The Santa Barbara Dons edged the visiting Newbury Park Panthers football team by a score of 14-13 in Saturday's league challenge.

In their next game, the Dons face the Rio Mesa Spartans (Oxnard, CA) in a challenge, on Thursday, October 10. Santa Barbara will attempt to improve on its 5-1 season record. The Spartans enter the challenge with a 1-5 record after their 35-14 league loss to Westlake (Westlake Village, CA).

The Panthers (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Calabasas (Calabasas, CA). The Coyotes enter the challenge with a 1-5 record. In their last challenge, Calabasas was edged by Thousand Oaks (Thousand Oaks, CA), 7-0, in a league challenge.