A.J. Haines threw for three touchdowns in a Manteca Jr. Buffaloes 41-12 varsity win over the Tracy Rampage to open the Central Valley Youth Football and Cheer playoffs at Ceres High School.
Haines (10 completions, 156 yards) threw touchdown passes of 15 and 40 yards to Quinnie Dunbar (seven carries, 57 yards; five catches, 109 yards) and 51 yards to Travis Maltes. Dunbar added a 16-yard touchdown run, Jayden Vasquez (13 carries, 100 yards) scored on a 20-yard run and Gabe Torres added a 4-yard touchdown run.
Grayson Keller paced the Buffaloes defense with seven tackles. Dunbar (interception) and Maltes added five stops apiece and Vasquez four.
Junior varsity
Jr. Buffaloes 36, Manteca Cowboys 12
The Jr. Buffaloes’ Jayden Jourdan scored three touchdowns at Tracy High.
Jourdan racked up 183 yards on nine carries. Jayden Shortridge (11 carries, 108 yards) added a pair of touchdowns, Jeremiah Williams tallied 25 passing yards and 34 rushing yards and Steven Wynn contributed to the offense.
Shortridge posted seven tackles, Christopher Antellas five, Steven Wynn four with three each for Gilbert Maldonado (fumble recovery) and Trenton Fitzhugh. Jaxson Debarr forced a fumble.
Lathrop Jr. Spartans 18, Tracy Buccaneers 13
Jasean Baker’s 9-yard touchdown run in the third quarter was the difference for the Jr. Spartans at Bennie Gatto Field.
Lathrop’s Mateo Gavino (six completions, 86 yards) found Joel Laguna (three receptions, 76 yards) with touchdown throws of 3 and 58 yards.
Joel Hernandez with paced the Jr. Spartans defense with six tackles. Faafouina Noa added five stops with Baker, Yanis Nelson, Gavino and Isaiah Carrasco contributing to the defense.
Rookies
Jr. Buffaloes 37, Jr. Spartans 0
Manteca used a balanced attack to stifle Lathrop.
Brixxton Fryer (five carries, 69 yards), Carter Louis (three carries, 52 yards), Harrison Catalano (four carries, 40 yards), Rowan Dahle (four carries, 36 yards) and Derringer Spangler each scored a touchdown. BenZeion Herron, Jace Texeira and Tiger Singh each contributed to the defense.
Derringer Spangler (fumble recovery) and Carter Louis tallied four stops apiece with three each for Singh (forced fumble) and Tahj Valentine (forced fumble, fumble recovery). Jose Cortez and Johnny Chambers both forced a fumble Josiah Silva recovered a fumble. Dahle contributed to the defense.
Lathrop’s Josh Certuche gained 42 yards on four carries and Viliami Lauaki contributed to the offense.
Certuche tallied five tackles for the Jr. Spartans with four stops apiece for Tristan Cheluchi, Adrian Pimentel and Gilbert Arreola. Lauaki, Isaac Certuche, Cooper Calvillo-Nolan, Hudson Vernon, August Allen and Camden Domingo contributed to the defense.
Cowboys 33, Weston Ranch Jr. Cougars 0
Manteca’s Amarion Sepulveda threw for a pair of touchdowns at Weston Ranch High.
Sepulveda was 10 of 12 passing for 127 yards. Gunnar Griffin added two touchdowns with one apiece for Tyler Thomas and Hudson Patton. Frankie Nieto contributed 53 yards on three receptions.
Griffin returned an interception for a touchdown, Nieto made three tackles, Jayden Ontai snagged an interception, Tyler Thomas recovered an onside kick and Reyes Noriega recovered a fumble. Isaac Gray, Andrew Sakalia and Jackson George all contributed on defense.
Starts
Jr. Spartans 7, Ceres Jr. Bulldogs 6
Nicholas Stevens scored Lathrop’s lone touchdown on a 60-yard run in the first period.
Jaxen Ford added 48 yards on our carries.
Xavier Morris Jr. led the Jr. Spartans defense with 12 tackles. Mathias Pena added six stops with five each for Nicholas Stevens and Jay'vion Burton. Jacob Alanis, Mason Dolen, Antonio Dixon Jr., Leo Flores, Jamesom Silvas and Leonard Dawson contributed to the defense.
Jr. Buffaloes 29, Rampage 7
Manteca’s Cameron Carter scored three touchdowns and Kayden Edwards one.
Carter rushed for 120 yards and Edwards added 94 yards rushing. Vinnie Diaz, Tino Flores and Benjamin Carcamo all contributed to the offense.
Tracy Buccaneers 41, Cowboys 0
Manteca’s Omar Castillo gained 82 yards on 14 carries.
Hunter Camera, Bryan Bass and Aaron Perez contributed to the Cowboys offense.
Manteca’s Messiah Wilson made six stops with four each for Castillo (forced fumble), Izaiah Diaz, Dimitri Sakalia, Bass and Perez and three for Camera.
