The Titans 8U football team takes the post-season victory over the Wheatland Jr. Pirates. Photo courtesy of Justin Terrell

GRIDLEY, CA (MNPG) - The 8u Gridley Titans travelled north this past weekend to Central Valley High school in Shasta Lake to take on the champs on the FVC division, the Wheatland Jr. Pirates, in the SYF Crossover Championship.

Behind a suffocating defense and an opportunistic offense, the 8u Titans came away with an 8-7 victory!

In a battle of great defenses neither offense had much success. Outside of the one long touchdown run, the Titans only allowed two first downs all game! Emmett Burns and Jax Terrell lead the Titans in tackles on the game while Kanon Buzzard and Valentino Guillen both had multiple TFLs and sacks.

On offense the Titans ball carriers ran hard and earned every yard they got. Benten Waller scored the only touchdown for the Titans on a great throw from Branston Crislip! Valentino Guillen added the 2-point PAT, which ended up being the game decided score!

These 8u Titans will be represented in the SYF all-star game this Sunday by Jax Terrell, Valentino Guillen, Kanon Buzzard and Emmett Burns! The game will be played at 9 a.m. Sunday Nov.16, at Harrison Stadium in Oroville.