The 2015 season for the Wareham Tigers started off with an interesting twist.

Just prior to the start of the season in late August, the Pop Warner-affiliated organization received word that there would be a reshuffling of the weight classes associated with each of the group's four teams.

“It changed the entire dynamic of the league we play in,” said President Richard Hagopian, who explained that instead of playing in the Hockomock League, they’d now split time between in the Rhode Island Southern Massachusetts Association, as well. “We played a lot of teams we haven’t had the opportunity to see or face in the past. Basically, Wareham came to town, and everybody brought their A-game.”

Hagopian said that two out of the three competitive Tiger teams made the playoffs, including the B-squad, who beat Hyde Park in the first round of the playoffs but lost to Brockton, and the C-squad, who lost in the Super Bowl.

“It was a tough season of playing pretty much Division 1 football,” he said, “but we were still able to see some success out of the program.”

Despite seeing lower numbers than in past seasons, Hagopian said that the core of the program is still strong, and there will be a lot of returning players next season.

“We had a tremendous amount of first time [participants] contributing across the board,” he said. “Both cheerleading and football was very positive.”

Apryl Rossi, one of the league’s directors and who helps with the cheerleaders, said her son Dylan Turner plays for the D-squad, or the mostly 7-year-old team. Despite not having the greatest record, she said the team impressed.

“They were a squad coming up from our littlest team, and they did really well,” said Rossi. “They definitely improved with every game, and gave a lot of teams a run for their money. They had their first win a few years. They’re sort of like the Bad News Bears. It was such a great feeling for them despite a lot of them never played football before.”

Rossi said that of the three groups of cheerleaders, one made it to regional competition, which is the highest before qualifying for the national tournament at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

“We had a lot of new cheerleaders, and we went to “Cheer for a Cure” in Taunton,” she said. “For their first time ever cheering they got ‘Best Energetic Cheer.’ I was really proud. They had come a long way. They had a great year.”

With some success on the field and amongst the cheerleaders, Hagopian said that education is also a priority among the league’s directors, and most of the organization’s students are making the grade.

“It speaks well for our program,” he said. “Education is something that we push for, and we’ve had quite a few members make the all-scholastic list.”