The Santa Barbara High football team came out on fire against traditional powerhouse Valencia, but the visiting Vikings turned up the heat in the second half and the Dons failed to respond.
Valencia outscored Santa Barbara 17-0 in the final 6:52 of the fourth quarter to turn a hard fought contest into a 45-18 rout on Friday night at Peabody Stadium.
“Santa Barbara is really well coached. That’s a good football team. The quarterback is experienced and really confident in what he does. They were moving the ball and feeling good,” said Valencia coach Larry Muir. “The fourth down stops were critical and it kind of shifted the game for us. You could tell our guys built confidence and felt like alright we got this.”