Defense Leads Hancock Football to 16-6 Win at San Bernardino

Defense Leads Hancock Football to 16-6 Win at San Bernardino
October 1, 2016

Sophomore wide receiver Chris Barganier caught a touchdown pass for the third straight game, and Osa Omokaro recorded 4.5 of the Bulldogs' nine sacks to lead the defense as the Allan Hancock College football team picked up a 16-6 win at San Bernadino Valley College on Saturday. The Bulldogs improved to 2-3 and San Bernardino fell to 1-4.

After exchanging punts on each of their first six possessions of the first half, things changed late in the second quarter. Bryce VomBaur intercepted Kendal Williams' pass at the San Bernardino 31-yard line. Six plays later, Matt Albright hit Barganier for a nine-yard touchdown strike with less than a minute to play in the first half. Jajuan Lankford ran it in on the two-point conversion to give Hancock an 8-0 lead into halftime.
San Bernardino was driving in the third quarter and inside Hancock territory when Anthony Miller forced Williams to fumble the ball and recovered it at the Hancock 29-yard line with 11 minutes to play in the third quarter. Ten plays later, Lankford ran it into the endzone from nine yards out for a touchdown. The Bulldogs went for two and converted as Albright hit Kevin Stark to give Hancock a 16-0 lead with 6:28 to play in the third quarter.

Thomas Leggett intercepted a Williams pass early in the fourth quarter to stop another San Bernardino drive. San Bernardino finally scored in the fourth quarter when Williams ran it in from three-yards out. The two-point conversion failed to keep Hancock's lead at 16-6. The Bulldogs recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock to secure their second straight win.

The Hancock defense held the SBVC offense to just 188 total yards of offense. The Bulldogs limited SBVC to 146 yards passing and just 42 yards rushing. The Hancock offense finished with 226 total yards of offense.

The Bulldog defense forced three turnovers, two interceptions and one fumble recovery.

Albright completed eight of his 19 passes for 71 yards. He completed one touchdown pass and threw one interception. Shaq Autry led the Bulldog rushing attack with 77 yards on 21 carries. Lankford added 62 yards on 15 carries and one touchdown. Paul Lorick had 17 yards rushing on eight carries. Laron Gilchrist had 13 yards on his only carry of the game. Barganier led the Bulldogs with three receptions for 19 yards, including his third touchdown of the season. Alex Cecchi had two catches for 18 yards.

Omokaro had eight tackles, including 4.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for lost yardage. Connor Epley added seven tackles, including two sacks. He broke up two passes. Leggett had five tackles and his second pick of the season. Easton Coy added five tackles, including half a sack. Miller had five tackles, one sack and forced a fumble. All told, Hancock finished with nine sacks and 12 tackles for lost yardage.

The Bulldogs will enjoy a bye week before kicking off conference play at home against Santa Barbara County rival Santa Barbara City College on Saturday, October 15. Kickoff at Hancock Football Field will be at 2 p.m.