This year’s Big Game between rivals Santa Barbara High and San Marcos is scheduled for the final week of the regular season on Friday, November 6.
Dos Pueblos and Carpinteria will clash for the first time since the early 2000’s; San Marcos and Santa Barbara meet in regular-season finale
It’s not too early to start thinking about high school football. The 2015 schedules are set, and coaches are running their players through spring workouts to get an early look at the personnel they’ll be counting on when the season rolls around on Friday, Aug. 28.
One of the highlights of the season will be the renewel of the Carpinteria-Dos Pueblos rivalry. The schools will be playing each other for the first time since the early 2000s.
Presidio Sports takes a look at some of the schedule highlights of the five local teams: Bishop Diego, Carpinteria, Dos Pueblos, San Marcos and Santa Barbara.
Bishop Diego: The Cardinals and the Tri-Valley League face another challenging season competing in Division 3 for the CIF playoffs. They’ve set up their schedule to prepare for the bigger schools. They open against Righetti on Friday, Aug. 28 at La Playa Stadium and resume rivalries with strong inter-sectional foes Santa Fe Christian of Solana Beach (Sept. 5 on the road), and Immanuel of Reedley (Oct. 16 at SBCC). Other non-league opponents include La Salle (home,Sept. 12), Cabrillo (away on Sept. 18) and Mission Prep (home, Oct. 3). The crosstown TVL game with Carpinteria is Saturday, Oct. 31 at La Playa Stadium.
Carpinteria: The Warriors will be making a couple of trips up the 101 this season. This first one is Oct. 20 when the travel to Dos Pueblos. This will be the first meeting between the two schools since the early 2000’s. The second trip is their crosstown game with Bishop Diego at La Playa Stadium. The schedule opens Sept. 4 with longtime rival Santa Ynez. Carpinteria also continues rivalries with former TVL member Oak Park (away, Sept. 18) and South Torrance (away, Sept. 25).
Dos Pueblos: The Chargers lightened up their non-league schedule a bit for 2015. They dropped Sierra Canyon but still have games at powerhouses Newbury Park (Sept. 18) and at Lompoc (Sept. 25) before playing Carpinteria in their second home game; four of their first five games are on the road. DP opens the season on Aug. 28 at Pacifica and plays its home opener against Cabrillo on Sept. 4. The Channel League rivalry games are Oct. 16 at Santa Barbara and Oct. 23 against San Marcos at Scott O’Leary Stadium.
San Marcos: The Royals travel to West Ranch for their opener on Aug. 28. Before taking on four Pacific View League opponents, Rio Mesa, Pacifica, Hueneme and Channel Islands, in consecutive weeks. The home opener is against Pacifica on Sept. 11. San Marcos continues its rivalry with Nordhoff (away, Oct. 10) and takes a bye week before opening Channel League play against defending champion Ventura at home on Oct. 16. The defending City Champions play at Dos Pueblos on Oct. 23 and host Santa Barbara in the regular-season finale on Nov. 6.
Santa Barbara: If all systems are go on the Peabody Stadium renovation project, this will be the Dons last football season in the old stadium. The $12.7 million stadium makeover is slated to begin in November and be completed in 2017. The Dons are staying close to home this season. Their longest trips are to Santa Maria on Sept. 4 and Royal in Simi Valley on Sept. 25. The season opener is at Hueneme on Aug. 28 and the home opener is Sept. 11 against Channel Islands. Santa Barbara plays two more Pacific View League teams at home: Rio Mesa (Sept. 18) and Pacifica (Oct. 2). The Channel League opener is at defending champion Ventura on Oct. 9. The DP game is the following week at home. The Dons have a bye on Halloween weekend before playing the Big Game at San Marcos on Nov. 6.
BISHOP DIEGO
Friday, Aug. 28 Righetti TBA.
Saturday, Sept. 5 at Santa Fe Christian, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 12 LaSalle, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 18 at Cabrillo, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25 BYE
Saturday, Oct. 3 Mission Prep, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9 at View Park, TBA
Friday, Oct. 16 Immanuel, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23 at *Fillmore, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 31 *Carpinteria, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6 at *Nordhoff 7 p.m.
*Tri-Valley League game
CARPINTERIA
Friday, Sept. 4 Santa Ynez, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11 Nipomo, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 18 at Oak Park, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25 at South Torrance, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 2 at Dos Pueblos, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9 Santa Paula, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 16 Cantwell Sacred Heart, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23 at *Nordhoff, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30 at *Bishop Diego, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6 *Fillmore, 7:30 p.m.
*Tri-Valley League game
DOS PUEBLOS
Friday, Aug. 28 at Pacifica, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 4 Cabrillo, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11 at Santa Ynez, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 18 at Newbury Park, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25 at Lompoc, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 2 Carpinteria, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9 at *Buena, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 16 at *Santa Barbara, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23 *San Marcos, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30 *Ventura
Friday, Nov. 6 at BYE
*Channel League game
SAN MARCOS
Friday, Aug. 28 at West Ranch, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 4 at Rio Mesa, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11 Pacifica, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 18 Hueneme, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25 Channel Islands, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 2 at Nordhoff, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9 BYE
Friday, Oct. 16 *Ventura, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23 at *Dos Pueblos, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30 at Buena
Friday, Nov. 6 *Santa Barbara, 7 p.m.
*Channel League game
SANTA BARBARA
Friday, Aug. 28 at Hueneme, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 4 at Santa Maria, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11 Channel Islands, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 18 Rio Mesa, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25 at Royal, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 2 Pacifica, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9 at *Ventura, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 16 *Dos Pueblos, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 23 *Buena, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30 BYE
Friday, Nov. 6 at *San Marcos, 7 p.m.
*Channel League game
