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Former Samohi quarterback Ryan Katz gets his chance in the NFL.

Sports, Samohi, Santa Monica, Football, Nfl

Former Samohi Quarterback Ryan Katz To Play For Denver Broncos

Posted Apr. 29, 2013, 7:21 pm

Former Santa Monica High School quarterback Ryan Katz signed with the Denver Broncos as a free agent in the NFL draft on a three-year contract Saturday afternoon after blossoming into a star quarterback at San Diego State during the 2012 college football season. Katz said that he got a call on Saturday from Denver in the fifth round of the NFL draft and was asked to be one of the 15 undrafted free agents of the 23 players chosen by the Broncos in the NFL draft. "Just leading up to it, I had about ten teams that had showed interest in me including the Broncos after pro day," said Katz.

St. Monica Mariners running back Kevin Holubowski rushes for yardage in the CIF Semi-Finals against CIF Southern Section Champions Rio Hondo Prep. Nov. 23, 2012.  Holubowski has committed to sign with the Airforce Academy on a full football scholarship.

Sports, St. Monica, Santa Monica, Football

St. Monica Running Back To Sign With Airforce Academy Falcons

Posted Feb. 6, 2013, 11:20 am

St. Monica Mariners Kevin Holubowski has been accepted into the Airforce Academy on a full sports scholarship and is expected to sign soon in the wake of two exciting football seasons where he piled up more than 1600 yards and rushed for 22 touchdowns.

Santa Monica College quarterback Alfonso Medina drops back to pass in the third quarter of the American Championship Bowl.

Sports, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Football

Record Breaking Santa Monica College Quarterback Alfonso Medina Commits To WSU

Posted Jan. 6, 2013, 11:54 am

Santa Monica College quarterback Alfonso Medina will be transferring to the division one football program at Weber State University on a full ride next season after a record breaking season playing football with the Corsairs.

St. Monica running back Kevin Holubowski gains yardage in the CIF Semi-Finals against the defense of Rio Hondo Prep during the second quarter at home Friday night.  Holubowski rushed for 139 yards in the game.

Sports, St. Monica, Santa Monica, Football, Arcadia

St. Monica Mariners Lose CIF Semi-Finals To Rio Hondo Prep 42-14

Posted Nov. 24, 2012, 4:02 am

With a little over two minutes left to go in the first half, St. Monica (8-5) was down 14-0 in the CIF Semi-Finals against Rio Hondo Prep (11-1) and Mariners defensive lineman Erik Reese had just recovered a fumble by Kares running back Nate Tayco. It was Tayco's second forced fumble in less than three minutes, and the momentum of the foggy football game seemed to be shifting in favor of the Mariners.

Southwestern's Kene Anigbogu makes a move against Corsairs defensive back Rico Wright Saturday night during the American Championship Bowl at Olympian High School.

Sports, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Football

SMC Corsairs Lose American Championship Bowl To Southwestern 45-31

Posted Nov. 17, 2012, 6:23 pm

Santa Monica College lost a hard-hitting football Bowl game against a highly disciplined Southwestern team 45-31 where two champions faced off against one another Saturday night at Olympian High School in Chula Vista

St. Monica High School all purpose back Melvin Wilson finds a hole in the Boron defense during the first quarter at home Friday night.

Sports, St. Monica, Santa Monica, Football

St. Monica Mariners Defeat Boron Bobcats In CIF Quarterfinals

Posted Nov. 17, 2012, 2:21 am

In a football game that came down to the last minutes of play in the fourth quarter, the St. Monica Mariners (8-4) defied the odds and won their quarterfinals game at home Friday night against Boron (10-2) defeating the Desert Mountain League champions 19-16.

Santa Monica College quarterback Alfonso Medina drops back to pass against LA Mission College Saturday afternoon Oct. 13. Medina leads the Pacific Conference with 28 passing touchdowns and 2382 total yards for the season.

Sports, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Football

Santa Monica College Corsairs Win Pacific Conference Championship

Posted Nov. 14, 2012, 5:02 am

Santa Monica College won the Pacific Conference Championship in football for the second straight year defeating Antelope Vally 24-21 away at Antelope Valley and qualify to play in the American Division Championship Bowl.

Santa Monica High School wide receiver Jason King makes a move against the Templeton Eagles defense in the second quarter at home Friday night.  King scored four touchdowns in the game.

Sports, Samohi, Santa Monica, Football

Samohi Vikings Fly Past Templeton Eagles In First Round Of Playoffs 44-0

Posted Nov. 9, 2012, 3:17 pm

Santa Monica High School made short work of Templeton winning 44-0 with wide receiver Jason King scoring four touchdowns to lead the Vikings to victory over the Eagles Friday night at Santa Monica College.

Santa Monica College running back Aaron Jones races past Brahmas cornerback Martin Hill to score the winning touchdown against L.A. Pierce College at home Saturday afternoon to make the score 48-47.  The Corsairs then scored on a two point conversion to cap the comeback at 50-47 with 2:19 left in the fourth quarter.

