Seahawks fall to Cerritos
The Laguna Beach Seahawks grabbed an early lead last Saturday on
Cerritos in a Pop Warner Football contest but the Titans came up with
four key plays -- each by Ronnie Ellis, to break open a tight game en
route to a 24-6 victory.
On the Seahawks’ opening possession, quarterback Trevor Pierce
teamed with receiver Chris Hyden on a pair of first-down pass plays,
and Kameron Pearson ran sweep plays for big yardage as Laguna Beach
drove 66 yards downfield.
Pearson capped the drive with scoring honors on a two-yard run for
the game’s initial touchdown.
It didn’t take Cerritos long to respond. Ellis, a tailback, burst
his way for a 68-yard touchdown run to knot the score at 6-6.
The remainder of the opening half saw both teams reach mid-field,
yet neither could move into the red zone.
The tie was broken two minutes before halftime. Ellis scored his
second touchdown, this one coming on a 74-yard punt return to give
the Titans a 12-6 advantage.
In the third period, Laguna Beach linebacker Dillon Giaraffa came
up with an interception to thwart a Cerritos drive, and the Seahawk
offense used the turnover to mount a drive of its own.
The rushing of Pearson and the pass/catch combination of Pierce
and Hyden moved Laguna Beach deep into Cerritos territory. But Ellis
struck again, this time on a game-changing interception that he
returned for a touchdown that put the Titans up, 18-6, with three minutes to play.
Ellis wasn’t through. He returned his second interception of the
game moments later and put the game away.
The Seahawks played well despite the big plays turned in by Ellis.
Coach Roger Torriero named Pierce, Pearson and Hyden as the Seahawks’
offensive players of the game.
Pierce and Hyden teamed on seven pass plays and Pearson rushed for
85 yards.
Pierce and Giaraffa were Torriero’s selections for defensive
players of the game.
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