Football

Denerson Tosses Four TD Passes & Wilson Rushes for Three Scores in Citrus’ 59-19 Thumping of Orange Coast College

Nov 10 2024 11:39:26

Football:

Citrus College improved to 5-4 after Saturday’s 59-19 National Central Conference victory over OCC.

Leading 21-12 midway through the second quarter, the Owls scored 37 consecutive points to put the game on ice.

Citrus had advantages in first downs (29-18), rushing yards (340-170) and total offense (557-324).

Jamahl Wilson carried the ball 15 times for 136 yards.

Wilson had TD runs of 10, 3 and 72 yards.

Jake Denerson had a third consecutive solid start to his college career.

Denerson completed 11-of-19 for 217 yards.

He tossed four TD passes and didn’t turn the ball over.

Denerson also rushed for 87 yards on 13 carries.

Erik Saiz caught a pair of 17-yard TD passes from Denerson.

Denerson also connected with Emmanuel Mogbolu and Julian Borrayo on TD strikes of 49 and 37 yards, respectively.

Mogbolu also had 62 rushing yards on 11 carries.

Borrayo caught three passes for 57 yards.

Hakim Haliburton gained 34 yards on five carries, including a 1-yard TD run for Citrus.

Hunter Corbin led the Owls defense with 10 tackles, while Jordan Garcia and Thomas White had six tackles apiece.

Zach Congalton completed 11-of-28 for 126 yards in the loss.

Congalton also had 103 rushing yards on 10 carries.

And that included TD runs of 32 and 5 yards.

Up next: The Owls will host Long Beach City College next Saturday in the regular season finale.

The Vikings were handed a 44-14 ass kicking at the hands of Mt. SAC.

Box Score:
O: 0-12-0-7-(19)
C: 14-28-14-3-(59)

Scoring:
C: Jamahl Wilson 10 run (Ruben Jimenez kick)
C: Jamahl Wilson 3 run (Ruben Jimenez kick)
O: Zach Congalton 32 run (Calvin Kirchoff kick)
C: Emmanuel Mogbolu 49 pass from Jake Denerson (Ruben Jimenez kick)
O: Zach Congalton 5 run (pass failed)
C: Erik Saiz 17 pass from Jake Denerson (Ruben Jimenez kick)
C: Jamahl Wilson 72 run (Ruben Jimenez kick)
C: Julian Borrayo 37 pass from Jake Denerson (Ruben Jimenez kick)
C: Erik Saiz 17 pass from Jake Denerson (Ruben Jimenez kick)
C: Hakim Haliburton 1 run (Ruben Jimenez kick)
C: Lucas Froemel 35 FG
O: D’michael Glenn 6 pass from Sonny Tierney (Calvin Kirchoff kick)

Saturday’s National Central Conference Scores:
Golden West 34, Cerritos 7
Citrus 59, Orange Coast 19
Mt. SAC 44, Long Beach 14
ELAC def. SBVC via forfeit

National Central Standings:
Mt. SAC (9-0, 6-0)
Golden West (8-1, 6-0)
Long Beach (5-4, 4-2)
Citrus (5-4, 3-3)
Cerritos (4-5, 3-3)
ELAC (2-7, 1-5)
OCC (1-8, 1-5)

Final Week Schedule:
Golden West at Mt. SAC
Citrus at Long Beach
ELAC at Cerritos
OCC will defeat SBVC via forfeit

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