Vikings rule

The California Vikings of the City of Costa Mesa Recreation

Division’s Youth Flag Football program, went 3-0 to win a recent

tournament against Orange County teams.

The Vikings, comprised of third- and fourth-graders, won the 2002

Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation-Orange County Flag

Football Tournament C-Division championship in overtime over Santa

Ana.

Representing Costa Mesa, the Vikings (9-0) trailed Santa Ana,

12-0, in the title game .

Andrew Karlson picked off a Santa Ana pass and returned it 20

yards for a TD. On the last play of the game, Kannon Stone completed

a 10-yard pass to Andrew Dischner for a game-tying touchdown, then

won with an overtime tie-breaker.