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Forrest and Traglia team for scores

The Jr. Clinic Silver defeated Woodcrest, 13-7, behind an aerial

attack combination led by quarterback Chase Forrest and receiver

Tanner Traglia Saturday in a Newport-Mesa Jr. All-American football

game.

Forrest and Traglia hooked up for a 51-yard touchdown pass and a

50-yard touchdown pass to lead the Seahawk air assault on the

Generals. The defense, led by Jake Favreau, Keaton Cablay, Sage

Fleming, Tate Smith and Forrest stopped a late General serge in the

fourth quarter to preserve the win.

The Generals drove to the Seahawk 10 before the defense made its

final stand, giving the ball back to the offense with 1:44 left on

the clock. The offense then ran out the clock on fourth down and one

second left on the clock -- Forrest took a knee to ensure victory.

The offensive line was led by Max Carr, Austin Arico, Dane

Valdivia, Quint Moses, Charlie Padden, Andrew Shearer, Marshall

Sepulveda and Lukas Nienhuis. Stephen Cureton and Grant Nutt both

played at full back with solid blocking. The Seahawk defense was led

by Valdivia with a fourth down tackle for a loss, Moses and Arico

recording tackles for losses and Fleming making a touchdown-saving

tackle on the last defensive stand.

Spencer Lujan scored a PAT and also stood out on defense. The

Seahawks are now 2-0 in conference and face league-leading Long Beach

Poly Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in Seahawk Stadium at Bonita Creek Park.

* Dolphins 32, Seahawks 0

In the first quarter behind, the Seahawk offensive line of James

Barrett, Chad Sheldon, Trevor Branca, Will Eary, Colin Duffy and Matt

McKinnon -- running backs Noah Howe and Nic Landstrom chewed up

yardage against the Huntington Beach Dolphins. But the Dolphin team

proved to be much quicker on the outside and took a 20-0 lead into

halftime.

Clay Woodward started the third quarter with a powerful 15-yard

run followed by quarterback keepers of six and eight yards by Clint

Henderson and an eight-yard run by Quest Truxton.

The Seahawk defense, led by Jamal Bazzi, Jeremiah Barwick and

Austin Robert held the Dolphins scoreless in the fourth quarter. Alex

Fuller, starting at cornerback, was the Seahawk player of the game

with six tackles on defense and solid blocking on offense.

* Seahawks Clinic Blue 35, South Bay Packers 0

The Newport-Mesa Clinic Division Blue team improved to 2-0 in

league play last Saturday with an impressive 35-0 road victory over

the South Bay Packers in a boys under-10 game.

The Seahawk defense again set the tone by allowing just two first

downs the entire game. Linebackers Zack Wade, Chase Favreau, Jack

Kanen and Devon Traglia spearheaded the defensive effort with

consistent tackling and dropped Packer runners for negative yards.

Kellon Truxton, Joseph Scrivner, Jake Hall, Erik Fisher, Andrew

Mulcaire, Dylan Spengler, Casey Worden and Willie Pyle also added to

the strong defensive effort. The Seahawks have now held their

opponents scoreless over the last 10 quarters of football.

On offense the Seahawks dominated the line of scrimmage much of

the day. Justis Gildart, Favreau and Wade ran the ball effectively

and all had long touchdown runs.

Large holes created by the offensive line were opened by Ian

Baugh, Bryce Batcheller, Jake Huish, Hunter Molnar,Bradley Courier,

Stephen Pratty, Casey Shearer and Zack Vayda.

This week the Seahawks again travel to Los Angeles to take on the

perennial power Mona Park Buccaneers in a key matchup of league

titans.

* Irvine Chargers 24, Newport Junior Midget Seahawks 13

The Junior Midgets Seahawks were topped in the competion with the

Irvine Chargers on Saturday. The Chargers scored first, but the

Seahawks were quick to respond with a touchdown run by Coby Peterson

-- but it was called back by a penalty.

Thanks to a formidable offensive line, consisting of Vincint

Galvez, Andrew Paddon, Ron Sadler, William Ham, Kyle Cablay, Sean

Breslin and Andrew Yelich, quarterback Mitch Sands connected with

receiver J.B. Green to put the Seahawks on the 5-yard line. The

Seahawks were unable to convert before halftime, leaving the score

Chargers 12, Seahawks 0.

The Seahawks came back strong in the second quarter with excellent

defensive work by Cathan Cokas, Grant Keligian, Taylor McSunas,

Michael McKay, Robert Connealy, Dutch Lamons, Nicholas Svendsen and

Andrew Hicks. Tight end Matt Morris caught a long pass from Sands to

set up a touchdown run by Michael Helfrich.

The Seahawk secondary, lead by Brandon Kula, Alex Swigert, Sean

Mangano, Adrian Luchs, and Tyler Haly stopped the Charger passing

game, returning the ball to the Seahawk offense. Sands landed a

40-yard pass to receiver Coby Peterson, which running back Danny

Miller later converted into a Seahawk touchdown.

But the Seahawks ran out of time an were defeated 24-13.

* Carson Colts 30, Jr. Pee Wee Seahawks 6

At Bonita Creek, the Jr. Pee Wee Seahawks were outplayed by the

visiting Carson Colts 30-6. After spotting the Colts an 18-point lead

after the first quarter by turning the ball over and several other

miscues, the Seahawks clamped down and contained the Colts for the

rest of the day.

On offense, with Blair Luchs at the helm, the Seahawks were able

to put together a six-play drive, with John Barton scoring from a

yard out. During that series, the offensive line, lead by Zack

Beaudin, Mario Rosales, Ben Paul, AJ Swies, Trent Anderson and

Vincent Aqueveque, played with tenacity and determination.

On defense, Aaron White set the tone by making some outstanding

tackles from the defensive tackle position, as well as Jake Ambrose

who was penetrating through a talented Colt offensive line. Luchs,

Ryan Paul, Chasen Mcnaughten, Tyler Barbato, Risser, Aqueveque and

Swies also contributed on the defensive side of the ball.

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