Congratulations to all new and returning members!

We still have several open board positions for the upcoming season. If interested, please contact Al Stein or Mike Gaylord for details on the following positions:

• Fundraising Director
• Assistant Football Equipment Manager
• Assistant Player Agent
• Concessions Manager
• Assistant Concessions Manager

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – November 28, 2011 – Rancho Bernardo Pop Warner (RBPW) announced today that the Jr. Midget Football team won the Division 11b Palomar Conference Championship on November 12, 2011. In a rain-soaked championship game, the RB Broncos defeated the Vista Wildcats 16-6, finishing the 2011 season with a 11-1-1 overall record. The RB Broncos will now represent Southern California in the upcoming “Best In the West Bowl” on Saturday, December 3, 2011 in Temecula, CA.

“These gentlemen have worked hard all season and are ready for this game,” says Head Coach Bill Oxidine. “This is a great opportunity for the team and we look forward to the match up this Saturday.”

The RB Broncos will play the Douglas Tigers from Minden, Nevada this Saturday. The game starts at 2:00 pm at Birdsall Sports Park in Temecula, CA. Rancho Bernardo residents are encouraged to attend and support their local Pop Warner team.

Welcome to RBPOPWARNER.ORG, the online home of the Rancho Bernardo Pop Warner Broncos!

Located in beautiful San Diego, we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides youth football and cheer programs for children 5 to 16 years of age in the Rancho Bernardo, Carmel Mountain Ranch, 4S Ranch, and surrounding communities. Our programs teach fundamental values, skills, and knowledge that children will use throughout their lives.

Thank you for visiting RB Pop Warner… Go Broncos!

Photo courtesty of www.OneStopShot.com

Midget:  Jeff Messmer

Jr. Midget:  Bill Oxidine

Pee Wee:  Adrian Navarro

Jr. Pee Wee:  Mac McField

Mighty Mite:  Joe Maier

Jr. Mighty Mite:  Richard Yamane

Flag:  Matt Blackshear

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(Left to right) American Youth Football Samoa coach Patrick Maulolo, AYFS President Shiloh Pritchard, Department of Education Athletic Director Tumua Matu’u and DOE Head Official Valusia Talataina pictured yesterday at the DOE Athletics Office. DOE presented AYFS with a donation of football equipment that was sent to American Samoa from the non-profit Big John Manumaleuna Foundation via the Rancho Bernardo Pop Warner football organization of San Diego, Calif. [photo: Jeff Hayner

The non-profit Big John Manumaleuna Foundation along with the Sua Paia family of California, got the ball rolling on this project.

The equipment was sent to the DOE, but when it arrived, and received by DOE Athletic Director Tumua Matu’u, it was found that the equipment was made for younger, smaller athletes.

DOE then decided to donate it to the AYFS, the local equivalent of Pop Warner football played in the US.

“The equipment was not specifically for the DOE, but for the improvement of football overall, but this equipment just happened to be of smaller size, so it was donated to the AYFS,” said Matu’u. “This Big John Manumaleuna foundation was started by Frank Manumaleuna, in memory of John, because he did a lot for the youth.”

Frank Manumaleuna’s son, Marcus Manumaleuna plays for the San Diego Chargers.

“I just want to thank the DOE and Athletic Director Matu’u for the equipment, and because of their support, we were able to have more teams in the AYFS, and there is still time for the kids to join the AYFS, so come on out,” said AYFS President Shiloh Pritchard.

According to www.uedgesports.com/thebigjohnfoundation, The Big John Manumaleuna Foundation seeks to use the unique perspective of Samoan and Polynesian cultures to promote education and a healthy lifestyle through sports.

It was the Foundation that had the donation sent to American Samoa through the Bernardo Pop Warner football organization of San Diego.

The Big John Manumaleuna Foundation was started by John’s brother Frank Manumaleuna along with Frank’s aunt Jinette Hunter.

The Foundation gathered the equipment and had it sent to American Samoa, to help in the overall development of football in the territory.

The Foundation is committed to running unique sports camps aimed at helping high risk youth break the cycle of poverty and strive for higher education.

Through volunteers, coaches, current and past NFL players, the Foundation seeks to educate parents and kids alike on things like SATs, ACTs, scholarships, grades and the importance of higher education.

The Foundation has chosen Las Vegas, San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, Hawaii, and Samoa for its 2008 camps. These locations were chosen because they have a large Polynesian culture.

