{"id":2937,"date":"2009-11-03T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/sports\/hoover-cubberley-are-middle-school-football-champions\/"},"modified":"2009-11-03T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-03T07:00:00","slug":"hoover-cubberley-are-middle-school-football-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/hoover-cubberley-are-middle-school-football-champions","title":{"rendered":"Hoover, Cubberley Are Middle School Football Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photos by Jim Cayer<\/span><\/p>\n

Less than twelve hours after the senseless tragedy that took place on Ximeno after the Wilson\/Poly football game, some of the city’s finest young athletes converged on the Wilson campus to compete for Long Beach’s All-City Middle School championships in football and girls’ volleyball.  <\/span>That young children can still spend Saturdays under the positive influence of their coaches on the fields and courts of this city is, we hope, a sign of continual renewal and hope in our city.  <\/span>As middle school sports coordinator and Moore League secretary Jim Lineberger said in forwarding this info, “We applaud all of our coaches who are teaching on a daily basis that team work, dedication, fairness, commitment, respect of opponent & citizenship are all good things that we strive for through the medium of sports and athletics.”<\/p>\n

Those values were certainly on display on the football field Saturday morning, in the Division 1 matchup between Hoover and Stanford, and the Division 2 tilt between Cubberly and Lindsey.  <\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Stanford qualified for the title game with a 34-13 win over Hamilton, and Hoover with a big defeat of DeMille.  <\/span>The Hoover Highlanders, behind the arm of Malik Cyphers, bounced out to a 6-0 lead over the Stanford Hawks\u2026.but the Hawks came right back on a Andrew Dossman to Haley McGinest TD bomb to notch it at 6-6 to end the first quarter.  <\/span>Hoover’s high-powered offense put it in gear to make it 20-6 at halftime, then extended the lead to 26-6 in the third quarter. The Hawks didn’t give up and were in the middle of a driving effort when Hoover’s Tyron Moody came up with a key interception to douse the Hawks’ hopes; final score Hoover 26, Stanford 6 to win the Division I Title.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

In the Division 2 game, Cubberley had earned a spot with a 32-19 win over Franklin, and Lindsey defeated Tincher 31-7 to get into the championship.  <\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Cubberley Cubs bounced out to a 21-0 lead over the Lindsey Falcons behind the running & throwing of Cub QB Johnny Weeks.  <\/span>The Falcons, led by Mario Flakes, came back to make it 21-12 to start the 4th Quarter.  <\/span>However, in the end, the Cubs held sway to win the Division II Title, 27-12.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Division 1 Champion Hoover:<\/o:p><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Team members from Hoover:<\/o:p><\/strong><\/p>\n

Front Row (L-R): LaBryce Howard, Curt Chea, Joe Alarcon, Noah Daniels, Kevin Walker; Middle Row (L-R): Jerome Biag, Jaylen Massengil, Malik Cyphers, Jose Solorzano, Chandler Leniu; Top Row (L-R): Coach Widman, Dawaun Lucas, Reggie Cooper, Jared Utupo, Caleb Turner (not pictured: Justin Canada, Juonathon Malone, Daevon Vigilant).<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Division 1 Runner-Up Stanford:<\/o:p><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Team members from Stanford:<\/o:p><\/strong><\/p>\n

Front Row (L-R): Franklin Leonard, David Rauda, Steven Castro, Andrew Schenker, Jayson Smith; Middle Row (L-R): Coach Maxson, Mickelle Amoranto, Andrew Dossman, Robert Cipriano, Robert Willis, Cameron Kojaku, Coach Kelly; Top Row (L-R): Grant Brown, Carson Malbrough, Haley McGinest, Bruce Yun, Dashawn Baines-Smith.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Division 2 Champion Cubberly:<\/o:p><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Team members from Cubberly:<\/o:p><\/strong><\/p>\n

Front Row (L-R): Alex Castron, Tanner Meckes, Ian Shaw, Dominic Ruggio, Jacob Davison, Michael Hall, Konner Moses, Tyler Davidson; Middle Row (L-R): Andrew Shanholtzer, Tyson Clark, Johnny Weeks, Gage Morgan, Travis Limbocker; Top Row (L-R): Coach Ruggio, Coach Navia, Mitchell Guastella, Kyle Busacso, Cyrus Olinger, Sean Williams, Gabriel Rivera, Kyle Campbell, Coach Hill.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Division 2 Runner-Up Lindsey:<\/o:p><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Team members from Lindsey:<\/o:p><\/strong><\/p>\n

Front Row (L-R): Alex Castron, Tanner Meckes, Ian Shaw, Dominic Ruggio, Jacob Davison, Michael Hall, Konner Moses, Tyler Davidson; Middle Row (L-R): Andrew Shanholtzer, Tyson Clark, Johnny Weeks, Gage Morgan, Travis Limbocker; Top Row (L-R): Coach Ruggio, Coach Navia, Mitchell Guastella, Kyle Busacso, Cyrus Olinger, Sean Williams, Gabriel Rivera, Kyle Campbell, Coach Hill.<\/p>\n

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