Dolphins fall to Compton in title game, 32-13

Mike Sciacca

Looking to win just the third Superbowl title for a Huntington Beach

team in the last 20 years, the Huntington Beach Jr. Clinic Division

Dolphins had that bid ended by the Compton Titans, who posted a 32-13

victory Saturday in the division final played at Mission Viejo High.

Wade Houston scored on a pair of first-half runs and Michael Rivera

hit Donald Nabors with an extra-point pass for the Dolphins, who trailed

the Titans at the half, 20-13.

The loss was the first of the season for the American Football League

champions, who finished the year 10-1-1.

Along the way to the final, Huntington Beach defeated Newport Mesa

(25-7), La Mirada Blue (14-3), and South Orange County (19-12) in

postseason play.

The game marked the first appearance in a Superbowl by a Huntington

Beach team in five years.

Four Dolphins team members -- Houston, Rivera, Taylor Duran and Jordan

Zumwalt --- were selected by their peers to play for the AFL when it

takes on the NFL in the division’s All-Conference Game on Sunday.

In addition to Huntington Beach, players representing neighboring

cities Fountain Valley, Westminster and Garden Grove will participate in

the Jr. Clinic Division All-Conference Game, which kicks off at 9 a.m. at

Fred Kelly Stadium on the campus of El Modena High in Orange.

The Superbowl runner-up Huntington Beach Jr. Clinic Dolphins are

comprised of Duran, Houston, Rivera, Zumwalt, Rivera, Nabors, Airon

Bachelier, Nicholas Barlow, Joshua Bouma, Elijah Brown, Trevor Conklin,

Ryan Couey, Cash Duarte, Kyle Frame, Dylan Keck, Kyle Kerby, Cody Lamb,

James Marcoly, Jordan Miller, Cameron Nagai, David Navarro, Taylor

Newman, Ian North, Devin Perkins, Derek Pluma, Jake Scarbrough, Austin

Smith, Chad Smith, Ryan Vernola, Head Coach Phil Rivera, and assistant

coaches Doug Perkins, Rich Couey, Chris Duran, Ron Navarro, Hector Duarte

and Thomas Brown.