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Fall 2011 - Issue 2 - Volumn 89-2TRANSCRIPT
NEWS/BUDGET BATTLES/ 3 • VIEWS/SHEEN ROASTED/ 8 • SPORTS/FOOTBALL/ 12
dSEPTEMBER 26, 2011 /Vol. 89, No.2
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Editor in ChiefEric Lomeli
News EditorRobert Wojtkiewicz
Sports EditorsEric Lomeli
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Views EditorMartin Syjuco
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WHAT’S INSIDE
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5 NEWSWhen public buses run late, students have to compensate by leaving home or work earlier.
6 STYLESAC professor Amy Caterina brings her environmental art to Orange County Great Park.
9 VIEWSScheming administrators tam-per with test scores, but they only do it to help their students.
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JUMP/ Freshman forward Christian
Supancic has helped the Dons to a 2-2-2 record. / David DeRidder
Hardash, vice chancellor of business operations and fi scal services. Th e state, he said, intentionally overstated revenues and understated costs to ensure the budget passed on time. Costs and revenues weren’t the only stats the state skewed, Hardash said. Because of the state’s shortfall, the Trustees faced other challenges while considering their budget. In addi-tion to the suspension of Prop 98,
there is no allotment for a Cost of Living Analysis for the fourth year in a row. Th e district faces $290 million in cuts for the 2011 to 2012 fi scal year. Th e budget includes a 6.2 percent workload reduction, or “negative growth,” as Hardash called it, which means cuts to classes and programs at Santa Ana College and Santiago Can-yon College. Workload reductions are part of the reason tuition was raised
from $26 to $36 per unit this fall. With more reductions, the increases could be more severe. Th e state has also issued $961 million in deferrals, $24.1 million of which will come to the RSCCD. Deferrals work like IOU’s for the previous fi scal year’s revenue growth, creating a cash fl ow problem for schools every fall. Th e state’s budget also includes two “triggers” that would force schools to make more cuts. Th e District’s budget is prepared for trigger one, which would bring an additional $1 million in cuts. Trigger two, if implemented, would bring an additional 1.5 percent in workload reduction. Trustee John Hanna urged students to be more assertive in objecting to state policies that result in tuition in-creases. “In the 1960s we made a com-mitment,” said Hanna, “to keep tuition low, to make California competitive, and to put out a better educated workforce.” el D
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STATE’S ‘ShENANIGANS’BURDEN RSCCD BUDGET
The Board of Trustees earlier this month ap-proved the district’s budget under the shad-ow of a series of controversial moves by the state legislature that will signifi cantly reduce community college funding.
State legislators bypassed the required two-thirds majority to freeze Proposition 98, which guarantees minimum funding for K through 14 schools, and that includes California’s community colleges. Th e board voted to approve the budget despite the state legislature’s accounting “shenanigans,” said Peter
NEWS ANALYSIS/ BY ROBERT WOJTKIEWICZ
With flu season on the way, the Health Center will offer flu shots for $15 on a first-come, first-served basis starting Oct. 3. The campus absence policy only allows four missed classes per semester, so students may feel the pressure of being dropped from classes. “It’s important for a student to stay healthy, because education can never be achieved without good health,” SAC student Joseph Akasike said. Sick stu-dents may have trouble concentrating in class and keeping up with their as-signments, he added. Student Ruby Davila says when she is sick it is difficult to concentrate, but she struggles through the day because her education is important. SAC registered nurse Tammy Thul recommends that students wash their hands often, drink plenty of fluids and get enough rest to stay healthy. Target and drugstores like CVS and Walgreens offer flu shots for $25 to $32. “It is more beneficial for students to come to the Health Center to get the shots because it’s a suitable price and a fast process,” administrative secretary Marissa Hernandez said. The SAC Health Center and Wellness Center is located in room U-120.ivette BarcenaS / el Don
CampusFlu Shots
ProteSt/ SAC and SCC students demonstrate their anger with rising tuition fees and cut classes. / monica ortiz/ el Don
NEWS
The Rancho Santiago Commu-nity College District’s Veterans Resource Center now has an additional $100,000 to work
with, thanks to the Soldiers to Scholars fundraiser held on Sept. 15. Schools First Credit Union, the event’s title sponsor, donated $50,000. Th e VRC off ers returning veterans an environment designed to help them suc-ceed. Services include access to comput-ers and printers, counseling and tutoring. Wiley McGraw, a volunteer at the Veter-ans Resource Center since 2009, was one of the fi rst veterans to help get the VRC off the ground. McGraw decided to come to Santa Ana College but found little help, because there wasn’t a specifi c location here to guide those who served in the military at the time. “I take that a little personally,” McGraw said.
