The Narbonne-San Pedro football rivalry, a game that usually decides the Marine League championship, has been a one-sided affair in recent years. The fifth-ranked Gauchos won the last four meetings and continued the streak with Friday night’s victory. Narbonne dominated from start to finish, defeating San Pedro, 41-3, at El Camino College behind an electric performance from junior quarterback Jalen Chatman. The Gauchos secured at least a share of its fifth-straight Marine League crown while keeping the potential for a perfect season intact.

MVP

Kameron Denmark

Narbonne

SCHOLAR ATHLETES

Kameron Denmark

Narbonne

Kameron is a 2-year varsity player and has also maintained a 3.56 GPA. As a junior, he got the opportunity to play more and scored 17 touchdowns that year. Kam was named First Team All League as a junior and has accumulated 1644 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns in two years. He presently has offers from Idaho and Syracuse and will make his college decision after the season ends.

Justin Escoto

San Pedro

Justin has played football in the Pirate Football program for 4 years. He is a 2 year varsity letterman and this year he is a 2 way starter at Tight End and Defensive End. He currently holds a 4.0 GPA. Outside of school he is heavily involved in the Boys and Girls Club as a mentor and tutor. He plans of attending a 4 year University and plans on majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

HALL OF FAME

Brandon Manumaleuna

Narbonne

Brandon played varsity football at Narbonne High School for three years and was a two way starter, playing tight end and defensive lineman. At Narbonne he was selected as Second Team All-State. He attended the University of Arizona from 1997 to 2000 and was Second Team All Pac 10 as a junior. Brandon went on and played NFL for 11 years, playing 4 years with the Rams, including a Super Bowl game vs. the Patriots, 6 years with the Chargers and finishing his career with the Bears. He is now working as the Offensive Coordinator for Narbonne and is his 5 years of coaching at Narbonne, he has been an integral part of their success.

Michael Ford

San Pedro

Mike played against Narbonne his sophomore to senior years. As a captain of the Pirates, Mike led his team to victory every season. Mike went on to play at CAL where he was one of the top receivers in the Nation. Ford also played for the New Orleans Saints and was a member of the World League which turned into NFL Euro. He returned to Coach at his Alma Mater in 2004, where he still is today!

GAME SUMMARY

Jalen Chatman a Division I athlete, came ready to play. His first touchdown pass came on a 15-yard strike to Stephon Robinson at the 10:49 mark of the first quarter. That duo connected again on a 45-yard touchdown pass early in the second, giving Narbonne an early 14-0 lead. While the Gauchos’ offense took care of business on its end, the defense had its own stellar game. The three points Narbonne surrendered to San Pedro came by way of a 37-yard field goal. The Gauchos’ defense was flying all over the field, keeping the San Pedro offense to 175 total yards, and just 71 in the first 24 minutes. Chatman turned his attention from Robinson to wide receiver Tre Walker in the second half, completing touchdowns of 19 and 51 yards to close out the win. Walker finished with nine receptions for 165 yards while Robinson had five catches for 113 yards.