The Middletown Islanders Youth Football and Cheerleading program is celebrating an outstanding postseason, with three cheerleading teams capturing first-place finishes at the RISMA Championships and the 12U football team advancing to the Super Bowl following a dominant playoff performance. (Middletown Youth Football & Cheerleading)

The Middletown Islanders Youth Football and Cheerleading program is headed to a Super Bowl and a regional cheerleading competition after a strong postseason.

The 12U football team completed an undefeated 8-0 regular season, earned a first-round playoff bye, and shut out Dartmouth 33-0 on Sunday night.

The Islanders face the New Bedford Bears in the Super Bowl at
Seekonk High School on Sunday, Nov. 8.

On the cheerleading side, the Islanders’ Jr. Peewee, Peewee and Jr. Varsity teams each took first place at the RISMA Championships on Oct. 25. The Tiny Mites performed in exhibition.

All three championship teams advance to the regional competition at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Nov. 14 and 15, where they will try to qualify for the national championships in Charlotte, North Carolina, in December.

The Middletown Islanders Youth Football and Cheerleading program is celebrating an outstanding postseason, with three cheerleading teams capturing first-place finishes at the RISMA Championships and the 12U football team advancing to the Super Bowl following a dominant playoff performance. (Middletown Youth Football & Cheerleading)

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