The way Bob Maitland looks at it, his decision to take all his players with him to Disney World for the Pop Warner championship series probably hurt him Sunday in Game 1.But he wouldn’t have it any other way.Maitland and East Lynn sent 34 C squadders down to Orlando. And once the kids are in uniform, they have to play at least six downs. Customarily, Maitland puts his subs out on the field to start the game, takes the hit, and then uses his first team to put the hammer down later.That’s how he’s done it all season. And it’s worked every time. Until Sunday. The team from Southfield-Lathrup, Mich., Falcons scored the first two times they had the ball and set the tone. East Lynn could never recover, and lost 24-0.Lynn will play the Nanakuli Hawks from Hawaii Wednesday. Should the Bulldogs win, they’ll be back in action Friday for the national consolation game to determine the third-best team.”It was a little disheartening,” the head coach said. “They had 20 kids and every one of them was a stud.”What made it tougher to take for Maitland was the fact that Michigan actually has more kids, but left 15 of them back home, streamlining the roster for the title series.”They told 15 kids to stay home,” Maitland said. “I couldn’t do that. Who do you tell to stay home? Everybody contributed to get us here. Let us play with 20 and we can play with anybody.”But I have other kids who aren’t as experience,” Maitland said. “They’ll be a lot better next year.”But Maitland also said, “they were a great team. A very, very good team.”On East Lynn’s second series, the Bulldogs punted, and Michigan ran it back for the score. After a blocked extra-point attempt, it was 6-0. East Lynn’s offense really couldn’t get anything going, and the Bulldogs found themselves punting from their own end zone, which gave Michigan great field position. The Falcons launched a five-minute drive, scored, and then tacked on the two-point kick to make it 14-0.Even with the first unit, The Bulldogs just couldn’t get untracked offensively. The score stood 14-0 at the half.After a couple of three-and-outs for both teams, East Lynn found itself pinned back deep in its own territory – and fumbled. Five plays later, the Falcons barged in with the score that made it 21-0.”We just couldn’t move the ball against them,” Maitland said. “We couldn’t get any first downs.”The Falcons threatened one more time – this time getting as far as the Bulldog 10 – and then kicked a field goal (these players are 10 and 11 years old).It wasn’t what the Lynn kids wanted, but, but Maitland wanted to make sure he expressed his – and the league’s – gratitude for helping his team get down there.”We appreciate the support from everybody,” he said. “Let’s hope we get to play a couple of more games down here.”