Sports, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Football

L.A. Pierce Falls To Santa Monica College 50-47

Posted Nov. 4, 2012, 9:40 am

It was the near the end of the third quarter and Santa Monica College (8-1) was down 40-14 against L.A. Pierce (7-2) with a fourth quarter comeback looking nearly impossible. In order to win, Santa Monica College would not only have to shut down the offensive juggernaut of L.A. Pierce, but they would have to score five touchdowns in a game where the Brahmas defense had only allowed the Corsairs to score 14.

Santa Monica High School wide receiver Jason King scores his second touchdown of the game during the first quarter to put the Vikings up 14-0.  King would go on to score three touchdowns in the  game.

Sports, Samohi, Football, Hawthorne

Samohi Vikings Shut Out Hawthorne 42-0

Posted Nov. 4, 2012, 3:46 am

Santa Monica High School (7-3) shut out Hawthorne (1-9) at home Friday night with receiver Jason King scoring three touchdowns to lead the Vikings to victory over the Hawthorne Cougars to end their regular season play.

Mariners running back Kevin Holubowski rushes for nine of his 168 yards against Bell-Jeff Thursday night at Palisades Charter High School.  Holubowski scored three touchdowns in the game to power St. Monica to victory over the Guards 34-14.

Sports, St. Monica, Santa Monica, Football, Burbank

St. Monica Mariners Upset Bell-Jeff And Kern Valley

Posted Nov. 2, 2012, 8:20 am

With a cold front setting in Thursday night and St. Monica's (6-4) playoff aspirations looking dim, the Mariners went into the football game against a Bellarmine-Jefferson (4-6) with high hopes. Bellarmine-Jefferson looked good on paper after coming away with a commanding 55-28 victory against St. Anthony (6-3) last Saturday.

Santa Monica High School Football Head Coach Travis Clark talks to the Vikings during practice at the beginning of the season about what it takes to be a champion both on and off the field at Santa Monica High School.

Sports, Samohi, Santa Monica, Football

Samohi Vikings Clinch Ocean League Title; Ready For Playoffs

Posted Oct. 31, 2012, 4:28 am

Santa Monica High School (6-3) Football Head Coach Travis Clark and the Vikings have weathered the storm clinching the Ocean League title 4-0 for the second year in a row to assure them the top spot a week before they sail into the CIF Southern Section Western Division IV playoffs.

Santa Monica College wide receiver Reggie Mitchell makes a catch against Santa Barbara College at home Saturday, Oct. 27.

Sports, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Football, Santa Barbara College

Corsairs Outgun Vaqueros To Win Homecoming Game 41-27

Posted Oct. 30, 2012, 3:16 am

Just because the Santa Monica College (7-1) football machine got off to a slow start against Santa Barbara (3-5) didn't mean they couldn't pull off a victory during Homecoming week. The Corsairs outgunned the Vaqueros 41-27 with a third quarter aerial surge that pushed them over the top to win the game on the Corsair Field Saturday, Oct 27.

Vikings running back Russell Revis runs for a 48 yard touchdown after catching the ball off of a screen pass from quarterback Ryan Barbarin to put Santa Monica High School up 14-3 late in the third quarter against Culver City on Oct. 19.  The Vikings won the game 17-3.

Sports, Samohi, Santa Monica, Football, Santa Monica High School, Culver City

Samohi Vikings Second Half Surge Down Culver City Centaurs 17-3

Posted Oct. 19, 2012, 3:41 pm

The Santa Monica High School (5-3) football team has been waiting for a leader to step up, and it took until the second half against league rival Culver City (4-4) for quarterback Ryan Barbarin to take the initiative and lead his offense to a Viking victory Friday night.

Brentwood's Jared Ashkar rushes for an 18 yard touchdown slipping by Mammoth's Tyler Wormhoudt to put the Eagles up 7-0 in the first quarter.

Sports, Football, Brentwood, Mammoth

Brentwood Eagles Swoop Mammoth Huskies With 46-18 Win

Posted Oct. 14, 2012, 7:23 pm

The Brentwood High School Eagles (6-1-0) took down the Mammoth High School Huskies (1-6-0) to advance 3-1 in the Alpha League in a impressive display of dominance winning the game 48-16 at home Friday afternoon Oct. 12.

Santa Monica College quarterback Alfonso Medina drops back to pass against LA Mission College Saturday afternoon Oct. 13. Medina leads the Pacific Conference with 28 passing touchdowns and 2382 total yards for the season.

Sports, Los Angeles, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Football

Corsairs Blowout LA Southwest 68-0

Posted Oct. 13, 2012, 10:56 am

Santa Monica College (5-1) quarterback Alfonso Medina has been waiting for his chance to rack up some big numbers and he was given that chance against LA Southwest Saturday afternoon where he passed for close to 300 yards in the first half of play during the Corsairs 68-0 victory over the Cougars.

Santa Monica High School receiver Sebastian LaRue races down the sidelines on a 70-yard reception caught at the line of scrimmage against Beverly Hills Friday night.  LaRue appeared to score a touchdown but a penalty annulled the score yet still awarded the Vikings a 40-yard advancement.

