An open letter to SFHS fan

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SFHS fan,

You may not know what makes for a great facility (parking is part of a facility), but you sure can scout talent.

You said to watch out for No. 4 and No. 21 and you where right. No. 4 Dietrich Riley had an awesome game, as I wrote about in an earlier blog, and No. 21 Kevin Garcia, a senior wide receiver/defensive back, wasn’t far behind with his two TDs and two fourth-quarter-interceptions to help seal the victory.

Evan King, a junior running back/linebacker, also had a great game, scoring two TDs and getting that last block to spring Riley loose for the last touchdown.

The Golden Knights’ offensive and defensive fronts also had monster games.

Perhaps one of the reasons St. Francis is celebrating and Los Altos is hurting right now is the media hype before the game.

Garcia said he listened to the SGVT’s two-minute drill audio clip five times to get pumped up. St. Francis senior lineman Dan Scheper said he was amazed at the level of disrespect. Coach Jim Bonds didn’t have to do much to motivate his players; the media did it all for him.

On the flipside, Los Altos apparently believed the hype and perhaps came in a little over-confident.

‘I noticed during pregame, they didn’t look fired up at all,’ Garcia said. ‘We came in knowing that they were going to beat us.’

But the Golden Knights refused to lose.

‘No, no way. Not in front of our fans and our parents. No way,’ Garcia said.

Added Riley: ‘We heard all the hype. The papers saying we couldn’t beat them, that they we’re going to devour us and we just wanted to respond back.’

Said Scheper: ‘They came in expecting to whomp on us, but we had a different idea.’

-Jaime Cardenas