Revenge was on the mind of the Santa Barbara High football team during its 42-14 season opening victory over Buena Friday night.
The Dons had the game circled all off-season after Buena kept them out of the playoffs as a result of a devastating loss in last year's regular season finale. The time finally came for Santa Barbara to exorcise its demons, and the host Bulldogs couldn’t match that intensity.
“I’m actually excited for the boys. They are the team that put us out of the playoffs last year,” said Santa Barbara coach J.T. Stone. “We’ve been hungr,y and I told the kids, 'This is the most important game on the schedule’ just because of what happened last year.”