The Newport Harbor-Woodbridge football game on Oct....

The Newport Harbor-Woodbridge football game on Oct. 14 was the first

Sailors game I covered this season, and I wasn’t really sure what to

expect. The weather was cold and the Sailors needed a win in order to

make the playoffs. Both the offense and the defense were firing on

all cylinders, leaving the visiting Woodbridge team bewildered and

unable to put any plays together.

The shot of senior running back Matt Encinias stepping on the back

of a fallen Woodbridge defender on a carry best symbolized the

Sailors’ attitude that game, and also how the team fought hard all

season long.

Unfortunately, the Sailors ran into a very tough Los Altos team in

the first round of the CIF Division VI playoffs Friday night and

lost, ending their season, and finishing up our football coverage for

the year. I was lucky enough to see some great match-ups this season,

as well as plays, and I can’t wait for next season to start.

-- Mark C. Dustin,

staff photographer