Eagles 28 - St. John Bosco 23
Eagles defense stands tall
BELLFLOWER, CA., November 3, 2006 – No.2 Santa Margarita got pushed to the limit, and then pushed back.
Santa Margarita (8-1, 3-1) had two key defensive stops in St. John Bosco’s final possession en route to a 28-23 victory in Trinity League play Friday night at St. John Bosco High.
The Braves (6-3, 1-3) had the ball on their 44 with 26 seconds remaining in the game.
After the Braves gained 32 yards in two plays Santa Margarita's defense stiffened.
St. John Bosco quarterback Jeff Palmer was sacked, and Ryan Maxwell intercepted a pass to end the threat and the game.
The Eagles defense also blunted a St. John Bosco threat at the end of the second quarter, forcing the Braves to settle for a 41-yard field goal, which cut their deficit to 10-9.
Maxwell's contribution to Santa Margarita's victory wasn't confined to defense. He scored on a 1-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Eric Reisinger in the second quarter.
He also had a 46-yard touchdown reception. Maxwell finished with eight receptions for 103 yards and two touchdowns.
Reisinger completed 16 of 22 passes for 192 yards with an interception and accounted for four touchdowns.
The Eagles, who had scoring drives of 81 and 79 yards, likely clinched a playoff berth, and can clinch at least a share of the league title next week with a victory over Servite.
| Santa Margarita | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| St. John Bosco | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
SM – Pizzurro 4 pass from Reisinger (Maniaci kick)
SJB – Doss 18 pass from Mahr (kick blocked)
SM – Maxwell 1 pass from Reisinger (Maniaci kick)
SJB – Arellano 41 FG
SM – Maxwell 46 pass from Reisinger (Maniaci kick)
SJB – Brown 70 pass from Mahr (Garcia kick)
SM – Brooks 5 pass from Reisinger (Maniaci kick)
SJB – Mahr 1 run (Arellano kick)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: SM - Spangenberg 20-81, Marchica 2-7; SJB - Doss 9-49, Mahr 11-39
Passing: SM - Reisinger 16-22-1-192; SJB - Mahr 10-19-0-236
Receiving: SM - Maxwell 8-103, Davis 1-25; SJB - Doss 3-54, Brown 2-96
Records: SM 3-1, 8-1; SJB 1-3, 6-3
By Miguel A. Melendez
Saturday, November 4, 200
The Orange County Register - Varsity 4