Sports, Santa Monica, Football, Santa Monica High School, Sebastian Larue

Vikings Strike Back Shutting Out Normans 24-0

Posted Oct. 12, 2012, 5:12 pm

Santa Monica High School's (4-3) offensive line rose to the challenge Friday night leading a homecoming victory against Beverly Hills High School (1-6) while the defense shut down the Normans offense 24-0 in a ground war that painted the Normans blue and gold on the Corsair Field lifting the Vikings to 2-0 in league play.

Mariners running back Kevin Holubowski picks up nine yards in the second quarter against St. Genevieve.  Holubowski would rush for 189 yards and two touchdowns against the Valiants on the Corsair Field Friday night.

Sports, St. Monica, Santa Monica, Football, Kevin Holubowski, St. Genevieve

St. Monica Mariners Outrush St. Genevieve Valiants To Victory 33-21

Posted Oct. 5, 2012, 4:28 pm

It was a ground war Friday night with St. Monica (5-2) out rushing St. Genevieve (5-2) in a pound for pound crunch for crunch football game with the Mariners ultimately pulling away with the victory 33-21.

Mariners Christian Santiesteban (left) scrambles to recover a fumble by Aztec Eagles quarterback Adam Parada in the third quarter at home Friday night.  Pedro Lopez is lifting Parada to cause the fumble.

Sports, St. Monica, Santa Monica, Football

St. Monica Mariners Crush Animo 56-0

Posted Sep. 28, 2012, 5:54 pm

The St. Monica Mariners (4-2) shut out the Animo Inglewood Aztec Eagles (0-6) 56-0 in front of their homecoming crowd at Santa Monica College scoring 35 points the first quarter alone in a lopsided game that sent quarterback Lucas Dretska, running backs Kevin Holubowski and Nicolas Pegnato, and receiver J.P. Kaczor to the sidelines early in the second quarter.

Sebastian LaRue smiles at an award ceremony presented by Under Armour at Santa Monica High School Monday night.  LaRue was chosen to participate in the upcoming All-America game to be held in Florida in January 2013 after his senior football season at Samohi.

Sports, Santa Monica, Football, Santa Monica High School, Sebastian Larue

Samohi Vikings Receiver Sebastian LaRue Honored At Ceremony

Posted Sep. 24, 2012, 2:56 pm

Santa Monica High School's Sebastian LaRue accepted the Under Armour Award for the All America team Monday night in an awards ceremony that brought together the Santa Monica and Inglewood communities who stand behind the standout wide receiver's accomplishments on the Vikings football team.

Santa Monica High School's Sebastian LaRue walks with Head Coach Travis Clark during football practice at Santa Monica High School earlier in the season.

Sports, Santa Monica, Football, Santa Monica High School, Sebastian Larue

LaRue To Be Awarded 2013 Under Armor All-America Award Tonight

Posted Sep. 24, 2012, 6:48 am

Sebastian LaRue has been selected to participate in the 2013 Under Armour All-America High School football game in Florida in a ceremony that will take place at Santa Monica High School tonight at 7:00 p.m.

Myles Johnson of Santa Monica College picks up 15 yards in the second quarter against the West Los Angeles College Wildcats during the Corsairs win 31-21.  Johnson would go on to rush for 112 yards on Sept. 22.

Sports, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Football, West Los Angeles, Smc

SMC Corsairs Contain West Los Angeles Wildcats To Win 31-21

Posted Sep. 23, 2012, 5:17 am

Santa Monica College (3-1) caged the West Los Angeles Wildcats (1-2) during their first conference game of the season in a commanding game where the Corsairs showed sparks of brilliance while whittling down the Wildcats to win the game 31-21.

Santa Monica High School quarterback Ryan Barbarin is sacked by Valencia linebacker Justin Son during the second quarter on Friday night.

Sports, Samohi, Santa Monica, Football, Santa Monica High School

Samohi Loses To Valencia 41-13

Posted Sep. 21, 2012, 4:32 pm

Santa Monica High School (2-2) quarterback Ryan Barbarin threw two interceptions and only one touchdown against Valencia High School (2-2) at home on Friday night during their loss 41-13, yet neither he nor his team gave up even after trailing 28-0 at the half.

Sports, St. Monica, Santa Monica, Football, Brentwood

St. Monica Mariners Go Down 28-14 Against Brentwood

Posted Sep. 17, 2012, 2:26 am

The St. Monica Mariners football team took a tough loss 28-14 against Brentwood High School on Saturday night.

Santa Monica High School quarterback Ryan Barbarin drops back to pass against the Mater Dei Monarchs at the Santa Ana Bowl on Sept. 13.

Sports, Samohi, Santa Monica, Football, Vikings, Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana

Mater Dei Monarchs Shut Out Samohi Vikings 51-0

Posted Sep. 13, 2012, 5:55 pm

Mater Dei (3-0) shut down the offensive attack of the high-powered Santa Monica High School Vikings (2-1) at the Santa Ana Bowl Thursday in an impressive display of defensive and offensive might that caused the Vikings to crumble by the second quarter of play and ultimately led to their defeat 51-0.

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