Griffins are tough match for Gauchos

By Ramon Scott
Updated: November 4, 2018

Grossmont JARIUS BURNETTE III is wrapped up by a Saddleback player on Saturday night.

2018 COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL

SADDLEBACK 45, GROSSMONT 30

EastCountySports.com staff report

MISSION VIEJO – When Grossmont College’s KYREE WOODS had a strip sack and fumble recovery for a touchdown in the second quarter on Saturday night, the Griffins may have reached a high-point in the season.

Coming off their only victory last week, Grossmont quickly bounced back from an early two-score deficit to tie the host Saddleback Gauchos at 14-all and the Griffs’ confidence may have been as high as its been all year.

Saddleback stretches for the goal against Grossmont on Saturday night.

The Gauchos, seemingly hitting a bit of a bump on the road to their big game next week, eventually stemmed the tide and held off Grossmont for a 45-30 National Southern League win.

The Gauchos are 4-0 in the and will meet Riverside for the conference championship next week.

“After this game (Grossmont head coach MIKE JORDAN) was upset,” Grossmont sophomore offensive lineman JAY WILLIAMS said. “He was like, ‘we really could’ve beat this team.’ ”

Former Griffin and Valhalla Norseman Jerome Johnson scored two touchdowns for Saddleback (6-3, 4-0).

Grossmont battled back again in the second half after falling behind by two touchdowns once again at the half.

Grossmont freshman JARIUS BURNETTE had a 57-yard touchdown run for his second score of the game, then ETHAN ALBERTSON booted a 37-yard field goal to bring the Griffins to within 28-24.

Johnson’s second rushing score of the game put the Gauchos back up by 11.

However, Grossmont sophomore FABIAS SHIPMAN III had a 19-yard touchdown run to close the lead to 35-30 with 11:45 left in the game.

The Griffins couldn’t score any more from there.

“It all comes down to being able to finish,” Williams said. “They were just fast

Burnette rushed for 136 yards on 20 carries for the Griffs. On one play, the back lost his helmet and was contacted hard by a Saddleback player. Burnette was shaken up but was able to continue.

Grossmont goes for a punt block on Saturday night.

MATTHEW LINTON had a team-high five receptions for 45 yards for Grossmont (1-8, 1-3).

Grossmont’s BRYSON COLLINS had nine solo tackles, including three for loss and a sack, as well as, two pass breakups.

In addition to his defensive touchdown, Woods, a freshman out of Steele Canyon High, also had a sack.

The Griffins played well on special teams, recovering a pair of muffed punts, the first of which led the Albertson’s field goal.

Former Mountain Empire defensive star BLAKE JARRELL, a freshman, recovered one of the three forced fumbles on the day by the Griffins on a punt early in the fourth at the Saddleback 28-yard line that set up Shipman’s touchdown.

“We had a chance to win this game,” Williams said. “We played pretty well, we were just a few plays from winning that thing. The offense had a few drops and we missed a field goal. ”

Grossmont vs. Saddleback at Mission Viejo HS 11/3/2018 at 6:00 pm
Grossmont 30	Saddleback 45

SCORING	1	2	3	4	FINAL
Grossmont (1-8, 1-3)	7	7	10	6	30
Saddleback (6-3, 4-0)	14	14	0	17	45
Mission Viejo HS \| Diablo Stadium

PRD	TIME	SCORING SUMMARY	GROSSMONT – SADDLEBACK
1	12:48	Saddleback – Johnson,Jerome 1 yd run. (2pt conversion rush by Patterson,R. failed). Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards in 2:12.	0 – 6
1	11:26	Saddleback – Smith,Dejour 28 yd pass from Patterson,R.. (2pt conversion pass by Mailangi,Sefo is good). Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards in 0:15.	0 – 14
1	07:51	Grossmont – Burnette,Jarius 1 yd run. (Albertson,Ethan kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards in 3:26.	7 – 14
2	02:45	Grossmont – Woods,Kyree 0 yd fumble recovery. (Albertson,Ethan kick is good).	14 – 14
2	01:35	Saddleback – Patterson,R. 29 yd run. (Freem,Matthew kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards in 0:59.	14 – 21
2	00:20	Saddleback – Derrico,Austin 26 yd pass from Patterson,R.. (Freem,Matthew kick is good). Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards in 0:42.	14 – 28
3	09:43	Grossmont – Burnette,Jarius 57 yd run. (Albertson,Ethan kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards in 1:38.	21 – 28
3	02:37	Grossmont – Albertson,Ethan 39 yd field goal. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards in 2:34.	24 – 28
4	14:23	Saddleback – Johnson,Jerome 4 yd run. (Freem,Matthew kick is good). Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards in 3:14.	24 – 35
4	11:45	Grossmont – Shipman III,F. 19 yd run. (2pt conversion pass by Abt,Brady failed). Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards in 1:21.	30 – 35
4	05:21	Saddleback – Freem,Matthew 37 yd field goal. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards in 2:10.	30 – 38
4	01:21	Saddleback – Patterson,R. 1 yd run. (Freem,Matthew kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards in 0:14.	30 – 45

