Inland college football roundup: Redlands picks up first victory of the season
Calel Olicia-Aramboles scored on a pair of 1-yard runs as the University of Redlands picked up its first win of the season, a 38-17 victory over visiting University of La Verne in a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game Saturday at Ted Runner Stadium in Redlands.
La Verne (0-4 overall, 0-2 in conference) grabbed the lead when Jayson Lopez kicked a 26-yard field goal with 5:32 left in the opening quarter.
Redlands (1-3, 1-1) answered quickly, as Jayden Mckey connected with Grant Chaney for a 60-yard touchdown pass less than a minute later. The Bulldogs extended their lead to 14-3 later in the first period when Olicia-Aramboles scored the first of those two touchdowns.
La Verne cut into the deficit when Jordan Hernandez found Masen Uribe for a 9-yard touchdown with 25 seconds remaining in the first half.
Mckey scored on an 11-yard run in the third quarter, but La Verne's Ronald Ropke returned the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown.
Redlands pulled away and scored the final 17 points of the game. Olicia-Aramboles scored in the third quarter, and Isaia Alverado added a 24-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Sergi Rodas-Mendoza capped the scoring with a 40-yard field goal with 5:23 left on the clock.
Alverado led the ground attack for Redlands with 149 yards on 15 carries. Kailob Haag, Cole Smith and Elijah Valles each intercepted a pass to lead the defensive effort for the Bulldogs. La Verne's Jimmy Rumsey finished with eight receptions for 89 yards.
Redlands travels to Pomona-Pitzer for a SCIAC game Oct. 12 at Merritt Field in Claremont.
La Verne hosts Cal Lutheran in a SCIAC homecoming game Oct. 12 at Ortmayer Stadium.
CHAFFEY'
Kaden Taylor tossed two touchdown passes and added another score on the ground as Pasadena City College held off a late charge from visiting Chaffey College and escaped with a 21-19 victory in a nonconference game Saturday night at Robinson Stadium.
Chaffey (4-1 overall) saw the program's 15-game winning streak come to an end with the loss.
Christian Bozeman scored on a 1-yard run to get Chaffey within 21-19 with 5:27 remaining in the game, but Julian Viramontes' pass on the 2-point conversion attempt fell incomplete. The Panthers gained possession with 3:12 on the clock but ultimately turned the ball over on downs.
Pasadena (4-0) grabbed the lead in the opening quarter, when Taylor connected with Flip Fox for a 76-yard touchdown. Chaffey answered with a big play of its own in the second quarter, as Viramontes tossed a 61-yard touchdown pass to Nehemiah Harrison.
The score was tied at 7 at halftime, but Pasadena regained the lead in the third period. Taylor threw a 14-yard touchdown to Deven Muniz, and Taylor added a 4-yard scoring run later in the quarter to help extend the Lancers' lead to 21-7.
Viramontes and Corey Cabriales connected for a 54-yard touchdown to help Chaffey cut the deficit to 21-13 with 2:54 left in the third period.
Viramontes completed 20 of 29 passes for 243 yards. Cabriales caught seven passes for 96 yards, and Harrison finished with four catches for 91 yards. Ryan Woods had a pair of interceptions on defense for the Panthers.
Taylor passed for 173 yards, and Fox had five receptions for 110 yards. Micah Mendoza led Pasadena's ground attack with 141 yards on 21 carries.
Chaffey has a bye next week and then travels to West LA College for an America-Metro Conference opener Saturday, Oct. 19, in Culver City.