Aft er talking to a number of people McGraw was frustrated. “When you get to a school and you don’t know where to go to you freak out. I’m a new student, plus how do I get benefi ts, what am I supposed to take, how do I get an educa-tion plan, where am I supposed to go,” McGraw said.“It freaks you out and you suff er some anxiety.” Michael Kuzara, an Army veteran and one of the VRC’s fi rst volunteers, not only struggled with getting his education plan together but with transitioning to civilian life as well. “You go from shooting people to hold-ing your nephew, from sleeping three hours to sometimes 12 hours. My body was kind of out of whack. It was very dif-fi cult,” Kuzara said. Student Trustee Andrew Hanson shared his gratitude with fellow veterans from the Veteran Resource Center. “Th ank you for helping me get one step closer to my dreams,” Hanson said aft er
sharing his story. Aft er enlisting in the Marine Corps in 2006, Hanson came home in 2010 aft er traveling the world while serving on the 13th Marine Expeditionary. Hanson was not the best student in high school. Th e military was the, “best decision I’ve made in my life,” he said. Hanson explained that joining the Ma-rines helped him build character. Five years removed from a school envi-ronment, he needed guidance. “My saving grace was the phone number to the Vet-erans Resource Center,” Hanson said. Getting the help he needed from the VRC pushed him through school. Han-son currently works as a security guard while fi nishing his political science de-gree at Santa Ana College. He is settling down with his pregnant wife and getting ready to start a family. With plans of transferring to the Uni-versity of California, Hanson wants to be a lawyer and become a public defender.
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Profi leStudent Trustee Andrew
Hanson, 22, is a second-year political science major here at SAC. Hanson joined the Marines in 2006, and after
two tours of duty he returned to finish school. He hopes to transfer to Berkeley or UCLA
after finishing at SAC.
TrusteeVETS FUNDRAISER NETS $100KInfl ux of money gives boost to soldiers resource center
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Homeless veterans received health care and social services from local volunteers on Sept. 17 and 18 in the Santa Ana Col-lege parking lot. Veterans and their families were provid-ed with basic services, including dental and vision exams and legal services. Judges volunteered at a “homeless court,” allowing homeless veterans to resolve legal issues and minor offenses. The event also offered new and used clothing provided by Working Ward-robes, in addition to unemployment training and housing assistance by the Veterans Affairs of Long Beach. “There are 3,000 homeless Veterans here in Orange County, and that is unacceptable”, said Rancho Santiago Community College District Chancellor Raul Rodriguez. Since the first Stand Down event 22 years ago, there have been about 200 events nationwide serving more than 40,000 homeless veterans. This was the first Stand Down hosted by the Veter-ans First in Orange County. The Stand Down was not just a place for homeless veterans to receive social and medical services, but a place for them to sleep, eat and improve grooming for two days. “The purpose of Veterans First is to serve about 5,000 homeless veterans in Orange County,” said Chaplain Alex Diaz. “The majority of homeless veterans that receive help are from the Vietnam War, but there are also a few Iraq veterans because of a 12.1 percent unemploy-ment rate”. Veterans First calculates the number of homeless veterans and provides them with medical assessments, housing and employment opportunities. Funding for these services comes from private and public grants, such as the Department of Labor, American Veterans and the Veterans Administration.
By marco mejia / el Don
FEWER BUSES STOP hEREa ride around town
homeless vets find home for weekend
around camPuS
long lineS / Commuters fight for limited space at the Route 57 bus stop on Bristol St. / ivan mendez / el Don
By elaiza armaS / el Don
robert wojtkiewicz / el Don
“If you live far and have class at 7 a.m. you might end up having to wake up at 5 a.m. to make it to class because you never know if the bus might be late,” Borjas said. Joel Zlotnik, media relations manager at OCTA, said bus routes in Santa Ana, Anaheim, and Garden Grove are usually the most packed, especially around rush hour. Although riding the bus may take longer than driving, it is a way for stu-dents to gain a sense of independence.
