The Gilroy Browns Mitey Mites concluded a successful Pop Warner season with a 24-0 win over the Morgan Hill Raiders in the annual Mitey Mite Bowl held in Salinas last weekend.
Beacuse their are no playoffs for the Mitey Mite level (7-9 year olds), the Bowl is a tradition to close the year.
The Browns jumped out to an early 12-0 lead with a 55-yard touchdown run by Matthew Mendosa and a 40-yard touchdown jaunt by Andrew Broch.
Gilroy grabbed the attention of its supporters with a stellar 32-yard touchdown pass from Brendan Doyle to Zachary Moulden as time expired in the first half. Broch added a 17-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to put a period on the scoring.
The Browns defense, led by Jalen Hernandez, Rossi Oteri, Nicholas Rodriguez and Braden Clark, recorded their fifth shutout of the year. The Browns finished with a 9-1 record and have been invited to compete at Disney World in Orlando to face off against other Mitey Mite teams across the country.
Members of the Browns are: Ryan Martinez, Ryan Villanueva, Spencer Gorgulho, Charlie Good, Brendan Doyle, Jimmy Galvan Jr, Jonathan Rodriguez Jr, Elijah Sepulveda, Jalen Hernandez, Reymundo Sanchez, Nicholas Rodriguez, Abel Martinez, Charlie Trujillo, Joaquin Gomez, Mateo Garnica, Andrew Broch, Matthew Mendosa, Jacob Mikesell, Riley Bolt, Makai Inouye, Braden Clark, Moe Bedolla III, Michael Banach, Jayden Lara, Anthony Garcia, Adam Andrade, Richard Farley, Isaiah Martinez, Jake Norris, Zachary Moulden and Rossi Oteri. Head Coach is Angelo Gorgulho is assisted by Shawn Hernandez, Matt Clark, Moe Bedolla, Dan Maquinalez and Jon Rodriguez.