"Island Bowl" Year-by-Year RecapOakland
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ALAMEDA - It's hard to believe, but the ``Island Bowl'', the annual football showdown between Alameda and Encinal high schools, is over 50 years old. Alameda and Encinal began playing against each other back in 1955. Alameda won that first game 19-7 and took an enormous lead in the series with 18 victories in the first 19 games (with one tie). However, Encinal has stormed back in the last two-plus decades, winning 15 of 23 games. Alameda, which won last year, currently holds the ``Island Trophy'', the official name is the ``Alameda Chamber of Commerce Perpetual Trophy, and leads the series 27-20. There have been two ties, in 1957 and 1975.
The
following capsules contain highlights from the first 50 meetings between
Alameda and Encinal: 60's - 70's - 80's - 90's - 00's 1955 The defending Alameda County Athletic League champion Hornets - coached by Chuck Butler - stopped the Jets in the inaugural game before 3,000 people at Thompson Field. Hornets ace running back, Jerry Brooks, was held to just 26 yards on 10 carries by a fired-up Encinal team, but Bob Parker picked up the slack with 83 yards rushing and had a TD. Mike
Prado went 9-for-19 with touchdown passes of 8 yards to Berte Estes in the
third quarter and a 52-yard strike to Steve Levy in the fourth. Encinal,
coached by George Cadwell, tied the game at 6-6 in the second quarter when
Sonny Fonoimoana hit Sherman Lee with a 62-yard touchdown pass. |
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1956 NorCal's
No. 1 team, coached by Chuck Butler, capped off a perfect 9-0 year with
this win. The
Hornets allowed just three TDs all year and though Glen Harradine and
Jim Burress were the top runners for the offense, the backups rarely
skipped a beat. Rick Dobbins and Eddie Evans were superb quarterbacks. Sherman
Lee once again scored Encinal's lone TD. 1957 A
capacity crowd of 2,000 people saw the Jets turn two fumbles and an
intercepted pass into touchdowns to hang a tie on highly-touted Alameda. The
Hornets went up 14-0 on a 1-yard dive by Ron McEachern and a 33-yard
reverse by Charles Patino. A
32-yard interception return by Wallace Numurry set up a 2-yard run by
Tommy Harper to get Encinal on the board. A fumble recovery led to a
17-yard pass from Curtell Motton to Percy Millett to tie the game in the
third quarter. Harper
scored again in the fourth quarter for Encinal but the PAT failed,
making it a 20-14 game. Alameda tied it with a 1-yard run by McEachern
with 42 seconds left, but McEachern was stopped at the goal line on the
two-point conversion run by guard Willie Brackins, leaving the game a
tie. 1958 The
Jets scored the game-winning touchdown with just 26 seconds left to play
in this cliffhanger. 1959 The
Hornets locked up their fifth consecutive shutout, as the defense
limited the Jets to a mere 113 yards. Halfback
Bob Farris provided the bulk of Alameda's scoring with TD runs of 63, 48
and 18 yards. He had 166 yards for the day.
The
Hornets ramained tied for the Alameda County Athletic League lead, as
Charlie Hodge, Al Dart and John Adams scored touchdowns. Adams' 75-yard
interception return for a touchdown was the game-winner. Encinal,
down 19-0, rallied in the final quarter on a Curtis Reed 60-yard TD
reception and a 1-yard run by Walter Kidd. However, a full comeback was
denied when Adams picked off another Encinal pass in the final moments. 1961 Alameda
scored in the first quarter on on a John Read 1-yard run and held on for
the victory. Encinal
suffered its fourth loss in a row after opening the year with five
straight wins. The Jets did score with 9:27 left on a 5-yard run by Bob
Miranda, but the PAT was wide. 1962 Quarterback
Preston Pritchard ran for two touchdowns and threw for 112 yards and
three more, as the Hornets - No. 1 in Northern California - locked up
another ACAL title. John
Read had touchdown catches of 19 and 13 yards. 1963 Doug
Royer and Mickey Clary had short TD runs and the defense never let
Encinal into the red zone in this one. 1964 Doug Royer scored a pair of touchdowns and Bill Schmitz threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Gerry Crawford in this easy win. A
50-yard run by Jin Tensley accounted for the Encinal score. 1965 Encinal
came into this one 4-0, but first-quarter touchdowns by Gerry Crawford
and Pat Rivas put Alamead out in front 12-0 and the Hornets held on. A
5-yard run by Ray Cruz late in the game allowed Encinal to avert the
shutout. 1966 Gary
Fascilla ran the opening kickoff back 75 yards for a touchdown to get
the Hornets going. Bill Short, Mike Kotte and Fascilla both finished
with two touchdowns each. The
Hornets defense recovered three fumbles and intercepted two passes. 1967 Eric
Cross and Frank George rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown apiece for
Alameda. Gary Fascilla scored on a 60-yard pass and Mike Amos had an
85-yard interception return. Encinal's
backup quarterback, Rick Fenstermaker, got his team's only score on a
16-yard strike to Royce Ford. 1968 A
115-yard, four-touchdown performance by Eric Cross ignited the Hornets
in this early-season rout. Cross scored on runs of 55, 4, 3 and 2 yards
and also intercepted a pass on defense. 1969 Neil
Fletcher ran for 192 yards and three touchdowns and the Hornets -
coached by Forrest Klein and ranked No. 1 in Northern California -
wrapped up a third straight 9-0 season and ACAL title. It
was Alameda's 32nd consecutive win. Fletcher
had 1,013 yards and 12 TDs for the year.
