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SANTA ANA COLLEGE el Don/eldonnews.org • MONDAY, November 27, 2017
WRESTLING
Recap
The Dons wrestling team traveled
to East LA College for its annual Brawl
Tournament Nov. 18, which was the
Dons last regular event of the season.
Santa Ana took eight wrestlers to
the tournament, including SAC’s first
female wrestler Polette Montano.
Five wrestlers reached the finals
with four of them winning their
respective weight classes.
The tournament featured teams
from the Southern Region, along with
club teams from USC, UCLA, and Cal
State Northridge.
The Dons finished the tournament
as the runner-up with 137.5 points,
placing ahead of third place Rio Hon-
do College, who ended up finishing
with 98 points.
The Dons second place finish gave
the team its first top-three placement
in a tournament since 2013 when
they competed in the Cuesta
Meathead Movers tournament.
— Jordy Espinoza
CHAMPS / Defensive back David Wagner celebrates a dominant victory over Pasadena City College on Nov. 11. / Nikki Nelsen / el Don
FOOTBALL / BY JORDY ESPINOZA
DONS PUMMEL PASADENA
SANTA ANA ROLLS OVER LANCER FOR ITS FIRST METRO LEAGUE TITLE
S
ophomores Conner Miller and Devin Boston
combined for seven touchdowns leading the Dons
to their first Metro League Championship over the
Pasadena City College Lancers in a 54-29 rout.
“Our goal at the start of the year was
to make a bowl game and be confer-
ence champions and we wanted to go
undefeated. That didn’t happen but we
achieved our two other goals,” Dons
football coach Adam Nyssen said.
Santa Ana, now 7-3 overall and 6-0
in conference play, advances to their
first bowl game in five years which
they won when they defeated College
of the Canyons in the Southern Cali-
fornia Bowl.
Miller finished 21of 35 for a total of
331 pass yards and three TDs. Boston
rushed for 130 yards on 16 carries and
three TDs while passing for one.
Boston rushed for a 19-yard touch-
down 12 minutes into the first quarter
to set the tone early for the Dons. The
Lancers would quickly respond with
a touchdown of their own as quarter-
back Mario Bobadilla threw a 20-yard
pass to wide receiver Stevie Williams
tying the game 7-7.
Boston later added to his big day,
rushing for a 64-yard touchdown in
the third quarter, padding the Dons
sizeable lead 40-21.
Santa Ana racked up 588 yards of
total offense which was capped off by
Miller passing for his third touchdown
of the game on a six-yard pass to soph-
omore wide receiver Devon Jackson Jr.
“I’ve never won anything in my life
and this is also my first time winning
the conference championship,” SAC
freshman linebacker Anthony Kocla-
nakis said.
The Dons face San Diego Mesa
College in the Southern California
Bowl Saturday at 6 p.m. at the San
Diego Mesa College football field
in Clairemont Mesa.