San Dimas: 34 – Bonita: 8
Friday, September 21, 1990 at Glenn Davis Stadium
San Dimas defense had not been scored upon yet this season until meeting the Bearcats in the “Smudge Pot Bowl”. However, the Saint’s still came out with a resounding 39-8 victory on Friday night in front of 3,000 spectators at Glenn Davis Stadium.
The Saints team speed was too much for the Bearcats to contain. Running back Matt Harding rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns on just 11 carries to put in one of the most dominant performances in Smudge Pot history for the Saints. Dominic Woods gained another 168 yards and two scores on 21 carries to lead the Saints to a 3-0 record.
A 38 yard run by Bonita’s Tony Liu in the third quarter broke the Saints’ shutout streak of 10 consecutive scoreless quarters. “I said before, it takes a lot of luck to get a shutout,” said San Dimas coach Dean Bennett. “We were pretty proud of the two shutouts. They’ll get another down the line this season.”
Bonita’s coach Jack Simpson was upset after the game, feeling that San Dimas ran up the score by keeping the starting running backs in the game at the end. “ They were trying to set a CIF record with (Woods and Harding),” said Simpson. “As a coach, you remember these things. I sure wouldn’t want my running back in there when it was 39-8.”
Bonita’s starting quarterback, Steve Dorr, was hit as he threw a ball into the end zone early in the second quarter resulting in a broken left wrist. With no backup quarterback, Bonita had to play flanker Glenn Miller at the position for the remainder of the game. Bonita receiver, Brian Peters caught 3 passes for 35 yards for an 11.7 average.
In the second quarter, Harding blocked a Bonita field goal attempt. On the next play, he slipped through the middle of the line of scrimmage for an 86 yard touchdown to put San Dimas up 19-0. Just a few minutes later he would break free for another 27 yard run for a touchdown with 7:45 minutes remaining in the first half. Harding scored his first touchdown on the Saint’s opening 75 yard drive that was capped off with his 12 yard TD run.
Scoring
- SD: Harding 12 yard run (missed kick)
- SD: Woods 30 yard run (pass failed)
- SD: Harding 86 yard run (Duffey Kick)
- SD: Harding 27 yard run (Kick blocked)
- SD Woods 2 yard run (Duffey Kick)
- B: Liu 38 yard run (Peters pass from Miller, Point After)
- SD: Wilhite 10 yard pass from Stull (Duffey Kick)
Bonita |
TEam Statistics |
San Dimas |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | First Downs | 16 |
| 28 carries for 135 yards | Rushes | 39 carries for 396 yards |
| 83 yards | Pass Yards | 18 yards |
| 8 for 24 (2 interceptions) | Passes | 2 for 9 (0 interceptions) |
| 4 punts for 11.7 yards | Punts Averages | 34 punts for 36.0 yards |
| 2 fumbles (0 recoveries) | Fumbles lost | 0 fumbles |
| 4 penalties for 45 yards | Penalties Yards | 8 penalties for 40 yards |
Varsity Bearcats
Dane Hanson, Steve Howard, Scott McCook, Mario Castaneda, Rhyan Angulo, David Chavez, Brian Brinegar, Carl Phillips, Jeff Weider, Jason Yamato, Tom Contreras, Nathan Boldman, Nathan Fox, Caid Willmore, Scott Spicer, Coach Jack Simpson, Coach Stauffer, Coach Bowls, Glenn Miller, Michael Kinne, Gabriel Martinez, Anthony Schindewolf, Joel Thornberry, Michael Johnson, Miguel Gayton, Michael Cummings, Steven Lennet, Brian Peters, Mark Farhan, Rusty Enriquez. Tony Liu, Steve Dorr.
Varsity football team had one of its most challenging seasons. It placed third in the Hacienda League. Even though it had a slow start, the team managed to pull it together throughout the season with the help of Coach Simpson’s encouraging words, “The team maintained an excellent season throughout with the fantastic support from the student body, faculty, and parents. The season was filled with both emotional wins and losses.
Even as Rick Camarillo commented, “It was a rough season with a lot of expectations and thanks to all the coaches for not giving up, it helped boost the team to three wins overall. As offensive player, Dane Hanson said, “Everyone gave it their 100% effort. Overall, this was a rough season but it gave everyone a pleasure to watch the team pull it off together.
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Varsity Saints
Front: Fred Carreon, Ethan Malicki, Travis Harding, Daniel Crane, Richard Senna, Damien Weems, Pax Magallanes, Theo Tiglao, Sean Booth, Vincent Molitor.
Row 2: David Duffey, Randy Johns, Kevin Gonzalez, Jeff Trainor, Nick Paoletto, Eric Lane, Eddie Marques, Derek Antonio, Derrick Wilhite, Mike Behrens, Dustin Hall.
Row 3: Manager Jennifer Jones, manager Brenda Redshaw, trainer Liz Lenhardt, coach Randy Wiley, Coach Geoff Carr, Coach Tim Alley, Head Coach Dean Bennett, Coach Tony Giannone, Coach Tim Picket, Manager Tricia Esposito, Trainer Rebecca Zemla, Trainer Tonya Galuhn, Kyle Davis.
Row 4: Leo Glasbrenner, David McDaniel, Joel Cohen, Scott Wilcoxen, James Avina, Pat Natividad, Ken Shonk, Chad Cadam, John Brenning, Bob Zargari.
Row 5: Matt Harding, Victor Jimenez, Brad Zimmerman, Chris Henderson, David Hernandez, Clifton Taylor, Jeremy Crandall, Steve DeBerry, Dominic Woods, Quang Bui, Back: Kyle Henderson, Tyson Stull, Jake Pruitt, Robbie Badar, Brad Alley, Sean Evans, Brian Murphy, Matt Davis, Richard Teter, Virgil Nelson, Curtis Mahan.
“I always went to school Monday through Thursday looking forward to Friday because of the game.” said senior Eric Lane “Friday came so quickly the week didn’t matter.” said senior Tyson Stull.
Junior Virgil Nelson said, “we had a good year; everyone worked hard, and we knew that we had a good the team. We just had to use it.”
The team’s strengths were durability and intelligence. Junior Fred Carreon said, “We have a real family team, seniors cared about the lower classmen and the lower classmen cared about seniors.” The team was ranked third in C.I.F. polls, third in the Tribune paper, and seventh in State by the C.I.F. State Magazine after October 19, when they had a 7-0 record Senior Nick Paoletto said, “The high for the season was emotional, I did it for the coaches.” Senior Joey Keeler said, “We had less injures this year than last year.” Coach Bennett agreed “having less injuries was a very Important part of our success.” They practiced over summer and worked hard everyday after school. The thought of getting a ring for C.I.F. is what gave senior Brian Murphy his drive: “It’s something that not many people do; it’s a memory.” Others like senior Randy Johns were self-motivated, “I worked hard for me,” said Randy. Every player worked on something. Senior Matt Harding said, “I worked most on reading the blocks, because if you go through the wrong hole you’re hating it.”
Due to all their hard work the team made it to the first round of C.I.F. Coach Bennett said, “Both teams were matched well, and they both played well with a great deal of intensity.” It was a very emotional game for seniors. The coach said, “Once you lose, you’re out of the playoffs, and some will never play again.” Playing all four years was pretty cool I made more friends and we all became closer, I loved it and I would never trade it for anything,”‘ said Eric Lane.
— Suzi East, El Santo 1972
