BONITA: 40 – SAN DIMAS: 20
Thursday, September 1, 2011
For the first time in the almost forty year history of the Smudge Pot rivalry between Bonita and San Dimas, the game was played at Citrus College field on Thursday night. Bonita defeated San Dimas decisively for the second year in a row 40 to 20.
“Our kids know each other and our coaches are close,” Bonita Coach Podley said. “It’s a game you don’t want to lose, that’s for sure.” San Dimas scored a touchdown putting them up 7 to 3 by the end of the first quarter on a beautiful 88 yard run by DaVente Brown who had 150 yards on the night. The Saints couldn’t convert from the one yard line on a great opportunity to extend their lead during the first quarter.
Bonita bounced back during the second quarter with nine points. Bonita scored 24 points in the 3rd quarter with both Cameron Griffin and Garret Horine (one rushing and one receiving) both scoring two touchdowns. Reggie Turner would score a touchdown late in the game. However during the 4th quarter San Dimas Dimas tried to get back in the game by scoring 14 points. Saint’s Quarterback Shawn Kennedy completed 11 passes for 101 yards.
“We had a lot of holes to fill,” Podley said before the game. “We had 26 seniors graduate, so we needed a lot of guys to step up and make their presence known.” And indeed Bonita did step up with their leading rusher being sophomore Cameron Griffin who ran for 61 yards on 100 carries while Junior Reggie Turner rushed for 80 yards on 15 carries.
The young Bearcat quarterback,Tanner Diebold threw for a touchdown and completed 6 passes for 80 yards. He looked more confident as the game wore on which is a great sign for Podley as he’s only going to get better. “I think we now have most people in the right spots,” Podley said. “With some of the sophomores, there’s still some movement, but I think we’re finally settling in on where all these guys should play. Now it’s a matter of getting them comfortable in those spots and getting them to perform at a high level.”
Two Minute Drill
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Varsity Bearcats
Thomas Loy, Cameron Griffin, Aaron Burgett, Reggie Turner, Joe Flubbard, Verb Karim, Nick Todorovich, Devon Fasana, Tanner Diebold, Kevin Lopez, Urey Halabrin, Dimas Diaz, Austin Venegas, Brandt Davis, Dane FoLlar, Brendan Smith, Garrett Forine, Chris Baskerville, Mark Sale, Seth Balentine, Victor Magallanes, Riley Brungard, Toure MoCulley, Joe CIOss, Dairy Esparza, Anthony Greco, Theodore Hyde, Morgan Ruin, Dallas Ritack, Dennis Parker, Jacob Wintersole, Jason Saenz, Brandon Algori, Ryan Contri, Joe Tolar, Rick Camarillo, Dick Pichotta, Spender Hoff, Victor Rojas, Dit. Ineárd, Jacob Broussard, Alec Broussard, Adam Unas, Bie Asencio, Gabe Quintero, Jesse Garibay, Sean Kroah, Angel Reves, Brandon Murphy, Frank Game, Byron Ward, Vince Bellomo, Ryan Ramiren, Tiler Coupland,’ Josinua Resenden, Ronald Theard
Smudge Pot Game Victory
The Smudge pot Varsity football game is an intense and exciting game for our Bonita Bearcats as well as the San Dimas Saints to REMEMBER long past graduation. It is a rivalry game for the neighboring cities, La Verne and San Dimas. This year, the Bearcats retained the Smudge pot and are sure to keep it. Offensively, Reggie Turner had a total of 80 rushing yards and Cameron Griffin had 61. Garrett Horine had 47 receiving yards, followed by Reggie Turner with 45, Ryan Ramirez with 26, and lastly, Victor Magallanes with 9. Toure McCully had a total of 152 yards on kickoff returns. And as for the most tackles on defense, Garrett Horine and Thomas Loy tied with 12. The Bearcats had an excellent game to start their 2012 season with an ending score of 40-20 and many exciting plays to reminisce about in the future.
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Varsity Saints
Domonic Jollevet, Manny Elizade, Terlizzi Michael, Austin Hill, Dj Pray, Nathan Torres, Foster Robert, Austin Barboto, Justin Bugh, Anguiano William, James Morris, Chris Salcido, Denzel Mitchell, Trujillo Jared, Mariano Padilla, Austin Hilpert, Dillon Corona, Fidel Castro, Daniel Halbert, Julius Taylor, Kearns Derek, Jake Barbosa, Noah Reep, Devon Devore, Anthony Keeler, Micheal Zapata, Peter Lambert, Darling Lucas, Daniel Zanolini, Billy Ly, Andrew Espinoza, Derrick Sullivan, Abram Popham, Scott Moore, Devante Brown, Custodio David, Ben Leung, Jesse Ojeda, J Erickson, Josh Avila, Montoya Erik, Adam Casillas, Cody Mcneal, Tyler Nance, Jake Payton, James Lopez, Donald Wallace, Shawn Kennedy, Zenner Alec, Ryan Fitzgerald
Varsity Football We Are Family
by Grecia Guerrero
Riding the “cherry picker” up and down, eagerly awaiting his Saints to finish off each game with glory, Coach Zernickow managed to lead his team through a remarkable season. After a rough start, the Saints astonished many fans by how fiercely they fought together. They put an unbelievable amount of energy and effort into every Friday night game and made their coaches proud. Looking back at the season the boys noted their biggest challenge of the season to be against Covina, ending in a loss of 21 to 39. That didn’t stop the Saints from beating Baldwin Park, Northview, Pomona and many more well-built teams. Their success throughout the season got them to playoffs and semi-finals. Unfortunately, Saint Helmets hit the ground Saturday night in the last game against San Gabriel. Many players were emotional but the memories and friendships made are irreplaceable. The Saints worked hard through the season together, shoulder pad to shoulder pad.
Smudge Pot challenge our rivals
This year’s Smudge Pot week was full of spirit and anticipation as we all waited for the annual game against our rival, the Bonita Bearcats. We showed spirit at both the night and morning rallies which were outside for the very first time, due to the reconstruction of the gym. In getting ready for the big event, wearing green became a crime, players and cheerleaders got pied in the face, and a vibrant bonfire was held to show our support and excitement. Even though our annual Smudge Pot game did not go our way, the varsity football team put up a great fight. Devante Brown scored the first touchdown run in the first quarter and several interceptions throughout the game. The unfortunate final score was 21-40 with the Bearcats taking the Smudge Pot trophy. Those kitties may have it now, but we still hold the record for the most wins in Smudge Pot Game history.
SDHS cheer and dance
Smudge Pot Quotes
"I don’t think it will affect us much,” Zernickow said. “In the end we’re going to have the best football facility in the Valley, so it’s worth the wait."
Bill Zernickow | San Dimas FB coach 2011
