BONITA: 35 – SAN DIMAS: 25
Bonita quarterback Sean Jastrab shined when he was needed most, completing 15 of 25 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Bearcats to victory against the Saints in the 47th Annual Smudge Pot game. After the great game, Jastrab gave all the credit to his offensive line and wide receivers. “The offensive line did a great job and the receivers were great all night,” Jastrab said. “The defense played really well, too. This was a great game in general for all of us.”
The game wasn’t easy in the beginning though, and the Bearcats were actually behind for the first quarter. The quarterback for San Dimas, Ryan Bulick made a great pass to his tight end Billy Hennessey in the first quarter that gave the Saints a 7-0 lead. The lead didn’t last for long when Jastrab threw a 27-yarder to Jacob Horne in the beginning of the second quarter. The momentum continued as Jastrab threw another touchdown to Ethan Durham, making the score 14-7. The fun didn’t stop there as Jastrab went on to throw another touchdown for 70 more yards in the third quarter; increasing Bonita’s lead to 28-7.
Although the Saints may have been losing by more than 20 points, they didn’t give up. During the fourth quarter Bulick and Hennessy came up with a touchdown and decreased the Bearcat lead to 35-19. Bulick’s streak didn’t last for long in the fourth quarter as he fumbled the ball and Bonita’s Luis Perez recovered it.
Jastrab was obviously the star player of the game with almost 300 yards and only one interception. “Sean has done a phenomenal job for us,” Bogan said. “Following a kid like J.P. (Andrade) he learned quietly. When you grow up with a father like Bob, who is a football coach, they watch films together, he just thinks football-wise.”
Teams |
Quarter 1 |
Quarter 2 |
Quarter 3 |
Quarter 4 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonita | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| San Dimas | 7 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| Stats | SD: 16 yard TD pass to Hennessy.(Huey Good) | B: Jastrab 27 yard pass to Horne (Manougian Kick) B: Moreno intercepts SD pass on their 27 yard line B: McCleary 15 yard TD pass to Durham (Manougian Kick) B: Flores 1 yard TD run (Manougian Kick) |
B: Jastrab 70 yard TD pass to Horne (Manougian Kick) SD: Buccola 2 yard rushing TD (Kick missed) |
B: Jastrab 42 yard TD pass to Williams (Manougian Kick) SD: 45 yard TD pass to Hennessy (2 pt failed) SD: Onside kick successful B: Zhou recovered fumble on Bonita 14 yard line. SD: 25 yard TD return ( 2 pt failed) |
Post Game: BHS Coach Bogan
Bonita coach Steve Bogan after the win. Its one of my all time great videos. WATCH!! @SGVNSports pic.twitter.com/XOKzMt5XcZ
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Post Game: SDHS Coach Holman
San Dimas coach Mark Holman after the loss to Bonita. @SGVNSports pic.twitter.com/jAQ9uGbXiE
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47TH ANNUAL SMUDGE POT VIDEOs
PreGame Video
Game Video
Highlight Video
Game Traditions
Principal’s Bet
Smudge Pot Spirit
Varsity Bearcats
Isaiah Antunez-Portillo, Brayden Bradley, Austin Brooks, Stephen Bustos, Trevor Cadam, Trevor Caton, Andrew Cervantes, Kenneth Coulson, Giulian D’Angelo, Ethan Durham, Dominic Ferrel, Alexander Ferrel, Joseph Flores, Andrew Garcia, Omar Gomez, Hunter Grosenbach, Matthew Gutierrez Dalrymple, Rider Hackney, Jacob Horne, Sean astral, Dan Johnson, Bryan Kessler, Zion Longsine, Eric Lopez, Schuyler Luna-Reeder. Chistopher Madrid, Elijah Maldonado, Harout Manougian, Jack Merrill, Kalim Mikhail, Astor Moreno: Dalton Novell, Joseph Ochoa, Daniel Partida, Luis Perez, Paul Ramirez, Anden (Suda Kristian Sarraf, Lorenzo Savage, Nikalaus Schope., Luke smith, Caleb Speier Brant- Stane: Katin Surprenant, Nicholas Tomlinson, Bryce Vaiore, Jacob Villa, Ty Washington, Aalias Williams, GuanYu Zhou
Bonita Season Summary
Bonita finished the season 8-3 overall and 3 -2 in league finishing third in Palomares. The Bearcats lost in the first round of CIF against Highland 58 to 28.
It takes an army to battle, it takes Bearcats to win. Coming together on a Saturday night to be the energy and spirit for their teams, students of all ages, family members, and community members join the two teams at Citrus College to fight to the finish. With the bands and students battling just as much as the players, this event brings out the best memories and laughs for all that participate. Winning isn’t easy if our school isn’t behind us fighting too.
Playing the most important game of the season, the big rivalry game, was an overwhelming success. Moment by moment, throw to throw we tasted victory once again. Defending the Smudge Pot, took heart and dedication from the players, coaches, trainers, and families. These sacrifices will forever be in the hearts of every player and student because the moment we dominated
Victory Tastes So SWEET
From the beginning to the end of the game these boys fought with all their might, mind, and strength. From the offensive line gaining yards and scoring touchdowns, to the defensive line shutting down the Saints in both run and pass plays, and getting a few picks as well, this team was unstoppable. With their work paying off the Smudge Pot stayed home where it belongs and on a placard goes another year that the Bonita Bearcats defeat those Saints.
John Langilotti, a football coach, strength and conditioning coach and a campus supervisor at Bonita high School lost his battle against pancreatic cancer on November 7th, 2019. Langilotti was beloved member of the Bonita community, a mentor and father figure to many of his players and students on campus.
