The Golden Bear Chargers Midget football team hosted the high-powered offense of the Plainfield Vikings, putting their 33-game, regular-season winning streak on the line, and dominated the game. After an intense, scoreless battle in the first half, GBC forced its third turnover of the game when Jeremy Chisiolm jarred the ball loose and Tim Dubovick recovered. Kyle Adams plowed in behind John Vance and Kyle Miller for the first score. Mike Dubovick added the two-point conversion. GBC defense dug in behind Kevin Hill and Joe Ruquet, forcing another three-play-and-out series. GBC then went on a 12-play, 72-yard drive behind OT Lance Willams and OG Robert Wait. Kyle Adams (15-82-2TDS) took it from the 8 yard line to take a 14-0 lead. On the next possession, Vinny Quaglieri intercepted a Viking pass to clinch the win. GBC’s defense was outstanding, holding the Vikings to an amazing -13 total yards. John Dubovick and Mike Franchino led the awesome attack.
The Mitey Mites played a hard-fought game, losing 21-14. Sean Weeks and Troy Ziegler both scored for GBC. Other strong efforts came from Mark Kukoda Jeremy Becker and Dean Vitale Jr. The PeeWee team lost a tough game, 13-0, despite strong efforts by John Berner Jr. and Rich Bull. The Jr. PeeWee team were down 6-0 with less than one minute left in the game when Zack Becker hit Joe Potosa with a 18-yard TD pass to tie it 6-6.