The
Hornets locked up the ACAL South Division crown, as Dale Norton scored
on a 1-yard run and a 30-yard pass from Greg Cockayne. Randy Crawford
had 109 yards rushing and a touchdown. Bob
Leach's 24-yard TD run provided Encinal's only score. 1971 The
ACAL South Division champion Hornets got TD runs of 18, 12, 11 and 3
yards from Bob Jensen, which proved just enough to hold off a desperate
fourth-quarter rally by Encinal. Down
28-7, the Jets got a 29-yard interception return for a score from James
Littlejohn. A fumble recovery by Rick Crouse helped set up a 2-yard
touchdown run by Eric Shelton, but Encinal ran out of time. Alameda
also got 116 yards rushing from Steve Chavez. Bob Leach paced Encinal
with 178 yards passing and a touchdown. 1972 Dan
Reynolds had 154 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback John Duncan
threw for 192 yards and two scores for Alameda. Mark Dorfman had five
catches for 93 yards and a touchdown. 1973 QB
George Calandri threw a 5-yard TD pass to Larry Plummer with one minute
left in the game to secure the victory. Calandri was 11-for-14 passing
for 115 yards and two touchdowns. Jerome
Shelton scored his 16th touchdown of the year for Encinal. 1974 The
first win in 20 attempts by the Jets and it was a resounding win. Dan
Chaix threw three touchdown passes to lead Encinal. He hit Steve Hearne
for scoring passesof 37 and 10 yards, and also found Don Lee on a
10-yarder. Mike
Harrison rushed for 103 yards and a TD. The
Jets defense held Alameda to just 47 total yards and did not allow a
single first down. 1975 The
game many will tell you is the greatest one in the history of the
rivalry. Encinal
built a 34-13 lead, then watched in horror as Alameda rallied for 21
fourth-quarter points. Only a blocked PAT by Encinal tackle Andy Alfonso
with 1:43 to play allowed the Jets to keep the tie. Robbie
Kahuanui, known as the ``Hawaiian Wonder,'' rushed for 261 yards and two
TDs while also throwing for two scores. His 35-yard run in the final two
minutes of the game tied the score. Ray
Crouse rushed for 195 yards and three TDs for the Jets, who also got 139
yards passing and a 2-yard TD run by quarterback Mike Harris. 1976 A
2-yard run by Jim Ironside, a 28-yard Mike Michelito-to-Bob McClaughlin
pass and Dwayne Brown's 9-yard scamper accounted for the Hornet's scoring. Encinal
was held to just 155 yards. Melvin Carver rushed for 75 of them. 1977 The
'77 Jets, who coach Bob Erbland called ``the finest group of athletes
I've ever been associated with,'' locked up their first ACAL
championship with this bruising win. Gino
Marceline rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns, Eddie Carvert had 114
yards on 22 carries, and quarterback Melvin Carter rushed for 121 yards
and a score to push the Jets into the North Coast Section 2-A playoffs
against San Lorenzo. 1978 Mike
Floyd, who rushed for over 1,000 yards this year, ran for three
touchdowns to pace this big win. Ric
Hernandez also threw touchdowns of 27 and 10 yards to Paul Knott, and
Kevin Werk added a 32-yard interception return for a touchdown. Sylvester
Carver had a touchdown run and Tokumbo Thomas added a 26-yard field goal
for Encinal. 1979 The
Jets ruined Alameda's homecoming and won the Alameda County Athletic
league title, as quarterback Marvin White found Seth Rivard on a 40-yard
TD pass with just over six minutes remaining in the game. Encinal's
other score came from John Livingston, who picked off a pitch in the
Alameda backfield and rambled 58 yards for a touchdown. Alameda
scored on a 15-yard Paul Fenk-to-Jerry Nidhamrong pass for a 7-0 lead in
the second quarter.
