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CLAREMONT, Calif. – The University of Redlands football team (3-2, 1-2) won their first Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) game of the season Saturday afternoon as they defeated Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) 17-10 for their first win of the series since 2021.
Trailing 3-0 in the second quarter the Bulldogs capped off a six-play 48-yard drive that ended in the end zone after Tobey Schmidt found Kev Markossian for a 32-yard passing touchdown.
The Bulldogs then forced a Stag punt and began their drive on their own 22 yard line. On 2nd and 12 Schmidt found Julien Scarbrough for another 32-yard gain as they were in CMS' territory at the 48.
On the same set of downs at the 45 the Bulldogs had 3rd and seven when Donovan Maxey-Parler ran for 10 yards and a first down.
Three plays later Schmidt found Scarbrough again, and after a facemask, they were at the CMS' five. The subsequent play made it 14-3 as Schmidt found Scott Blankenship Jr. for a five-yard touchdown.
Still leading by 11, 14-3, early in the fourth quarter, the Stags completed a 59-yard touchdown pass to cut the lead to four.
CMS then forced and recovered a fumble that gave them the ball at the Bulldogs' 40. The defense withheld any points as the game-tying field goal from 29 missed left.
Two possessions later Kadyn Butcher extended the lead to a touchdown, 17-10.
The Bulldogs defense sealed the win as they forced four-straight incompletions with Mosese Afemui and Aaron Muniz getting hurries on the Stag quarterback on third and fourth down.
Shepard Cope had an interception and a co-team-high five total tackles. Jaeden Thorn, Jaylen Ephraim, and Laurence Williams also had five with Thorn and Williams adding a tackle for loss (TFL). Sami Abdul Majid had 1.5 TFL and 0.5 sacks. The final 0.5 TFL came from Afemui.
Schmidt got the start at quarterback and went 26-31 for 209 yards and two touchdowns with no turnovers. Markossian, Scarbrough, Julian Borrayo, and Julian Walker all went over 30 yard receiving.
On the ground Mark Mitchell III and Maxey-Parler each had 50 plus yards rushing. Jakai Torres had 34 as well.
Redlands returns to Ted Runner Stadium this coming Saturday, October 18 for a 7 p.m. matchup with Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) on homecoming weekend.