DOWNEY – Two of the three semifinalist Downey Razorbacks tackle football teams were eliminated in Saturday’s playoff games, but the PeeWee Hogs advanced to the PCC championship game which will be held at Downey High School tomorrow.

The No. 12 seeded MityMite Downey Razorbacks were shut out by the PCC’s No. 1 rated MityMite Vikings of Santa Monica in an early game at Banning High School.

The No. 7 seeded Downey PeeWee’s surprised the No. 3 Long Beach Warriors 19-0. The Hogs won the opening kickoff and Kiefer Enslin returned the kick 40 yards, and a face mask penalty put the offense at the Long Beach 25-yard line.

Manny Ramirez ran for five yards, then Justin Ayala got the first down on a QB sweep. Enslin scored on a wide receiver handoff, and Downey led 6-0. The PAT failed.

The Razorbacks recovered an onside kick and were in business again. A short run by Jesse Saenz followed by two Ekene Chuckwumezie sweeps put the Razorbacks at first and goal. After a penalty, Enslin scored on an eight-yard run and Ramirez got the PAT.

The Razorback defense, which has only allowed six points in three playoff games, took over. Johnathan Guzman recovered a Warrior fumble, a tackle in the backfield by Sunny Gill, sacks by Ayala and Ramirez all held the Warriors from making any serious threat.

After holding the Warriors on their first possession in the second half, the Hogs, behind the running of Enslin, Ramirez, Morgan and Preciado, drove the ball 60 yards for the score. Ramirez’s touchdown on a one-yard plunge made the score 19-0.

The PeeWee Razorbacks play the No.1 seeded Santa Monica Vikings at 1 p.m. in the championship game.

For the second year in a row the Junior Midget Razorbacks lost to teams they had previously beaten. This year, the PCC’s No. 1 seeded Razorbacks (9-0) were shut out by the Santa Monica Vikings 14-0. The Vikings completely shut down the Hog’s prolific offense and took advantage of defensive lapses to score the upset.

Downey Youth Football will once again host the PCC Championship games at Downey High School. The MityMites begin play at 9 a.m.

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Published: November 27, 2009 - Volume 8 - Issue 32