Pee Wee Dolphins down Pathfinders

Zack Couey had a hand in three touchdowns and Tim Atencio scored

twice Saturday as the Huntington Beach Dolphins successfully opened

their 2003 season with a 27-13 victory over the host Mona Park

Pathfinders in a Junior All-American Football Pee Wee Division game

in Compton.

Couey and Atencio connected on a 29-yard touchdown pass play

midway through the first quarter for the Dolphins first score.

Atencio scored on a 32-yard run in the second period to put the

Dolphins back on top, 13-7.

Huntington Beach trailed, 14-13, in the second half but Couey

threw a nine-yard scoring pass to Riley Woods on a third-and-nine

play and the extra point gave the Dolphins the lead for good, 20-13.

Couey put the game away on a five-yard option keeper and Jared

Bennett added the conversion in the fourth quarter.

In Pop Warner Football play:

Mighty Mite Division

Huntington Beach 8, Santa Margarita 8

A key, fourth quarter fumble recovery by Huntington Beach led to a

tying touchdown as the Chargers rallied to tie the Titans.

The Chargers’ fourth quarter defensive heroics included a sack by

Alex Dillbeck and fumble recovery by Trenton Aschoff. That led to

Wyatt Christensen’s 10-yard touchdown run and Trevor Borkowski’s

game-tying kick.

Jr. Midget Division

Green Chargers 28, Costa Mesa 0

Alex Mascarenas returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and

got Huntington Beach off and running in this victory.

Mascarenas also scored on an 18-yard run, following an

interception by Michael Bogard, and took in a touchdown pass from

Garrett Heckel on the final play of the first half to give the Green

Chargers a 22-0 lead at the intermission.