The Cabrillo College Seahawks closed their 2018 season with gusto on Nov. 10, steamrolling the Monterey Peninsula College Lobos 31-7 to finish in third place in the American Golden Coast Conference.
Smoke from the Camp Fire filled the air in Monterey as coach Darren Arbet and his Seahawks (7-3, 4-2) used time of possession (36:43 to 23:17) and lockdown defense to stifle an offensive attack that had averaged 36.1 points per game heading into the game.
Cabrillo was not selected to appear in a bowl game this year. The honor of representing the Golden Coast conference went to Reedley College (10-0, 6-0) and Hartnell College (8-2,4-2). Both teams defeated Cabrillo this year.
Cory Glasgow, a freshman running back from Lodi, sprinted out of the backfield for a 54-yard touchdown 53 seconds into the first quarter to establish a lead that would last until the final whistle.
Wideout Ramon Gordon and quarterback Kendall Williams closed out the first quarter with a 41-yard touchdown connection to make it 14-0.
The Lobos (5-5, 3-3) had some success on the ground, averaging more than six yards per attempt, including an 82-yard touchdown run in the second quarter by Hunter Nye of Hollister for their lone score of the evening.
MPC struggled on third down especially, converting just two of 13 opportunities.
Cabrillo’s Jamarr Porter, a sophomore wideout from Ukiah, returned a punt 27 yards in the third quarter for a touchdown to put the game out of reach.
The Lobos’ high flying offense averaged 253 yards passing coming into the game, but the Seahawk secondary smothered the opposing air assault, allowing just 96 yards. Twenty percent of passes attempted by MPC were broken up, including two by sophomore defensive back Shaq Floyd.
Gordon, a redshirt freshman wide receiver from Orlando, Florida, caught eight passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns. Gordon ranks third in the state in yard per reception, averaging 17.8 yards per catch.
Kieran Woodley, a freshman kicker from Aptos, had four successful extra point kicks, as well as a 32-yard field goal in the third quarter. Woodley leads the state in field goal attempts, makes and total points scored.
