No. 4 Tigers too much for Olympian effort
- Updated: September 30, 2018


Mesa chases down a Riverside player on Saturday night. / photo by Terry Pierson
2018 COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL
RIVERSIDE CITY 49, SAN DIEGO MESA 21
EastCountySports.com staff report
RIVERSIDE – San Diego Mesa quarterback JAKE DUNNINWAY put up good numbers against No. 4 Riverside City College on Saturday but the Tigers were seemingly twice as potent in a 45-21 victory at Wheelock Stadium.
Dunninway passed for 342 yards and three touchdowns in the defeat.

A Mesa ball carrier runs against Riverside on Saturday. / photo by Terry Pierson
Riverside quarterback Stone Smartt had 357 yards of total offense and the Tigers gained 540 yards while holding the Olympians to just 77 yards rushing and recorded four sacks.Freshman
RCC’s Malik Walker scored on a 63-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage, running through untouched.
However, Mesa counted the score with an 11-play, 75-yard scoring drive, capped by a 40-yard pass from Dunninway to DEJON SMITH. It was Smith’s fifth touchdown of the season. He finished with seven receptions for 143 yards.
Mesa’s DOMINIC MCMANUS, out of Ramona High, caught a 10-yard pass from Jake Dunninway to conclude a 99-yard scoring drive. McManus had eight receptions for 81 yards.
The Tigers had 388 yards of offense and a 30-14 lead at halftime, as Smart strung together three passing scores in just over four minutes in the second quarter.
With just under five minutes left in the game, NATANO LOLOGO caught a 3-yard pass from Dunninway.
Freshman ISAIAH WILLIAMS had eight receptions and 96 total yards for the Olympians.
JUSTIN KAPLAN was 3-for-3 on his PATs.
DAMURIER PALMER had an interception for Mesa, while REGGIE PRINCE had 14 solo tackles and a sack.
RCC (1-4), the second-best rushing offense in the state, faces Grossmont on Oct. 13. The Tigers are averaging 48 points a game.
Mesa will host El Camino in two weeks.
San Diego Mesa vs. Riverside Tigers at Riverside, Calif. 9/29/2018 at 6:00 pm |
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San Diego Mesa 21 |
Riverside 49 |
SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
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San Diego Mesa (3-2) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Riverside (4-1) | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 49 |
Riverside, Calif. | Wheelock Stadium,RCC |
PRD | TIME | SCORING SUMMARY | SAN DIEGO MESA – RIVERSIDE |
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1 | 14:45 | Riverside – Malik Walker 63 yd run. (John Garibay kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 63 yards in 0:15. |
0 – 7 |
1 | 09:47 | San Diego Mesa – Dejon Smith 40 yd pass from Jake Dunninway. (Justin Kaplan kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards in 4:58. |
7 – 7 |
1 | 07:20 | Riverside – John Garibay 19 yd field goal. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards in 2:22. |
7 – 10 |
1 | 00:00 | Riverside – Tyrone Marshall 12 yd pass from Stone Smartt. (John Garibay kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards in 3:46. |
7 – 17 |
2 | 12:25 | Riverside – M. Stovall 6 yd pass from Stone Smartt. (John Garibay kick is good). Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards in 1:26. |
7 – 24 |
2 | 12:11 | Riverside – Jammal Houston 37 yd pass from Stone Smartt. (John Garibay kick failed). Drive: 1 plays, 37 yards in 0:07. |
7 – 30 |
2 | 00:51 | San Diego Mesa – Dominic McManus 10 yd pass from Jake Dunninway. (Justin Kaplan kick is good). Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards in 3:34. |
14 – 30 |
3 | 11:26 | Riverside – Quincy Wimbish 43 yd run. (John Garibay kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards in 1:38. |
14 – 37 |
3 | 07:29 | Riverside – John Garibay 19 yd field goal. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards in 1:59. |
14 – 40 |
4 | 12:10 | Riverside – D. Showers 12 yd pass from Stone Smartt. (John Garibay kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards in 0:45. |
14 – 47 |
4 | 12:10 | Riverside – Team safety | 14 – 49 |
4 | 04:50 | San Diego Mesa – Natano Lologo 3 yd pass from Jake Dunninway. (Justin Kaplan kick is good). Drive: 13 plays, 93 yards in 5:39. |
21 – 49 |
SAN DIEGO MESA | STATISTICS | RIVERSIDE |
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21 | FIRST DOWNS | 21 |
15 5 1 |
Passing Rushing Penalty |
10 7 4 |
50% (7 of 14) | THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 36% (4 of 11) |
0% (0 of 3) | FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 100% (1 of 1) |
383 | TOTAL OFFENSE | 540 |
75 5.1 |
Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play |
64 8.4 |
342 | NET YARDS PASSING | 257 |
32-46 7.4 4-32 2 |
Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked: Number-Yards Had intercepted |
13-23 11.2 1-2 1 |
41 | NET YARDS RUSHING | 283 |
29 1.4 |
Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush |
41 6.9 |
5-193 | PUNTS: Number-Yards | 4-163 |
38.6 | Average | 40.8 |
14 | TOTAL RETURN YARDS | 179 |
0 0 3-14 1-0 |
Punt Returns: Number-Yards Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards Interception Returns: Number-Yards |
3-17 5-97 2-65 |
