Former Griff Moyer is Mesa’s man now

By Ramon Scott
Updated: September 1, 2017

2017 GROSSMONT COLLEGE FOOTBALL

SAN DIEGO MESA at GRIFFINS

SATURDAY, 3 P.M.

EastCountySports.com staff report

EL CAJON – Nearly three years ago, East County quarterbacking stars BRAD CAGLE and SPENCER MOYER faced off in a less-than-memorable one-sided affair in Lakeside when Cagles’s championship-bound El Capitan squad rushed all over the overmatched Wolf Pack despite nearly 200 yards passing from then-West Hills junior.

Two years later, the duo would be competitive teammates vying for playing time last season at Grossmont College.

On Saturday, Cagle and Moyer will oppose one another again on opposite sidelines when the Griffins host San Diego Mesa at 3 p.m.

SPENCER MOYER

Moyer, who threw for 537 yards last season as the backup to Cagle at Grossmont, is touted to lead the Olympians offense this season.

Moyer passed for a career-high 247 yards and three TDs last Oct. 15, but the Griffs lost, 79-18, at powerful Fullerton after Cagle was knocked from the game after completing his first four passes. Two of Moyer’s miscues were returned for scores.

Cagle appeared fully entrenched at Grossmont’s starter entering this season.

Cagle threw for over 2,000 yards last season and 19 touchdowns as Grossmont had their moments early in the season before fading to several Southern California powers down the stretch.

Cagle had a 550-yard game in a 57-55 loss versus Saddleback last Oct. 29.

It should be noted that Grossmont’s entirely young roster consists of virtually no returning receivers.

“I’ve never actually had this young of a team so you can only expect the worst,” Grossmont head coach MIKE JORDAN said. “But really, the thing we have going for us is an excellent group of freshman players. The very few sophomores who are returning from last year’s team are great leaders and great players.

“We also had a very productive off-season with very good consistency and participation from the new players. We had quite a few high school seniors working out with us in spring football classes.”

Grossmont won the opener last season at Mesa, 49-21, as Cagle started his season with a 253-yard game. Moyer came in late in the contest and threw an 81-yard touchdown pass.

Jordan, along with second-year assistant coach, C.J. ARNOLD, hope to develop the young squad quickly.

XAVIER WADE

“The trajectory of freshman learning curve is inevitable though. We just got to coach our asses off and get that curve to the curve,” Jordan said.

Grossmont’s defense is expected to be paced by sophomore defensive lineman CHRIS JAMES and returning linebacker LOGAN BAKER, out of Valhalla, who caught his only pass of the season for an 11-yard touchdown in the game versus the Olympians last year.

Mesa features former Monte Vista star XAVIER WADE, who had 55 tackles last year on the defensive line, but also can play standing up.

The Olympians roster also dots a few other former East County prep starts, including the former Monarchs JORDAN JOHNSON and RYAN SHIELD, former Grossmont Foothiller RICKY VALDEZ and former Santana receiving star ADAM CHILDRESS.

Jordan feels that early games come down to special teams, penalties and turnovers.

