Keiaho Plays Sparingly as Buena Falls to Unbeaten Santa Barbara, 42-31

Santa Barbara High quarterback Dustin Spencer threw for three touchdowns and rushed for two others as the unbeaten Dons rallied from a pair of 10-point deficits to post a 42-31 victory over Buena in a Channel League game Friday night at Santa Barbara.

With Santa Barbara (5-0, 2-0 in league play) trailing, 17-7, in the second quarter, Spencer threw a 76-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Torlando Bolden to narrow the deficit to 17-14 at halftime. Spencer then gave the Dons a 21-17 lead midway through the third quarter on a five-yard run.

Buena (2-3, 1-1) regained the lead, 24-21, as quarterback Aaron Triana connected on a 44-yard touchdown pass to tight end Lance Caldwell, but Spencer answered with a 30-yard touchdown dash.

The Bulldogs took the lead again, this time 31-28, on a 35-yard touchdown pass from Triana to Caldwell with one second to play in the third period. Triana, who left the game early in the fourth quarter with a leg injury, had an excellent game, completing 22 of 24 passes for 330 yards.

However, Spencer threw touchdown passes of six and 19 yards to Bolden in the final period.

Buena running back George Keiaho, who saw limited duty because of an injury, scored first-half touchdowns on a pair of two-yard runs. Keiaho, a junior, gained 28 yards in 11 carries.

Buena’s leading rusher was Johnny Chang, who had 31 yards in 10 carries.