De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) at Bellarmine (San Jose, Calif.)
De La Salle upended Bellarmine last season in an extremely tight contest. Both teams made it to the California State Bowl Games last year.
Photo by Dennis Lee
De La Salle needed double overtime to beat Bellarmine last season. Quarterback Bart Houston had a 1-yard touchdown run to clinch the 26-23 win for De La Salle and keep its Northern California winning streak – which dates back to 1992 – alive. Houston has graduated – he's now a Wisconsin Badger – but the Spartans still have 12 returning starters and plenty of experience returning at other positions. On defense, the player to watch is linebacker
Michael Hutchings, a USC recruit.
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QwixcoreOnly two starters on both sides of the ball return from last year's Bellarmine squad that played Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) down to the wire in the Division I state championship game. The Bells have good team speed and an excellent linebacker group led by senior
Kenneth Olugbode (6-1, 195).
Mitch Stephens: De La Salle 27, Bellarmine 15
Steve Montoya: De La Salle 28, Bellarmine 14
Stephen Spiewak: De La Salle 28, Bellarmine 24
Kevin Askeland: De La Salle 40, Bellarmine 6
Leland Gordon: De La Salle 38, Bellarmine 14
Jamie DeMoney: De La Salle 34, Bellarmine 14
