On December 12, 1975 the Eagles of Mountain View High School upset undefeated, #1 ranked Monta Vista High School by a score of 29-16 at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, CA to claim the Central Coast Championship.
Mountain View came into the game with a record of 8-4-1. They were champions of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League, and had beaten Homestead High School (8-1) in Round 1 of the playoffs by a score of 13-6, and undefeated Leland High School of San Jose (11-0) by a score of 14-8. The Eagles were led by sophomore QB Dennis Mateo, junior LB Steve Vago, seniors Joe Zigulis, Scott Hamilton, Alfred Garcia, Jeff Melenudo, and Steve Stolte.
Monta Vista High School (Cupertino, CA) had been the #1 ranked team in the in the CCS the entire season. They had won the De Anza Athletic League championship and had defeated Woodside High School in Round 1 by a score of 28-7 and St Francis High School in Round 2 by a score of 16-6. The Matadors featured QB Rusty McDonald, RB’s Gary Trapp and Chris Johansen, and lineman Mark Duggan.
The defining play of the game was Mountain View’s Scott Hamilton picking up a Monta Vista fumble on the final play of the 3rd quarter and taking it 57 yards for a touchdown.
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