The Lathrop Jr. Spartans varsity used a 26-point second period to break a scoreless tie and hammered the visiting Manteca Cowboys 44-6 Saturday in Central Valley Youth Football and Cheer action at Bennie Gatto Field.

Lathrop’s Jordan Romo (three carries, 62 yards; 4 of 5 passing, 97 yards) threw touchdown passes of 28 yards to Genesus Siga (three carries, 38 yards) of 28 yards and 58 yards to Claudio Rivera. Siga added a 1-yard plunge for a score, Fabian Islas (two carries, 51 yards) scored on a 30-yard run, A.J. Aguirre added a 7-yard run touchdown run, Moses Ramirez-Hernandez scored from 3 yards out and Sieden Gray chipped in a 2-yard run touchdown run.

Rivera (fumble recovery) tallied nine tackles, Ethan Jones (interception) eight, Ramirez-Hernandez with four for Siga who recovered a fumble and an onside kick. Fabian Islas and Saiden Gray both added thee stops and Josiah Lopez an interception.

Manteca Jr. Buffaloes 28, Tracy Buccaneers 6

Quinnie Dunbar shredded the Buccaneers with 223 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns.

Dunbar (24 carries, 199 yards; two receptions, 24 yards) scored on 10-, 11- and 15-yard runs. Jayden Vasquez (13 carries, 76 yards) added a 10-yard touchdown run.

Dunbar (forced fumble 1 fumble recovery) posted five stops, Gabe Torres four with three each for Max Rios (fumble recovery) and Jayden Vasquez. Sir Fields contributed to the defense.

Junior varsity
Jr. Spartans 7, Cowboys 6

Lathrop’s Everette Boleware III came up with a huge pass deflection with less than minute let in the game to help preserve the Lathrop win.

Dominic Ramos scored the Spartans touchdown on a 5-yard run. Mateo Gavino (eight carries, 25 yards; 4 of 10 passing, 2 yards) scored the conversion run that proved to be the difference.

Lathrop’s Joel Hernandez (forced fumble, interception) posted six stops, Mateo Gavino (interception) and Isaia Carrasco (fumble recovery) five tackles apiece and four for Boleware III.

Easton Barreras pulled in a 60-yard scoring pass from Alejandro Hernandez (11 of 27passing, 133 yards) for the lone Manteca score. Alejandro Hernandez, Easton Barreras and Brayden Camara all contributed to the Cowboys defense.

Manteca’s Josiah Johnson posted seven stops, Christian Porter five with three apiece for Rockstar Newell and Hudson Green. Adriel Cedano contributed to the defense.

Jr. Buffaloes 46, Buccaneers 7

Manteca’s Jayden Jourdan romped for five touchdowns.

Jourdan gained 178 yards on 10 carries. Jayden Shortridge (three carries, 57 yards) ran for a touchdown and Brock Mccurdy found Trenton Fitzhugh with a 4-yard touchdown pass. Jeremiah Williams, Colton Coenenberg, Steven Wynn, Isaiah Gonzalez and Eliceo Colchado all contributed to the offense.

Mateo Mena paced the Jr. Buffaloes defense with nine stops. Julio Rizo added seven tackles, J.T. Gordley, Fitzhugh, Jacob Detberner and Gonzalez (fumble recovery) all had four stops apiece with three each Willams, Steven Wynn and Jayden Jourdan. Jaxson DeBarr recovered a fumble.

Rookies

Cowboys 32, Spartans 0

Manteca’s Tyler Thomas scored two touchdowns.

Thomas tallied 83 yards on those two receiving scores. Andrew Sakalia added a 40-yard touchdown run, Q.J. Holland scored from had 18 yards out and Isaac Gray pulled in a 7-yard touchdown catch.

Jayden Ontai (fumble recovery), Andrew Sakalia and Frankie Nieto posted four stops apiece for the Cowboys and Isaac Gray added three stops. Gunnar Griffin recovered a fumble.

Lathrop’s Josh Certuche gained 49 yards on three carries.

Gilbert Arreola paced the Lathrop defense with six stops. Viliami Lauaki added five tackles, Issac Certuche four with three each for Josh Certuche and Adrian Pimentel. Isaiah Muniz, Julian Rodriguez, Rory Rodriguez, Harman Gill, Kenneth Easly and Cooper Calvillo-Nolan all contributed to the defense.

Buccaneers 7, Junior Buffaloes 0

A third period scored by Tracy proved to be the difference.

Manteca’s Brixxton Fryer gained 87 yards on 12 carries. Rowan Dahle, Carter Louis, Jace Texeira, BenZeion Herron and Derringer Spangler all contributed to the offense

Louis tallied six stops, Fryer four with three each for Dahle, Spangler and Valentine. Gabe Hernandez, Tiger Singh and Malachi Wright all contributed to the defense.

Starts

Spartans 28, Cowboys 0

Lathrop’s Leonard Dawson scored a pair of touchdowns.

Dawson (six carries, 143 yards) scored on runs of 33 and 53 yards. Nicolas Stevens scored on a 4-yard run and Ethan Boleware scored form 1 yard out.

Nicholas Stevens posted seven stops, Xavier Morris Jr. five with four each for Jay’Vion Burton and Leo Flores four each. Jacob Alanis, Boleware, Richard Benavidez, Jamesom Silvas qll contributed to the defense.

Manteca’s Omar Castillo gained 130 yards on 12 carries. Bryan Bass, Aarown Perez and Dimitri Sakalia contributed to the Jr. Buffaloes offense.

Castillo tallied six tackles, Sakalia and Le’Fonzo Mackson four each with three apiece for Bass and Perez.