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DHS Football: Dixon Outmatched, Outmanned in 56-
The Rams give Besseghini his first points of his varsity coaching career.
It’s a step up from last week’s performance for the Dixon High football team, but not the final result it ultimately seeks each week.
Two touchdowns against Patterson Friday night put the Rams on the board for the first
time this season, but left them well short of much else, as the Tigers blew the game
open in the first half and ran away with a 56-
“It’s a struggle,” Dixon coach Wes Besseghini said. “They physically outmanned us in every position. Our guys hung in there, they didn’t quit, and that’s something to be proud of.”
Dixon couldn’t take advantage of a first possession turnover by Patterson – a George
Garcia fumble that was recovered by the Rams’ Marlon Oraye – and went three-
Patterson’s Bryan Todd hit Frankie Sanchez for a 42-
Following another Rams three-
Though the Vatuvei’s run was indicative of the game in a nutshell, Besseghini saw good things coming out of his players.
"I was happy that our offense got the ball moving," he said. "These guys showed growth. They didn't give up, they played physical the whole time.”
The Rams scored their first touchdown of the season and of Besseghini’s varsity coaching
career in the third quarter, when Marcos Pangelinan took a quarterback keeper for
a one-
Pangelinan then found Bryan Hollowell in the endzone for a 9-
“He’s a hell of an athlete,” said Besseghini about Pangelinan’s performance. “We saw that last year. He’s really stepped up as a leader and I’m proud of him.”
The Rams couldn’t match up to the depth of the Tigers, who flaunt a 45-
Besseghini said had it been up to him, he wouldn’t have played as many larger schools
as are on this year’s schedule, and would have kept his team’s non-
The lopsided affair on the scoreboard on the field didn’t leave Besseghini down, however.
“We still had energy on the sidelines at the end of the game, and as we go into some schools a little closer to our size, they're ready to go,” he said. “This was a good building block for them."
Dixon will take a week off and then host Winters two weeks from Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Patterson 56, Dixon 14
Patterson 22 21 13 0 — 56
Dixon 0 0 7 7 — 14
Scoring summary
8:45, 1st: P — Garcia 3 run (P. Vatuvei run)
5:45, 1st: P — P. Vatuvei 22 run (DeAnde kick)
4:33, 1st: P — Jacks 59 punt return (DeAnde kick)
10:56, 2nd: P — Garcia 53 run (DeAnde kick)
5:11, 2nd: P — Garcia 26 run (DeAnde kick)
0:53, 2nd: P — D. Vautvei 6 run (DeAnde kick)
6:51, 3rd: P — Garcia 4 run (DeAnde kick)
1:07, 3rd: D — Pangelinan 1 run (De La Cruz kick)
0:11, 3rd: P — Warmsley 55 run (kick failed)
2:22, 4th: D — Hollowell 9 pass from Pangelinan (De La Cruz kick)
Individual Statistics
Rushing (car-
Passing (comp-
Receiving (rec-
Team offense (rush-
Patterson — 342-
Dixon — 68-
Fumbles/lost: P — 1/1; D — 2/2.
Records: Patterson 2-
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DHS Football: Dixon Drops Home Opener to Patterson 56-
Marcos Pangelinan scores first points for Rams this season with a pair of touchdowns.
The Dixon High football team found ways to score this week, but was no match for
Patterson, which dominated the Rams 56-
Marcos Pangelinan scored on a sweep to the left for Dixon's first touchdown in the
third quarter, and connected with Bryan Hollowell for a 9-
"I was happy that our offense got the ball moving," Rams' coach Wes Besseghini said. "These guys showed growth. They didn't give up, they played physical the whole time. We still had energy on the sidelines at the end of the game, and as we go into some schools a little closer to our size, they're ready to go. This was a good building block for them."
Dixon has a bye next week, and will host Winters on Friday, Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Rams Football: Dixon Looks For Bounce Back in Home Opener Tonight Against Patterson
After last Friday’s season-
Can you blame him?
Though his varsity coaching debut didn’t go well, Besseghini felt his first-
“I think that last week was kind of a big eye-
The inexperienced Rams were penalized nine times for 65 yards in the first half alone last week. Rams’ running backs carried the ball 24 times for 35 yards and quarterbacks Marcos Pangelinan and Timmy Ruiz passed for a total of 10 yards. Dixon gained only three first downs over four quarters.
Foothill clicked from the start last week, putting up 28 points in the first and
second quarters to lead 56-
Dixon looks to put last week’s debacle behind them with their home opener tonight
against Patterson at 7 p.m. The Tigers dominated Grace Davis of Modesto 42-
Nick Marchy now calls the shots for Patterson after Rob Cozart resigned at the end of last year. Cozart, who had been the Tigers head coach for the past eight seasons, would later join Merced College’s coaching staff.
Besseghini feels as if his younger players have improved to varsity-
“Our kids have adjusted to the game now and we want to be more physical in what we do,” he said. “I don’t think we were very physical last week.”
http://dixon.patch.com/articles/football-
Football: Dixon's Besseghini Looking to Capture GEL
Rams' first-
By Peter Fournier
If there’s one mark first-
The former Rams defensive coordinator and junior varsity coach enters into his fifth year in the Dixon High football program at the helm and gunning for the 2011 Golden Empire League title.
“We want to go out there and hit them,” Besseghini said. “We want to make sure that either when we go to their house or they come to Dixon, they leave that game knowing they were in a fight the whole time and they aren’t going to leave in better shape than they got there in.”
With just 10 returning players from last year’s 4-
“I will never blame that as an excuse,” he said. “This is a young but very talented team, and I expect big things for them.”
