Class of 2008 football players, Carlo Audagnotti and Kirk Skierski, will be representing SMCHS at the 49th Annual North-South All-Star Charity Football Game on Friday, July 11, 2008. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:15 PM at Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road in Costa Mesa. Tickets are priced at $10. Carlo is planning on playing football at Boise State next year and Kirk is playing at UC Davis. Good luck to both players. Remember to support our players by wearing your Blue & Gold at the game!

We have been notified that Brad Dillahunty, Class of 2002, died in an automobile accident on Friday, June 6 in Del Mar, California. You can read about the accident on the OC Register Website. The funeral service will take place on Wednesday, June 11 at 12:00 noon at the Mission San Juan Capistrano Basilica, 31414 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano. Please keep the Dillahunty family in your prayers at this very difficult time.

Mike Jacot, 2006 OC Register and LA Times Coach of the Year, is offering two four-day youth football camps for campers in ages 6 – 12 years, 1st - 6th grade. The camp will feature daily football instruction with Coach Jacot and his staff on the necessary skills to succeed in football. The football camp, is held at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. Learn More

20th Annual Eagle Golf Tournament - August 11th at Coto De Caza Golf Club!
Don't miss all the fun at this year's golf tournament, you can register and review all the pertinent details online at http://www.smhs.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=44815&type=d&rn=7632413. The information can also be accessed directly from the school web site, under "Athletics" and then directly to "Football Team Golf Tournament." Please forward the web site to friends and neighbors and encourage them to join us for the fun and excellent opportunity to support the Eagle football program. There will be a number of fun events and prizes for all golfers. We will also be conducting our 1st annual Helicopter Golf Ball Drop - enter for a chance to win up to $4,000 (you do not need to enter the tournament or be present to win)! See the web site for all the exciting details. Please keep in mind that each football player is required to provide a minimum of one golfer or pay a non-participant fee of $250. Registration and payment is due by June 13, 2008. If you have any questions please contact Mike Mack at Mmack@tgltd.com or Matt Kowalec at Mkowalec@enhancevalue.net

Class of 2008 - Committments
Logan Harrell - Fresno State (DL)
Max Deatrick - West Point. (OL)
Robbie Cumming - Trinity College (DL)
Carlo Audagnotti - Oregon State (RB)
Declan Escobar - Iona (OL)
Stephen Sales - Chapman (DL)
Kirk Skierski - UC Davis (LB)

Logan Harrell was nominated to play a new high school football all-star game coming up on January 26 @ 1:15 PM.  The Southern California Bowl will take place at Cal State Fullerton. You can purchase tickets and game gear online at www.fightonfoundation.org.

Congratulations to Coach Maxwell!  Coach Maxwell has accepted the Head Football Coaching position from his old high school coach, Bud Kane, at his high school alma mater, Temecula Valley High School.  We are all thrilled that he has this opportunity but he will be very much missed by the SM Football family.  We wish him and his family all the best in this new endeavor!

2007 ALL-TRINITY LEAGUE ANNOUNCED
Offensive MVP - Carlog Audagnotti
1st Team Offense - Trevor Brooks, Declan Escobar
1st Team Defense - Kirk Skierski, Logan Harrell, Nick Wagner
2nd Team Offense - Christopher Parr, Ryan Gotschall
2nd Team Defense - Brett Haness, AJ Cruz

Gift of the Heart 7on7 Flag Football Tournament
It's that time of year again when we're making the final preparations for the 4th Annual Gift of the Heart 7 on 7 Flag Football Tournament held on our very own SM football fields the day after Thanksgiving to benefit Damien Minna's(Class of '97) rehabilitation. This year, we are also including another deserving SMCHS alum, Darren Wedertz (Class of '94). For those of you who don't know, Damien suffered a spinal cord injury while on a family house boat vacation when simply diving into the water, compressed C4 and C5 leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. He would not accept this as his fate, and has made leaps and bounds and will hopefully, by the grace of God, be walking again very soon!

Darren's story is very, very sad. While making a tackle in a game, he suffered a permanent brain injury and went into a comma after he collapsed on the field. Six days later, the doctors found that Darren had leukemia which, they say, contributed to his injury. He remained in a comma for about 6 months and was in the hospital for one year. He is recovered from the leukemia but the brain injury is still very real. He needs 24/7 care.

