Hancock Football Returns Home to Host Pasadena Nov. 1

The Bulldogs will look to snap a three-game losing streak on Saturday when Pasadena City College(1-3, 2-6) visits Santa Maria. Hancock is coming off a 37-20 loss at College of the Canyons last weekend, in a league game the Bulldogs trailed from the start. The Bulldogs dropped out of this week's Regional poll.

Canyons built a 13-3 lead after the Cougars scored touchdowns on their first two possessions of the game, sandwiched between a 29-yard field goal from Jose Morales (Lompoc HS). Quarterback Curry Parham (St. Joseph HS) scored on an 8-yard run to pull Hancock to within 13-10 in the second quarter. However, Canyons went on a 17-3 run from that point until early in the fourth quarter. Again, Morales put Hancock on the board during the stretch with a 34-yard field goal. Parham later connected with freshman Codie Corbin (Pioneer Valley HS) for a 15-yard touchdown strike to cap an eight play, 90-yard scoring drive for the Bulldogs. It marked Corbin's first collegiate touchdown. Parham enjoyed his finest game at the college level passing-wise with 244 passing yards when he completed 20 of his 37 pass attempts. Running back Lauina Futi finished with 105 rushing yards on 17 carries, giving him 100+yards for the second game in a row. Breon Briggs enjoyed a career-day with nine catches for 120 yards, including a 42-yard gain, all three were career-highs for the sophomore. Zak Karsh (St. Joseph HS) added five catches for 78 yards. Defensively, Willie Iribarren (Lompoc HS) led the Bulldogs with 17 tackles, including 11 solo stops. He also forced one fumble. Logan Sprouse (Atascadero HS) added nine tackles and one pass breakup. Kevon Perry tallied eight tackles, including three for lost yardage.

Pasadena has lost its last four games, including a 23-17 loss in overtime at Moorpark last week. Frank Cervanka converted a 48-yard field goal with 38 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime. Quarterback Trevor Hampton completed 21 of his 41 passes for 313 yards and two touchdowns. He threw one interception. J.Turner Jackson, caught five passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns, including TD receptions of 68 and 86 yards. Jackson, a sophomore, has four games this season with 123-yards or more. Serge Vita had five tackles for lost yardage, including three sacks. Patrick Webb, Paul Gandara and Idrissa Simpson each had an interception against Moorpark, while Marlon Dobbins returned a fumble 68-yards and broke up two passes. 

Turner Jackson leads the Lancers and the state with 46 receptions and 885 receiving yards, while Ahmad Springer has 31 catches for 271 yards. Justin Carroll is the team's leading rusher with 251 yards on the ground and one score. He's averaging 36 yards per game, while the team averages 89 rushing yards per game. Running back Zander Anding has 27 catches for 296 yards and three touchdowns to go with 181 rushing yards. Three Lancers have spent time at quarterback, including Hampton (885 yards, 7 TD, 5 INT, 51.7 completion percentage), Dejon Williams (1,116 passing yards, 5 TD, 7  INT, 58.3 completion percentage, 4 lost fumbles), and Elijah Turner (272 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT, 61.1 completion percentage).  Defensively, freshman linebacker Jalyn Williams leads the team with 53 tackles. Vita has five sacks and 16 tackles for lost yardage, both lead the team. Dobbins, a sophomore defensive back, leads the team with three interceptions and seven pass breakups. Idrissa Simpson, a sophomore DB, also has three picks.

Last year, Pasadena knocked off Hancock 19-17 when they forced and recovered a Hancock fumble at the Pasadena two-yard line with 80 seconds remaining in the game. Hancock leads the all-time series 4-2.

Hancock provides a live webstream of the game that can be viewed by clicking on the WATCH LIVE link on athletics.hancockcollege.edu .