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  Gem State Guardians (2012 - 2023)

 

Years of Operation: 2012 - 2023

 

Overall Record:  9-78

 

First Game:

 

First Win: May 18, 2013 vs Idaho Lancers

 

Final Game:

League Affiliation:  

 

Rocky Mountain League (2012-2015)

Idaho Contact League (2016-2018; 2020-23)

Idaho Football Alliance (2019)

 

 

Team Headquarters: Caldwell, Idaho

 

 

 

Colors: Carolina Blue and White

Sponsor

 

General Manager:

 

Coaches:

 

Home Field(s): Greenleaf Friends Academy

Titles Won

None

 

 

 

Honors:

DE - Freddie Brown, 2020 ICFL West 1st Team

 

Team Story:

 

If playing just for the love of the game is your motto, the Guardians epitomized that in their first year.  Nearly setting a regional record for giving up the most points in a season, the 0-8 effort was nearly perfection, except for the one touchdown scored, the Guardians were shut out the entire season.

 

2013 through 2015 were continued efforts in futility as the team went 1-23 with its sole victory being a 2013 match up with the newly formed Idaho Lancers.  By 2014 the Lancers improved, smashing the Gem State team 51-0.  This time, 2014 was "perfection" as the team went scoreless.

 

Following another winless 2015 season, the Guardians left the RMFL for the Idaho Contact League.  They would venture out to play the Treasure Valley Invaders, midway through the 2017 season ending one of the longest losing streaks in Northwest history at 30 games.

 

Another league change in 2019 to the Idaho Alliance hoped to add even competition to the slate and an early 10-0 loss to the Idaho Phoenix indicated that may be true.  But blowouts to Magic Valley and Mini Cassia followed by the demise of the Phoenix and the pre-season shut down of Ogden, led to an 0-5 season.

 

Rejoining the ICFL for the Covid-shortened 2020 season, the Guardians improved down the stretch finding some offense but repeated the 0-5 season from a year ago, but landed a 1st Team defense selection in defensive end Freddie Brown who recorded 5 sacks on the season.

 

For the first time in franchise history, the 2021-2022 squad posted back-to-back multiple win seasons with identical 2-6 records for the warriors finishing their 11th season.  Garrison Roach garnered 1st Team league honors at linebacker.

 

 

Ath - Jake Tolman, 2016 ICFL HonMen

FB - Whalen Deskins, 2022 ICFL 2nd Team

C - Austin Flores, 2022 ICFL HonMen

MLB - Garrison Roach, 2022 ICFL 1st Team

OLB - Rhett Rhodes, 2022 ICFL 2nd Team

OLB - Cody Ulrich, 2022 ICFL HonMen

SS - Deveon Reynolds, 2022 ICFL 2nd Team

Ath - Garrison Roach, 2022 ICFL Hon Men

 

 

 

 

2012 Schedule/Results (0-8):

 
Apr 7 - Idaho Matadors 0-84
Apr 14 - Boise Generals    0-56
Apr 28 - Mini Cassia Diggers 0-49
May 5 - Idaho Falls Mustangs 0-47
May 12 - Snake River Sabercats 7-52
May 19 - Arco Anarcy 0-78
June 2 - Upper Valley Vikings 0-55
June 9 - Snake River Sabercats 0-78
   
2013 Schedule/Results (1-7):  
Apr 6 - Mini Cassia Diggers 0-14
Apr 13 - Upper Valley Vikings 0-22
Apr 20 - Idaho Falls Mustangs 6-43
May 4 - Idaho Matadors 0-57
May 11 - Boise Generals 0-77
May 18 - Idaho Lancers 15-14
June 1 - Arco Anarchy 6-56
June 8 - Magic Valley Bulldawgs 0-86
   
2014 Schedule/Results (0-8):  
Apr 5 - Mini Cassia Diggers 0-21
Apr 12 - Uintah Basin Oilers 0-41
Apr 26 - Idaho Falls Mustangs 0-49
May 3 - Gallatin Valley Snow Devils 0-80
May 10 - Idaho Lancers 0-51
May 17 - Elko Warriors 0-58
May 31 - Davis Vipers 0-63
June 7 - Idaho Lancers 0-40
   
