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 / Bo Beatty |
| 2024 | 47 | 7 | Steve Bogan / Bo Beatty |
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Game Summaries
2023 Smudge Pot
BONITA: 28 - SAN DIMAS: 0 Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Citrus College In the annual Smudge Pot rivalry game,...
2024 Smudge Pot
BONITA: 47 - SAN DIMAS: 7 Friday, September 13, 2024 - 7:30 at Citrus College In the 52nd annual Smudge...
Smudge Pot 2022
BONITA: 21 - SAN DIMAS: 13 Saturday, September 10, 2022 at Citrus College The Bonita Bearcats (2-2) defeated the San...
Smudgepot 2021
BONITA: 28 - SAN DIMAS: 14 September 11, 2021 at Covina District Field It has been nearly two years...
Smudge Pot Quotes
"This is one of the things both these communities get to do,” said Bogan. “Some don’t have these types of rivalries. Sometimes in the whole process of re-leaguing you kill rivalries. But these two schools have kept the rivalry going.”"
Steve Bogan | Bonita Head Coach, 2023