inventory_2 Archive: Fall 2010 - Spring 2014
Samo Loses to Mater Dei 37-0
On Friday, Sept. 20, Samo football lost its first home game against Mater Dei with a score of 34 - 0.
Samo’s Clark named ABC Sports’ coach of the week
After hard work this season and perseverance throughout his four years of coaching, Samo football coach Travis Clark was named ABC 7 NFL High School Coach on Oct. 31.
Football begins league season
The 2012 season for the Vikings has been a tough one thus far; Samo begins league at 2-3-0.
Athlete of the Issue: Sebastian LaRue
Samo wide receiver Sebastian LaRue is the second future Trojan to come from Samo in two years, and still has a league season before him.
Samo strides into the CIF semifinals
Samo football defeated the Ventura Cougars and will go on to compete in the CIF semifinals on Dec. 2.
After victory against Channel Islands, Samo remains in playoffs
Samo football wins first round of CIF and will advance to the second round Friday, Nov. 25.
Vikings win league championship
Samo dominates at Homecoming and goes on to win the league championship.
After Homecoming victory, Samo is 3-0 in the Ocean League
Samo won 27-7 against the Morningside Monarchs at the annual Homecoming Game on Friday, Oct. 28. With the win, Samo is now 3-0 in the Ocean League and 7-1 overall.
Despite Wheeler's Absence, Vikings Remain Intact
After incurring a full shoulder dislocation, senior Chad Wheeler has most likely played his last game for Samo.
With 3-0 record, Vikings are optimistic about facing Valencia
Despite the fact that this was their first time seeing the Canyon Comanches, the Samo Vikings emerged from the game without allowing a single point, shutting out Canyon 42-0.
Samo secures win against Pacific Palisades, 33-15
The Vikings will enter their third game against Canyon (Anaheim) at Santa Monica College 2-0 after their victory against Pacific Palisades on Friday, 33-15.
Vikings shutout Olympians 35-0 at season opener
The Samo Vikings were victorious over the Leuzinger Olympians 35-0 on Friday at SMC, starting off their season undefeated.
Samo defeats Hawthorne, seniors’ season ends without playoff berth
The night before facing Beverly, the stress of playing their last possible game affected some seniors more than others. Timmy Lozano reflected on the possibility of a loss.“I’m never going to relive these memories,” he said.On the other hand, senior Terrance Saheim saw it as just another game.
Football earns first league victory
After a poor defensive game by Samo, a victory was shortly out of reach on the last play of the game. The final score was 12-19.Aside from excessive penalties the main reason for this loss was Samo’s defense.
Football drops league opener after overwhelming victory
Even though Samo was crushed in its Ocean League opener to Inglewood, 28-7, it can take solace in the previous week’s victory over Compton Centennial.
Athlete of the Issue: Kris Comas
Even though he is small, he still works hard. In this respect, his inspiration is DeSean Jackson. “He reminds me that I still have to push hard [and] don’t get down because you’re small.”Comas’ size makes him faster, and makes it easier for him succeed on the field.
Vikings’ efforts not enough for Valencia
The excessive turnovers in the game played a big role in Samo’s loss, according to Clark.“The cons obviously were the turnovers. That’s just difficult to overcome,” Clark said.Ramos agreed with Clark, saying “We had about seven turnovers, and you can’t win a game with seven turnovers.”