We are asking for any type of help that anyone is willing to give whether it be a monetary donation, an item for the silent auction, food donations, volunteering to help work at the event, sponsoring a team, etc. If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to contact me via email - rwagner11@cox.net or by phone 949 702-2625.

Eagles 31 - Braves 24
RB Carlo Audagnotti finished with 186 yards on 26 carries, including a 31-yard touchdown run. He also completed a 53-yard pass on a halfback option to Ryan Gotschall for a touchdown on the Eagles first play from scrimmage. Trevor Brooks had eight carries for 29 yards and two touchdowns. The Eagles end the season with a 5 - 4 record. Watch the game at www.iBNsports.com.

Eagles 62 - JSerra 0
Rob Maniaci set a school record with his eight extra points. Trevor Brooks' four touchdowns tied the school record for most scores in a game. Carlo Audagnotti pushed his season rushing total to 1,195 yards - the 8th best mark in school history. Watch the game at www.iBNsports.com.

Scholarship Offers
All-Trinity League defensive lineman Logan Harrell of Santa Margarita received an offer from Fresno State today bringing his total number of offers to three. Previously he received them from Idaho and Idaho State. The 6-3, 270 pounder has 47 tackles, four sacks, a forced fumble and two passes broken up on the season. His 157 career tackles is tied for 18th on the all-time list and he is 18 away from setting a record for most tackles by a defensive lineman in a career. (Matt Rupp (2001-03) and Louis Pavlovich (1989-91) each had 174).

Eagles vs Orange Lutheran
The game has been cancelled due to the Santiago Fires.

Eagles 7 - Mater Dei 34
Mater Dei exacts revenge on the Eagles for last year's victory. Watch the game at www.iBNsports.com.

Eagles 15 - Servite 32
The Eagles open league with a loss to the defending Trinity League Champs. RB Carlo Audagnotti rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Watch the game at www.iBNsports.com.

Eagles 28 - Foothill 3
The Eagles win their 2nd game in a row improving to 3-2 entering league. Watch the game at www.iBNsports.com.

Eagles 38 - Fountain Valley 14
Down 14-7 at half the Eagles came out and scored 31 points. Sophomore QB Brett Mason finished 10 of 14 for 157 yards and on TD. RB Carlo Audagnotti had 30 rushes for 132 yards and 3 TDs. Rob Maniaci added a 37-yard field goal. Watch the game at www.iBNsports.com.

Eagles 7 - Dorsey 12
UCLA Bound Jonathan Franklin was the difference maker for Dorsey in the 2nd half rushing for 268 total yards on 26 carries. Both teams entered the 2nd half tied 0-0. RB Carlo Audagnotti led the Eagle offense with 95 yards on 24 carries. Watch the game at www.iBNsports.com.

Eagles 38 - Paloma Valley 7
The Eagles score 38 unanswered points to win their first game of the season vs. the Paloma Valley Wildcats. Watch the game at www.iBNsports.com. The JV team won 10-0 and the Freshman team won 20-6.

St. Bonaventure 15 - Eagles 14
The Eagles lost to the #7 team in the nation with 37 seconds left in the game after leading 14-0 with 4 minutes left. The defense did a great job all night RB Darrell Scott to only 75 total yards. Offensively RB Carlo Audagnotti ran for 212 yards on 24 carries. Watch the game on either www.vootage.com or www.iBNsports.com.

2007 Team Captains
Congratulations to Kirk Skierski, Trevor Brooks, Jeff Palmer and Declan Escobar.

To all Boosters. 
All you eagle fans can get your gear here! View (pdf) the newest Football booster collection and refer to the order form (pdf) for sizes and additional items. Email your request to eaglewear@cox.net

JV/Frosh Scrimmage & Kickoff Mass/BBQ Photos 8/25/07

CALLING ALL FOOTBALL ALUMNI
Please send your name, grad year, current address, contact phone number (home or cell) and e-mail address to Andrea Aldridge at AldridgeA@smhs.org.