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Uploaded: Thursday, November 1, 2012, 9:14 AM
M-A Vikings finish Pop Warner season, now enter playoffs
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By Bob Williams
Special to the Almanac
Finishing their first season in the strong Division 1 tier of the Peninsula Pop Warner Conference, the M-A Vikings prepare for the playoffs that begin this coming weekend at Menlo-Atherton High School, with games at 10 a.m., noon, and 2 p.m. Brackets will be announced via the web at mapopwarner.com
The Viking Junior Midgets, coached by Steve Stenstrom, finished the season Sunday, Oct. 28, with a perfect 9-0 record, with a decisive victory over the third-ranked Almaden Mustangs, 38-16. The JM's (ages 11-13) earn a bye in the first round, with their second-round opponent to be determined during the noon game at M-A High this Saturday. Requiring two wins in the upcoming playoffs, the Vikings will attempt to claim the Pacific Northwest region crown and a return trip to the Pop Warner Super Bowl at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando in December.
The Vikings PeeWee team concluded the regular season with a strong 20-7 victory over Almaden to improve its record to 6-3. The PW's (ages 10-12) begin their post-season Saturday with a game at 2 p.m. at M-A High. Coach Harold Atkins cites strong improvements by his first-year players, along with the solid play of his established veterans for his team's remarkable season.
The Jr PeeWee's, despite a strong finish winning two of their last three games, just missed the playoff cut. Coach Scott Sellers looks forward to the return of his team next season, along with welcoming new players to his team and all age levels for the Vikings (6 teams with players age 5 to 14 years).
Coach Rahsaan Dean's Mitey Mites finished their season with a stirring 24-0 shutout of the Bay Cities Bulldogs in the annual Mitey Mite Bowl. The Mitey Mites also play an exhibition at halftime of the Menlo-Atherton Bears game this Friday at M-A.
Last week, coach Dave Bragg's Tiny Mites finished their eight-game schedule at the non-score-keeping level (ages 5-7). Playing at an age group many consider to be the most fun to watch, many of the Tiny Mite Vikings graduate up a level to Mitey Mites for the 2013 season.
Bob Williams is president and co-founder, of Menlo Atherton Pop Warner.
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Posted by Viking fan, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Nov 1, 2012 at 12:35 pm What a great season of youth football!
The Vikings PeeWee team plays Saturday at MA High School at 2pm, hosting the Santa Clara Lions. Two other games are at 10 and noon. The conference charges an admission fee for the playoffs - $10 for age 16 and up for a whole day of division one playoff football.
KIDS FREE - come out and support the Menlo Atherton Vikings!
www.mapopwarner.com
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Posted by roland, a resident of another community, on Nov 2, 2012 at 8:16 am hello just wanted to llet u know that worcester has to jr pee wee a d1 and d2 the d2 lost the last 4 games and the d1 went 8 and 0
thank you
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Posted by Viking fan, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Nov 2, 2012 at 9:41 am It appears that Roland is posting from a Pop Warner team on the east coast, the Worcester teams. They apparently have played at the Pop Warner Super Bowl in previous years, like the Menlo team did last year. Roland's post shows the national attention that the better teams (like our MA Vikings) get during the playoff run that perhaps sees a local team play for a national title.
Locally, our Menlo Atherton Vikings are playing Saturday at MA at the PeeWee level in the first round of the playoffs.
The Viking Jr Midget team has a first round bye and plays the winner of the noon game at MA: Almaden vs Cambrian Valley. Come join the Viking JM's and watch a good game, follwed by all cheering for the MA Viking PeeWee team at 2pm!
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