FINAL: Huntington Beach Chargers (CA) 26, CLCF Chiefs (RI) 0

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Chargers Down Chiefs

The multi-talented Huntington Beach Chargers opened up their quest for a Pop Warner National Championship with a 26-0 victory over the tough CLCF Chiefs from Rhode Island in today's semi-final Division II Jr. Pee Wee action at Disney's Wide World of Sports.

The Chargers unleashed their patented "old school" single-wing offense to perfection as they took early control of this game 13-0. Then, late in the first half, with the Chiefs driving into Huntington Beach territory, the opportunistic Chargers secondary picked off a Chiefs pass and rolled to CLCF' s 44 yard line. Using a combination of off-tackle blasts and pitches to the tailback, halfback plunges and quarterback keepers, the Chargers fought the clock, and the CLCF defense, all the way down field to the Chiefs 9 yard line. Then, with only 39 seconds left in the half, the Chargers pulled off a beautiful spinning fake to the tailback . The halfback the took the hand-off and blasted through an open hole and into the end zone for the touchdown. The Chargers converted on a one point PAT and the score at the half stood at Huntington Beach 20- CLCF 0.

In the third quarter , both teams played solid defense and the score remained HB 20 CLCF 0 . Then, with 7:50 to go in the fourth quarter, Huntington Beach's quarterback swung right, stopped and threw across field to his wide receiver who rolled down to the Chiefs two yard line. On the next play, HB punched it in the touchdown. The extra point was no good , but the Chargers now led 26-0. The Huntington Beach defense shut down the never-say-die Chiefs and ran out the clock to preserve their 26-0 victory.

"We've been running our single wing offense since 1998, " said Chargers Head Coach Marc Dubois. " I had been looking for an offensive scheme that matched the talents of our kids. And, with all the speed we had, the single wing has worked well." Huntington Beach survived a regular season loss to Costa Mesa by knocking off their arch-rivals in a Pop Warner Regional rematch to advance to the National Championship round, Now, the fired up Chargers are one step away from the exceeding all their dreams for 2004. "We'll need some help, and we'll have to play our best game in the championships, " reflected coach Dubois. "Our kids are a little younger than most other teams in this division and big-game savvy counts for a lot at this stage. But, we have great support from all our fans, they're the best in the country, and we 're ready for the next round."

That "next round" will pit the slick Chargers against the hard hitting Aztecs from North Philadelphia in the Jr. Pee Wee Tomlin Division II Championship game on Friday at 9:00 am on Field # 4 at Disney Wide World of Sports. Meanwhile, the Chiefs will take on the East Tampa Bandit in Tomlin Division II consolation play - also on Friday at (9:00 am on on Field # 2. Come on out for some great action!