Dorsey - Game Notes
The Dorsey game marks the home opener for Santa Margarita. They are 11-3-1 (.767) in their first home game of the season and have not lost a home opener since their 38-27 loss to Servite in 1996.
The Eagles are off to a 1-0 start for the third straight year and have not lost in week 1 since they fell 17-12 at Trabuco Hills in 1994. The Eagles have now gone 9-0-1 in their last ten season openers, and 12-3-1 overall. Their last opening game loss was in 1994 when they fell 17-12 at Trabuco Hills. They are also 13-3 in road openers.
The Eagles are ranked 10th in the Orange County Sportswriters Week 2 Football Poll and 29th in Southern California per CaliforniaPreps.com.
This is the second game between Santa Margarita and the Dorsey Dons and the second meeting between the Eagles and a Los Angeles City Section school. In 2002, The Eagles posted their first shutout since 1998 as senior linebacker Dustin Slinkard forced two key turnovers to lead Santa Margarita to a workmanlike 5-0 win over defending City Section Champion Dorsey before 4,000 fans at Saddleback College. The Dons entered the contest sporting a 2-0 record and the game was a match-up of solid defensive units as neither team was able to consistently threaten the other. A 42-yard field goal by Jason Graban and a safety by Josh Thornburg provided the scoring, while Ashton White led the offense with 106 yards rushing. A full recap of the 2002 games is included herein.
The Dons finished 12-1 in 2003 losing to Carson 19-18 in the
LA City Section Semi-finals. They are led by longtime Head Coach
Paul Knox who is 164-66-1 and has won six Coliseum League Titles
in his 20 years.
Eagle - Don History (SM leads series 1-0)
2002 (Week 3) SM 5, Dorsey 0 @ Saddleback College
Situational Record – Dorsey Game
Varsity Game No. and Record: 182 130-48-3 (.727)
Home Game No. and Record: 94 71-19-3 (.780)
Week 2 Record: 12-3 (.800)
Record in Home Openers: 11-3-1 (.767)
Record vs. Dorsey: 1-0 (2004 is 2nd Mtg)
Record at Saddleback College: 63-16-2 (.790)
Record vs. Los Angeles County Schools: 29-10
(.744)
Record vs. Public Schools: 99-33-2 (.746)
Record on Friday: 109-40-3 (.726)
Record as a Division I team: 36-19-2 (.649)
By Adrian Peters
Sports Information Director