“I used to enjoy taking the bus to class. The bus drivers are actually re-ally cool and it’s fun if you’re riding it with someone else,” said psychol-ogy major Cassie Cejas. Orange County Transportation Authority has 77 bus routes that can take people all over Orange County. Regular fare is $1.50 one-way. A day pass is $4 and is valid until 11:59 p.m. of that same day. OCTA also offers monthly passes for students for $55 or $30 for 18
and younger. Children five and un-der ride free with a paying customer. “We always encourage students to save money when taking the bus by using bus passes,” Zlotnik said. College passes are also available, allowing students a more affordable option. Seventy-five and 120-day passes are available from OCTA for $95 and $150, respectively. “Over the last three years we have had to cut service by 20 percent as a result of cuts in state funding and a decline in sales tax,” said Zlotnik. “The less service we provide, the more crowded the buses will be.” Students have to deal with the crowds here on campus as well. Larger crowds congest bus stops and can cause buses to be late. Even with these inconveniences, public transportation can still be rewarding. It can even be an edu-cational adventure. “Riding the bus is a good experi-ence,” says student Miriam Lopez. “You learn a lot.”
Imagine walking to your bus stop to find you missed the ride that gets you to class on time. The next bus doesn’t arrive for 30 minutes, and it will take an extra 20 minutes just to get to cam-pus. You’re late.
The bus may be cheaper than maintaining a full tank of gas, but is it really more convenient? “Sometimes you have to wake up at least an hour early just to make sure you don’t miss the bus,” said Melissa Borjas, a criminal justice major at SAC.
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When the Great Park put out a call for its artist-in-residence pro-gram, the themes of sustainability and recycling struck a chord with Caterina, whose work conveys a similar message. Caterina, who grew up in Ni-agara Falls, N.Y., earned her M.F.A. in photography from California
State University, Fullerton. She has participated in several residency programs since 2006. Her current photography at the park is titled “In Case You Get Lost.” Her objective is to photograph ev-ery visitor who comes to her studio for the duration of her residency. “I will stare at the subject and
they will stare at me. It is honest and simple,” she said. Reminiscent of the missing persons posters a� er 9/11, and in recognition of the mortality we all share, each photograph serves as a document for recollection and refl ection. Interconnectivity plays a big role in Caterina’s life, and in turn in her art. As a Buddhist, she believes that we are all connected to our envi-ronment and everything around us. “Making art is as integral to my existence as inhaling and exhaling,” she said. She does not consider her life as an artist to be separate from her life as a teacher, wife, friend and godmother. She strives to make her surroundings, including her class-room, “a place where play is encour-aged, humor is mandatory, and mistakes can be reinterpreted as opportunities for new adventures.”
AMY CATERINA BRINGS APLAYFUL TOUCH TO ART
I crumple a piece of paper and don’t recycle it. I feel guilty. It makes me think of my place in the natural world as I write about Santa Ana College design professor, interactive artist, and
environmental commentator Amy Caterina. Along with three others, she is the newest artist-in-residence at the Orange County Great Park. Caterina will be designing site-specifi c public projects that showcase a variety of mediums such as knitted ob-jects, photography and video.
COMMUNITY PROFILE / BY TINA
Review
On the Big Screen
Contagion racked up $22 million opening weekend and continues to thrive in the box office. This movie touches on the basic im-pulse of human survival. No matter what we are faced with, survival is our only option. It shows the good, the bad and the ugly of what we act like when faced with potential extinction. A career driven Gwyneth Paltrow returns from a China business trip to her husband, Matt Damon, and two children. The next day Paltrow takes ill and soon an uncontained epidemic sets off the worldwide infection of the human race. The story line, with Kate Winslet playing a small but memorable turn as a doctor, flows from beginning to end and touches on emotions you can feel. So you germaphobes who hate touch-ing doorknobs, or having contact with people, be glad you are who you are. You may just be one of the few people who could survive such a lethal viral outbreak. As for the rest of us, wash-ing your hands every now and then doesn’t hurt either. / JARED EDWARDS / el Don
MIXED MEDIA / Her work at the Orange County Great Park includes an innovative photograph project / DAVID DERIDDER / el Don
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SKINNY SLIM STRAIGHT RELAXED BOOTCUT
Know the basics to find the perfect jeans
This classic wide leg opening of 19 1/2 inches, falls down the thigh and leg and rests nicely on of most high top shoes or a great pair of boots. Tuck in a plaid button-up shirt, and step into a pair stellar boots for a stylish night.