2015 Schedule/Results (0-7):  
Apr 4 - Elko Warriors 6-61
Apr 11 - Uintah Basin Oilers 0-39
Apr 25 - Wyoming Outlaws 6-12
May 2 - Mini Cassia Diggers 0-38
May 9 - Uintah Basin Oilers 0-57
May 16 - Elko Warriors 0-44
June 6 - Wyoming Outlaws 6-54
June 13 - Mini Cassia Diggers L FFT
   
2016 Schedule/Results (0-9):  
Mar 19 - Idaho Phoenix 13-63
Mar 26 - Ontario Juggernauts 6-45
Apr 2 - Idaho Black Tide 0-56
Apr 9 - Idaho Wildcats 20-81
Apr 16 - Valley Rangers 12-44
Apr 23 - Magic Valley Bulldawgs 6-70
Apr 30 - Boise Roughriders 0-48
May 14 - Idaho Oilers 0-54
May 21 - Canyon Phoenix 0-28
   
2017 Schedule/Results (3-9):  
Mar 18 - Idaho Phoenix 19-31
Mar 25 @ Boise Oilers 6-34
Apr 2 - Valley Rangers 6-14
Apr 8 @ Canyon Phoenix 0-10
Apr 15 - Treasure Valley Invaders 19-12
Apr 22 - Idaho Black Tide 6-56
Apr 29 - Ontario Juggernauts 0-40
May 6 - Magic Valley Bulldawgs 13-6
May 20 @ Treasure Valley Trojans 6-42
June 2 - Mini Cassia Diggers  
June 10 - Idaho Tribe 6-55
June 17 @ Idaho Black Tide * 0-62
July 29 - Washington Raptors 14-13
   
2018 Schedule/Results (1-8):  
Mar 17 - Idaho Phoenix 14-55
Mar 24 @ Treasure Valley Invaders 18-0
Mar 31 - Idaho Black Tide 0-62
Apr 7 @ Magic Valley Bulldawgs 20-22
Apr 14 - Mini Cassia Diggers 6-47
Apr 28 @ Idaho Aztecs 6-42
May 5 - Ontario Juggernauts 6-38
May 19 - @ Idaho Tribe 0-54
June 2 - Canyon Phoenix 6-15
   
2019 Schedule/Results (0-5):  
Mar 16 - Boise Aztecs (Scrimmage)  
Apr 6 - Idaho Phoenix 0-10
Apr 13 @ Mini Cassia Diggers 0-63
Apr 20 @ Magic Valley Bulldawgs 0-51
Apr 27 - Ogden Maniax W FFT
May 11 @ Idaho Phoenix PPD
May 18 - Mini Cassia Diggers 0-60
June 1 - Magic Valley Bulldawgs 0-50
June 8 - Idaho Phoenix W FFT
   
2020 Schedule/Results (0-5):  
June 13 - Boise Aztecs 0-26
June 20 @ Eastern Oregon Eagles 0-6
June 27 - Idaho Black Tide 6-43
July 11 - Treasure Valley Trojans 8-22
July 18 @ Boise Savage 18-28
   
2021 Schedule/Results (2-6):  
Apr 3 - Treasure Valley Duckz 6-8
Apr 10 - Boise Aztecs 28-13
Apr 17 - Boise Savage 6-57
Apr 24 - East Idaho Wolfpack 44-20
May 1 - Logan Stampede 12-45
May 8 - Idaho Black Tide 6-53
May 15 - Treasure Valley Duckz 8-50
May 22 - Treasure Valley Trojan-Knights 18-52
   
2022 Schedule/Results (2-6):  
Apr 2 - Boise Aztecs 0-41
Apr 9 - Idaho Black Tide 8-62
Apr 16 - Treasure Valley Duckz 6-30
Apr 23 - Boise Aztecs 12-41
Apr 30 - Idaho Gators 28-6
May 7 - Idaho Matadors 0-51
May 14 - Idaho Gators 28-18
May 21 - Idaho Black Tide 0-68
   
2023 Schedule/Results (0-0):  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

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