Morgan Hill – In an inspired Sunday performance, the Morgan Hill
Pee Wee Raiders made a statement on defense, forcing a fumble on
the first play from scrimmage against the West Valley Falcons.
Morgan Hill – In an inspired Sunday performance, the Morgan Hill Pee Wee Raiders made a statement on defense, forcing a fumble on the first play from scrimmage against the West Valley Falcons.
Jacob LeDon recovered the fumble for the Raiders.
Two plays later Trevor Bearden ran around the end, getting sprung by a key Kyle Quadros block, for a 24-yard TD.
Bearden then kicked the extra point, and the Raiders had all the scoring they would need.
The Falcons held the ball for the next seven minutes, moving from their own 40-yard line to the Raiders 44, but a sack by LeDon and Mitch Crowley brought the Falcons to fourth and 15.
The Falcons went to the air, but the pass fell harmlessly to the turf.
The Raiders then drove down to the Falcons 10-yard line and on fourth and seven7 attempted a field goal.
The Pop Warner Rarity was blocked and downed by the Falcons on their own seven.
The Falcons were again smothered by the swarming Raiders defense lead by Tavry Carrasco with nine assisted tackles, Mitchell Crowley who had nine assists, a solo tackle and one sack, and Jacob LeDon, who had two solos and four assists and a sack.
The Raiders then drove 66 yards, including a 23-yard run from Kyle Quadros and 29-yard pass reception from Taylor Turnipseed to Dom Maciel.
Kyle Quadros punched it in from the one-yard line.
Trevor Bearden’s extra point hit the cross bar and the Raiders took a 14-0 lead into the half.
The second half started with the Raiders taking an onside kick.
They then went 37 yards, devouring over seven minutes, before failing to convert a fourth and four on the Falcons 14-yard line. Drew Glines ran for 38 yards on the day, on 10 carries.
In the fourth quarter, both teams traded drives with no scoring.
Then with four minutes left the Falcons were held on their own 20, as Dalton Craig, Jacob LeDon and Andrew Knight provided key stops and a sack.
Two plays later, Trevor Bearden went around the left end for a 13-yard TD run.
The Falcons tried to get it going in the air, but Craig intercepted a pass at the Falcon 45-yard line and the Raiders again went on the march.
The Falcon’s defense stepped up and sacked Turnipseed, leaving the Raiders with fourth and 16 on their own 49.
Bearden dropped back to punt, but the fake was on and he weaved 51-yards through the Falcon’s special teams unit for another Raiders touchdown. The punt team- Jacob LeDon, Brandon Duran, Kyle Quadros, Nick Havstad, Willie Long, Andrew Knight and Mitchell Crowley- all provided key, clean blocks on the fake.
The Raiders were punishing on defense, holding the Falcons to only 73 yards of total offense, and converting two Falcon turnovers into touchdowns.
