Recap
Santa Maria, CA —
Daniel Burke’s field goal with 20 seconds left extended the game, but the Moorpark College football team eventually fell 20-17 in overtime at visiting Allan Hancock College in the Strawberry Bowl on Saturday afternoon in Santa Maria.
After Arath Acosta’s 45-yard field goal gave Hancock the lead in the first possession of overtime, Burke couldn’t match from 44 yards after the Raiders went three and out.
Macloud Crowton completed 20 of 40 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns for Moorpark (6-5), which was making its first bowl appearance since 2016.
Safety Daniel Pierce led Moorpark College football with 10 tackles in Saturday's Strawberry Bowl loss at Allan Hancock College
River Stout caught nine passes for 145 yards and Arcelles Johnson caught eight passes for 111 yards and two scores. Running back Gabe Landless (Royal High) ran for 54 yards on 14 carries.
Hancock running back Latrell Brown ran for 158 yards and a TD on 18 carries.
Moorpark earned a bowl berth after finishing second at 4-1 in the SCFA Pacific Conference and drew a matchup at former Western State Conference foe Hancock, which finished with a share of the title in the top-tier National Division's Northern Conference.
“It was a great game to play against a National Division opponent," said Moorpark sophomore safety Daniel Pierce, who is a Pacifica High graduate. “Shutting them out for the first half is something we should be proud of.”
After a scoreless first half, Crowton hit Johnson for TD passes of 38 and 31 yards in the third quarter, putting Moorpark ahead 14-7 after three quarters.
Hancock retook the lead 17-14 on Esekielu Storer’s 65-yard scoring strike to Jaleel Walker on the first play of the fourth quarter and Acosta’s 41-yard field goal with 2:40 to play.
Moorpark nearly won the game with a late 10-play, 78-yard scoring drive.
Quarterback Luke Rassmussen came off the bench to convert two fourth downs to move the Raiders to the Hancock 1-yard line in the final minute.
"It was awesome watching that on the sideline with my (defensive back) brothers," Pierce said.
But Burke was called on to extend the game with a 22-yard field goal on fourth-and goal-with 20 seconds to play.
Pierce had 10 tackles, Arnulfo Morales (Moorpark High) had a sack and Zayden Hoots recovered two fumbles.
“It was a great experience," Pierce said. "I’m glad that we all stuck through it after the 4-6 season last year. We were able to come back and make a bowl game this season.”
Moorpark at Allan Hancock - Allan Hancock
11/26/2022 - 1:00 PM
Moorpark
17
Allan Hancock
20
Scoring 1 2 3 4 OT Final
Moorpark (4-7, 3) 0 0 14 3 0 17
Allan Hancock (6-5, 2) 0 0 7 10 3 20
Moorpark vs. Allan Hancock (11/26/2022 1:00 PM at Allan Hancock)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT Final
Moorpark (4-7) 0 0 14 3 0 17
Allan Hancock (6-5) 0 0 7 10 3 20
Qtr Time Scoring Play
3rd 13:35 Allan Hancock - Latrell Brown 66 yd run. (Arath Acosta kick is good).
Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards in 1:25. 0 - 7
12:34 Moorpark - Arcelles Johnso 38 yd pass from Macloud Crowton. (Daniel Burke kick is good).
Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards in 0:51. 7 - 7
01:58 Moorpark - Arcelles Johnso 31 yd pass from Macloud Crowton. (Daniel Burke kick is good).
Drive: 1 plays, 31 yards in 0:06. 14 - 7
4th 11:44 Allan Hancock - Jaleel Walker 65 yd pass from Esekielu Storer. (Arath Acosta kick is good).
Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards in 2:02. 14 - 14
02:40 Allan Hancock - Arath Acosta 41 yd field goal.
Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards in 6:31. 14 - 17
00:20 Moorpark - Daniel Burke 22 yd field goal.
Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards in 2:12. 17 - 17
OT 00:00 Allan Hancock - Arath Acosta 45 yd field goal. 17 - 20
Moorpark Allan Hancock
FIRST DOWNS 24 15
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-70 45-225
PASSING YDS (NET) 313 189
Passes Att-Comp-Int 51-24-0 24-12-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 82-383 69-414
Fumble Returns-Yards 2-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards 2-2 2-20
Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-64 3-102
Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0
Punts (Number-Avg) 7-254 6-217
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-2
Penalties-Yards 5-21 9-88
Possession Time 24:40 50:20
Third-Down Conversions 33% (6 of 18) 35% (6 of 17)
Fourth-Down Conversions 100% (2 of 2) 0% (0 of 1)
Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 0-1
Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 4-27
RUSHING: Moorpark - Gabe Landless 14-54; Luke Rassmussen 4-9; Cameron Davis 3-7; Macloud Crowton 8-6; Team 1--2; Blake Batarse 1--4. Allan Hancock - Latrell Brown 18-158; Dior Kennedy 9-32; Ferrari Busby 4-21; Raymond Paulo 5-13; JP Luketu 3-5; Jaleel Walker 1-3; John Allen 3-3; Esekielu Storer 2--10.
