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Dec 10, 2002 - First year standout QB Justin Standley of the East Bay Pee
Wee Wildcats was Field General.
He led his team to a (21-0) victory over the NorthWest
Raiders from San Antonio, Texas.
Standley completed 5 out of 6 passes for 125 yds.
Joseph Dixon caught 2 passes for 55 yds. including one for a 35 yd. TD strike
Dana Woods another favorite receiver of Standley caught big passes,
one for a 40 yd. TD gallop to the end zone.
Tough ground gain yardage was generated by Lorenzo Paige accumulating 80 yds. and one touchdown from 20 yds out.
Clordion Kennedy added 50 yds. of offense and numerous blistering hits on denfense.
All Wildcats on defense were ready to stop every drive the NorthWest Raiders engineered past mid-field.
Deep on their own 2-yd. line, Lawrence Marbley and a host of Wildcats tackled the Raiders' QB for a safety.
Over the course of the whole season, including the playoffs, the Wildcats have accumulated 313 points and have only given up one touchdown (over 14 games).
This victory places the Wildcats with a 14-0 record advancing them into Friday's National Championship against South Miami at 11:00 AM in the Magical Kingdom's Disney Worldwide Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida.
The Wolverines in a hard fought battle fell by one point to the Sherman Park Bulldogs of New York (7-6).
In the closest game of this year's 2002 Pop Warner Super Bowl so far, the Jr. Pee Wee Bulldogs from Sherman Park, NY squeaked past the never-say-die Wolverines from East Bay, CA this morning by a score of 7-6.
The Bulldogs scored first on a TD run of five yards with 9:25 to go in the second quarter.
A one point conversion made the score 7-0 Sherman Park.
That one point conversion would loom large as the game progressed.
With both defenses putting pressure on the ball, the Wolverine and the Bulldog offenses suffered costly fumbles that ended several good drives.
The first half ended with the 'Dogs up 7-0.
That same defensive battle continued into the second half.
But with 1:17 left in the 3rd quarter, the Wolverines struck back on a long drive capped by a two yard run to narrow the margin to 7-6.
Then, a fired up Bulldog defense snuffed the extra point attempt to preserve the narrow lead.
Late in the game the Wolverines recovered a Bulldog fumble and drove deep into Sherman Park territory.
But, with rainy conditions, the fumble-bug was out today, and the Wolverines returned the favor with their own errant hand-off.
An alert Bulldog defense pounced on the ball to end the game at 7-6 Sherman Park.
For Coach Herb Hall of the Wolverines, it was a tough loss, "But our kids played well.
They're just learning, we just try to help them out.
And our fans were great.
They all came out from the Bay Area to support the teams and the cheerleaders.
It's a great week for us."
The Wolverines move to consolation play on Friday - at 9:00 a.m.
Best of luck to both clubs!
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