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Palomar Comets Football
2009
ORENZO
DAVIS
NO. 8
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RUNNING BACK, SO., 5-9, 190; 40 TIME 4.4
HOMETOWN:
Littleton, CO



HIGH
SCHOOL:
Columbine (Littleton, CO) (Class of 2008)
PERSONAL: Actual name is Orenzo Christopher
Davis. ... Born Aug. 5, 1990 in Jacksonville, FL. ...
Son of Jophelia Lee. ... Has one sister, Otaveia Davis
(11).
2009
SEASON: The Comets' leading rusher as of Oct. 2,
after four games, with 350 yards and three touchdowns on
46 carries.. ... Is averaging 7.6 yards per carry. ...
Also has four receptions for 20 yards and has returned
two kickoffs for 74 yards. ... Leads Palomar with 444
all-purpose yards, an average of 111.0 yards per game.
... Named Pacific Coast Athletic Conference
Men's Athlete of the Week after Comets' season-opening
55-0 victory at Southwestern. (Although Palomar plays
football in the Southern Conference, the Comets' home
conference is the PCAC). ... Rushed for 123 yards and a
12-yard touchdown in the game. Also caught one pass for
3 yards. ... Ran the ball eight times for 81 yards and a
touchdown in 27-17 win over San Diego Mesa on Sept. 19.
... Scored on an 18-yard run late in the second quarter.
... Rushed for 127 yards and a 3-yard touchdown in a
17-7 victory at College of the Desert on Sept. 26. Broke
off a 52-yard run down to the COD 12 on a drive that
ended with a bad snap on a field goal try.
Also
contributed a 46-yard kickoff return and caught two passes
for 13 yards, giving him 186 all-purpose yards against the
Roadrunners.
2008
SEASON: All-Southern Conference second-team
selection as a kick returner as a true freshman. ... Was
the Comets' second-leading rusher with 499 yards, a 5.7-yard average
per carry and six touchdowns on
87 carries.
... Also had six receptions for 44 yards and returned
15 kickoffs for 382 yards and a
25.5-yard average, including an 80-yard return.
... Second on the team with 915 all-purpose yards tied
for second on the squad in scoring with 36 points. ... Scored the Comets' first touchdown of the
season on a 9-yard run in the first quarter of team's
21-19 season-opening win over Southwestern. ... Rushed
for 63 yards on six carries in the game, averaging 10.5
yards per carry. ... Rushed the ball seven times for 36
yards in a 16-0 win over Victor Valley on Sept.13.
Carried for 20 yards on three consecutive carries
on a drive that set up the Comets' second touchdown. ...
Carried the ball seven times for 29 yards in a 37-17 win
over San Diego Mesa on Sept. 20. ... Contributed 38
yards rushing on 12 carries as the Comets won a battle
of unbeaten teams from College of the Desert in four
overtimes on Sept. 27 -- handing the Roadrunners their
first regular-season loss since the 2006 season. ... Had
a 71-yard kickoff return vs. Grossmont on Oct. 4. ...
Carried two times for 23 yards vs. Saddleback on Oct.
11. Also returned five kickoffs for 65 yards. ... Rushed
for 37 yards and a 4-yard touchdown and returned a
kickoff for 43 yards in a 38-14 win over Santa Ana on
Oct. 18 when the Comets led 35-0 at halftime......
Set up his own 1-yard touchdown run with a 40-yard
gainer down to the 1 in a 20-7 win over Long Beach City
College on Oct. 25. Rushed for 70 yards on seven carries
and caught a 9-yard pass in the game. ... Rushed for 92
yards on 15 carries, caught one pass and returned a
kickoff 16 yards vs. Fullerton on Nov. 1. ... Rushed for
32 yards on eight carries, including a 1-yard touchdown,
and caught a pass for 10 yards in 41-14 rout of Orange
Coast on Nov. 8 that closed the regular season. Also
returned two kickoffs for 42 yards. ... Led the Comets
with 77 yards rushing on 13 carries as they defeated
Cerritos 38-33 in the Golden Empire Bowl on Nov. 22 at
Bakersfield to finish an 8-3 season. Scored a pair of
touchdowns on runs of 35 yards in the second quarter and
1 yard in the third quarter. Returned three kickoffs for
96 yards against the Falcons with a long return of 46
yards.
HIGH
SCHOOL FOOTBALL:
Rushed for 1,416 yards
and 16 touchdowns during the 2007 season and tacked on 10 receptions for 268
yards and three TDs.
ACADEMICS: Undeclared major
(Updated Oct. 2, 2009)
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