Jr. All-American Football: Junior Pee Wee Seahawks blank Corona

The Junior Pee Wee Seahawks beat Corona, 13-0, to earn their first

win of the season in a Newport-Mesa Junior All-American football game at

Bonita Creek Park Saturday.

Jordan Lusk threw touchdown passes to Andrew McDonald and Austin

Raiger to lead the Seahawks’ offense. Both touchdowns were set up by the

key running plays of Travis Sorenson and Bucko Theriot.

Robert Connealy, Nick Tripi, Hunter Alder, Andrew Fulcher, Scott

Chene, Kevin Rask and Patrick Marin-finn played well on the offensive

line.

The defense was anchored by Michael Ensign, Robert Newman, Cole

Sheppard, Woody Yokoyama, Austin Ford, Kyle Gladding, Adrian Luchs, Nick

Svendsen and Kyle Johnson.

* Pee Wee Seahawks 20, Compton Titans 0 - After a scoreless first

half, quarterback Taylor Sepulveda connected with Erik Rask on a 5-yard

touchdown pass to put the Seahawks on the board in the third quarter.

Later in the third, Carlo Valdes sprinted 60 yards for a touchdown

after William O’Brien made a key block.

The Seahawks’ offensive surge continued in the fourth quarter.

Sepulveda again connected with Rask on a 15-yard touchdown pass.

Charles Vickery, Jon Tripi, Richie Sorenson, P.J. Simpson, Travis

Prickett, Robbie Lusk, Brian Lawler, Brett Hanrahan, Steve Deverian and

Will Brown were solid on defense. Tommy Folks also contributed on defense

with an interception in the third quarter.

The offense consistently moved the ball behind the blocking of Bryce

Jardine, Corbin McNutt, Justin Elbourn, Jerry Whitney, Frankie Russo,

Nick Reese, James McKennon, Keifer Fairbanks, Michael Jugan, Jake

Lemmerman and Colin Wigely.

In other NMJAAF action:

* Clinic Seahawks 39, Corona Panthers 6 - Andy Hayes scored two

touchdowns and Parker Norton, Troy Bundy, Ronnie Dunmore and Kyle Chene

each scored one to lead the Seahawks.

J.D. Abbott made a key reception on a pass by Bundy to set up a

second-half touchdown run by Hayes. Nick Taormina and Christian Anderson

also piled up rushing yardage for the Seahawks.

Chasen Watson, Andrew Hicks, Jeremy Dunjak, Bret Klein, Steven Clapp,

Ronnie Dunmore, Grant Johnson, Lee Cowan and Ryan Hatcher made strong

blocks.

Taormina kicked the first extra point in team history after a

touchdown run.

The defense was led by Logan Mowery, Sebastian Welch and Chris Kraft.

The Seahawks next play the Orange Chiefs East on the road.

* Junior Midget Seahawks 23, Orange Chiefs West 6 - The Seahawks came

on strong early in the game to beat the defending Jr. Midget Superbowl

champions. Ryan Lance connected with Mike Orosco on a 22-yard touchdown

pass in the first quarter and John Angelo converted the successful extra

point.

The Chiefs answered with a 65-yard scoring drive to trail, 7-6.

The Seahawks did not remain silent. Lance scored on a quarterback

sneak with 23 seconds left in the second quarter and Matt Hauser found

Matt Burgner to give the Seahawks a 15-6 halftime lead.

Lance made a 12-yard touchdown pass to Matt Reiger with 5:53 remaining

in the game to seal the victory. Lance found Burgner on the successful

two-point conversion to end the scoring.

Bret Crowley had eight tackles and Ricky Sepulvada had seven for the

Seahawks (5-1), which face the South Bay Packers next at Bonita Creek

Park.