St. Augustine Saints @ Mira Mesa Marauders (October 14th, 2011) Last Meeting: 11/05/10 St. Augustine 29 Mira Mesa 21 Eastern League play opens up with a bang when two of its best teams go at it in the most anticipated game of this week. St. Augustine hopes to keep their perfect season alive when they visit a Mira Mesa team that’s in need of a confidence booster after blowing a 21-7 halftime lead last week in their loss to Madison. The Saints should come into this game very confident after leaving Eastlake with a nail biting come from behind victory. Tale of the Tape: ST. AUGUSTINE (5-0) Division: III League: Eastern Coach: Richard Sanchez (3rd year) Last Weeks Result: Defeated Eastlake 21-20 Rankings: San Diego Football Fan - #4 San Diego Union Tribune - #4 San Diego Reader - #5 North County Times - #5 East County Sports - #5 Max Preps - #2 Key Players: Senior QB Joe Kennedy 6'0” 185lbs - 1043 Yards Passing (4th in the County) - 14 Passing TDs (2nd in the County) Senior Kicker Seamus McMorrow 5’11” 185lbs - 2011 Preseason All-CIF SD Section 1st Team - Kicked a 58 Yard FG in 2010 (Tied the San Diego Section record) MIRA MESA (3-2) Division: I League: Eastern Coach: Gary Blevins (17th year) Last Weeks Result: Lost to Madison 37-29 Rankings: San Diego Football Fan - #10 San Diego Union Tribune - #10 San Diego Reader - Not Ranked North County Times - Not Ranked East County Sports - Not Ranked Max Preps - #18 Key Players: Senior QB Dominic Richardson 6’1” 170lbs - Dual threat Quarterback - Also plays Cornerback - Getting looks from Washington, UCLA & TCU Senior RB Jalen Fields 5'9” 150lbs - Explosive runner with quick feet - Runs the 100 & 200 Meter Dash My Prediction: This will be Mira Mesa’s 2nd straight unbeaten opponent. So far this season they have yet to defeat a top 10 team and 2 out of their 3 wins were close games against teams they should’ve blown out. So can they get over the hump and finally put a “signature win“ on their resume? Not this week! St. Augustine 21 Mira Mesa 7
