Kicking System Blog

Well, we won again.  I had 8 extra points and one 50+ yard field goal blocked.  The field we played on was terrible. When I say terrible, I mean it was terrible.   The turf kept coming up, and they called the game with about 30 seconds left becuase the field was in such bad shape.  We play Alameda this weekend in Oakland. Then we play the Wyoming Calvary after that.

I found out my Grandma died on mother days and my dad flew the next day to Croatia.  She was living in Croatia, she had a broken hip and was very sick, she was 85.  It has been a sad day around the Matich household.

I am currently preparing to pack as I will be in Oakland/San Francisco until Saturday.  I am graduating from Grad School, The University of San Francisco. (MA in Sports Management)  The cermony is on Friday afternoon, its been a long journey. I am ready to reap the rewards.

I feel after this graduation I will be able to emmerse myself in The Kicking System full time, this will be the first time that I will be able to do that.

Lastly, Brian Stohavich was offered a full ride to SDSU last week. Bob Elliot called me last week and told me they wanted to get him offer early.   He is excited and I am sure more offers are coming in the coming weeks.  The coaching staff at SDSU keeps calling me about him as well as Travis Golia and David Seawright (PK’s). I had dinner with a Harvard coach, meet with a USC coach and been non-stop on the phone with coaches all week in regards to kickers that I have been working with. Exciting stuff!!!

John Matich

The tagline on San Bernardino Bucking Bulls website urges you to, “Come run with the Bulls.” Shockwave running back Tyrone Evans was more than happy to oblige, rushing for 4 touchdowns for the second consecutive game leading the way to a 56 - 15 Shockwave victory over San Bernardino on Saturday night. Evans’ touchdowns all came on first half runs of one, 4, 3 and one yard, respectively. He finished with a productive 62 yards on 15 carries.

San Diego continued its domination of their Southland rivals, going to 5 - 0 on the season against LA, Pomona and San Bernardino thus far and 6 - 1 overall. After stopping the Bucking Bulls on their initial drive, the Shockwave got on the scoreboard first at 11:30 of the first quarter when quarterback Matt Pound connected with Deondre Alexander on a 34 yard touchdown pass. John “Auto” Matich’s extra point was good. He converted all 8 PAT opportunities.

On the ensuing kickoff, the Bucking Bulls marched down the field, settling for a 28 yard Jaime Cortez field goal at the 6:05 mark of the first quarter. The Shockwave would start to pull away, on the first of Tyrone Evans’ runs, the first a one yard run at the 4:05 mark of the quarter. Defensive back David Beverly would fall on linebacker Rico Curtis’ blocked field goal in the end zone to make it 21 - 3 at the end of the quarter.

Then Evans went to work, scoring three unanswered touchdowns ending the first half with a commanding 42 - 3 lead.

San Bernardino actually came out kicking in the third quarter, outscoring the Shockwave 12 - 7 to narrow the score to 49 - 15. Quarterback Mark Wilson scored on a one yard sneak and Shin Black recovered a blocked field goal attempt in the Shockwave end zone for a touchdown.

But it was too little too late. The Shockwave added two second half touchdowns when newly signed quarterback Ben Bowling connected with wide receiver Nakoa McElrath twice to win the game going away, 56 - 15.

Overall it was a good effort on both sides of the ball for the Shockwave. Defensive lineman Ricky Leungwai continued his march toward a sack record with 2 more sacks; Wallace Thomas and Andre Reed each added one.

The 6 - 1 first-place Shockwave face another tough road test this next Saturday May 19th, the Tri-Valley Ranchers in Alameda County. ”It was a good defensive effort for us against a good team,” said Coach Edwards. “We have another tough road game ahead and there’s some adjustments we’ll make for Tri-Valley. But we’re looking forward to the rematch with Wyoming the week after and continuing our march toward an NIFL championship.”