Clinic Jaguars are No. 1

The Fountain Valley Clinic Jaguars wrapped up a perfect regular season

Saturday by blasting the Mission Viejo Cowboys, 44-0, to win the American

Football League Atlantic Division championship.

The Clinic Jaguars rolled up 265 yards of total offense, led by Matt

Empting, who scored on a pair of 15-yard touchdown runs. Two scoring runs

by quarterback Bryce Blake and Trent Burns’ 40-yard scamper, closed out

the first half, and second-half touchdown runs by Stephan Robb (20 yards)

and Chris Martinez (25 yards) capped the 44-point outburst.

Andy Palacios, Diego Boggio and Paul Fernandez provided key blocking

to spring the Jaguar rushing attack.

Fountain Valley (7-0) proved defense does win championships as it held

the Cowboys to minus-22 yards for the game. Blake, Robb, Burns, Empting,

Nicco Boggio and Stevan Santana combined for 46 tackles.

In other games:

PEE WEE DIVISION

Fountain Valley 22, Orange 0

Joshua Perez scored on an 84-yard interception return, and Eric Ceja

led the Jaguars with six solo tackles and a pair of sacks as the team

ended the regular season with a 6-2 record.

Perez also scored from five yards out on a quarterback option keeper,

and Bryan Schutte scored the final touchdown.

The Jaguar defense, led by Michael Berber, Martin Duran, Travis

McNaughton, Freddie Estrada and Dean Persinger, forced and recovered five

fumbles overall.

Viken Bitar and Wayne Glisson had key receptions in the game, and

Fountain Valley’s offensive line, anchored by centers Bradon Cooke and

Bryan Economy, opened big holes for the rushing game.

Fountain Valley, which finished in third place in the AFL Atlantic

Division, will open postseason play Saturday (7 p.m.) by taking on the

Huntington Beach Dolphins at La Mirada High.

JUNIOR MIDGET DIVISION

Fountain Valley 8, La Mirada 8

The hard-hitting of Dennis Castonguay, Garrett Gaska, Sammy Khamis and

Jim Flanagan helped create three fumbles and recoveries, and Isaiah

Wilson had an interception as the Jaguars used a strong defensive

performance to hold down the visiting Matadors.

Wilson set up Fountain Valley’s lone touchdown with a 50-yard pass

catch and run, then scored from three yards out.

La Mirada got its only score when the Matadors recovered a fumble in

the Fountain Valley end zone.

Jim Leeman also came up with a key play with a game-saving tackle at

the Fountain Valley five-yard line on the game’s final play.

Jeff Lewis, Luis Villegas, Edgar Santana and Saul Fernandez also came

up with key defensive plays for the Jaguars.

Fountain Valley, headed for postseason play, concluded its regular

season at 2-4-2.