GROSSMONT	STATISTICS	SADDLEBACK
15	FIRST DOWNS	22
6 7 2	Passing Rushing Penalty	11 9 2
29% (6 of 21)	THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY	33% (5 of 15)
50% (1 of 2)	FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY	0% (0 of 0)
175	NET YARDS PASSING	291
16-39 4.5 5-40 0	Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked: Number-Yards Had intercepted	27-46 6.3 2-15 0
130	NET YARDS RUSHING	154
40 3.3	Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush	29 5.3
10-335	PUNTS: Number-Yards	7-263
33.5	Average	37.6
117	TOTAL RETURN YARDS	146
2-2 6-115 0 0	Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interception Returns: Number-Yards	4-12 5-134 0 0
9-45	PENALTIES: Number-Yards	7-71
0-0	FUMBLES: Number-Lost	3-3
2-15	SACKS: Number-Yards	5-40
0 0	INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards	0 0
33:36	TIME OF POSSESSION	26:24

Grossmont

Saddleback

PASSING	C-A	YDS	LG	TD	INT
Brady Abt	16-38	175	28	0	0
Ernest Davis	0-1	0	0	0	0

PASSING	C-A	YDS	LG	TD	INT
Robbie Patterson	27-46	291	38	2	0

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Jarius Burnette	20	136	6.8	57	2
Fabias Shipman III	13	30	2.3	19	1
Brady Abt	7	-36	-5.1	3	0

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Jaden Schieberl	5	50	10.0	19	0
Robbie Patterson	10	46	4.6	29	2
Jerome Johnson	8	44	5.5	21	2
Jonathan Jefferson	5	14	2.8	5	0
Al Gene Fisher	1	0	0.0	0	0

RECEIVING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Jacob Rozar	3	48	16.0	28
Mathew Linton	5	45	9.0	15
Tanez Davis	2	29	14.5	23
Fabias Shipman III	2	18	9.0	14
Ernest Davis	1	15	15.0	15
Rahnyae Stephens	1	9	9.0	9
Jesus Romero-Gomez	1	7	7.0	7
Jarius Burnette	1	4	4.0	4

RECEIVING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Austin Derrico	8	100	12.5	26	1
Jeremy Cooper	5	67	13.4	38	0
Dejour Smith	5	55	11.0	28	1
Yasir Berry	2	43	21.5	38	0
Brandon Reaves	3	13	4.3	12	0
Jerome Johnson	1	6	6.0	6	0
Jaden Schieberl	1	4	4.0	4	0
Al Gene Fisher	1	3	3.0	3	0
Ryder Lynch	1	0	0.0	0	0

KICKING	FG	LG	XP	PTS
Ethan Albertson	1/2	39	3/3	6

KICKING	FG	LG	XP	PTS
Matthew Freem	1/2	37	4/4	7

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TB	IN 20
Ethan Albertson	10	335	33.5	47	0	2

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TB	IN 20
Harrison Avila	7	263	37.6	49	0	3

KICKOFFS	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	OB
Ethan Albertson	6	301	50.2	0	0

KICKOFFS	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	OB
Matthew Freem	8	434	54.3	0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Jarius Burnette	2	54	27.0	33
Andrew Lira	2	48	24.0	44
Jesus Romero-Gomez	1	7	7.0	7
Robert Romero	1	6	6.0	6

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Curtis Jackson	3	70	23.3	28
Tyler Noble	1	50	50.0	50
Corey Sinceno	1	14	14.0	14

