Beantown Slam decided to venture off the basketball court this fall and organize their first-ever flag football season, which ended on Nov. 26 with the ‘Turkey Bowl’ at Ronan Park.

The six-week, co-ed program for kids and teens was staged at Ceylon Park and Ronan Park. Four teams squared off weekly with referees and coaches, and weekly instruction on the rules of the game.

Nugget (who frequently doesn’t use his name in print), of Beantown Slam, brought in Malcolm Bradley to help coach the teams and run the games. Both said the venture was a success and pointed to the fact that co-ed flag football has a lot of room to grow in Dorchester.

“We’re going to bring it back in the spring, in late March, when high school basketball ends,” said Nugget. “We’re just doing what the kids want…I feel it’s the next big sport in the city. You don’t need 10 vs. 10 because it’s a seven-person roster and kids just need to show up. Co-ed is important to us, and it works well. We won’t do this unless it’s co-ed.”

The average attendance for the six-weeks was 35 kids divided into four teams, all teen-agers from the neighborhood balancing school, other sports, and after-school jobs. Bradley said they like what they have going but will be looking for more volunteers and more support in the spring. Currently, there are only a couple of flag football leagues going in Boston, and none are for older teens, though the sport is widespread in the suburbs.

Marlie Barros evades a tackler on a reverse during the Turkey Bowl.

Daniel Amado tries to avoid a defender on a running play in the first half.

Lanyshia Cespedes streaks down the sidelines for the first touchdown of the day on a reverse, and defenders could only watch. Seth Daniel photos