Griffins get a pick-five to rally past Seahawks
- Updated: September 11, 2016
2016 GROSSMONT COLLEGE FOOTBALL
GRIFFINS 37, L.A. HARBOR 27
By Bill Dickens
© East County Sports.com
SAN PEDRO (9-11-16) — On a night when the Grossmont College offense sputtered, the Griffins defense erased the deficit and rose to the occasion, posting five interceptions and returning three for touchdowns in a 37-27 victory over Los Angeles Harbor.
JORDAN ELLIS intercepted 2 passes for the second game in a row, returning one for 17 yards and a touchdown in the second quarter. It was his second pick six of the year.
JAMES JULIUS picked off a pass and returned it 47 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, giving the Griffins a 37-21 lead and sealing the victory over the Seahawks (1-1).
Grossmont also received interceptions from TYLER CLANTON and ANTON PAIGE.
“Offensively we weren’t firing on all eight cylinders,” said Griffins coach MIKE JORDAN. “But our defensive play was real special.”
In two games Grossmont now has 9 interceptions, which leads the state.
Freshman running back KEITH FULTON broke into the Grossmont offensive backfield for the first time and left his mark. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound Fulton, from Metairie, GA, rushed for 123 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown run on 23 carries.
“There’s no doubt he was our standout on offense this week,” said Jordan.
Grossmont took the early lead on a 25-yard field goal by CONNER ERWIN with 6:19 left in the first quarter.
LA Harbor then took the lead on a 42-yard interception return for TD by Justice Augasa.
The Seahawks continued the momentum in the second quarter as Jalin Scott flipped a 2-yard pass to Darrion Jones to make it 14-3 in favor of LA Harbor.
The Griffins (2-0) then barged back on a 2-yard plunge by NEHEMIAH BROWN to make it 14-10.
Roderick Chapman bolted 100 yards on the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown that gave the Seahawks a 21-10 lead. The momentum was clearly in Harbor’s corner.
Grossmont had different ideas, however, as the Griffins scored 4 consecutive touchdowns to recover the lead. Ellis scored on an interception, Fulton scored on a 16-yard run, RODERICK WOODS scooped up a fumble and ran 37 yards for a score. Julius knocked in the final nail with his lengthy interception return for a touchdown.
With 6:20 to play Harbor scored but could never out maneuver the Griffins down the stretch.
Grossmont produced only 187 yards total offense, and Harbor collected 199.
“We’re getting better each week,” said Jordan. “But we have to cut down on the errors and polish up our offense.”
Brown finished with 48 yards rushing on 18 carries. He also returned 4 kickoffs for 88 yards and caught one pass for 14 yards.
It was not quarterback BRAD CAGLE’s night as he completed only 6 of 23 passes for 34 yards, and suffered 2 interceptions.
Grossmont’s leading receiver, ADRIAN TOLBERT, was shut out by the Seahawks’ double- and triple-team coverage.
Grossmont opens the home season next Saturday (Sept. 17) when they host state power El Camino at 3 p.m.
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grossmont (2-0) | 3 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 37 |
| LA Harbor (1-1) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| San Pedro, CA | Pirate Stadium | |||||
| PRD | TIME | SCORING SUMMARY | GROSSMONT – LA HARBOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06:19 | Grossmont – Dominick Grimm 25 yd field goal. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards in 4:53. |
3 – 0 |
| 1 | 02:03 | LA Harbor – Justice Augafa 42 yd interception return. (Jorge Paz kick is good). | 3 – 7 |
| 2 | 14:11 | LA Harbor – Darrion Jones 3 yd pass from Jalin Scott. (Jorge Paz kick is good). Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards in 0:42. |
3 – 14 |
| 2 | 10:05 | Grossmont – Nehemiah Brown 2 yd run. (Dominick Grimm kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards in 1:57. |
10 – 14 |
| 2 | 09:44 | LA Harbor – R. Chapman 100 yd kickoff return. (Jorge Paz kick is good). | 10 – 21 |
| 2 | 03:21 | Grossmont – Jordan Ellis 17 yd interception return. (Dominick Grimm kick failed). | 16 – 21 |
| 3 | 09:38 | Grossmont – Keith Fulton 14 yd run. (Conner Erwin kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards in 2:14. |
23 – 21 |
| 3 | 06:18 | Grossmont – Roderick Woods 37 yd fumble return. (Conner Erwin kick is good). | 30 – 21 |
| 3 | 00:16 | Grossmont – James Julius 47 yd interception return. (Conner Erwin kick is good). | 37 – 21 |
| 4 | 06:20 | LA Harbor – Darrion Jones 3 yd pass from Tyler Sestich. (2pt conversion rush by Josiah Franklin failed). Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards in 4:30. |
37 – 27 |
| GROSSMONT | STATISTICS | LA HARBOR |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | FIRST DOWNS | 16 |
| 4 9 2 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
6 5 5 |
| 28% (5 of 18) | THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 27% (3 of 11) |
