Milpitas Knights Win Three Championship Titles

"The only thing that stops football is lightening," said , president of the Milpitas Knights youth football. And indeed, the players and cheerleaders braved Saturday's rain to win three of four championships.

Here's the wrap-up:

Junior Pee Wees Silver (undefeated)
Score: 37-6
Touchdowns: Running back Tariq Bracey scored five, and fullback Alex Erazo completed one.
Defense: Running back/middle linebacker Faivin Popallii-Pomele and Tyree Bracey.
Quote: "Our defense prevailed." 

Pee Wees White (undefeated)
Score: 31-7
Touchdowns: Running back Kyle Canuel
Quote: "Our offense ran through their defense every chance they got." —Evan Matau, assistant head coach
Highlight: Player Eric Barries came back to watch the green game after he went out with a neck injury to the emergency room.

Junior Midgets Green
Score: 24-0
Quote: "We kept fumbling the ball (five times), and those turned into points for other team." —Tory Brown, defense coordinator
Highlight: These six players will continue to All-Stars—Trevor Jimenez, Jarrod Green, Curtis Hicks, Ramon Gomez, Jordan King and Justin Malone.

Midgets Black
Score: 6-0
Touchdown: Quarterback Nick Chavez
Quote: "It was a team of non-superstars and became a total team. We never looked back." —Coach Andy Pommier
Coming up: Six players will continue to All-Stars. Nick Chavez, Moses Santellano, Jason Scrempos, Royce Kim, Cole Poffenbarger, and Chris Vu. 

Parent quote: "It was an everyday thing ... keeping parents informed, buying snacks, making banners so the team could run through, taking pictures for our website ... Milpitas Little League signups are in January." —Donna Lancanlale, team mom for the Gold Knights, on what she and her son, Christopher, plan to do now that the season is over.