HEMET — Robert Coleman threw for 345 yards and four touchdowns against an injury-plagued Griffin defense, as the No. 25 Mt. San Jacinto Eagles upended Grossmont 35-10 at MSJC's Carl Quandt Stadium in Hemet.
Coleman was 31-of-51 in the game and did have an interception on his line as well for the Eagles (5-1, 1-0 American-Mountain).
Grossmont's (2-4, 0-1 American-Mountain) Elia Kirisimasi was 19-of-38 for 177 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions before being replaced late in the contest.
Wide receiver James Johnson led the Griffins with five catches for 85 yards and the lone areal touchdown for the Green and Gold.
Less than five minutes into the game, Mt. San Jacinto's Matthew Caldera (seven carries for 28 yards) scored his only touchdown of the game to give the Eagles the 7-0 lead after the extra point. About 90 seconds later, MSJC struck again with Coleman's first touchdown of the game to Taliq Brown's (game-high 10 receptions for 67 yards) only score.
Grossmont got on the board in the second quarter cutting the lead to 14-3 with a Jorge Aguilar 32-yard field goal.
Coleman went deep with a 50-yard pitch and catch to Roland Hazard, for his only catch of the day. Making it 21-3 with just under seven minutes to go until halftime.
The only Griffin touchdown came with three minutes left in the second quarter. Kirisimasi and Johnson hooked up from 20-yards out to make the score 21-10.
MSJC scored with a second left in the first half, and then added another end zone visit with about 90 seconds left in the game.
The Griffin defense held MSJC to 65 yards fewer than what they had been averaging. The Green and Gold also held the Eagles without a third down conversion (0-9) and fourth down conversion (0-3).
Next week the Griffins will travel to Pasadena City College for a 6:00 p.m. for an American-Mountain contest at Robinson Stadium in Pasadena. At last check, Pasadena City College is still requiring masks for anyone at any time indoors (this includes bathrooms). More information will be provided later in the week.