The University of Redlands football team traveled to nearby
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges on Saturday for a Southern
California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) game against
the Stags. With a diversified offense and steady defense, the
Bulldogs gained the 49-21 victory at Zinda Field.
The Bulldogs opened the scoring on its first drive, putting
together a 14-play, 85-yard scoring series early in the first
quarter. After the Stags fumbled the ball on its initial
opportunity, Redlands recovered the ball and converted that
possession into a touchdown by making four efficient plays for 41
yards. Despite giving up a Stag touchdown late in the first
quarter, the Bulldogs responded with a score of their own to open
the second, going up 21-7. A few minutes later, Redlands took
advantage of another CMS fumble and scored its fourth touchdown at
6:38 to go in the first half. Due to their strong defense, the
Bulldogs forced the Stags to give up the ball on downs with less
than a minute remaining in the half. Redlands cruised 44 yards down
the field in five plays to convert another touchdown, taking a 35-7
lead at halftime. The second half saw much of the same results for
Redlands as graduate student Kyle Godfrey (Apple Valley, CA) ran
back a punt return for 59 yards into the Stag end zone for the
score. Despite giving up two CMS touchdowns in the fourth, the
Bulldogs gained their seventh, seven-point play of the day to earn
the solid 49-21victory.
Led by junior quarterback Dan Selway (Orange, CA), Redlands gained
solid yardage from seven different receivers, accumulating 211
yards on 18 catches for four touchdowns. Leading the crew, senior
wide receiver Kenny Romero (Hollister, CA) made four receptions for
52 yards and a touchdown, including a long of 22. Godfrey tallied
five catches for 45 yards and a score while junior wide receiver
Brian Putman (Bakersfield, CA) proved extremely efficient with 46
yards on only three receptions. Rounding out the receiving corps,
sophomore wide receiver Brenden Barkate (Bakersfield, CA) made two
important grabs for 34 yards as sophomore Evan Reuter (Cameron
Park, CA came up with two catches for 23 yards. Overall, Selway
went 17-for-28 with only one interception for 200 yards while
sophomore quarterback Steve Smith (Lake Oswego, OR) connected with
Reuter for his first career touchdown.
On the ground, Redlands gained solid numbers from junior running
back Zack Schafer (Saugus, CA), who tallied 68 yards on 19 carries.
In addition, junior running back Jeff Stewart (Newark, CA) tallied
61 yards on 14 attempts for a touchdown while sophomore running
back George Foreman IV (Huffman, TX) averaged 5.1 yards per carry
with 56 yards on 11 opportunities. Overall, the team tallied 214
yards rushing for two touchdowns.
On defense, sophomore defensive back Jared Fink (El Paso, TX) and
junior defensive lineman Gavril Gabriel (Downey, CA) tied for the
team-lead with six tackles apiece. Fink earned one sack while
Gavril posted 2.5 tackles for a loss.
The Bulldogs (5-1, 2-1 SCIAC) look forward to hosting the
University of La Verne on Saturday at 1 p.m. for Homecoming.
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