Saugus Football invites you to take a night off from cooking and join us for FAMILY NIGHT AT ALL STAR SPORTS GRILLS!

Please say “Saugus Football” to make sure your order counts toward our fundraiser!

ALL STAR SPORTS GRILLS

28200 Bouquet Canyon Rd., Santa Clarita, CA 91350
4PM-9PM

This Bowl-A-Thon is an opportunity for your players to raise money to go directly to their Registration Donation (which we are asking for $500), or towards SENIOR Jersey’s ($150.00).
Super Easy!

1) Get Pledges
a) per pin amount ($.10, $.25, $1, $5 etc.. per pin)
b) flat donation amount.

2) Each person bowling will be charged $15 per person. This will include shoe rental, ball and lane fees.

THIS IS OPTIONAL!!!! If you do not want to participate in the Bowl-A-Thon, please just come and bowl with us.

DONT FORGET ALL OF THIS IS TAX DEDUCTABLE!!!

We’re asking for RSVP’s, and fees for the bowling as soon as possible. Want to make sure we have enough room for everyone. It will be a fun day!

EMAIL TINA SIFERS TO RSVP OR FOR MORE INFORMATION

Saugus running back Ried Rupe (33) gets a block from Austin Gomes (4) as Rupe carries the ball toward the end zone against defender Rawston Redick (4) to set up a Saugus touchdown at Valenciah High on Friday night.

Whether or not West Ranch’s defense was capable of a much-needed, late-game stop against Saugus is debatable. 

Nonetheless, Wildcats head coach Sean O’Brien wasn’t willing to let what-if scenarios dictate the outcome of his team’s season finale, and chose to take control of the odds in a game that his team was behind.

Down by a touchdown and faced with a fourth down in their own territory, the Wildcats attempted a fake punt to keep control of the ball with 4:10 remaining in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s game at Valencia High School. 

Fortunately for the Centurions, the gamble didn’t pay-off.

Following a defensive stuff and a field goal on the ensuing drive, Saugus (4-6 overall, 2-3 Foothill League) bookmarked its season with a 24-14 victory, and now hopes to receive an at-large CIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoff bid as a result.

The Centurions rode a strong performance from sophomore Chris Hamilton, who went 16-for-20 for 217 yards through the air with one touchdown and one interception, adding another 61 yards and a touchdown with his feet. 

Wildcats quarterback Gerrit Mouw countered with a strong showing, completing 12-of-17 passes for 128 yards and converting many third-and-long situations that were caused by untimely penalties.

Because both offenses played to a virtual stand still, the difference proved to be the Centurions’ ability to endure potential momentum changing plays.

After a Zahr Lyttle touchdown run brought the Wildcats (2-8, 1-4) within a touchdown late in the second quarter, West Ranch senior running back Mark Collins took the second half opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown to tie the score 14-14.

Yet, just as the game seemed to have swung in favor of the Wildcats, Saugus embarked on a 69-yard drive, which culminated in a 1-yard touchdown run by Hamilton to bring the score to 21-14. 

The following drive, Saugus’ defense made an emphatic goal-line stand, before the Centurions special teams unit clinched the game by snuffing out the fake punt.

By Dan Agnew
Signal Staff Writer

WOODLAND HILLS — For every step Saugus took forward, it took a bunch of steps further back.

Early mistakes put the Centurions in a hole and they proceeded to squander the few opportunities they had to get back into the game as Taft of Woodland Hills ran off with a 48-20 win on Friday night at Taft High School.

Saugus (1-4) continues its tailspin with a fourth straight loss and it had to play the majority of the game with third-string quarterback Austin Davenport running the offense after backup Marc Langford went down with a knee injury midway through the second quarter.

Langford started the game in place of starter Chris Hamilton, who missed his second straight game with a concussion.

At one point, fourth-string quarterback Alberto Portillo had to play a snap when Davenport appeared to tweak his knee. Davenport returned and ended up tossing for 202 yards on 11-for-27 passing, including an 80-yard screen pass to Krishan Pierce for a score late in the game when it was already out of hand.

Quarterback issues were just another on the long list of problems for the Centurions, who turned the ball over five times in the game.

The Toreadors (2-3) scored 30 points off Saugus turnovers.

The first ones came less than a minute into the game on Taft’s first offensive play, a 35-yard touchdown run by Forrest Carter.

That play directly followed a Langford interception, his first of two on the day.

“I know how we can not throw interceptions, just don’t throw the ball, but that’s just not our forte,” said Saugus head coach Jason Bornn. “We’re trying to be more balanced this year, and we’re going to take our lumps.”

Saugus eventually scored on a 5-yard Langford run on an option play to make it 10-7 after the first quarter.

Thanks to penalties, botched punts and a pair of fumbles, Taft scored on each of its next five possessions, including three more field goals and two touchdowns to make it a 32-7 game by halftime.

Taft kicker Jordan Dascalo booted five successful field goals in the game by distances of 42, 46, 29, 27 and 34 yards.

Saugus scored again on a 2-yard keeper play by Davenport early in the third quarter right after Saugus recovered a fumble by Taft quarterback Anton Hayward on a botched snap.