No. 1 team remains in the saddle

The Huntington Beach Oilers played the first-place Mission Viejo Cowboys tough in their Jr. All-American Football Junior Pee Wee Division encounter Saturday but came away with a 16-6 defeat.

Nick Howard scored the only touchdown for Huntington, and the TD marked only the second time this season that the Mission Viejo defense had been scored upon.

The Oilers defense also was stout, limiting a Cowboys offense that had averaged 35 points per game to just 16.

Howard recovered two fumbles, Dylan Zeglovitch had an interception and Brandon Vo and Josh Marks made key stops for Huntington.

The Oilers (4-2) host the Mona Park Hurricanes at 11 a.m. Saturday in the final game of the regular season.

In other division action:

Clinic Division

Bellflower 43, Huntington 0

The Broncos shutout the Black Oilers, who dropped their second-straight game.

Among the highlights for Huntington was Ricky Brady’s fumble recovery.

In a game played Oct. 13, the Oilers fell 31-6 to the Garden Grove Falcons 31-6. Brae Ivey’s all-around performance included scoring Huntington’s lone touchdown.

The Oilers travel Saturday to play their final regular season game at 1 p.m. against the South Orange County Patriots.