SAN DIMAS 28, CALIFORNIA 21
SAN DIMAS — There were those who thought the San Dimas High School football team might suffer a let-down this week after losing to rival Bonita last week.
The Saints on Thursday they are very capable of putting disappointing setbacks behind them.
Jarell Sykes rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns as host San Dimas rallied from two touchdowns down in the first half to score a 28-21 victory over California in a nonleague game.
Joey Tamayo threw for 107 yards and a touchdown for the Saints, who improved to 3-2. Robert Leos rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown for the Condors, who slipped to 1-4.
Sykes had a 19-yard run to give San Dimas a 22-21 lead late in the third quarter before running 56 yards for a 28-21 lead with 1:15 left in the game.
California drove inside the 50 but gave up on downs with eight seconds left following an incomplete pass.
San Dimas’ Jarell Sykes: “We really didn’t want to lose that game. In the first half, we played really tired, but we just knew this game wasn’t over. We just had to keep pushing, and yeah (we won).”
— Stephen Ramirez