Around 10,000 spectators packed Levi’s Stadium on Friday night to watch as the Santa Clara Bruins played a long-awaited match against the Wilcox Chargers, which ended in a loss of 20-67.

The Bruins kept pace with the Chargers throughout the first quarter, which ended with a score of 6-14. However, soon after the start of the second quarter, they began to lag behind, throwing many interceptions.

“We got throttled,” said Santa Clara Bruins coach Hank Roberts. “They jumped into some weird stuff and our quarterback wasn’t expecting it.”

Bruins wide receiver Erick Arevalo felt that the team kept up their game during the second half, but gave up in the end. “When there’s an obstacle, or pain, we’ve just got to keep going,” Arevalo said.

The Chargers rushed many of their plays through the Bruins’ central defense, scoring a total of 10 touchdowns.

“They were fan-blocking. Running the ball down the center proved most effective,” said Chargers coach Dan Brown.

Spectators’ attention to the game was diverted when near the start of the second half, a man wearing a gray jacket and black pants ran onto the field. Stadium security handcuffed the man on the field, and Levi’s Stadium officials confirmed that he was later taken to jail. Santa Clara High School vice principal Antonio Vela declined to comment, saying it was “a school discipline matter.”

This defeat marks the twenty-ninth year that SCHS has lost its annual football match with Wilcox. The last time the Bruins won against their rivals was in 1985.

This year, Brown said, the Bruins maintained their ground in the first half but lost their footing in the second.

“They should have kept it a short passing game,” said Brown.

The reason for the Chargers’ success, Brown concluded, was simple. “Attitude is everything. A good team attitude changes the altitude of the game,” he said.

The mood in the Bruins’ locker room was somber following the match. Roberts spoke to his players before they left the stadium: “Wake up tomorrow with the passion to get better, and we will get better.”

This is the Bruins’ fourth loss of the season, bringing their record to 1-4. Wilcox’s record  now stands at 4-1.

Though disappointed, Roberts said he took personal responsibility for the loss, and vowed to improve his team’s performance. “I take every bit of this on me,” he told the players in the locker room. “This game is on me, not on you.”