| 67% (2 of 3) | FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0% (0 of 2) |
| 187 | TOTAL OFFENSE | 199 |
| 75 2.5 |
Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play |
67 3.0 |
| 45 | NET YARDS PASSING | 124 |
| 7-26 1.7 2-19 3 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked: Number-Yards Had intercepted |
15-36 3.4 4-16 5 |
| 142 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 75 |
| 49 2.9 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
31 2.4 |
| 7-296 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 4-121 |
| 42.3 | Average | 30.3 |
| 175 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 236 |
| 0 0 5-86 5-89 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interception Returns: Number-Yards |
0 0 4-165 3-71 |
| 15-136 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 7-40 |
| 2-1 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 2-2 |
| 4-16 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 2-19 |
| 5-89 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 3-71 |
| 32:42 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 27:18 |
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| DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | GROSSMONT | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 41 | Cole Kidd | 4 | 5 | 9 | – | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 8 | Alex Carswell | 3 | 2 | 5 | – | 1.5 – 1 | – | – | 1 | |||
| 20 | Tyler Clanton | 4 | 1 | 5 | – | 0.5 – 1 | – | 1-3 | ||||
| 44 | Roderick Woods | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 – 3 | 3 – 5 | 1 | 2-52 | – | |||
| 23 | Narqesse Smith | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 55 | Ryden Kerr | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 7 | Kurtis Brooks | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 50 | Johnny Garcia | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 6 | James Julius | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1-47 | ||||
| 30 | Luqman Barcoo | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 52 | Cameron Myers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 – 7 | 1.5 – 7 | – | – | ||||
| 56 | Lance Leota | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 – 3 | 2 – 4 | – | – | 1 | |||
| 99 | Chris Yohe | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 19 | Hunter Clark | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 39 | Perry Afato | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 45 | Ikey Poumele | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 46 | Nels Haltom | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 49 | Quantarius Boone | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 – 3 | 0.5 – 3 | – | – | 1 | |||
| 84 | Jabril Clewis | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 29 | Anton Paige | – | – | – | 1-22 | |||||||
| 26 | Jordan Ellis | – | – | – | 2-17 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 38 | 16 | 54 | 4 – 16 | 11 – 24 | 1 | 2-52 | 5-89 | 3 | 1 | ||
| # | LA HARBOR | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
| 1 | Jabbar Miles | 11 | 3 | 14 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 9 | Lui Faamasino | 5 | 3 | 8 | – | 2 – 4 | – | – | ||||
| 2 | Roderick Chapman | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 – 19 | 2 – 19 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Ryan King | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 13 | Justice Augafa | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | 3 – 6 | – | 1-42 | 3 | |||
| 50 | Joel Fahina | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 11 | Manoah Tuiasosopo | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 22 | Peter Brown | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 0-3 | ||||
| 91 | London Ricks | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 1.5 – 4 | – | – | ||||
| 33 | Iosefa Sua | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 45 | Gabriel Chapman | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 52 | Helaman Yarbrough | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 0.5 – 0 | – | – | 1 | |||
| 80 | Johnattan Mudd | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 88 | Tre’Sean Artis | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| 90 | Jack Gonzalez | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 4 | D’Andre Smart | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1-26 | ||||
| 6 | Cavion Clanton | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 17 | Josiah Franklin | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 20 | Malcolm Marcus | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 58 | Mau Lauaki | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 97 | Derryhn Berry | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| TOTALS | 46 | 22 | 68 | 2 – 19 | 9 – 33 | 1-0 | 3-71 | 5 | 8 | |||
| OTHER INFORMATION | |
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| Location: San Pedro, CA Stadium: Pirate Stadium Attendance: 200 |
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