Pictured L-R: PCC & Chaffey College quarterbacks, Kekahi Graham & Dereun Dortch
College Football:
By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor
For the second consecutive week, a pair of undefeated area JC football programs will meet up on a Saturday night.
Last week, Mt. SAC snapped Citrus’ state-best 17-game win streak, 42-21, in Glendora.
Alex Flores tossed four TD passes, and the Mounties pulled away from the Owls.
This week, a pair of 4-0 programs with explosive offenses meet up in Rancho Cucamonga.
PCC (57) and Chaffey (50) combine to score 107 points per game and neither defense has to take a back seat to anyone.
The Panthers surrender an average of 16 points each week, while the Lancers give up 19.
PCC’s high-water mark offensively came in a week-two 70-13 victory at West LA.
Last Saturday, Chaffey put a 62-25 beatdown on the Cougars at LA Southwest College.
Neither program has been in danger of losing through week four.
The Lancers closest game was a 20-point victory in the season opener against Santa Ana, and the Panthers opened 2023 with a 25-point triumph over LA Valley.
(Pictured below L-R: PCC’s Robert Tucker & Chaffey’s Darrin Chiaverini)
Kekahi Graham and Dereun Dortch have been very effective at running the PCC and Chaffey offenses, respectively.
Graham has thrown for 989 yards and 16 TD’s, and Dortch has totaled 782 yards through the air and eight scores.
Dortch has a 5-2 advantage in rushing TD’s over his PCC counterpart.
The Lancers throw for 19 more yards per game, but the Panthers have a significant 266-156 edge on the ground.
Jayson Cortes anchors the Chaffey ground game with 491 yards and eight TD’s, while Isaac Glover leads PCC with 278 rushing yards and seven TD’s.
LaMonte Holmes and Drushun Phillips have combined for 18 catches for 355 yards and six TD’s for the Lancers.
Together, Chaffey’s Corey Cabriales and Dorion Livingston have 30 catches for 407 yards and six scores.
Defensively, the Panthers allow an average of 245 yards per game, as compared to 320 for the Lancers.
Seven Chaffey players have one interception apiece, while Idriq Carmichael (3) and Eli Mouton (2) have combined to pick five passes for the PCC defense.
The kickoff is set for 6 at Chaffey College.
Stat Leaders:
QB’s:
Dereun Dortch (C): 56-of-71 for 782 yards, 8 TD’s & 5 INT
Kekahi Graham (P): 71-of-111 for 989 yards, 16 TD’s & 2 INT
Rushing:
Isaac Glover (P): 41 carries for 278 yards & 7 TD’s
Kekahi Graham (P): 17 carries for 50 yards & 2 TD’s
Jayson Cortes (C): 82 carries for 491 yards & 8 TD’s
Dereun Dortch (C): 32 carries for 257 yards & 5 TD’s
Receiving:
LeMonte Holmes (P): 11 catches for 179 yards & 3 TD’s
Drushun Phillips: (P): 7 catches for 176 yards & 3 TD’s
Jordan Rodriguez (P): 10 catches for 109 yards & 1 TD
Daniel Schwam (P): 6 catches for 157 yards & 2 TD’s
Damien Gonzales (P): 6 catches for 129 yards & 1 TD
Corey Cabriales (C): 17 catches for 303 yards & 3 TD’s
Dorion Livingston (C): 13 catches for 104 yards & 3 TD’s
Jeremiah Beck (C): 12 catches for 190 yards & 1 TD
William Davis (C): 9 catches for 134 yards & 1 TD
Jayson Cortes (C): 8 catches for 92 yards & 1 TD
Demajea Mitchell (C): 8 catches for 133 yards & 1 TD
Tackles Leaders:
PCC: Julius Ray (25), Torriq Brumfield (15), Arthur Horcasitas (15), Jachai Pulley (14), Devon Mayes (13)
Chaffey: Corey Davis (19), Syrano Ware (18), Nico Guerra Uscategui (14), Sean Ivy (13), Ronald Williams (13)
By the Numbers:
Records: P (4-0); C (4-0)
Points Scored: P (227); C (196)
Points Allowed: P (75); C (65)
Points Scored Per Game: P (57); C (50)
Points Allowed Per Game: P (19); (16)
Passing Yards Per Game: P (293); C (274)
Rushing Yards Per Game: P (156); C (266)
Total Offense (Yards) Per Game: P (449); C (540)
Yards Allowed Per Game: P (320); C (245)
PCC’s Road Record: (2-0)
Chaffey’s Home Record: (1-0)
CCCAA State Ranking: P (tied for 18th); C (not ranked)
PCC’s Schedule-Results:
9/1: PCC 55, Santa Ana 35
9/9: PCC 70, West LA 13
9/16: PCC 59, Desert 13
9/23: PCC 43, Victor Valley 14
Chaffey’s Schedule-Results:
9/2: Chaffey 34, LA Valley 9
9/9: Chaffey 43, LA Pierce 7
9/16: Chaffey 57, Santa Monica 24
9/23: Chaffey 62, LA Southwest 25
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