tie at the end of regulation . Then , late in the first overtime period , Pompano Beach was driving down deep into Crusaders territory . By all appearances , it appeared that the Yellowtails were positioning themselves for the victory and an upset . But , the Crusaders were able to recover a fumble off of a Pompano Beach miscue . The Crusaders took advantage of the turnover , and marched down into Yellowtails territory . With just 0 : 10 left , Florida kicked the game winning field goal , and came away with a 15 - 12 win . All - Time Regular Season Win / Loss Record : 6 - 13 - 1 All - Time Post - season Win / Loss Record : 0 - 1 2009 Season Schedule / Results : 3 - 7 - 0 01 / 10 / 09 – North Florida Rams 34 , Yellowtails 14 01 / 17 / 09 – Polk County War Eagles 28 , Yellowtails 18 01 / 24 / 09 – Yellowtails 14 , Broward County Bears 0 01 / 31 / 09 – Bye Week 02 / 07 / 09 – Yellowtails 16 , South Florida Broncos 14 02 / 14 / 09 – Miami Magic City Bulls 51 , Yellowtails 0 02 / 21 / 09 – East Coast Reapers 48 , Yellowtails 12 02 / 28 / 09 – Broward County Bears 22 , Yellowtails 14 03 / 07 / 09 – Bye Week 03 / 14 / 09 – Yellowtails 21 , South Florida Broncos 20 03 / 21 / 09 – Miami Magic City Bulls 37 , Yellowtails 6 03 / 28 / 09 – East Coast Reapers 52 , Yellowtails 0 2010 Season Schedule / Results : 3 - 6 - 1 02 / 13 / 10 – Knights of Miami 14 , Yellowtails 0 02 / 20 / 10 – South Florida Broncos 7 , Yellowtails 6 02 / 27 / 10 – Yellowtails 6 , Hallandale Cardinals 0 [ F ] 03 / 06 / 10 – Yellowtails 22 , Lauderdale Lions 0 03 / 13 / 10 – Yellowtails 19 , Florida Kings 7 03 / 20 / 10 – South Florida Broncos 18 , Yellowtails 12 03 / 27 / 10 – Brevard Warriors 52 , Yellowtails 0 04 / 03 / 10 – Bye Week 04 / 14 / 10 – Yellowtails 6 , Lauderdale Lions 6 ( tie ) 04 / 17 / 10 – Florida Kings 16 , Yellowtails 6 04 / 24 / 10 – Palm Beach Mariners 42 , Yellowtails 12 2010 Post - Season Schedule / Results : 0 - 1 AFC Wildcard Playoff Game : Liberty High School in Poinciana , FL 05 / 01 / 10 – Florida Crusaders 15 , Yellowtails 12 ( OT ) All - Time Series Record vs . Opponents : SEFL . . . Lauderdale Lions ( 1 - 0 - 1 ) Florida Kings ( 1 - 1 ) Hallandale Cardinals ( 1 - 0 ) [ F ] Knights of Miami ( 0 - 1 ) Brevard Warriors ( 0 - 1 ) Palm Beach Mariners ( 0 - 1 ) South Florida Broncos ( 0 - 2 ) Florida Crusaders ( 0 - 1 ) FFA . . . South Florida Broncos ( 2 - 0 ) Broward County Bears ( 1 - 1 ) North Florida Rams ( 0 - 1 ) Polk County War Eagles ( 0 - 1 ) Miami Magic City Bulls ( 0 - 2 ) East Coast Reapers ( 0 - 2 )