These have an 18-inch leg opening, and are one of the more comfortable fitting jeans. Roll them up and wear flip-flops, sneakers or boots. Pair a cool T-shirt or layer with an unbuttoned woven top and you’re out the door.
These are great for the guy wanting a fitted look without having to wear tight jeans. With a 17-inch leg opening, they pair with mid- to high top shoes and boots, moder-ate layering, and are great for dressing up a casual look.
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Like its name, these hug the thigh and leg, ending with a leg opening at 14 inches, resting at the ankle. These can be paired with low top shoes. You can also roll it up with a pair of flip-flops for a day at the beach.
GET THE LOOK Retail employees see trends in men’s shopping habits. The salesperson’s knowledge and in-volvement in fashion gives them a glimpse into the mind of the customer. Men sometimes shun an entire brand of jeans based on one ill-fitting pair. There is a difference between buying clothes and shopping for clothes. Many men settle for buy-ing clothes, while women take the time to shop. “These jeans are too tight” or “I don’t like the jeans in this
store” are common remarks during male shopping misadven-tures. Knowing that there are ba-sic fits in clothing that vary from brand to brand may help ease a man’s shopping anxiety. Try on different jeans, pair with shirts to get a feel of the en-tire look, experiment with color contrasts, and add accessories to show your personal style. Your waist or length size may change from fit to fit and brand to brand, so try different options to see which brand and size suits your shape. Your choice also de-pends on the type of occasion.
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FEE INCREASES FORCING STUDENTS TO THE EDGE
Opinion
Charlie Sheen
When tuition and fees increase, all students seem to do is complain. Th e problem with complaining, however, is that without action to follow it, nothing will change. With a new budget in place, and California’s defi cit loom-ing over our heads, the threat of another tuition increase is still very real. One of the most important things we can do is to invest ourselves in our campus. Education should go beyond the classroom, extending to the surrounding community and to the inner workings of our school. Work with clubs, attend board meetings and ask questions that matter to you. Fight for the aff ordable and
accessible education that was promised to all Californians decades ago. Grassroots movements are eff ective if done right. We need to pressure our politicians to protect our fu-ture by putting students fi rst. Attending board meetings will not always be enough. Protests show our school and our politicians that we are serious about change. Aff ordable, accessible education is the key to mak-ing California’s students and workers competitive again. Short-term solutions to long-term problems have stifl ed growth and development for too long. Investing in Califor-nia’s future is the right move, even at a time of fi scal crisis.
STAFF EDITORIAL Activism, not
passivism, is key when the cost of
education goes up.
Comedy Central aired its roast of the winningiest actor of all time, Carlos Irwin Estevez — otherwise known as Charlie Sheen — on Sept. 18, and the event couldn’t have come at a worse time for viewers. The Charlie Sheen train wreck left the station months ago, and Comedy Central is just now trying to play catch up? March would have been an appro-priate time to hold a roast, April would have been pushing it, but September? Not that I hate roasts, I actually find them quite funny, just as this one was. Classic even. But it just seemed so dat-ed. A celebrity like the Warlock himself comes along once in a millennium, and with our nation’s attention span as short as it is, Comedy Central should have been first in line to acquire and run with any and everything graced with Sheen’s glory. There’s a small window in which to conduct a roast, and Comedy Central whiffed on this one. / ROBERT WOJTKIEWICZ / el Don
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Twenty-two Califor-nia schools had their standardized test scores thrown out this year for
offenses ranging from cheating to minor mistakes and noncompli-ance with mandatory procedures from the National Center for Fair & Open Testing. Teachers and principals have been busted after giving out answers, letting the students talk among themselves, and outright tampering with the answers by changing them after the students completed the test. Almost half of those schools lost their Academic Performance Index scores, which determines federal funding for the districts. Higher rankings can improve the schools’ status and reputation and help increase property values within the districts. Faculty re-ceive bonuses for their students’ performance as well. Conversely, lower scores result in lower rankings that can ding a school’s reputation and en-courage parents to enroll their children in private schools. The problem with the federal funding scheme is that the worse a school does, the less funding it receives. The incentive-based No Child Left Behind policy sets a mean
score — the average grade measured by standardized testing — that determines how much a school gets. This policy encourages a race to the middle, where students from poorer and consequently underperforming schools are not learning anything past the tests they must take to meet the feder-ally mandated conditions that set the amount they get. No one should blame the teachers for their moral and ethical deficiency. Too much is at stake, and a system that mea-sures learning through a shallow threshold begets shortcuts, and a myopic focus on test scores alone. What the teachers have done, however, should not be con-doned. It is shortsighted to identify their misstep as the root of the problem. Helping children increase their test scores through cheat-ing when all other methods have failed isn’t the type of lesson any society would want to pass down to its children. That’s not an excuse to revisit a broken funding system that is blind to anything but num-bers. When the standards are as hollow as quantitative national averages, it begets an unethical approach to achievement.
