Titans crowd around their coach under the scoreboard after the win! Photo courtesy of Yolie Davis

GRIDLEY, CA (MPG) - The 10U NAL Champion Gridley Titans traveled to Central Valley last Saturday, Nov. 8, to take on the 10U FVC Champion Yuba City Jr. Honkers.

Both teams came in with a 10-0 record and their Division Championship titles. The Gridley Titans defense was lock down on Saturday. They held Yuba City to only three first downs all game and Yuba’s offense was held scoreless.

The Titans run defense held the Jr. Honkers to negative rushing yards. Gridley had three interceptions in the game, two by Morgan Ruggirello and a pick six by Casen Gruber. The defensive line played their best game of the season, and the defense as a whole did as well.  

Head coaches Dustin Terrel (left) of Titans 8U and Jason Davis Sr. (right) of Titans 10U proudly hold their team’s championship trophies. Photo courtesy of Yolie Davis

On Offense, Gridley had to grind it out all day because the Jr. Honkers played extremely well on defense. The Titans had to grind out their two scoring drives and Boss Davis scored to cap off both drives.

This was total team win for Gridley. The final score was 19-6 in the end, capping off a perfect 11-0 season for the 10UGridley Titans. 

I am very proud of this team and would like to thank my coaching staff and players for all their hard work and dedication this season. 

During this season, the 10U Titans had 185 points scored and only 18 points allowed.

Gridley 10U Champions! Photo courtesy of Yolie Davis

Head Coach: Jason Davis Sr. Assistant Coaches: Sean Neal, Francisco Guillen II, Jason Davis Jr., Tyler Chambers, Randall Huff, Pemelika Iuli, Philip Tuma, Jesse Vasquez, Donte Vaovasa, Javier Garcia and Yolie Davis.

Gridley Titans 10U players: Kobe Neal No. 1, Morgan Ruggirello No. 2, Casen Gruber No. 3, Jesse Delgado No. 4, Weston Parker No. 8, Ashton Hospers No. 10, Tyler Smith No. 11, Boss Davis No. 14, Jase Tuma No. 16, Bladen Thomas No. 18, Julian Camargo No. 20, Carter Cantieri No. 21, Damon Reeder No. 23 and Dean Lumsden No. 28.

Gridley 10U Titans take the field in a cloud of orange smoke, cheered on by the Titans Cheerleaders. Photo courtesy of Yolie Davis