Photos by Gwen Pointer & Robert Ketterling
Football:
A very successful 2026 season came to an end for San Dimas on Friday night.
The Saints fell, 40-35, to their visitors from Paramount in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 7 playoffs.
SDHS went 8-3 in 25-year-old Dylan O’Leary’s maiden voyage at his alma mater.
San Dimas’ three losses came at the hands of Bonita, Alta Loma and Paramount, who are a combined 29-4.
To put it simply, the Saints could not stop the Pirates offense.
Paramount had advantages in first downs (28-17), rushing (217-170), passing (286-152) and total offense (503-322).
However, each time it looked PHS was going to pull away, the Saints answered.
In fact, in one of their rare defensive stops with 3:46 to play, SDHS needed just over 30 yards to take their first lead of the second half.
But the Pirates defense knocked down a Kris Saris pass away from a receiver on fourth down to take over.
And PHS ran out the clock.
Paramount made of the most ballsy calls this writer has ever seen in a playoff game.
With a 30-24 lead and facing 4th-and-11 from their own 31-yard line, the Pirates gambled and it paid off big time.
Jeremiah Boynette caught an Ocho Quinonez pass and took it 69 yards for a TD into the north end zone.
A pair of seniors played a starring role on Friday night and all season.
Jacob Gallegos rushed for a game-high 130 yards on 17 carries, and that included TD runs of 1 and 61 yards.
Gallegos also totaled three receptions for 79 yards, and took a screen pass 53 yards for a touchdown.
Michael Baeza had another monster game at defensive end and tight end.
Baeza caught four passes for 71 yards.
That included a 3-yard TD catch in the second quarter, and a 39-yard scoring strike from Kris Saris in the fourth.
Baeza finished with team highs in receptions (34), receiving yards (620) and TD catches (10).
Saris completed 8-of-16 for 152 yards and three touchdowns.
Adam Damato (4-for-26), Liam Loyola (3-for-13) and Baeza (4-for-9) combined to gain 48 yards on 11 carries.
Quinonez went 20-of-27 for 286 yards and a pair of TD passes.
Along with the fourth-down 69 yarder to Boyette, Quinonez and Boyette hooked up on a 40-yard score to give Paramount its first lead of the game at 20-14 in the third quarter.
Derrick Jackson led the PHS ground game with 114 yards on 18 carries.
Jackson had a 17-yard TD run in the third quarter.
Boyette carried the ball seven times for 43 yards, including TD runs of 2 and 8 yards.
Boyette caught eight passes for 175 yards and the two TDs.
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Box Score:
PHS: 7-7-20-6-(40)
SD: 7-7-14-7-(35)
Scoring:
S: Jacob Gallegos 1 run (Matthew Witherby kick)
P: Nasir Boyette 2 run (Daniel Chavez kick)
S: Michael Baeza 3 pass from Kris Saris (Matthew Witherby kick)
P: Ayden Fermon 4 run (David Silva kick)
P: Jeremiah Boyette 40 pass from Ocho Quinonez (kick failed)
P: Derrick Jackson 17 run (David Silva kick)
S: Jacob Gallegos 61 run (Matthew Witherby kick)
P: Nasir Boyette 8 run (kick failed)
S: Jacob Gallegos 53 pass from Kris Saris (Matthew Witherby kick)
P: Jeremiah Boyette 69 pass from Ocho Quinonez (kick failed)
S: Michael Baeza 39 pass from Kris Saris (Matthew Witherby kick)
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Records: Paramount (10-1); San Dimas (8-3)
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