OPINION
NO CHEATERLEFT BEHIND
By MAHDEE GILL / el Don
pHOTO ILLUSTRATION / KIM GALBRAITH / el Don
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“Our game plan was sure Santa Ana never found their rhythm off ensively. We wore them down. For the majority of the game they chased the ball without getting con-sistent possession,” Sanchez said. Th e Dons (2-2-2) couldn’t play as a unit and scuffl ed against the stifl ing Mounties defense that disrupted its ability to complete multiple passes or
form a coherent off ensive attack. “We didn’t have any leadership today,” Head Coach Jose Vasquez said. “ Th ey just took it to us. I think we were intimidated.” Mt. SAC netted four goals in each half, opening up the game with a goal at the 15-minute mark. “Everybody played their game and as a result you see the score. We
played a good game today and I’m proud of it,” Mt. SAC goalkeeper Adrian Topete said. SAC was held to one goal or fewer in fi ve of the six matches played this season, being shut out twice during those games. “A game like today provides us with experience we have to learn. We were fl at, intimidated and afraid. We weren’t ready to play,” Vasquez said. Th e Dons scored its only goal min-utes before the end of the fi rst half. “We put four passes together and that was how we scored the one goal,” Vasquez said. Th e Dons open Orange Empire Conference play Tuesday at the Ful-lerton College Hornets. Friday the Dons will play its OEC home opener against the Cypress College Chargers. Last season the Dons sat at (3-2-1) through six games, before going seven matches without a loss.
MOUNTIES TROUNCE OVERMATCHED DONS
Undefeated powerhouse Mt. San Antonio demolished the visiting Dons Wednesday 8-1, in a non-conference contest. “We have good rhythm and we are very confi dent. I think that was the end result
of this game,” Mt. SAC Head Coach Juan Sanchez said. Th e Mounties (6-0-1) dominated the possession, keep-ing the ball in their half for much of the game. Th e strat-egy worked, choking off the Dons’ off ense. “We wore them down. For the majority of the game
ON THE FIELD / BY ERIC LOMELI
Brief
Women’s Soccer
Forward Nicki Munoz chipped a goal past Cypress defender Kayla Neujahr two minutes into a conference match Tuesday afternoon. The Dons’ quick start turned out to be their last goal. It didn’t matter. The women’s soccer team had already won the game, 1-0. “We talked about getting an early goal before the game. We knew that they were going to be more defensive, so we wanted to score quick and then defend with our lives,” Kelly said. Getting ahead early, even by the slimmest of margins, energized SAC’s defenders, helping goalie Stephanie Hernandez earned her first shutout on six saves. “We were able to keep the ball out of our defensive third. We did everything we could,” Kelly said. The Dons resume conference play to-day at home against Riverside College./ eric LomeLi / el Don
LegenD / Mt. SAC’s defenders shut down Dons passing lanes for much of the game. / Dan hUBerT / el Don
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Dons Head Coach Jose Vasquez saw through 17 consecutive Orange Empire Conference championships, starting when he was an assistant. “Th e teams know we’ve built this legacy. Every year it’s out there for any body to take. Th e diff erence, I think, is we work harder for it,” Vasquez said. Vasquez took over the program in 2004, aft er apprenticing for 11 years under coach J.P. Frutos. Vasquez learned the intricacies of coaching, but Frutos also taught him the value of creating a community. “Like in my situation, when I was here as a player I never put too much thought into that,” Vasquez said. Vasquez has earned a reputation for working his teams hard. While pre-paring for the season, the team goes through grueling, twice a day training