11-107 | PENALTIES: Number-Yards | 16-121 |
0-0 | FUMBLES: Number-Lost | 1-0 |
1-2 | SACKS: Number-Yards | 4-32 |
1-0 | INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards | 2-65 |
33:37 | TIME OF POSSESSION | 26:23 |
San Diego Mesa |
Riverside |
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DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
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# | SAN DIEGO MESA | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
6 | Reginald Prince | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 – 2 | 1.5 – 3 | – | – | 1 | |||
22 | Darriel Weathers | 5 | 3 | 8 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
30 | Havani Makihele | 3 | 5 | 8 | – | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
99 | Hugh Anthony | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | ||||
2 | Isaiah Sayles | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | ||
20 | Brendan Torrance | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
23 | Damurier Palmer | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 1-0 | 1 | |||
2B | Hunter Allen | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
13 | Cade Weaver | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
14 | Sammy Muniz | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
17 | Joel Bracomontes | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
28 | D.J. Dotson | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
43 | Isaiah Bolden | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
50 | Kalid Ali | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
58 | Devin Sanders | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
1D | Matt Cain | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
8 | Dominic McManus | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
11 | Dejon Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
29 | Fernando Harris | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
54 | Isaiah Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
12 | Isaiah Williams | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||
2D | Alex Lemon | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||
TOTALS | 44 | 24 | 68 | 1 – 2 | 4 – 6 | 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4 | 2 | ||
# | RIVERSIDE | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACKS-YDS | TFL-YDS | FF | FR-YDS | INT-YDS | BRUP | BLKS | QBH |
5D | Kobey Fitzgerald | 3 | 3 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
35 | Jose Ramirez | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2.5 – 23 | 2.5 – 23 | – | – | 1 | |||
21 | Kue Olotoa | 3 | 2 | 5 | – | 0.5 – 0 | – | – | ||||
2D | Arin Mannery | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
14 | Christian Swint | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | 1-65 | ||||
17 | Eric Wilson | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
23 | Jalen Bowens | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
30 | Devyn Charles | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 0.5 – 1 | – | – | ||||
37 | Dayshawn Neal | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
55 | Caleb Fitzgerald | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||
90 | Jaden Brown | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
97 | Daryl French | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 – 6 | 1 – 6 | – | – | ||||
6D | Isaia PaoPao | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
8D | Ahjon White | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 1-0 | 1 | |||
9 | Quavon Beckford | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 – 2 | – | – | ||||
10 | Vic Viramontes | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
38 | Devon Falconer | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 – 2 | – | – | ||||
60 | Keanu Henry | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
82 | Zach Arceyut | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
98 | Anthony Reed | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
99 | Nickolas Figueroa | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 – 3 | 0.5 – 3 | – | – | 1 | |||
4D | Terry Victor | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
7D | Isaac Etienne | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
16 | Almount Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
20 | Jean Joseph | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
22 | Jamon McGlory | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
45 | Manu Ta’a | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
52 | Zechariah Holifield | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
58 | Agustin Bojorquez | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
96 | Edward Calhoun Jr. | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | |||||||
TOTALS | 41 | 32 | 73 | 4 – 32 | 8 – 38 | 0-0 | 2-65 | 2 | 3 |
OTHER INFORMATION | |
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Location: Riverside, Calif. Stadium: Wheelock Stadium,RCC Attendance: 0 Weather: Sunny, warm Temperature: 87 deg.F Wind: slight |
Referee: Terry Bernard Umpire: Joe Lloyd Head Linesman: Glenn Inigo Line Judge: Juan Puentes Back Judge: Brian Mills Field Judge: Russell Nygaard Side Judge: Tony Sands Scorekeeper: John Czimbal |