Football Preview: Newbury Park Panthers vs. Santa Barbara Dons
Two dominant signal callers in Brady Smigiel and Laird Finkel are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Newbury Park Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Santa Barbara Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Newbury Park's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Newbury Park took on Ventura on Thursday. Newbury Park breezed by Ventura on the road to the tune of 43-14. With the Panthers ahead 36-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
A big part of Newbury Park's win came down to the chemistry between Smigiel and his top target Shane Rosenthal. Smigiel threw for 287 yards and five touchdowns while Rosenthal picked up 166 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Rosenthal is now averaging an impressive 104.2 receiving yards per game.
Newbury Park's defense made their presence known, laying out Derek Garcia. four times. In that department, Blake Bryce was the leader with three sacks.
Meanwhile, Santa Barbara's undefeated season came to an end after four games two weeks ago. They and San Marcos finished up on equal footing with a 20-20 tie. The contest marked the Dons' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Newbury Park's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. With that draw, Santa Barbara's record moves to 4-0-1.
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