This is the first ever meeting between the Alemany Indians and Santa Margarita. The Indians compete in the always tough Del Rey league and this match up marks one of the highest profile games that the Eagles have played in during their 11 year existence. Last week, the Eagles beat Bishop Amat which was ranked 1st in CIF-SS Division I, 2nd in the State, 7th in the West by USA Today and 17th in the Nation per Fox Sports West's "Fab 50". The Lancers and Eagles are the 2nd and 3rd winningest teams in State history behind Concord De La Salle as noted below:

Alemany competes in CIF-SS Division I and is ranked No. 1 in the San Fernando Valley by the LA Times and No. 3 by the Daily News. With the win over Bishop Amat, the Eagles are 16-5 (.762) vs. Division I teams.

Head Coaches

Eagle Head Coach Jim Hartigan is 99-30-1 (.765) in his 11th season as varsity Head Coach. Overall Coach Hartigan has a 115-33-2 (.773) 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 Indians are led by third-year coach Jimmy Bonds.