SAN JACINTO — The San Jacinto football team successfully swung the Mountain Pass League pendulum to the east a season ago by breaking Citrus Hill’s 13-year run as league champion.
On Saturday, the Tigers and Davon Banks made sure it didn’t swing back.
Banks scored three touchdowns as the host Tigers built a 28-point, third-quarter lead and triumphed to a 35-21 victory over the Hawks.
The win establishes San Jacinto as the prohibitive favorite in the Mountain Pass League, moving forward.
“It’s a great thing for our program,” San Jacinto coach Aric Galliano said. “The kids have worked hard. I’ve had these seniors all four years, and a good way to send them off was winning this game. As juniors last year, they ended the streak for (Citrus Hill) at 13 years, and we’re hoping to continue.”
Banks, a senior defensive back and receiver, has yet to find a college home for next year. He certainly helped his chances by catching four passes for 171 yards and scoring on pass plays of 39 and 85 yards while also returning a 92-yard kickoff for a score. He also had two other touchdowns negated by penalties, including a would-be, 99-yard interception return in the fourth quarter.
“I do it on both sides of the ball, offense and defense,” Banks said, “and I was able to do it today on special teams, a well.”
Banks’ kickoff return gave San Jacinto (4-1, 3-0 league) a 14-7 lead with 2:58 left in the first quarter. In the second quarter, he made a sensational, one-handed grab at the sideline, then reversed field and cut across for an 85-yard score with 4:33 left in the first half.
Tigers senior Kobe Ramirez opened the third-quarter scoring with a 39-yard touchdown, and freshman quarterback Sebastian Wood found another freshman, Dillon Gresham, for a 15-yard touchdown pass with 2:05 left in the third quarter.
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Anybody know anything about the league San Jacinto is in?
