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CSM’S STATE-LEADING DEFENSE SETS RUSHING RECORD; STOPS LANEY, 30-20, IN BULLDOG BOWL

SAN MATEO -- College of San Mateo came back from a 7-0 halftime deficit to keep its unbeaten record in the Bulldog Bowl intact with a 30-20 victory over visiting Laney College Saturday.

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November 22, 2014

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CSM'S STATE-LEADING DEFENSE SETS RUSHING RECORD; STOPS LANEY, 30-20, IN BULLDOG BOWL

SAN MATEO -- College of San Mateo came back from a 7-0 halftime deficit to keep its unbeaten record in the Bulldog Bowl intact with a 30-20 victory over visiting Laney College in Saturday's 2014 season finale.
 

The state No. 7 ranked Bulldogs (9-2) set a school record, holding No. 18 Laney (6-5) to minus 45 yards rushing, and recorded ten sacks -- led by game MVP Mosa Likio. The 5-11, 230-pound sophomore linebacker (out of Wilcox High, Santa Clara) had ten tackles, including two sacks, as the Bulldogs held Laney to 121 net yards and lowered their state-leading defense total to 237.2 yards per game. Previous CSM rushing defensive mark was the minus 43 yards the Bulldog held Foothill on Nov. 1.

The Bulldogs allowed only one offensive score. But they couldn't get their own offense untracked until after the intermission.
 

"Our offense needed a little wake-up call," said CSM coach Bret Pollack. "They heard some words at halftime. I'm proud of the way our offense turned it around." 

The Valley Conference co-champion Eagles took a 7-0 lead a minute prior to the break when Demareyeh Lane returned a CSM fumble 27 yards for a TD and then made it close at the end on Ryan Gordon's nine-yard return of a blocked punt for a fourth quarter score. Lane, a freshman defensive back (out of Castro Valley High), had a game-high 11 tackles (three for losses) and was the defensive player of the game.
 

NORCAL RECEIVING PACESETTER KUTCHERA SHINES: CSM took control, however, during a 13-second span in the third period when wide receiver Kevin Kutchera caught two TD passes (ten and 35 yards) from Justin Burgess. Mister Marshall-Cotton forced Laney's Gordon to fumble the kickoff return after CSM's first score and Keith Marcus recovered to set-up Kutchera for another TD on the next play.  

Kutchera, the offensive player of the game, had five receptions for 83 yards to finish the season with 43 catches for 841 yards and a 19.6 average per catch (leading all Northern California National Division players and ranking fourth overall in the state).

The Bulldogs continued, on their next possession, to total 21 unanswered points -- which they eventually needed. A 99-yard drive (of nine rushing plays) culminated with Sammy Fanua's four-yard TD for a 21-7 lead with 13:17 left in the game. 
EAGLES KEPT IN OWN NEST UNTIL…San Mateo did have to hold back the Eagles in the fourth quarter, when they penetrated the CSM 45 for the first time on consecutive pass plays from Garrett Anderson to Leroy Taylor -- covering 59 yards and then 17 yards for a TD.
The Bulldogs were stopped on their next possession and Laney defensive back Michael Adams blocked the San Mateo punt, with Gordon returning it nine yards to narrow the margin to 21-20. But the Laney PAT kick missed wide left.
SAFETY TIME: The Eagles were intercepted by Kevin Powers on their next series and then pinned on their own two-yard line following a 55-yard Marc McAndrews punt. CSM defensive lineman Adam Sagapolu forced Anderson to throw the ball away from the end zone, resulting in a safety and a 23-20 lead with 4:32 remaining.
 
Laney's resulting free kick gave DJ Peluso an opportunity for his final kickoff return – which netted 53 yards and a final average of 32.6 to rank No. 4 in the state.

CSM planned to run out the clock after that and, in the process, received the clinching points on a 15-yard scoring run by Durrell Crooks with 1:06 left.  A pair of sacks by linebacker Willie Mays quieted the Eagles in the final minute.  

