Eagles 35 - St. John Bosco 32
BELLFLOWER, CA., September 10, 1993 – In the season opener the Eagles traveled to Bellflower to face Division I foe, St. John Bosco.
It was a wild game from the start as Santa Margarita scored early on a 33-yard pass from Derek Yankoff to Brian Finneran.
The lead did not last long as the Braves countered with two first quarter scores by Ryan Williams. The Braves' wing-T offense riddled the young Eagle
defense to take a 13-7 lead.
Yankoff countered with a nine-yard tun to put the Eagles on top, but St. John Bosco rallied to go ahead again, 19-14.
Just before half, Brian Griffin picked up a fumble by an Eagle receiver and took it in from three yards to give SM a 20-19 lead at the break.
The Braves came out strongly in the second half and took a 32-20 lead with less than six minutes left in the game.
The Braves loosened up their defense and Yankoff and Chris Collins ran at will.
Collins' 21-yard run cut the lead to 32-27 and the defense held tight to give SM a last chance to take the lead.
With less than four minutes left in the game, Yankoff engineered a final drive. He connected with Brad Finneran on an 11-yard pass to put the Eagles ahead, 33-32. Yankoff's run on the PAT gave the Eagles the 35-32 margin.
| Santa Margarita | 7 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 35 |
| St. John Bosco | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
SM – Brian Finneran 33 pass from Yankoff (Korinke kick)
SM – Williams 3 run (Williams kick)
SM – Williams 24 run (Williams kick)
SM – Yankoff 2 run (Korinke kick)
SM – Hillman 3 run (run failed)
SM – Griffin 3 run (Korinke kick)
SM – Hillman 1 run (pass failed)
SM – Williams 20 run (Williams kick)
SM – Collins 21 run (Korinke kick)
SM – Brad Finneran 11 pass from Yankoff (Korinke kick)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: Collins 15-118, Yankoff 14-105
Passing: Yankoff 15-24-1, 224, .625%, 2 TD
Receiving: Brad Finneran 11-160, Brian Finneran 2-48
Defense: Brian Finneran 7 tackles, 1 int; Brad Finneran 7 tackles; Ahmer
7 tackles; Collins 6 tackles; Craven 6 tackles
Brad Finneran had 11 receptions, 7 tackles and the game-winning TD.
