Football:
After a season-opening loss at Saddleback (19-11), the Pasadena City College football program has roared back with wins over Santa Barbara (54-21) and tonight’s 26-17 victory at Palomar.
The Lancers only trailed once at 8-7 early in the second quarter.
A 191-67 advantage on the ground allowed PCC to win the time of possession battle, 33-27.
Xavier Buckles was 10-of-18 for 131 yards.
Buckles tossed three TD passes and was intercepted once.
He found Cam Mitchell on scoring strikes of 25 and 12 yards.
And Buckles hooked up with Dmariya Thomas on a 13-yard TD in the third quarter to give the Lancers a 20-11 lead in San Diego.”
Dom Ezeonye did the Lion’s share of the work in the ground game.
He gained 165 yards on 27 carries.
Mitchell finished with four receptions for 75 yards and the two TDs.
Thomas had three catches for 28 yards.
Tristan Fitzpatrick reeled in a pair of passes for 21 yards.
Zack Hutchinson had second-half field goals of 29 and 30 yards, and he went 2-for-2 on extra-point attempts.
Caeden Holcomb led the PCC defense with seven tackles.
Arturo Ayers (6), Gabriel Sulaiman (5), Desi Valdez (5) and Jonah Maningo (4) combined for 20 tackles in the win.
One of the most telling stats of the day had to be the Lancers 14-4 advantage in rushing first downs and being 2-for-2 on fourth-down conversions.
Up next: The Lancers will host Canyons next Saturday at 6.
The Cougars (0-3) have been outscored 134-34 in losses to Southwestern, El Camino and Riverside.
Quotable:
PCC quarterback, Xavier Buckles: “We have a really special group this season. As far as the chemistry, maturity, and overall quality of talent, our coaches tell us this team is second to none of what we’ve had at PCC. Tonight, we were able to play complementary football and most importantly we started fast only allowing one lead to be taken against us. This victory is important to the standard we are building here, that winners win and will always find a way. A great team win against a ranked opponent to put us over .500 heading into conference play.”
Box Score:
PCC: 7-7-9-3-(26)
Pal: 0-8-3-6-(17)
Scoring:
PCC: Cam Mitchell 25 pass from Xavier Buckles (Zack Hutchinson kick)
Pal: Princeton Anderson 44 pass from Noah Schuback (2-point conversion good)
PCC: Cam Mitchell 12 pass from Xavier Buckles (Zack Hutchingson kick)
Pal: Carson Beard 26 FG
PCC: Dmariya Thomas 13 pass from Xavier Buckles (run failed)
PCC: Zack Hutchinson 29 FG
Pal: Phoenix Johnson 12 pass from Noah Schuback (kick failed)
PCC: Zack Hutchinson 30 FG
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Records: PCC (2-1); Palomar (2-1)
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