FROSH ALLEN PACES NORCAL LEADING (NO. 2 STATE) RUSHING ATTACK IN FINALE: San Mateo totaled 412 yards, 298 on the ground – led by freshman Michael Allen with 113 yards on 25 carries and Michael Latu's (94 on 11 trips). Allen (5-10, 180) out of Jefferson High, Daly City, had by far his best game, nearly doubling his season total. San Mateo High grad Latu finished as the season leader with 628 yards for Northern California's pacesetting rushing offense (252.7 yards per game), which also ranked No. 2 in the state.
 
CSM has now won its own bowl game nine times without a loss.
 
San Mateo led all 69 California CC teams in pass defense, allowing only 142.1 yards a game. They gave up an average of only 95.1 yards rushing
 
With ten sacks in the finale, CSM finished the year with 51 sacks, No. 2 overall in the state and easily the best by a National (state championship) Division team. San Mateo pacesetters were Randy Allen with 9.5 and Adam Sagapolu with 8.5. CSM also paced the division in fumble recoveries with 15, led by Taylor Mashack, Keith Marcus, and Cody Brown with three apiece.
 
McAndrews finished the season with a 39.6 average on 38 punts, which is the sixth best average in the state (but doesn't qualify for ranking since CSM did not have to punt enough times).
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  November 22, 2014 FROM: Fred Baer,  JC Athletic Bureau     email: frdbaer@aol.com

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION 

RESULTS of November 22 Bowl & Playoff Games:

SAN MATEO (November 22, 2014) – The weekend's California Community College football playoff and bowl game scores as compiled by the JC Athletic Bureau:

            California Community College Athletic Association state football quarterfinals:

--Northern California:

            San Francisco Community College Bowl (at City College of San Francisco):

San Francisco (10-1) 47, Chabot (6-5) 20

            Gridiron Classic Bowl (at Sacramento):

American River (10-1) 20, Butte (7-4) 17

   Region finals, Nov. 29: American River (10-1) at CCSF (10-1), 1p.m.

--Southern California:

            Southern California Bowl (at Fullerton):

Mt. San Antonio (9-2) 44, Fullerton (8-3) 14

            National Bowl (at Riverside City College):

Riverside (10-1) 51, Ventura (6-5) 37

   Region finals, Nov. 29: Mt. San Antonio (9-2) at Riverside (11-1), 6 p.m.

Winner hosts CCCAA state championship game, Dec. 13

                       

--Southern California Football Association American Division Championship Bowl (at Chula Vista): Southwestern (10-1) 40, Santa Monica (7-4) 23

                                               

--Northern California Football Conference Bowl Games:

Bulldog Bowl (at San Mateo):

San Mateo (9-2) 30, Laney (6-5) 20

            East Bay Bowl (at Pleasant Hill);

Sacramento (7-4) 41, Diablo Valley (7-4) 35 (OT)

            North State Bowl (at Weed):

Siskiyous (7-4) 35, Shasta (8-3) 27

            NCFC American Division Bowl (at Coalinga):

West Hills (10-1) 24, Yuba (6-5) 14

            State Center Bowl (at Fresno City College):

Fresno (7-4) 35, Santa Rosa JC (7-4), 21

 

--Southern California Football Association Bowl Games:

            Beach Bowl (at Long Beach City College):

Long Beach (9-2) 75, Golden West (7-4) 41

            Golden State Bowl (at Norwalk):

Cerritos (8-3) 22, Santa Barbara (7-4) 19

            Patriotic Bowl (at San Marcos):

Palomar (7-4) 30, Glendale (9-2) 22

Western State Bowl (at Bakersfield):

Bakersfield (7-4) 23, Chaffey (6-5) 10 

            Upcoming: Living Breath Foundation Bowl (for NCFC American Division Championship), Nov. 29: Contra Costa (9-1) vs. Hartnell (9-1), Rabobank Stadium, Salinas, 1 p.m.

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