St. John Bosco - Game Notes
This is the third meeting between the St. John Bosco Braves and Santa Margarita with the Eagles holding a 2-0 edge. In 1993, the Eagles and Braves engaged in a see-saw battle that resulted in a dramatic 35-32 Eagle win. After Brian Finnaran's 13-yard scoring pass from Derek Yankoff, the Braves used their wing-T offense to go ahead 13-7 late in the first quarter. A Derek Yankoff 2-yard Td run put the Eagles ahead, but the Braves rallied to go ahead 19-14 late in the second quarter. Just before the half, Brian Griffin scored from three yards out to give the Eagles a 20-19 halftime lead. The Braves ran wild in the second half regaining the lead 32-20 with less than six minutes left. Chris Collins' 21-yard Td run closed the gap to 32-27 and Brad Finneran's 11 yard Td reception at the 3:00 mark sealed the Eagle win. Brad finished with 11 receptions for 160 yards and seven tackles to lead the charge. In 1992, Sean O'Brian led a balanced Eagle attack for a commanding 42-7 win.
The Eagles-St. John Bosco and the Servite-Mater Dei Games are the first for the newly formed Serra League.
Despite the loss to Alemany, the Eagles are 16-6 (.727) all-time vs. Division I teams.
QUICK FACTS
This is Santa Margarita's 132nd varsity game, and 64th
road game. The Eagles have an all-time record of 99-31-1
(.760) and will be going for their 100th win as they enter
Week 8 of their 11th varsity season.
The Eagles' all-time road record is 44-19 (.698), and they are 17-6 vs. teams from Los Angeles County. They had won five straight vs. LA teams prior to last weeks loss to Mission Hills Alemany. and have not lost since
Santa Margarita is ranked 9th in the Orange County. Eagle teams have been ranked in the Orange County Top 10 for 38 of the past 42 polls and 47 of the past 52. The Eagles are also ranked 9th in CIF-SS Division I.
COACHES
Eagle Head Coach Jim Hartigan is 99-31-1 (.760) in his
11th season as varsity Head Coach. Overall Coach Hartigan
has a 115-34-2 (.768) at Santa Margarita if you include
10-0 and 6-3-1 lower level teams that he led in 1987 and
1988 respectively before the Eagles fielded varsity teams.
He was honored as the both the 1996 and 1997 Daily Pilot
Sea View League Coach of the Year, CIF-SS Division V Coach
of the Year and the National Football Foundation Orange
County Coach of the Year. The Braves are led by second-year
coach Kiki Mendoza (6-11).
By Adrian Peters
Sports Information Director
