Teal Jaguar foursome set for All-Conference game

Four members of the Fountain Valley Jr. Pee Wee Division Teal

Jaguars have been selected to participate in the Dec. 12 Orange Country

Junior All-American All-Conference Football game, which will be held at

Cal State Fullerton.

Offensive lineman Sean Tierney, offensive back Vince DiDomenico,

defensive lineman Michael Clark, and defensive back Dean Persinger will

represent the Teal Jaguars in the “junior” Pro-Bowl, which pits the best

from the AFL against the top players from the NFL.

Four players from each team are voted on by teammates to represent the

squad in the All-Conference game.

Admission to the contest is $5 per adult and $1 for youngsters over eight

years of age.

Below is a closer look at the four Teal Jaguars who will pay in the

Orange County Junior All-American All-Conference game:

Sean Tierney, offensive lineman: At 10 years of age, Tierney, who has

played in the Fountain Valley chapter for three years, is the youngest

member of the Teal Jaguars. Plays offensive tackle/end, also defense. The

Huntington Beach fifth-grader led the team in sacks with 10, as well as

forced fumbles, with tied teammate Josh Pineiro in fumble recoveries with

two.

Michael Clark, defensive lineman: A first-year player, Clark, at 12, is

the oldest member of the Teal Jaguars. An aggressive tackle, Clark,

sixth-grader from Fountain Valley, was second on the team in sacks with

six.

Vince DiDomenico, offensive back: A speedy tailback who also plays

defense, the second-year player was the leading rusher in the Teal

Jaguars’ wishbone offense. DiDomenico, a sixth-grader from Santa Ana,

also came up big one defense and had one of two blocked field goals

recorded by the Jaguars this season.

Dean Persinger, defensive back: An 11-year-old and first-year player,

Persinger, a linebacker, was second on the team in forced fumbles, third

in sacks, and the sixth grader was a “natural leader on our 60 defense,”

Fountain Valley Coach Mike Tierney said.