Practice for AYFS begins Nov. 1. Ten squads are competing in the league in its second season.

For more information on the AYFS, call 770-AYFS, or 699-5156.

To learn more about The Big John Manumaleuna Foundation, go to: bigjohnfoundation.com.

Originally posted August 4, 2010 on Samoanews.com

Both the RB Broncos and the Murrieta 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.

The Rancho Bernardo Broncos football team will leave Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex with a fifth-place finish in the Pop Warner Super Bowl.

The Broncos (11-2) topped the Cardinals of North Carolina 16-2 yesterday to wrap up their visit to Lake Buena Vista, Fla., with one win and one loss. In its first game Sunday, RB fell 13-0 to the Eagles of Dorchester, Mass., who also won yesterday to advance to the final.

“These kids have worked so hard and to get beat by a team playing in the final and then to come back and win, they will carry this with them,” coach Dave Duggin said of the Broncos, who compete in the Midget Division for players ages 12-15 weighing less than 150 pounds. “When they walk onto a high school field the knowledge that they played on a national stage like this and succeeded is a huge confidence builder.”

Rancho Bernardo quarterback Jade Cavinder connected with Isaac Harkless on touchdown passes of 13 and 20 yards, and the defense notched a pair of interceptions, both in the end zone.

“It was real important for us to come out here and get a win,” Harkless said. “We were down and our pride was hurt. (The team from Massachusetts) came out and they beat us pretty good. So we knew in the second game, we had to come down and show all the teams down here how we got here.”

Duggin, who also brought a Rancho Bernardo team to Florida in 2001, attributed the Broncos’ loss Sunday to jitters.

“The kids came out today and didn’t make the mistakes that they did in the first game, and they weren’t intimidated,” Duggin said. “They were a little anxious, a little nervous and the first time out we made too many mistakes. But they did a phenomenal job in the second game. They all played hard and together as a team to finish fifth. That’s a pretty good national position.”

Added safety/running back Ricky Seale: “We had a really good pass rush today and that forced their quarterback to just throw it up there and we were able to get the interceptions. We had some mixed feelings about our first game and we wanted to come out and show that we can play well and win together as a team.”

Rancho Bernardo gained entry to the Pop Warner Super Bowl with a 24-12 victory over the Arizona Region champion two weeks ago at the WESCON championships in Murrieta. WESCON is made up of 15 conferences from California, Hawaii, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada.

Armed with “what could have been” memories from four years ago, coach Dave Duggin is preparing to lead another Rancho Bernardo squad to the Pop Warner Super Bowl in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

The Rancho Bernardo Broncos, a Midget Division team, are set to leave tonight for Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex. The Broncos (10-1) are guaranteed two games and will play their first game Sunday against the New England Region champions. The tournament, which hosts football and cheer competitions, will run from Dec. 4-10. The Midget Division is made up of players ages 12-15 who weigh less than 150 pounds.

“This group has really started to believe in the team concept,” Duggin said. “They do stuff together outside of practice, they go to other games together and as a coach that makes things a lot easier. They understand this opportunity.”

Duggin was coach of the 2001 Rancho Bernardo Raptors, who took a 12-0 record to the Pop Warner Super Bowl but lost both games. The Florida humidity caught up with the team. Four players became dehydrated, making a run at the title more difficult than expected. This time, the coach said he’ll be prepared.

“Half the time as coaches we were running around like chickens with our heads cut off because we didn’t really know what to expect,” said Duggin, 46, who has been coaching for 14 years. “It’s such a great reward for the kids, but I think we drank too many Cokes and kind of lost sight of why we were there.

“We’ll give them free time and still treat it like a vacation, but also realize why we are there and realize the opportunity they have been given. It can be quite a circus, but we’ll have more of a sense of what is going to occur.”

The Broncos are paced by tailback Isaac Harkless, 15, who has 18 touchdowns and is also an asset at linebacker. The fastest player on the team is Ricky Seale, son of former Chargers cornerback and current Green Bay Packers West Coast scout Sam Seale. The 13-year-old safety also has 13 touchdowns.

Rancho Bernardo gained entry into the Pop Warner Super Bowl with a 24-12 victory over the Arizona Region champion last weekend at the WESCON championships in Murrieta. WESCON is made up of 15 conferences from California, Hawaii, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada.

The Broncos are still accepting donations to help pay for travel expenses, which are estimated at $40,000. For details, visit rbpopwarner.org.