PUNT RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Andrew Lira	2	2	1.0	3	0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Rome Innocenzi	3	12	4.0	12	0
Corey Sinceno	1	0	0.0	0	0

INTERCEPTION RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD

INTERCEPTION RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD

FUMBLES	NO	LOST

FUMBLES	NO	LOST
Corey Sinceno	1	1
Robbie Patterson	1	1
Rome Innocenzi	1	1

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
#	GROSSMONT	SOLO	AST	TOTAL	SACKS-YDS	TFL-YDS	FF	FR-YDS	INT-YDS	BRUP	BLKS	QBH
44	Bryson Collins	9	2	11	1 – 8	3 – 12		–	–	2
9	Darian Williams	4	6	10	–	–		–	–
23	Andrew Lira	4	5	9	–	–		–	–
32	Brandon Philo	7	0	7	–	–		–	–
52	Kyree Woods	2	3	5	1 – 7	2 – 9	1	1-0	–
2	Preston Piltoff	4	0	4	–	–		–	–	1
26	Derek Sutherland	3	1	4	–	–		–	–
45	Anthony Sola	3	1	4	–	1 – 1		–	–
19	Kyle Caliver	0	3	3	–	–		–	–
41	Chris McDonough	0	3	3	–	–		1-0	–
17	Dachelle Johnson	1	1	2	–	–		–	–
36	Taylor Melemai	1	1	2	–	–		–	–
14	Treaquan Jenkins	1	0	1	–	–		–	–
21	Kyler Perrault	0	1	1	–	–		–	–
25	Fabias Shipman III	0	1	1	–	–		–	–
43	Blake Jarrell	0	1	1	–	–		1-0	–
46	D’Shea Wade	1	0	1	–	–		–	–
54	Anthony Jordan	1	0	1	–	–		–	–
91	Maze Masoe	0	1	1	–	–		–	–
TOTALS		41	30		2 – 15	6 – 22	1	3-0	–	3
#	SADDLEBACK	SOLO	AST	TOTAL	SACKS-YDS	TFL-YDS	FF	FR-YDS	INT-YDS	BRUP	BLKS	QBH
4	Gage Roberson	2	6	8	–	1 – 2		–	–	1
40	Turner Tonkovich	1	7	8	–	–		–	–
63	Trey Ingram	0	8	8	–	–		–	–
28	Leo Tamba	1	6	7	0.5 – 3	1 – 4		–	–
45	Chase Bradley	0	7	7	0.5 – 3	0.5 – 3		–	–
98	Austin Godges	3	4	7	2 – 12	3.5 – 15		–	–			1
22	Tristan Kafentzis	3	3	6	–	–		–	–
20	Curtis Jackson	1	4	5	–	–		–	–	1
3	Colton Larceval	3	1	4	–	–		–	–
7	Sefo Mailangi	1	3	4	–	–		–	–
11	Segun Olubi	2	2	4	1 – 13	1 – 13		–	–
18	Charles Matthews	3	0	3	–	–		–	–
19	Juanye Roberts	0	3	3	–	–		–	–
47	Tyler Wilson	0	3	3	–	–		–	–
2	Corey Sinceno	0	2	2	–	–		–	–	1
17	Blake Kennon	0	2	2	–	–		–	–
31	Tyler Noble	2	0	2	–	–		–	–
50	Seth Bontrager	0	2	2	–	–		–	–
1	Tony Williams	1	0	1	–	–		–	–	1
10	Rome Innocenzi	0	1	1	–	–		–	–
51	Rudy Bukassa	0	1	1	–	–		–	–
56	Matthew Bunnel	0	1	1	–	–		–	–
66	Danny Rodriguez	1	0	1	1 – 9	1 – 9		–	–
TOTALS		24	66		5 – 40	8 – 46		–	–	4		1

OTHER INFORMATION
Location: Mission Viejo HS Stadium: Diablo Stadium Attendance: 1105 Weather: warm Temperature: 77 Wind: none	Referee: John Fallman Umpire: Herb Moutra Head Linesman: Chris Maher Line Judge: Keith Sabo Back Judge: Robin Hall Field Judge: Kent Bukarau Side Judge: Joe Greene Scorekeeper: Jerry Hannula