The
Jets upset the undefeated Hornets to earn a co-championship and grab the
automatic spot in the NCS playoffs before an overflow crowd at Willie
Stargell Field. Marv
White's 51-yard TD pass to John Livingston provided the only score in a
game dominated by the defenses. 1981 In
a rainy and sloppy game, Alameda fullback Rick Young scored the only
touchdown on a 40-yard run in the second quarter. Young set up the
touchdown by recovering a fumble moments earlier. 1982 The
Hornets dominated this game, but the margin of victory was provided by
David Kriwinsksi's 28-yard field goal with six seconds left to play. Running
back David Barbis had 183 yards on 37 carries for the Hornets. Steve
Floyd was the defensive standout with seven tackles and a fumble
recovery. 1983 Michael
Brown, substituting for injured Andre Hillstock, scored on a pair of
2-yard runs for Encinal. David Rider scored on a 6-yard run and Shawn
Edwards recovered a fumble in the end zone. 1984 The
Jets crushed the Hornets to claim the ACAL title, as Dave Rider hit Carl
Robertson with touchdown passes of 45 and 7 yards. Jesse Mims also had a
5-yard run and Andre Botley had an interception return for a touchdown. Alameda
quarterback Greg Fox Jr. hit Mike Hands with a 6-yard pass to account
for the Hornets' only touchdown. 1985 The
Jets won the ACAL title again with a 27-10 victory over a
formerly-undefeated Alameda team. Jesse
Tautalatasi had 117 yards rushing - including a 69-yard TD - while
quarterback Billy McGovern ran for two scores. Blake Nichols had a
3-yard score. Alameda
turned the ball over five times and also misfired on a punt play deep in
its own territory. 1986 Weird
thing, this rivalry. Alameda hadn't been scored on all season, but Blaik
Nichols ended that with a 23-yard TD run in the first half. The TD was
set up by a fumble on an Alameda punt snap that resulted in aa 25-yard
loss. Chris
McCall's sack of Sam Florez in the end zone for a safety in the third
quarter finished off the scoring. 1987 Greg
Johnson was the story this year, running for two 1-yard touchdowns and a
7-yarder, in addition to throwing TD passes of 51 and 27 yards to
Cornell Miller. Alameda's
Ryan Jensen caught a 50-yard TD pass from Sam Flores, and James Simon
had an 89-yard kickoff return for a score. 1988 The
Hornets got touchdown runs of 13 and 9 yards from Craig Martinez to
upend the Jets. Joel Thornton had a 74-yard run for Encinal. 1989 The
Jets' ``Blue Curtain'' defense did a fine job, twice stopping
fourth-and-goal plays to post the shutout. Encinal
quarterback Lamont Rider scored both touchdowns on runs of 3 and 1 yard.
Running back Joel Thornton had 105 yards rushing and Darrell Williams
had 76.
