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SALAZAR, RAMIREZ OFFENSIVE LINE COME UP BIG 

C.O. Greenfield's Destination Salazar scored on a run and on a physical interception return as South regrouped in the second half and wore down an eagar Phoenix Elementary School District based.

 South's offensive line and running game proved to much for East.

 Atkinson student Mark Ramirez had his second straight 100 yard day and like Salazar, shined on defense.

DIVISION II

Grizzlies beat South Central 19-6

Last week the Grizzlies jumped a younger Murphy team 44-0, but the going was a little rougher against a seemingly evenly matched South Central team.  Both teams had a mixture of veterans and newbies but it came down two the two dominant backs...and of course defense.

The Grizzlies led 12-0 and appeared to be pulling away but an 85 yard run by Steven Navarro put the Cougars back in business and the score was narrowed to 12-6 in a matter of seconds.  Fellow back Jaimie Garcia, fresh off a 200 yard game last week rolled up another 100 game as did former team-mate Navarro.  The two also traded helmet paint as the two were also middle linebackers focused on one another.

The difference was the Grizzlies defense which forced 6 turnovers and never gave Cougar quarterback Nic Shore much time to ge tthe ball away for the entire game.  Two key fumbles for forced during Cougar drives.

SOUTH CENTRAL 12, PHOENIX GRIZZLIES 6

Whittier's Tyler Brown scored on an 85 yard pass play to put the Grizzlies within reach but it was too much to late.  South Central running backs Mike Ramirez  and Destination Salazar both had multiple 50 yard runs and over 100 total each as South Centrals ball-control offense and effective offensive line play, led by Matt Caldwell was the difference between the two teams.

But it was a small difference as East's linemen, most not as big, did a great job against their bigger opponents, paving the way for their running game, which as nearly as effective.

Both teams, made up of students mostly from the central Phoenix corridors, played very well defensively but the Grizzlies gained an advantage when two later arrivals exposed the edge they had in the passing game.  doubling at linebacker, Brown also had jarring hits on defense.

Phoenix Grizzlies 44,  Sullivan (Murphy) 0

The Phoenix Elementary district based Grizzlies, playing out of Garfield school, took a 26-0 lead at the half enroute to a win over the Murphy district based Sullivan Chargers.  Jaime Marcias rolled up over 200 yards on 11 carries for 3 touchdowns.  Isaac Ramirez had 55 yards on 8 carries and a score.  Alex Valdenegromade stood out for Sullivan on the ground and with an interception.

Sullivan's Alex Valdenegro ran for 102 yards, Garbriel Valdenegro returned a pic 6 45 yards for a score and Daniel Chavez threw for 55 yards as the Sullivan Chargers pick up their first win of the season.

This was a close one until a late touchdown by the chargers put the game out of reach.  In the first game of the PSL season, it was back and forth at Sullivans passing game kept the Cougars off balance until a Cougar touchdown late in the second quarter made the score 12-6 at the half.  Running behind a stout offensive line, the Cougar run game showed signs of getting back into the game until late in the 3rd quarter.