H.B. routs Ravens, 52-8

The Huntington Beach Jr. Midget Oilers made their 2006 home debut a smashing success Saturday as they overwhelmed the Tustin Ravens, 52-8, in Jr. All-American Football action.

The scoring started early for the Oilers (1-1) as they capped a 10-play drive with a one-yard touchdown run by James Marcoly. On Tustin’s ensuing possession, Huntington’s Mitch Huffman came up with a huge interception and 65-yard return for the second score of the game. Huffman powered his way to the end zone by breaking six tackles on the return and got a key block from Dennis Macarthy.

Huffman also led the Oilers’ rushing attack. Behind the blocking of James Olivé and Harley Schoffner, he rushed for 116 yards and finished with three touchdowns.

Josh Gutierrez also came up big on the ground attack, using the blocking of Jake Dunneback and Justin Misenholder to grind out tough yardage. Huntington strolled to a 32-8 halftime advantage, the scoring blitz capped by a 40-yard TD pass from Christian Montano to Carlos Ancona.

The Oilers’ defense stifled Tustin throughout the game and limited the Ravens to just two first downs. Huntington was led on that side of the ball by Sean Parker and Max Berdis, and linebacker Mike Congelliere had eight tackles.

Aaron Sutton had three tackles on special teams play.

“I was very pleased with our team effort,” Oilers Coach Thomas Brown said. “The ‘O’ line came out firing on the first series and set the tone. I am very proud of our young men today.”

Huntington will take on Irvine, which defeated Mission Viejo last weekend, at 7 p.m. Saturday at Irvine High.

In other Jr. All-American action:

Pee Wee Division

Huntington 13, Mona Park 7

Ramon Vargas and Jackson Traung each rushed for a touchdown as the Huntington Orange Oilers took a 13-0 lead, then held off the Hurricanes.

Dane Perkins recovered a Mona Park fumble and also recovered an on-side kick. After the Hurricanes had narrowed the deficit to 13-7, the defensive of Michael Chislock, Darrin Romo and Vincent Dugard in the fourth quarter secured the victory.

Jr. Clinic Division

Huntington 6, Corona 6

A touchdown run by Brennan Apodaca late in the first half gave the Black Oilers the lead, but a late touchdown by Corona allowed the Panthers to earn a tie.

Brandon Entwistle had a 50-yard run and made a key defensive stop in the fourth quarter for the Black Oilers. Nathan Matthews also made a big defensive stop late in the game.

Other scores:

Inglewood 32, Orange Oilers 0

Jr. Pee Wee Division

South Bay 13, Huntington 7

A controversial play in the closing seconds of the game gave South Bay the victory.

With the score tied at 7-7, the Packers scooped up a Huntington fumble near the South Bay goal line and returned it the length of the field for the winning score on the final play of the game.

Huntington coaches thought that Oilers ball carrier Matt Oakley went out of bounds when he was tackled on the play, but game officials ruled the play as a fumble, and the TD returned stood.

Dusty Stewart scored the only touchdown for the Oilers, who had scored the lone Huntington touchdown last week in a loss to Cerritos. Oakley added the extra point.

Trevor Jackson and Jesse Oleson led the Oilers on defense.

Future League

Huntington 24, South Orange County 0

Nicholas Welch scored all four touchdowns for the Orange Oilers in their shutout of the Patriots.

Other scores:

Compton 24, Black Oilers 0

Clinic Division

Carson 32, Black Oilers 0

Saturday’s home schedule

(all games at Huntington Beach High)

Jr. Clinic Division

Orange Oilers vs. Orange, 9 a.m.

Jr. Clinic Division

Black Oilers vs. Carson, 11 a.m.

Pee Wee Division

Orange Oilers vs. Carson Colts, 1 p.m.

Clinic Division

Black Oilers vs. Corona, 3 p.m.