The Rancho Bernardo Broncos Jr. Pee Wee Pop Warner Division II team, won the Palomar League Championship on Saturday against the Murrietta Hawkeyes at Poway High School. The Broncos won the game by a score of 14-8 in double overtime. Led by Head Coach Buddy Charbono, this is the first time in five years that a Rancho Bernardo Jr. Pee Wee team has won the Palomar League Championship.

Both the RB Broncos and the Murrietta Hawkeyes entered the game undefeated, each with an 8-0 record. The championship game ended regulation play with the score tied at 0-0. During overtime, each team was given the opportunity to score from the 10 yard line. In the first overtime, the Hawkeyes scored 8 points and the Broncos tied their score, taking the game into double overtime. In the second overtime, the Hawkeyes had second and goal when the RB Broncos intercepted a pass and ran it back to the 40 yard line, ending the possession for the Hawkeyes. During the Broncos final possession, they scored on a fourth down pass from the three-yard line, winning the game by a score of 14-8.

 I am so proud of these boys,” says Head Coach Buddy Charbono. “We have an awesome team and coaching staff who work together to bring the best out of these boys on the field.”

As the Palomar Conference Champions, the RB Bronco Jr. Pee Wee team now advances to the quarter-finals of the Pop Warner Wescon Regional Playoffs to qualify for the Pop Warner Super Bowl. The 2008 Pop Warner Super Bowl will take place December 7th through December 13th at Disney’s Wide World of Sports™ Complex in Orlando, Florida.

The RB Broncos first Wescon Regional playoff game will be held at 10:00 am this Saturday, November 8, at Rancho Bernardo High School. The Broncos will be playing against the Mt. Baldy Conference Champions, the Rancho Cucamonga Wildcats. The RB Community is invited to come support your Jr. Pee Wee team. Admission is $5.00 and there will be a full snack bar.