We may have lost some kids to transfer or whatever, but we worry about ourselves and what we have and the group we have,” said Mendoza. “There’s something special about them, they get along so well and it shows in the way they’re playing.”

After a slow start, Mendoza’s Titans were ignited by a late first half touchdown to carry over to a dominate third quarter as they went on to down host Bonita Vista 21-0 Friday night in the season opener at the Barons’ campus field.

The victory In the 2025 rendition of The Boot Rivalry Game was the ninth straight win in a row for Eastlake over the Barons, taking a 19-14-1 lead in the series.

“I think we could have done better, we came out pretty slow,” said quarterback Tyler Balko. “You kind of expect that though in a rivalry game like this. There was

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