NMJAAF: Midget Seahawks blank Southgate

NEWPORT BEACH - The Newport-Mesa Junior All-American Midget (ages

12-14) Seahawks opened the 2000 season with a 35-0 win over the Southgate

Rams last Saturday.

Spencer Link scored three touchdowns thanks to the solid offensive

line of Zack Wisengrat, Tim Prairie, Tim Bassler, Chris Taylor, Efrain

Castro and Avery Fenton.

Link was also tough on defense, intercepting two passes and running

one back 80 yards for a touchdown.

Tight ends and receivers Greg Minor, Taylor Young, Austin Brawner and

Grant Casserly also came through with key catches and blocks.

Fullback Kyle Woody scored a touchdown, while quarterback Wes Presson

led the team to numerous scoring opportunities.

On defense, Vince Mizurek, Matt Graham, Miles Herrera, Armand Lapuz,

Chris Reilly, Chris Hernandez and Robert Richie each preserved the

shutout with numerous big plays.

In other NMJAAF action:

Jr. Midget Seahawks 22, Orange Chiefs 22 - The Seahawks (ages 11-13)

were led by quarterback Casey Peters, who was 7 of 14 for 122 yards and

two touchdowns and rushed for another touchdown.

Matt Silva led the receivers with four catches, while Ryan Lance

scored on a 50-yard fly pattern.

Running back Shaun Mohler rushed for 35 yards on 12 carries and the

offensive line of Eric Ray, Brent Ogden, Brett Vosseller, Sean Goodman,

Pat Hill and Steven Hancock played tough.

The defense was led by Bijan Ahmadi, Trevor Theriot, James Coder,

Anthony Santos, Ricky Sepulveda, Patrick Williams, Matt Erickson David

Del Fonte and Delano and Damian McKenzie.

Pee Wee (ages 10-12) Seahawks 35, Tricities Steelers 7 - Michael

Orozco rushed for three touchdowns, while John Angelo scored two TDs to

lead Newport-Mesa.

The offensive line was led by Bryce Jardine, Michael Aspegren and

Richie Sorensen, while the defensive line was anchored by Matt Lutton,

Louis Truxton and Ryan Dalton.

Making several key tackles were Brett Crowley, Matt Raiger and Matt

Burgner.

Junior Pee Wee (ages 9-11) Seahawks 12, Irvine Chargers 3 - Carlo

Valdes and Jacob Gildart each scored touchdowns to spark the Seahawks’

offense.

The strong Seahawks defense was led by Jaime McGee, who picked off two

passes. Taylor Sepulveda had one interception.

Other strong defensive displays came from Brice Stillman, Brandon

Davis, Garrett Amoroso and Corbin McNutt..

The defensive line was led by Isaac Abrego, Kevin Dearen, Nick Reese,

Colin Wigely, Sean Berkley, Travis Prickett, Troy Hall and Danny Malycky,

while William O’Brien and Erik Rask led the linebackers.

The offensive line, led by P.J. Simpson, Justin Elbourn, Jerry

Whitney, Jed Flores, Michael Jugan, Brian Lawler, Stefan Brysha, Kevin

Morgenstern and Eric Wuebben, opened numerous holes for Newport-Mesa.

Clinic (ages 8-10) Seahawks 20, La Mirada Matadors 0 - Quarterback

Jordan Lush rushed for a touchdown and threw for another to Bucko Theriot

on a 30-yard strike.

Kevin Rask and Travis Sorenson each starred in the Seahawks’ backfield

thanks to a strong job by offensive linemen Hunter Alder, Joey Jones and

Nick Svendsen.

The Seahawks maintained the shutout due to the strong play of Troy

Bundy, Kyle Chene, Kyle Johnson, Max Steigler, Jeff Aschleris and Michael

Ensign.

The junior clinic (ages 7-8) Seahawks played a solid game against

defending Division Champion Mission Viejo and came out on top.

Quarterback Parker Norton and fullbacks Luke Christiano and Michael

Taormina were a force in the backfield, while linemen J.D. Abbott, Nick

Tripi and Ryan Hatcher opened the holes for the running game.

On the defensive side, Tripi, Abbott, Reid Johnson, Buzzy Yokayama and

Nick Taormina led the way with numerous hits.