Bonita mourns the passing of beloved assistant coach John Langilotti
By James Escarcega
In his book “The Mentor Leader,” Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy wrote, “Mentor Leadership is all about shaping, nurturing, empowering and growing. It’s all about relationships, integrity, and perpetual learning.”
For those inside the Bonita football program, those words would describe the impact that John Langilotti had on the Bearcats football program and at the school. Langilotti, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this season, lost his battle and passed away on Thursday evening.
Not only was he the strength-conditioning and linebacker coach for the football program, but he was also a year-round security guard. Those inside the program appropriately called him a “bigger than life” father figure. He played college football for the University of Tennessee. He became a trusted member of coach Steve Bogan’s inner circle – a place not many people get the fortune of entering.
He also played a crucial part in one of the most inspiring moments of the football season. In one of his final public appearances, he was in attendance for the team’s crucial Palomares League game against Glendora, watching from the press box.
“Life isn’t about who scores the most points; it’s about these moments when you’re forced to have perspective, a real eternal perspective about what’s significant and how you should live your life,” Bonita head coach Steve Bogan told reporter Fred Robledo. “… We’ll play on Friday doing everything we can to win a football game, but the real battle is with John, and he’s where our hearts and minds will be and where it should be as he fights this. He’s not alone; we’re all there for him.”
At halftime of the game, Chick-Fil-A sponsored a competition allowing one student from each school the opportunity to win 52 gift cards, which was called “Chick-Fil-A” for a year. Glendora soccer player Tiffany Gomez converted on a 35-yard field goal and then proceeded to walk up to the press box and donate the cards to Langilotti.
The event went viral on Twitter, and KNBC4 did a feature on Langilotti and Gomez.
BEST FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEO: At half of Glendora vs Bonita game, Chic-Fil-A held a kicking competition. This talented student from Glendora won a gift card, went to press box and gave it to Bonita coach John Langilotti, who is battling cancer. Impressive! @SGVNSports @latsondheimer pic.twitter.com/zY5VQwObKR
— James Escarcega 📈🏈🏀⚾️🥎 🤼🤽🏽♂️🏊🏼♀️🏌🏻⚽️ (@James_Escarcega) October 5, 2019
As the weeks passed since that game, those inside the Bonita program knew that things were not getting better for Langilotti. After the news of his passing was announced on Twitter, many former players, students and those in the area paid tribute to a coach who played a huge part in the lives he touched.
“So sad, prayers to him and his family,” said Brenda Fink, the mother of Matthew Fink, who played quarterback at Glendora and currently at USC.
“John will be missed, one of the good guys…” tweeted Bonita baseball coach Ryan Marcos.
“He didn’t lose; he just got to go home to paradise,” said Bonita history teacher Grant Guillen.
The Bearcats on Friday night were eliminated from the Division 9 playoffs with a 58-28 loss to Highland in a first-round game.
Leave it to Bogan, the poet laureate of the coaches in the east region of the valley, to put together fitting, final words about a man that he grew to love.
“His love and faith for and in the Lord gave him great peace on a very difficult journey. Gonna miss my friend,” he said.
So will those inside the Bonita community.
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Varsity Saints
Victor Chum, Mathias Uribe, Nicholas Reeve, Chazz Vela, Ryan Bulick, Frederick Salazar, James Huey, Marcel Brodeur, Carlos Alvarez, Cooley, Jairus Torres, Dylan Trujillo, Ben Goodrich, Jeret South, Jacob Nance, Hal Acosta, Brandon Kalmar, Bleau Wallace, Jacob Buccola, David Guerrero, Zach Meza, Tyrell Rogers, Tyler Rogers, Keniko Parham, Frank Herrera, Kodama, Shawn D’Amato, Andrew Ramos, Nicolas Guerra, Dj Williams, Ryan Perry, Arturo Orozcolll, Noah Flores, Ray Johnson, Billy Hennessy, Kyle Winkleman, Aaron Kalmar, Keegan Ramirez, Jeffrey Herrera, Lucas Degraaf, Nicholas Cuda
RIVALRY LIKE NO OTHER: Strong to the Finish, We are Proud Saints!
by El Santo, Yearbook Editors
A September night, where tensions were high in the spirit-filled Citrus College Stadium, was not any regular Saturday night. It was Smudge Pot, the biggest night for football in our town, and it was the only night for the Saints to fight for our baby, the Smudge Pot Trophy, to be back home. The Saints pride reigned over the stadium, but that is sadly all we had over the Bearcats. By the end of the night, the scoreboard revealed an upsetting loss of 35-25, but that did not mean our pride was defeated. We walked into the stadium with our heads held high and it showed in the first quarter, with the Saints leading 7-0 thanks to senior Billy Hennessy. The crowd was fired up and ready for the second quarter, but the Bearcats fought hard. We were losing hope, but the intense energy from the dance team, spirit line, and marching band gave the dungeon enough spirit to fight through the second half. Even though we put up a fight like no other, and the Smudge Pot isn’t back in our arms, we are still, and forever will be, proud Saints.
In the Dungeon Saints Pack the dungeon with high spirit and loud cheers
Traditions here at San Dimas High School are that we show pride like no other. and Smudge Pot is a time when students forget school worries and make the memories we know will be some of the best of our lives. Rain or shine, win or lose, we always pack the Dungeon with blue and gold and cheer our spirited hearts out.
Smudge Pot Quotes
"The annual Smudge Pot showdown never lacks interesting storylines, and this year’s version figures to be no different. The Bearcats snapped the Saints’ two-game winning streak in the series with a victory last season for Coach Steve Bogan. The quarterback matchup could be the difference in the outcome, as both teams will feature rookie quarterbacks – sophomore Sean Jastrab for Bonita and junior Ryan Bulick for San Dimas 2019"
Sean Jastrab and Ryan Bulick | Player
