| Comets dominate Mesa
scrimmage SAN
DIEGO – Palomar College dominated its
football scrimmage with San Diego Mesa on Friday,
outgaining the Olympians 530 yards to 199 and
outscoring them six touchdowns to zero.
Quarterback Scot Austin came on
in relief of starter Andy Goodenough and hit on 8
of 11 pass attempts for 118 yards as the Comets
threw for 351 yards and rushed for an additional
179 yards. Goodenough connected on 7 of 11
attempts for 92 yards and one touchdown. Tyler
Paopao was 3-7 for 97 yards and a TD Scott Brady
was 5-7 for 44 yards.
Deondre Alexander led Palomar
receivers with four catches for 71 yards and a
touchdown as 11 Comets had receptions. Siree
McClean led Palomar rushers with 65 yards on
three carries, including a 59-yard gain to the
Olympians' 6-yard line to set up his own
touchdown.
The Comets scored the
afternoon's first touchdown during the special
teams portion of the scrimmage on a 37-yard pass
play from Paopao to Seth Deyo after a bad snap on
a field goal attempt. They scored again during a
15-minute live quarter on a 45-yard pass play
from Goodenough to Alexander. They then added
four more TD's during the controlled, alternating
15-plays portion of the scrimmage on a 1-yard run
by Lex Brown, a 3-yard run by Brandon Sanchez, a
2-yard run by McClean and a 1-yard run by Brian
Mishler.
Paopao, the son of all-time
Canadian Football League quarterback great Buck
Paopao, set up Mishler's TD with a 52-yard gainer
to J.R. Quisenberry down to the Mesa 1. Sanchez
set up his own TD with a 33-yard run down to the
3-yard line.
Brian Marquardt blocked three
Mesa PAT and field goal attempts during the
special teams session. Shaun Fletcher intercepted
a pass and returned it 48 yards. Alec Wisecup and
Adrian Waddy recovered fumbles.
Palomar recovered quickly after
turning the ball over three times early in the
scrimmage – twice on fumbles and once on an
interception. One of the fumbles set up Mesa's
only score of the day, a 28-yard field goal
during the live 15-minute quarter.
The Comets held the Olympians
to 115 yards rushing and 84 passing.
Especially encouraging on the
offensive line for the Comets: a successful
return to action by center Mike Wambolt, a 1999
transfer from Colorado who was sidelined last
season by a bout with testicular cancer and
orginally was considered doubtful for the 2000
season due to a knee injury. Wambolt enjoyed a
strong scrimmage.
It was the only tune-up against
outside competition for Palomar, which has won
three National Community College championships
since 1991, prior to next Saturday night's season
opener at Cerritos.
The Comets tied Northeastern
Oklahoma A&M for the 1991 National
championship, won the 1993 National title
outright and tied Butler County Community College
of El Dorado, Kan., for the 1998 National
championship.
Palomar has played in 10 bowl
games since 1989, winning nine of them.
Scrimmage Statistics
for Palomar
PASSING –
Scot Austin 8-11-1-118; Andy Goodenough 7-11-0-92
1 TD; Tyler Paopao 3-6-0-97; Doug Brady 5-7-0-44.
RECEIVING –
Deondre Alexander 4-71 1 TD; Jonathan Jones 3-34;
Seth Deyo 2-47 1 TD; E.J. Eastland 2-25; Sree
McClean 2-17; Tyson Thompson 2-12; Marcus Leso
2-12; Justin Fay 2-11; J.R. Quisenberry 1-52;
Shane Lancaster 1-33; Larry Slaughter 1-21.
RUSHING –
Siree McClean 3-65 1 TD; Brandon Sanchez 3-40 1
TD; Lex Brown 8-23 1 TD;, Josh Galae'i 1-18,
Keiki Misipeka 2-13; Brian Mishler 2-9 1 TD; Scot
Austin 2-9; Maurice Grant 2-7; Andy Goodenough
1-(-8).
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