PASSING: Moorpark - Macloud Crowton 40-20-0-255; Luke Rassmussen 7-4-0-58; Team 4-0-0-0. Allan Hancock - Esekielu Storer 24-12-0-189.
RECEIVING: Moorpark - River Stout 9-145; Arcelles Johnson 8-111; Blake Batarse 4-31; Cameron Davis 2-21; Justin Ogle 1-5. Allan Hancock - Jaleel Walker 8-131; Alex Sutton 3-48; Jordan Smith 1-10.
INTERCEPTIONS: Moorpark - None. Allan Hancock - None.
FUMBLES: Moorpark - Macloud Crowton 1-0. Allan Hancock - Dior Kennedy 1-0; John Allen 1-1; Latrell Brown 1-1.
SACKS (UA-A): Moorpark - Arnulfo Morales 1-0. Allan Hancock - Andrew Lauritzen 1-1; Naizan Seumalo 1-1; Brodee Tucker 1-0.
TACKLES (UA-A): Moorpark - Blake Batarse 0-1; Salah Hill 4-2; Jacob Monico 6-2; Braden Robinson 0-1; Nico Narez 6-2; Daniel Pierce 6-4; CJ Jackson 3-0; Brayden Beck 4-3; Bertin Placide 1-1; Ray Laupola 1-0; Zayden Hoots 5-3; Tony Johnson 1-0; DJ Diaz 0-2; Amari Thomas 1-0; Jalen Thompson 0-1; Arnulfo Morales 3-1; Robert Rogero 3-1; Frank Mitchell 2-0. Allan Hancock - Antonio Fisher 0-1; Vic Garnes 4-1; Syre' Lewis 2-0; PJ Mauigoa 3-1; Andrew Lauritzen 7-1; Jesse Garza 1-2; Sidney Jefferies 4-2; Ben Endemann 4-1; Kamari Lewis-Stallworth 4-1; Adarius Odom 1-0; Devin Guggia 1-3; Jordan Fields 4-2; JaTe'vius Franklin 1-0; K'Hari Upshaw 1-0; Cade Bruckman 0-1; Osirus Smith 1-0; Kollins Pettaway 1-1; Naizan Seumalo 1-2; Abraham Montero 2-0; Brodee Tucker 1-1.
Game Starters:
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Allan Hancock
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Moorpark: 1-Blake Batarse; 2-Salah Hill; 3-Christian Revis-Keener; 4-Jacob Monico; 6-Arcelles Johnson; 7-Luke Rassmussen; 8-Braden Robinson; 9-Cameron Davis; 11-Nico Narez; 13-Daniel Pierce; 15-Macloud Crowton; 18-Justin Ogle; 19-River Stout; 21-Gabe Landless; 22-CJ Jackson; 26-Brayden Beck; 29-Bertin Placide; 34-Ty Ely; 40-Ray Laupola; 45-Zayden Hoots; 48-Daniel Burke; 49-Tony Johnson; 50-DJ Diaz; 54-Amari Thomas; 61-Shariffe Jimenez; 88-Jalen Thompson; 90-Arnulfo Morales; 91-Robert Rogero; 99-Frank Mitchell; TM-Team.
Allan Hancock: 1-Antonio Fisher; 2-Vic Garnes; 3-Dior Kennedy; 4-Ronald Fuselier; 6-Syre' Lewis; 7-Raymond Paulo; 8-PJ Mauigoa; 9-Andrew Lauritzen; 10-Jesse Garza; 11-Sidney Jefferies; 12-Jaleel Walker; 13-Esekielu Storer; 20-JP Luketu; 22-John Allen; 23-Jordan Smith; 24-Latrell Brown; 26-Ben Endemann; 27-Kamari Lewis-Stallworth; 29-Adarius Odom; 30-Alex Sutton; 31-Ferrari Busby; 32-Devin Guggia; 33-Jordan Fields; 37-JaTe'vius Franklin; 40-K'Hari Upshaw; 42-Cade Bruckman; 46-Ray Seabury; 56-Leo Togia; 81-Osirus Smith; 83-Kollins Pettaway; 88-Arath Acosta; 91-Naizan Seumalo; 94-Abraham Montero; 95-Brodee Tucker; TM-Team.