The Santa Barbara Saints senior and sophomore youth football teams improved to 6-0 with wins over Camarillo last weekend.
The Senior Saints rolled to a 34-0 trouncing of Camarillo in a night game at Camarillo High’s Stadium. Five different Saints reached the end zone demonstrating their great depth at the skill positions.
Cole Dominguez bolted through a huge hole for a 27-yard touchdown run. David Timewell also made a long run and reached the end zone. Nico DeRosa was on the receiving end of another long pass from quarterback John Michael Flint. Brysen Martinez also powered his way for a touchdown inside the 5-yard line to complete a long drive.
Martinez played a key role in the victory. His onside kicks on special teams led to three recoveries for the defense. Ian Bartley had an interception that helped swing the momentum for the Saints.
Landon Nelson was a force off the edge with two huge sacks and a forced fumble. In Timewell’s return from an injury he showed what the team has missed these past few games as he secured four huge tackles for loss and one sack.
The undefeated Saints next play Thimsha at San Marcos on Saturday 5 p.m.
The sophomore Saints won 20-6 over the Camarillo Cougars at Peabody Stadium.
The Cougars, who lead the competitive National Conference in points scored this season, ran back the opening kickoff back to take an early 6-0 lead.
The Saints responded with a strong opening drive to tie the game 6-6.
Santa Barbara played stingy defense to shut out the Cougars offense for the rest of the game. The defense was led by Sam Boeddeker and Henry Crafton, with strong defensive efforts provided by Nate Meister, Lukas Mendoza, Nate Kittle, Zeb Sage and Alex Guevara. Vonn Forrest and Boeddeker added interceptions to the defensive performance.
On the offensive end, Boeddeker had two rushing touchdowns and Forrest had one.
The offensive line was led by Jakob Perez. On the special teams end, Sage had great punts and kickoffs that put the Saints defense in great position.
The Saints play at San Marcos this Saturday at 1 p.m.