Besseghini will waste no time throwing them into the fire, as the Rams will play
high-
Dixon will start the season at Foothill of Palo Cedro (Redding), who lost to Paradise
in the 2010 CIF Northern Section Division I final 29-
The ultimate challenge will be Sept. 23 meeting with Escalon, who handed the a Rams
45-
Besseghini said that his team’s non-
“We have a pretty tough preseason, but our goal is the league championship,” he said.
Besseghini plans to revamp the offense from a spread to pro set, going for short gains rather than big play possibilities of the spread which the Rams have run for the past three years.
“I want to be a team that prides ourselves on controlling the line of scrimmage and being physical in everything we do,” he said. “We want three yards every play, and we’re willing to chip away that way, where as the spread offense we felt like was a big play offense.”
Senior Marcos Pangelinan will be the Rams starting quarterback for the second straight year. According to statistics compiled from maxpreps.com, Pangelinan threw for 360 yards in seven games and rushed for 509 in eight while running the spread offense.
Though he has an experienced arm under center, Besseghini expects his team to have more than one player push the team.
“We’re going to be a team that relies on different players to get things done for us,” he said.
Though Besseghini expects more than one playmaker to standout each game, the objective each week won’t change.
“We’re going into every game thinking we can win and expecting we can win,” he said.
Dixon High School Names New Cheer Coach
Robin Chavez has been hired as the new Cheer Coach for Dixon High School for the
fall 2011 sporting season. Robin brings a wealth of experience to the Mighty Ram
cheer program. Robin has been involved in coaching for over 20 years. Previously
she was part of the cheer program for youth football in Vacaville and served as head
cheer coach at both Willis Jepson Middle School and Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville,
CA. Robin will be conducting tryouts very soon at DHS. Look for publication in the
local media and for phone and text messages contacting perspective Ram Cheer Leaders.
If you would like to contact Ms. Chavez, please use the following e-
Dixon High School Names Wes Besseghini as New Varsity Football Head Coach
The Dixon native looks to continue the Rams' consecutive postseason appearances and
eventually take a Sac-
By Peter Fournier | Email the author |
Wes Besseghini, pictured left, is now the Dixon High Rams Varsity Football Coach. Suzie MacKenzie
Wes Besseghini knows the 2011 spring semester will feature himself and his wife co-
Dixon High named Besseghini as its varsity football head coach on March 9, replacing former head coach Scott Winslow who resigned at the end of last season. “We had an outstanding pool to choose from,” Dixon High Athletic Director Nick Girimonte said. “Wes just rose as the best candidate of that group with the combination of experience and energy.”
Besseghini was the varsity defensive coordinator for the past two seasons and prior to that was the junior varsity head coach for two years.
“For us, it was that combination of what it takes to run a varsity program and what it takes to work with kids at Dixon,” Girimonte said. The new coach said the initial search – which started in February – took some time.
“It was a really long process,” he said. “They had to fly it for people in the district and for people outside the district.”
Besseghini said he put in his application to a hiring committee of local Dixon community members that ultimately decided who was suitable for the job. Lucky for the native Dixon citizen, he got the call which many assistant coaches yearn for.
“They called three of us back for a second interview and they finally named me as head coach,” Besseghini said.
Once on the job, he'll have the challenge of keeping the Rams' three-
“Our goal is to reach the playoffs but I’d really like to make a long run into the playoffs and win that (Sac –Joaquin Section) title,” Besseghini said. “That would be our goal.”
The Dixon High graduate and former football player is looking forward to a season that features 15 returning players. That’s a stark difference from the amount of players that left the team heading into last season.
“Going into last year we graduated 22 seniors,” Besseghini said. “We graduated a lot of seniors and had a lot of kids who didn’t have a lot of playing time.”
Besseghini isn’t waiting for the summer to get his team ready for the fall though.
“My first step is to get the kids into the weight room more consistently,” he said. “…The kids need to be lifting now, and that will be my emphasis now for them to start lifting.”
When Besseghini isn’t coaching at Dixon High, he’s teaching physical education at Dixon Montessori School. As for free time, he admits that coaching takes up a lot of his off time. When it doesn’t, he likes spending time with his young son.
“I have a 2-
He attended Azusa Pacific University in Southern California after high school, but returned to Dixon after graduating.
“It’s a town I’ve always had a passion for,” Besseghini said. “I’ve always had a passion for the town. I grew up here and played football here, and I have a passion for the sports and kids.”
Besseghini's love for his home town and athletics may have been the ultimate ‘it’ factor between him and any other candidate.
“When we look at the whole picture, Wes is our best candidate, and that’s why we hired him,” Girimonte said.
Dixon High announces new Head Football Coach
http://www.dhstelegram.com/blog/2011/03/11/new-
Dixon High announces New Head Football Coach
Posted by Mr. Chaidez on Mar 9, 2011 in Athletics News, Featured Posts
Dixon High School is pleased to announce Wes Besseghini as the new head football
coach. Coach Besseghini’s history with Dixon Football runs deep. He began his playing
career with Dixon Youth Football, and later used this experience to catapult him
to a successful high school career with the Rams. He was a two-
After graduation, Wes returned to Dixon and immediately began working with Dixon High School Football. He served as the JV Head Football Coach from 2007 to 2008, where his teams enjoyed considerable success. Coach Besseghini then moved to the Varsity level in 2009, where he was the Defensive Coordinator for a league champion Dixon team. Wes served in the same capacity in 2010, when the Rams made the playoffs for the third straight year. Additionally, in 2010 Coach Besseghini served as Coach Winslow’s Assistant Head Coach and handled most of the administrative duties assigned to a head coach. Coach Besseghini is also the Head Coach of the Dixon High School softball team, and is a PE teacher at the Dixon Montessori School.
Dixon High School was fortunate to receive applications from a number of outstanding candidates, and is thankful for the many hours spent by our hiring committee.
Go RAMS!
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