The Best of the West Pop Warner Football Tournament, featuring teams from multiple states including Alaska, got the best the Kenai Peninsula Junior Midget Saints had to offer; as the Saints battled to the final buzzer in a 34-27 loss to the Mid Valley Sun Devils in Murreita, California.
The Saints opened the game with a scoring drive capped with a one-yard touchdown run by quarterback Jersey Truesdell. The Sun Devils answered with 27 straight points for a 27-7 lead in the third quarter. The Saints offense responded with an 80-yard TD run by Dawson Fox; a 20-yard TD pass from Truesdell to Hudson Metcalf; and tied the game at 27-27 with a 35-yard pass from Truesdell to Josh Heiber. The game winning drive for the Sun Devils earned Mid Valley the victory 35-27.
The Kenai Peninsula Popo Warner Junior Midget Saints complete the season with a 9-1 overall record, undefeated in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest Regional champion.