GROSSMONT GRIFFINS 2017 ROSTER

No.	Name	Pos.	Ht	Wt	Yr	High School	Hometown	State
1	Summers, John	WR	5’10”	175	FR	El Capitan	San Diego	CA
2	Barcoo, Luq	DB	6’1″	170	SO	Castle Park	Chula Vista	CA
3	Davis, Trey	WR	5’10″	170	FR	Central Catholic	Portland	OR
4	Cagle, Brad	QB	6’0″	190	FR	El Capitan	San Diego	CA
5	Dockery, Alex	WR	5’10″	170	FR	La Jolla	San Diego	CA
6	Ward, Terrance	DB	5’11″	180	FR	Wisconsin Lutheran	Milwaukee	WI
7	Range, Tyree	RB	6’0”	230	SO	Rancho Bernardo	San Diego	CA
8	Harris, Josh	QB	6’6”	230	FR	Oceanside	San Diego	CA
9	Sepulveda, Tyler	DB	6’3”	190	FR	West Hills	San Diego	CA
10	James, Chris	DL	6’0”	250	SO	Chaparrel	Oceanside	CA
11	Schimke, Trey	LB	6’3”	225	SO	Valhalla	San Diego	CA
12	RETIRED IN HONOR OF JOE ROTH
13	Steen, Mylik	WR	6’0”	165	FR	Castle Park	San Diego	CA
14	McKinney, Joaquin	QB	6’1”	180	FR	Serra	San Diego	CA
15	Bruno, Dustin	WR	6’2”	180	FR	Jack C Hays	Austin	TX
16	White, Sean	WR	6’0”	195	FR	Ashley Ridge	Charleston	SC
17	Walker, Anthony	WR	6’2″	190	SO	B.T. Washington	Tulsa	OK
18	Jones, Riley	TE	6’4″	225	FR	Edwardsville	Edwardsville	IL
19	Finerty, Isaiah	WR	5’10”	165	FR
20	Feeler, Matthew	DB	5’11”	175	FR	Torrey Pines	San Diego	CA
21	Johnson, Jerome	RB	6’3”	240	FR	Valhalla	San Diego	CA
22	Al-Ghani, Zayid	RB	5’11”	190	FR	Southridge	Kennewick	WA
23	Baker, Logan	LB	5’10”	200	SO	Valhalla	San Diego	CA
24	Garcia, Ernie	LB	6’2″	220	SO	West Hills	San Diego	CA
25	Kingsley, Stephen	DB	5’8”	165	FR	Mira Mesa	San Diego	CA
26	Bruno, Mark	DB	5’9″	180	FR	Cypress Ranch	Cypress	TX
27	Self, Lane	DB	6’1”	175	FR	Creekview	Carrollton	TX
28	Stephens, Sam	RB	5’11”	195	FR	Otay Ranch	San Diego	CA
29	Barela, Wayne	LB	5’11”	200	FR	Steele Canyon	San Diego	CA
30	Bryan, Delano	DB	5’10”	160	FR	Westview	Avondale	AZ
31	Francis, Kevin	DB	6’2″	190	FR	Valhalla	San Diego	CA
32	Jenkins, Tre	DB	5’10”	165	FR	Ashley Ridge	Charleston	SC
33	Powell, Andrew	DB	6’1″	165	FR	Mountain Empire	Pine Valley	CA
35	Wade, Richard	DB	6’0″	165	FR	El Cajon Valley	San Diego	CA
36	McNamara, Maurice	DB	5’9″	160	FR	Steele Canyon	San Diego	CA
37	Rosen, Trey	RB	5’10	180	FR	Mt Miguel	San Diego	CA
38	Romero, Robert	RB	5’10”	220	FR	Johanson	Modesto	CA
39	Shaw, Jacob	RB	5’10”	220	FR	West Hills	San Diego	CA
40	Crowel, Jaylin	DB	6’1	170	FR	Lincoln	San Diego	CA
41	Mirich, Cooper	LB	6’1″	230	SO	Cheyenne Central	Cheyenne	WY
42	Lopez, Tristin	LB	5’10”	215	SO	Patrick Henry	San Diego	CA
43	Williams, Davon	LB	6″1″	210	FR	Bonner Springs	Kansas City	KS
44	Faitau, Chance	LB	6’0”	220	FR	Liberty (NV)	Honolulu (HI)	NV
45	Caliver, Kyle	DL	6’0”	250	FR	Cathedral Catholic	San Diego	CA
46	Kendall, Haiasy	LB	6’1”	225	FR	Grossmont	San Diego	CA
47	Stogsdill, ,Michael	DB	5’9″	170	FR	Mountain Empire	Pine Valley	CA
48	Stevens, Jordan	LB	6’1”	220	FR	Central Catholic	Portland	OR
49	Haddad, Race	LB	5’10”	220	FR	Lincoln	San Diego	CA
51	Davis, Martel	LB	5’9″	200	FR	Scripps Ranch	San Diego	CA
50	Wyatt, Jalen	DL	6’3”	275	SO	Helix	San Diego	CA
52	Woods, Kyree	DL	6’3”	290	FR	Steele Canyon	San Diego	CA
54	Schwenke, Max	LB	5’10”	225	FR	Mater Dei	San Diego	CA
55	Deason, Elijah	LB	6’1”	220	FR	Madison	San Diego	CA
56	Alvarez, Daniel	LB	5’9″	205	FR	West Hills	San Diego	CA
57	Sines, Jake	OL	6’6″	280	FR	Valhalla	San Diego	CA
59	Johnson, Dachelle	DE	6’3”	225	FR	Mt Miguel	San Diego	CA
60	Villa, Roman	OL	6’0″	280	FR	El Capitan	San Diego	CA
63	Gortney, Drew	OL	6’4”	315	FR	Oxford	Oxford	AL
64	Fowler, Marco	OL	6’2”	290	FR	West hills	Santee	CA
65	Shalabey, Samer	OL	6’3”	280	FR	Bogan	Chicago	IL
69	Allen, Gerald	DL	6’1″	280	FR	Evergreen Park	Evergreen Park	IL
70	McClain, Terrance	OL	6’4”	300	FR	Owingsmills	Baltimore	MD
71	Grays, Ajani	OL	6’3″	300	FR	Morse	San Diego	CA
72	Saavedra, Francisco	OL	6’4”	270	SO	Granite Hills	San Diego	CA
73	Denney, Brendan	OL	6’4″	350	FR	Granite Hills	San Diego	CA
77	Bernal, Mario	OL	6’4″	330	FR	Helix	San Diego	CA
80	Cass Williams, Amadi	WR	6’2”	205	FR	Steele Canyon	San Diego	CA
81	Stephens, Rahnyae	WR	5’9”	150	FR	Valhalla	San Diego	CA
82	Cravens, Wilton	WR	6’3”	195	FR	Kahuku	Laie	HI
83	Davis, Ernest	WR	6’1″	175	FR	Landstown	Virginia Beach	VA
84	Crutcher, Zack	WR	6’0”	185	FR	Sweetwater	San Diego	CA
88	Williams, Jay	DE/TE	6’5”	250	FR	Nuview Bridge	Moreno Valley	CA
95	Taylor, Coleman	DL	6’0″	290	SO	Lincoln	San Diego	CA
96	Perry, Tim	DL	6’0”	240	FR	Landstown	Virginia Beach	VA
97	Erwin, Conner	K	6’1	165	SO	West Hills	San Diego	CA
98	Lester, Blake	P	6’2”	180	SO	Helix	La Mesa	CA
99	Haltom, Nels	P/K	5’10”	180	SO	Bountiful High	Bountiful	UT


	Flournoy, Marjaan	DB	5’10”	185	FR	Helix	San Diego	CA
	Franklin, Lyndon	DB	5’9″	180	FR	Cathedral Catholic	San Diego	CA
	Harris, Cortez	LB	5’10”	225	FR	Morse	San Diego	CA
	Perrault, Kyler	DB	5’11”	175	FR	Carencro	Lafeyette	LA