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48th Annual Lions All-Star Football Game
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A week of practice and four years on the playing field helped prepare the North team for the 48th annual Central California Lions All-Star Football Game.
The team gathered elite seniors from throughout San Joaquin County and other parts of the northern part of the Valley, all with one goal in mind; defeat the South.
I think everyone from the North shares the competitiveness, said Alek Mechikoff, the head coach of the North team. It doesn't take too much because once that ball is walked, this group proves that they are athletes and not just talent.
Competitiveness has reached an all-time high for this year's All-Star game as the weight of rewriting history rests on the North's shoulders. Last year they suffered a 38-13 loss to the South, marking the seventh straight year the North fell short.
I feel honored to play in the Lions All-Star Game, it shows how much hard we have all worked and now we can come together and give our best to compete against the South, said Asanta Carter, St. Marys running back . Class of 2024, we will arrive differently. We end our seasons with a win.
Mechikoff, his staff and this year's group of Northern all-stars want to be the team that can end the losing streak. Here's how the North team prepared for the June 22 Lions All-Star Football Game, as well as live score updates from the game that starts at 7 p.m. at Wayne Scheinder Stadium at Tracy High School.
Battle in the trenches
According to Mechikoff, the strategy to combat the South's ground-and-pound offensive attack was based on defense.
I think our defense will be our advantage, we are defense heavy with players and defense heavy with coaches, Mechikoff said. I believe defense wins championships, so we definitely have a double advantage in that, and as far as athletes go we have Adam Taylor from St. Marys. He's a Division One guy and one of the few D1 scholarship players we have in the game.
Along with Taylor, who was a beast of a defensive back for the Rams, the North team is loaded with defensive weapons. Linden's Jesus Gonzales, Edison's Javonnie Haymon, St. Mary's Gabriel Valeros and Mountain House's Nehemiah Williams will form the North's defense line.
The defensive core will be led by Mantecas Tommy Perea, Tracys Maxwell Laird and a host of some of the top 209 defensemen.
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Many players came here to practice and the chemistry has improved tremendously in recent days, Perea said. I feel relieved. I know playing against some of these St Mary's players during the season wasn't the best so I feel relieved to play with them.
For the love of the game
Offensively, the North team is equally loaded with St. Marys Samson Hunkin and Tracys Aidan Van Os sharing quarterback duties. At running back, Carter, Escalon's Jamin Miller and Ripon's Xzavier Clark will share snaps. Clark is the only Ripon player selected for this year's All-Star game.
“I feel like coming from Ripon, it's a little small and overall I feel like we're a little overlooked,” Clark said. So to be the only person representing the city is fun. It's truly an honor.
Clark will likely have the most opportunities to play for the North at several positions. But according to Mechikoff, the match will be decided in the trenches. Typically, the South's size on the offensive line has dictated the game, but the North will look to change that with Lincoln's Melino Halaholo taking the lead.
The 6-foot-1, 270-pounder has been a brick wall for the Trojans' offense and wants to do the same for North as it may be his last football game before heading to UC Davis in the fall.
It's a bittersweet feeling for me after all the memories I've made playing football since 2013, Halaholo said. It was an amazing experience and I'm glad I made it this far on the journey. If football ends for me now, I'm just grateful that this happened in my life.
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Live score updates
First quarter results: North 0, South 0
Result second quarter: North 0, South 6
Result third quarter: North 0, South 12
Final score: North 15, South 18
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