Pair of teams with perfect records square off in game that will produce first-time state champion.
Division IIICampolindo (Moraga) vs. El Capitan (Lakeside)Saturday, noon, StubHub Center (Carson)Records: Campolindo 15-0; El Capitan 14-0
Points for/against: Campolindo 701-291; El Capitan 532-145
Computer rankings (national-state): Campolindo 312-31, El Capitan 103-13
Calpreps.com projection: El Capitan 35, Campolindo 26
Brad Cagle, El Capitan
Photo by Steven Silva
The Vaqueros won the Grossmont
Hills League and the San Diego Section Division II title. They beat Mt.
Carmel (San Diego), Brawley and Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) in the
playoffs, before crushing a very good Paso Robles team 41-0 in the regional finals. The Vaqueros had a 31-0 lead by halftime, scoring on a pass, run, punt return and interception return.
Who got them here: Brad Cagle passed for 2,650 yards and 29 touchdowns and
D.J. Smith is the featured running back at 1,195 yards and 19 touchdowns, though Cagle (500 yards, 8 TDs) can run too.
Isaiah Capoocia (59 catches, 941 yards, 15 TDs) is a weapon at receiver. Smith also leads the team in tackles (124) with 16 of them for losses. El Capitan has recorded 59 sacks.
James Owen leads the way with 12 sacks while
Robby Callaway and
Joseph Lachappa have 8.5 apiece.
Their bowl history: El Capitan has never played in a Bowl Game.
Tyler Petite, Campolindo
Photo by Ernie Abrea
The Cougars won the Diablo
Foothill League title and won the North Coast Section Division III
crown. They beat Ygnacio Valley (Concord), Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa),
Analy (Sebastopol) and Marin Catholic (Kentfield) in the playoffs, before a resounding 35-14 win over previously unbeaten Sutter. The Cougars scored the final 35 unanswered.
Who got them here: Jack Stephens has passed for 3,273 yards and 33 touchdowns and
Nick Fadelli is probably the program's best running back with 1,814 yards and 32 touchdowns. Big play receiver
Max Flower (51 catches, 1,000 yards, 11 TDs) has been nursing a sore shoulder, but the team's top player is USC-bound tight end
Tyler Petite, who averages almost 30 yards per catch among his 30 with nine TDs. Senior FB-LB-WR
Adam Remotto does a lot of everything.
Kevin Hull has eight sacks.
Their bowl history: Campolindo lost the 2011 Division III Bowl to Washington Union (Fresno). Stephens, Petite and Remotto were brought up from the freshman team in that game.
