Junior All-American Football playoffs
The Fountain Valley Jaguars’ bid for a berth in the upcoming Pee Wee
Division Super Bowl game came to a stunning end Saturday, as the South
Orange County Patriots rolled to a 40-13 playoff victory before a large
crowd at Fountain Valley High.
The Jaguars scored first on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Shane Webber
to Viken Bitar, but South Orange County scored on its first three
possessions to open up a 20-6 lead.
Fountain Valley was able to narrow the gap to 20-13 at the half,
thanks to a pass from Webber to Bitar, who split two Patriot defenders to
complete a 32-yard touchdown play.
That was as close as Fountain Valley would come to catching the
visitors, who outscored the Jaguars, 20-0, in the second half.
Fountain Valley Coach Mike Perez has been named the AFL head coach for
the Dec. 9 all-conference game, which will be held at Orange High’s Fred
Kelly Stadium.
Six Fountain Valley players -- defensive lineman Andrew Schneider;
defensive backs Eric Ceja, Travis McNaughton and Freddie Estrada;
offensive back Bryan Schutte; and offensive lineman Coby Mason -- have
been selected to play in the all-conference game.
In other games:
CLINIC DIVISION
Mission Viejo 20, Fountain Valley 0
Two teams sporting 9-0 records met in semifinal play, where the
Mission Viejo White Cowboys pulled away to victory and earned the right
to defend their Super Bowl title.
The Jaguars, led by Bryse Blake and Matt Empting, shut out the White
Cowboys in the first quarter. But Fountain Valley’s offense couldn’t get
into the end zone Saturday, as three drives into the red zone resulted in
fumbles.
“I have never been more proud of a team as I am of this one,” Fountain
Valley Coach Hector Martinez said. “These kids never gave up and fought
to the end against a veteran team.”
The Fountain Valley Jaguars gave the city its first Clinic Division
regular season championship. The Jaguars are: consisting of Blake,
Empting, Christopher Martinez, Dennis Trejo, Chad Palsulich, Scott Baker,
Steven Santana, Danny Dion, Ian McNichol, Joshua Schnitker, Alexander
Ackel, Andrew Palacios, Scott Rychlik, Loren Robb, Moses Hershberger,
Ryan McNichol, Ian Gipson, Benjamin Marshman, Nicco Boggio, Diego Boggio,
Trenton Burns-Stickney, Kristopher Wysong, Stephan Robb, Paul Fernandez
and Matt James.
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