Canyons looks like champs versus Jags
- Updated: September 13, 2021
Southwestern runs the ball on Saturday night. / CaliCamera
2021 COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL
COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS 52, SOUTHWESTERN 10
EastCountySports.com staff report
CHULA VISTA – The College of the Canyons displayed nothing short of championship form against the host Southwestern Jaguars on Saturday night at DeVore Stadium.
Seventh-ranked Canyons scored 38 points in the first half en route to a 52-10 victory over the 24th-ranked Jags.
Cougar freshman quarterback Colton Doyle passed for four touchdowns to four different receivers in the first half, while freshman teammate Calvin Littles caught one of the scoring strikes and returned a punt 62 yards for a score in the second half.
After COC led 14-0, the Jaguars managed a field goal by Asher Booth (Torrey Pines) to get on the board in the first quarter, but the Cougars quickly responded with a touchdown pass.
The Jaguars scored their only touchdown in the second quarter to breathe a little life into the cause on a 4-yard run by sophomore Albert Robinson (Olympian).
The score drew Southwestern to within 31-10 with 6:38 left in the first half.
Canyons, however, added a score with just 25.1 seconds left before halftime with the connection from Doyle to Littles.
Off his game-winning touchdown pass in the season-opener over Grossmont, sophomore Stevie Orr earned the start.
Southwestern passed for 164 yards, including 96 from Orr, and rushed for 107 yards.
But it was Canyons’ sophomore defensive star Henry Ikahihifo, a former three-star prep prospect out of Paraclete High, who had the biggest impact on the Jags’ offense, producing three sacks.
Ikahihifo’s freshman brother, Tooni, threw a touchdown pass in the third quarter for the last score of the game.
Last week’s hero, Christian Jourdain, who made the game-winning touchdown catch against Grossmont, had a team-high six receptions for 49 yards.
Southwestern sophomore Terry Wright (St. Augustine) had four receptions for a team-high 64 yards, with three of the catches coming in the second half from freshman quarterback Jimmy Inman, of Atlanta, good for 49 yards.
Freshman Jacob Buchanan, of Centennial (Las Vegas), had one of two Southwestern sacks.
The Sola brothers, Alfa and Andrew, of the Jaguars, combined for nine tackles plugging up the middle of the line.
College of the Canyons played in the last Southern California championship game back in 2019, losing to Riverside City College, 68-21.
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COC 17 21 14 0 - 52 SWC 3 7 0 0 - 10 COC - Gilmore 19 pass from Doyle (Morrison kick) COC - Morrison 26 FG SW - Booth 23 FG COC - Zvon 10 pass from Doyle (Morrison kick) COC - Hunt 11 pass from Doyle (Morrison kick) PASSING 7 ORR 9-18-0 96 15 INMAN 3-6-0 49 16 SMITH 3-10-0 19 RUSHING 38 COLEMAN 13-42 35 JAZO 5-37 19 ANDERSON 2-12 7 ORR 7-11 10 ROBINSON 4-6 15 INMAN 8-2 16 SMITH 5-(-3) RECEIVING 3 JOURDAIN 6-49 6 WRIGHT 4-64 11 DORSEY 3-31 17 ROZAR 1-13 88 GRIFFEN 1-7 DEFENSE 1 ESCANO 3T,1PD 2 WILLIAMS, E. 3T 4 HARRINGTON 3T,2A,1PD 6 FRAZIER 2T,1A,1PD 9 WILLIAMS, J. 1T,2A,1 PD 13 TRYLOR 1T,1A 20 HAFOKA 3T 21 WILLIAMS, S. 2.5T,1PD,1PBU 23 BUCHANAN 1SACK,1T 25 CONNELLY 3T(1TFL) 28 BAPTISTA 1T 30 RUELAS 2A,1PD 31 REDMOND 1T 33 ACOSTA 1T(1TFL) 34 CAMBRA-CHO 1A 46 HERBERT 3.5T 49 unknown 1SACK,1T(1TFL) 55 VERIMONTES 1T 95 SOLA, AL. 4T,1A 96 SOLA, AN. 5T PUNTING 64 MCELLIGOTT 10-34.9 (Long 52) PUNT RET 4 BRYANT 4-102 (Long 42) 1 ESCANO 1-20 KICKING 27 ASHER 1-2 FG (Long 23, Missed 47), 1-1 PAT PENALTIES SWC 6-56, COFC 8-100
