Pop Warner Football

The Huntington Beach Mitey Mite Gold Chargers continued their

late-season run Saturday by rallying to pull out a 20-14 victory over the

host La Habra White Lions in Pop Warner Football action.

The Gold Chargers, who won four of their final five games to end the

season, scored first on Eric Perez’s 45-yard end reverse, and the 6-0

lead stood at the half.

After La Habra came back to score on their first two second half

possessions to grab a 14-13 lead, the Gold Chargers began their final

possession of the game with four minutes remaining, then punched in the

winning touchdown with 30 seconds to play.

Perez, Jack Garabrant, Garrett Heckel, Joey Desmond, Nick Hirsch, Sean

Simpson, Drake Dominguez, and Tommy Barbish led the Gold Chargers

throughout the season.

In other games:

Green Chargers 20, Monterey Park 0

Bryan Kobylka scored on a 60-yard punt return and both Scott Martin and

Anthony Buckley caught touchdown passes as the Mitey Mite Green Chargers

beat the host Aztecs. The Green Charger defense held the Aztecs to less

than 30 yards of rushing, with Joe Green recovering a fumble.

JR. PEE WEE DIVISION

Lakewood 20, Green Chargers 14

The Lancers jumped out to a 20-0 third quarter lead at Edison High, then

held on for the win in Saturday’s regular season finale. Josh Herrera

scored on a 70-yard run and Eugene Starikov scored on a 60-yard run and

added a two-point conversion kick for the Green Chargers behind the

blocking of Lawrence Lujan, Jake DiNolfi, Drake Peach, Christopher Maki,

Robert Raad, Marcus Breit, and Shawn Higgenbotham.

The Green Chargers will travel to San Diego on Dec. 4 to play their bowl

game.