October 3-4:

Jr. Gremlin

(Teams do not officially keep score)

On Sunday morning at the Jess Gonzalez Sports Complex in Rosemead, the La Cañada Gladiators Junior Gremlin team faced off against the Rosemead Rebels. The Gladiator lineup of Andrew Sharman, Emmet Hurley, Adam Crawford, Austin Heberger, Cayden Smith, Max Nelson, Dylan McGoldrick, Ronald Shin, Adam Griffen, Matthew Bannick, Ryan Gonzalez, John Lytle, Charlie Stewart, Corey Koehler, Benjamin Ahn, Jonathan Ahn, Brian Harley, Mitchell Frus, Devin Mathews and Thomas McConnell together showed their might at Rosemead Sunday morning. Austin Heberger pitched to Running Back Adam Crawford early the first quarter for a 20-yard touchdown. Gladiator defense kept the pressure on Rosemead’s offensive line resulting in a stunning interception by Thomas McConnell for a 40-yard touchdown.

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Gremlin

La Cañada Gladiators 19, Azusa Raiders 0

The Gremlins hosted a hard hitting Azusa Raider’s squad early Sunday morning at La Cañada High School, and came away with a 19-0 victory to improve to 2-1 on the season.

The first half of the game was dominated by both defenses. Gladiator defensive linemen Drake Barron, Julian Martinez, Jules Buenabenta, Justin Sabourin, Chris Simonian, William Stewart, Derek Albanese, Ashton Baron and Miles Haxton stuffed the Raiders between the tackles and helped the Gladiators get their first shut out. Jackson Totleben, Richard Berry, Connor McGoldrick and Michael Chan showed excellent speed at defensive end, preventing the Raiders from effectively running the ball outside. Linebackers Will McConnell, Elijah Washington, Branden Julien and Mitchell Espinosa blitzed often and made a number of outstanding tackles. McConnell capped his defensive performance with an interception late in the game. The defensive backfield was led by Bobby Gazmarian, Chris Wood, Carson Okland, Will Warren, Jared Bourgault, Clayton Esparza, David Saravia and Jake George. The entire defense played exceptional football for the third straight game. The Gladiators have only allowed two offensive touchdowns by their opponents in the first three games.

The Gladiators finally opened up on offense with a 35-yard touchdown run by Will McConnell with about 1:45 remaining in the half. The offense drove the ball effectively behind quarterback Noah Kim and Tanner Gish.

Next up for the Gremlins is the Claremont Wolf Pack on Oct. 11 at 3 p.m., at Claremont High School.

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Jr. Pee Wee

La Cañada Gladiators 6, Azusa Raiders 6