Andre
Shelton rolled up 134 rushing yards and scored three TDs to complete the
Jets' best season (7-3) in five years. Shelton had TD runs of 74 and 4
yards, and also ran a fumble back 75 yards for a score. Brandon
Padilla rushed for 60 yards and both of Alameda's touchdowns. 1991 Hornets
sophomore tailback Dan Nguyen had 201 yards rushing and touchdowns of 51
and 14 yards. Derek Bystrum also had a 6-yard TD run. Rodney
Joiner had a 25-yard touchdown run inthe first half to give Encinal a
short-lived 7-0 lead. 1992 Encinal
lost its first four games of the year and had been outscored 97-13, but
the Jets stood tall in this one. Encinal's
defense held Alameda's star running back, Dan Nguyen to 132 yards on 29
carries, his lowest output of the year. He did, however, score twice on
a 1-yard run and 82-yard kickoff return. Lamont
Brown scored on a 55-yard touchdown run and quarterback Ian Dewey had a
5-yard TD romp for the Jets. 1993 The
Jets came back from a 14-0 deficit behind 93 yards and two touchdowns
from Jeremy Lang. Encinal's
defense did a superb job on Alameda star Dan Nguyen. The sturdy back had
176 yards and two touchdowns, but was held to just 46 yards in the
second half. 1994 The
Jets completed an undefeated ACCAL season with a 26-point rally at muddy
Thompson field. Quarterback
Chris Campbell hit wide receiver James Finley for touchdown passes of 51
and 22 yards, while running back Chad Jones had 150 yards and a score. Alameda
had taken a 7-0 lead just 58 seconds into the game on an 18-yard Scott
Hennessee-to-Nathan Frye pass play. Jeremy Castro had 181 yards in his
final high school game and finished with 1,309 for the year. 1995 The
Hornets rallied from a 14-0 deficit to win this one, as junior Trevor
Davis - playing his first varsity game - rushed for 168 yards and a
touchdown. Quarterback Andy Zell threw a touchdown and Keith Releay's
interception set up Alameda's winning TD. Encinal
got a 66-yard TD run from quarterback Adam Beverly and a 73-yard
touchdown by running back Kevin Ward. 1996 Trevor
Davis, who played at Alameda in 1995 and then transferred to Encinal,
paced the Jets to this easy win with 196 yards rushing and three
touchdowns. Hornets
fans, who saw their Homecoming ruined by Davis, spent the game chanting
``Traitor Trevor, don't come back.'' Encinal's
defense was led by sophomore tackle Jamerio Hickmon, a 6-5, 278-pounder
who repeatedly stuffed the Hornets' running game. The only Alameda
runner with any success was Shaun Bryson, who ran for 128 yards. 1997 It
happened early on - in the second quarter, actually - but placekicker
Eric Wilson made the key play in this one viewed by an estimated 4,000
fans. A
blown PAT snap forced Wilson to run with the ball and he barely reached
the end zone with a dive and a stretch to give the Jets a 15-14 lead.
Kevin Ward also had 116 rushing for the Jets. Quarterback
Mike Knudsen threw a pair of touchdown passes for Alameda. 1998 Running
back Tyree Wright was a human highlight film, rushing for 300 yards and
three touchdowns to pace an easy Hornets win. He
had plenty of support, though. Luis Licea also ran for 131 yards and two
touchdowns and even quarterback Larry Collins had 105 yards and two
scores. The
Jets' highlight consisted of Jermale Jackson's 150 yards passing and two
touchdowns. 1999 The
Jets avenged the 1998 blowout, as DeVonn Harding exploded for 198 yards
and three touchdowns. Alameda running back Ryan Smith had 14 carries for
80 yards and both of the team's touchdowns.
Nobody
could stop Jets running back Tyree Jackson this night. He went for 217
yards and touchdowns of 49, 46 and 19 yards, as Encinal rallied from a
7-0 halftime deficit. Thomas
Ikaika chipped in on defense, scoring touchdowns on a 37-yard
interception return and a 17-yard fumble return. David
Ballerina had a 2-yard TD run for the Hornets, under the leadership of
first-year coach Kevin Hennessee. 2001 DeAndre
Green had an 84-yard touchdown run on the Jets' first possession and it
was smooth running after that. Green finished with 170 yards. Patrick
Lankford rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns for Alameda. 2002 Mark
Gillman was everywhere in this one for the Hornets. He
caught two touchdown passes from quarterback Tom Gay and also had a
sack, fumble recovery and interception on defense. Teammate Tavis Ve'e
contributed 118 rushing yards and a touchdown. Alameda
finished 7-3 for the year, but was stiffed by NCS in its quest for an
at-large berth. Drew
Dozier's 75-yard touchdown run was the highlight for Encinal. 2003 Shades
of the glory years, the Hornets clinch the Alameda Contra Costa Athletic
League title with tough win over the Jets. Tavis
Ve'e, the league rushing champion and MVP, ran for 190 yards and three
touchdowns to nail down the win. Even better, the title gave Alameda the
automatic ACCAL berth into the NCS playoffs. It marked the first time
since 1978 Alameda played in the postseason. Drew
Dozier put on a yeoman performance for Encinal in the loss, running for
198 yards and two touchdowns. Note:
Recaps before 2004 2004
( 50th Anniversary Game ) On
the 50th Anniversary of the Island Bowl, the Hornets scored
50 points en route to 50-36 win over the Jets.
