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Will Sparks provided the spark on the ground and Kyle Miller led the effort through the air as the Los Gatos Panthers rolled to a 26-0 win over the Cambrian Valley Longhorns in the Pop Warner Football playoffs.
Sparks carried 24 times for 134 yards and two touchdowns, including a 34-yard TD run, and Miller hooked up on 7 of 19 passes for 89 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown toss to Brandon Webster, to lead the Panthers to the victory.
Leading the charge up front offensively in the win were Michael Coombs, Jake Boetcher, Dan Ajlouni and Anthony Frediani.
The Panthers stopped the Longhorns cold with a solid defensive showing. Daniel Ajlione intercepted a couple of passes and Andrew Berg, Joey Vizzuzi and Miles Johannsen had one each. Johannsen ran back his pick 40 yards for a touchdown.
Jake Boetcher had a blocked punt among his defensive accomplishments in the game, and Johannsen, Chase Hayhurst, Matt Marcus and Matt Nicora were other defensive standouts.
The Panthers, who stopped Cambrian's six-game winning streak with the 26-0 victory, moved on to the Pop Warner pee wee division championship game with the win.
Punt, Pass & Kick
Sparks, a Saratoga resident, was among the winners in recent NFL/Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick competition hosted in October at San Jose's PAL Stadium by San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services.
Sparks was first in the boys 1011 age group with 219.2 points. John Williams of Los Gatos was second in the division (218.5 points) with Lawrence Moreno of Campbell (200.9) third.
Rose Garden resident Mitchell Ravizza was first in the boys 89 age group (208.2 points). In the boys 1415 age division, Jordan Vargas of San Jose was first with 352.1 points. Jeffrey Roberts of Saratoga (350.9) was second. Aaron Vargas of San Jose took the boys 1213 division (253.8). In girls competition, Kahealani Morrow of San Jose was first in the 1213 age group (180.11); Marissa Quock of Sunnyvale was first in the 1011 division (142.8); and Alexandra Diaz of San Jose won the 89 age class (73.0).
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