Legendary San Gabriel Valley football coach, Steve Bogan, took over the Bonita program in 2018 and won 3 straight Smudge Pot Games. The 2020 game was canceled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Bonita won the 2021 game 28-14. The fiftieth anniversary game was in 2021 and the fiftieth game will be played on September 10, 2022 at 7:00 at Citrus College.
Year |
Bonita |
San Dimas |
Winning Coach |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | – | – | Game Canceled – COVID-19 |
2021 | 28 | 14 | Steve Bogan |
2022 | 21 | 13 | Steve Bogan |
2023 | 28 | 0 | Steve Bogan |
2024 | |||
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2026 | |||
2027 | |||
2028 | |||
2029 |
Game Summaries
Smudge Pot Quotes
"I felt like I held the offense back. Sometimes I tried to make plays and I needed to just trust my guys more. In the second half, I was calm, put trust in my guys and got them the ball so they could do their thing. Defensively, it was all Coach Beatty’s game plan and our boys worked so hard at practice all week. I don’t think they get the credit they deserve.”"
Daniel Mielke | Bonita Quarterback, 2023