sessions that last at least three to four hours each. “It’s a learning process through work on the fi eld.” But he’s earned his players respect because he endures the “Hell Months” with them. “I get into the action because I feel I’m closer to the player. I know what they are going through as far as condi-tioning, when they get tired, and when they are not really working,” Vasquez said of his style. Vasquez looks for three qualities in a player: conditioning, technique and intelligence. “Th ey need to understand how we want them to play, then we’ll be OK,” he said. Th is season, the Dons are fi elding 21 freshmen on a roster of 28. It is not an excuse to tank the season. “We have sophomores with one year of experience. Most, though, are fresh-man right out of high school. We have a good balance. We like the sopho-mores to be the example and the role
models for the freshmen coming in.” In his fi rst year as head coach Vasquez led the Dons to a 19-0-4 record, and the No. 1 spot in the fi nal National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Adidas Junior College Division III Men’s Soccer national poll. Th e Dons were the only two-year college soccer team to fi nish the season undefeated. Vasquez won the NSCAA’s West Region Coach of the Year as well as the National Coach of the Year. “Being recognized as the Regional and then National Coach of the Year spoke a lot not about my work, but of the work from the years before me,” Vasquez said. Vasquez led the Dons to repeat state titles in the 2004-05 seasons. He also played under Frutos for two seasons, from 1989 to 1990. He still owns three school records: fastest goal (10 sec-onds), hat tricks (4), and goals in a game (7). “You need to have a killer instinct,” he said.
Pro� le His professional career spanned 10 years (1991 to 2000) in Major League Soc-cer, playing for nine teams, including the Los Angeles Galaxy from 1996 to 1999. Vasquez was inducted into the Santa Ana College Ath-letic Hall of Fame in 2007.
Jose VasquezKICKING IT WITH THE TEAMAfter eight seasons, the Dons’ head coach has not lost his hard-edged style.
By eric LomeLi / el Don
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Santa Monica receiver Frank Murray made a desperation lateral hoping that a teammate would be on the other end. There was no one there except a wall of black uniformed Dons defenders. Linebacker Dylan Reda picked up the ball and rumbled into the end zone for a 77-yard fumble recovery touch-down in the third quarter, expanding an already insurmountable Dons lead. “I was so tired I couldn’t even catch my breath. All I needed was water,” Reda said. The Dons won its first game of the season at home, 53-27, against visiting Santa Monica College. The Dons are now 1-2 entering week four. In the second quarter, the Corsairs tied the game at 14 with an 80-yard drive. Two minutes later the Dons regained the lead when quarterback Duke DeLancellotti capped the 65-yard touchdown drive with an 11-yard run. The Corsairs defensive line was
somewhat successful in blocking DeLancellotti’s running lanes until it dozed off during a critical play. “They gave me some room to run, I took it and made something out of it,” DeLancellotti said. Santa Ana extended its lead to 28-14 when quarterback Andrew McDonald led a three-play drive finished by a 53-yard pass to receiver Josh Webb. “Offensively we played faster and both quarterbacks played great,” Head Coach Geoff Jones said. Jones uses two quarterbacks because he believes they are some of the team’s best athletes. “It is about getting the best guys on the field. I think we have an interesting package when we use them together,” Jones said. DeLancellotti and McDonald add offensive flexibility, allowing Jones to draw up plays based on each quarter-back’s strengths. DeLancellotti alter-nates as receiver on some plays.
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game changer / Terrance Holzendorf runs over Corsairs’ defensive back Clinton Perry. / DaviD DeriDDer / el Don
DONS get
firSt wiN
The team defended its home field after an early
Santa Monica surge
By eric LomeLi / el Don
Highlights
1 The Dons tallied 414 total yards on 54 plays in 19:55 of possession.
2 Terrance Holzendorf averaged 8.1 yards per carry on 8 attempts.
3 Joshua Webb caught two touchdown passes for 89-yards.