Mighty Mites roll to 4-0

The Huntington Beach Mighty Mite Chargers put together a complete

effort on both sides of the ball, and the result was a 34-0 shutout

of the Long Beach Bulldawgs in Pop Warner football action.

The lopsided win in Long Beach kept the Chargers perfect for the

season. Huntington is now 4-0.

Robert Rice rushed for two touchdowns and returned a punt for

another score. Steve Hernandez rushed for a pair of touchdowns and an

extra point. Shad Harris rushed for two scores on conversion runs,

and Daylan Harmeyer passed for an extra point to Philip Knapp.

Knapp also had a big game at linebacker. T.J. Sutake did an

“awesome” job at cornerback, said coach Rick Hernandez, and defensive

lineman Bryce Blanco, center Jared Fuga and tackle Chris Faas turned

in solid performances.

Huntington will go after win No. 5 Saturday when it hosts La

Puente at 12:30 p.m. at Edison High.

During weekend play, Huntington Beach Pop Warner teams won nine of

12 games -- four by shutout. Huntington teams outscored the

opposition, 231-87.

In other games:

Jr. Pee Wee Division

Gold Chargers 28, Garden Grove 0

The Gold Chargers’ defense shut out the opponent for the third

consecutive week.

Allen Vogelsang had an interception, Tyler Odey had a fumble

recovery, and Charles Mendola, Joshua Marks, Daniel Warren, Max

Perez, Steven Tovatt and Ryan Finnie added defensive pressure

throughout the game.

Trevor Borkowski scored two touchdowns in the first half, Perez

ran 10 yards for another score following Odey’s fumble recovery, and

Tovatt closed out the scoring with a touchdown run in the fourth

quarter.

The Gold Chargers travel to Norwalk on Saturday for an 11 a.m.

game.

White Chargers 8, Lakewood 6

Brett Adams scored on a 10-yard run in the third quarter to tie

the score, and Jake Thiessen recorded a safety as the White Chargers

got past the Spartans.

Pee Wee Division

Gold Chargers 34, Saddleback Valley 12

Quarterback Brandon Padron and receiver Sean Whiteman combined on

touchdown plays of 45 and 25 yards as the Gold Chargers defeated the

Gold Bears.

Whiteman also scored on two rushing plays, one coming on a reverse

run.

Midget Division

Chargers 28, Costa Mesa 0

The Chargers followed up a lackluster first quarter by scoring

twice before halftime, then went on to shut out the Mustangs.

Stephan Andrew threw a touchdown pass to Jeff Trojan for the first

score. Trojan took in a long pass from Shaun McLaughlin for the

second score of the first half.

In the second half, Jack Machado scooped up a fumble and returned

it 60 yards for a touchdown.