Alameda’s
offense relied on the tandem running of Xavier Miller (204-yds, 3 TDs)
and Jonathan Ve’e (101-yds, 4 TDs), while the Jets rode the back of
the equally able Cyrus Grant (168-yds, 4 TDs).
The
outcome was still in question until deep into the 4th Quarter when
Encinal came roaring back to within one score, but instead of the
expected onside kick, the Jets tried to catch the Hornets off guard and
booted the ball deep. Devin Grigg ended the suspense by running the kick
back 79 yards to set up a clinching Hornet touchdown.
The
two teams combined for an Island Bowl record 86 cumulative points in
this 50th Anniversary match-up. 2005 In another exciting finish, Alameda held on to beat the host Jets in this 51st meeting of the two cross-town rivals. Both teams relied heavily on their running games, with Cyrus Grant (108-yds, 2-TDs) carrying the load for Encinal, and Jonathan Ve'e (153-yds, 2-TDs) for Alameda. The lead changed hands 5 times, with the Jets scoring in the closing minutes to pull within 1-pt. Encinal then elected to go for the 2-pt conversion and the win instead of the tie, but the Hornet defense kept them out of the end zone. Encinal
still had a chance to snatch victory from defeat in the closing seconds,
when they recovered their onside kick and were approaching Alameda's red
zone. But on 4th-and-three, Alameda safety Devin Grigg (despite
having broken his hand earlier during the onside kick) broke
through Encinal's line, and tackled Grant -- who was running a sweep --
for a 2-yard loss to end the threat, and the game. 2006 In a game marred by a record number of penalties, Alameda kept its focus and recorded the first Island Bowl shutout in 17 years; beating their cross-town rivals 31-0. Despite the lopsided score, Encinal was in this contest, but they kept shooting themselves in the foot with inopportune turnovers and disastrous personal foul penalties, which halted Jet drives and helped keep the Hornets on the move. Spear-heading the Hornet offense, Jeff Murphy hit Niko Aumua for two TD passes, while Cameron Brown and Blake Reno-Bautista combined for nearly 200-yds on the ground. But it was the Hornet defense that was the real star of this game; bending - but not breaking - and keeping the Jet offense out of the end-zone till the final gun. 2007 Encinal's Jeff Owens rushed for 204 yards and three TDs to lead the Jets over the visiting Hornets. The win snapped a 5-game Encinal losing streak to cross-town rival Alameda. A muddied QB, Wes Moyer, was all over the field for Alameda in this one; throwing, running and playing a tenacious linebacker, but it was not enough to spark the Hornets. Cameron Brown scored the lone TD for Alameda on a 2-yard run in the 3rd quarter. 2008 Encinal's Dominique Sashington scored three touchdowns, and quarterback Jonathan Brown added one on a 64-yard romp in the third quarter as the Jets' speed and athleticism simply was too much for the young Hornets. Sashington started things off just a minute and a half into the game when he intercepted a tipped pass and ran 26 yards for a touchdown. Other scorers for the Jets included Tyronne Duckett with a 22-yard TD run and Corey Portis who booted a 28-yard field goal. For the Hornets, James Powell ran well but just couldn't get untracked. QB Tim Han scored Alameda's only TD on a 1-yard run and Edgar Casteneda added a 34-yard field goal to cap Alameda's scoring. 2009 The Jets built a 34-3 lead midway through the fourth quarter before the Hornets were finally able to crack their red zone woes and cross the goal line for two late scores. The tone was set early when Tony Nix ran the opening kick-off 100-yds down to the Hornet 1-yard line. Encinal then got touchdown runs by Tyrone Duckett, Kimani Washington, and Matt Meno. The Jets also scored on a 63-yard pass from Duckett to Paul Okamura. Alameda got an early field goal from Edgar Casteneda, and then Hornet QB Tom Ruckman threw a pair of late touchdowns to Qais Shaghashi and Keith Murray to cap the Hornet scoring. Michael Cunningham carried the load for Alameda, rushing for 123-yds on 27 carries. |
