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Whittier (0-2) -VS- Azusa Pacific (1-1)

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17
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35

Whittier (0-2) -VS- Azusa Pacific (1-1)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
WHCWhittier 0 3 7 7 17
Winner APUAzusa Pacific 0 14 14 7 35
WHC:
Mertz,James (231),
Keyes,Ashton (49),
Solaita,Brandon (119)
APU:
Wallwork,Laki (50),
Bates,Tyron (86),
Rodriguez,Victor (23)
Date:
09/19/2026
Site:
Glendora, Calif.
Stadium:
Citrus Stadium
Attendance:
3071
Kickoff Time:
07:04 PM
End of Game:
09:33 PM
Duration:
02:29
Temperature:
71
Weather:
Clear
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Match History vs Whittier

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play WHC APU
2nd - 12:32 2nd 12:32 WHC - Yado,Preston 47 yd field goal 7 plays, 37 yards, TOP 02:28 0 3
2nd - 06:00 2nd 06:00 APU - Wallwork,Laki 4 yd run (Nolan,Tyler kick), 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 06:23 7 3
2nd - 00:48 2nd 00:48 APU - Wallwork,Laki 8 yd run (Nolan,Tyler kick), 5 plays, 48 yards, TOP 01:55 14 3
3rd - 08:22 3rd 08:22 APU - O'Rourke,Sean 26 yd run (Nolan,Tyler kick), 4 plays, 39 yards, TOP 01:45 21 3
3rd - 06:06 3rd 06:06 WHC - Cobbs,Alex 59 yd pass from Mertz,James (Yado,Preston kick) 4 plays, 77 yards, TOP 02:09 21 10
3rd - 02:43 3rd 02:43 APU - Wallwork,Laki 18 yd run (Nolan,Tyler kick), 6 plays, 64 yards, TOP 03:18 28 10
4th - 14:14 4th 14:14 WHC - Solaita,Brandon 13 yd pass from Mertz,James (Yado,Preston kick) 8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 02:39 28 17
4th - 02:07 4th 02:07 APU - Wright,Demarion 18 yd run (Nolan,Tyler kick), 11 plays, 67 yards, TOP 06:27 35 17
17 35
Referee: Schaerer,Rob Line Judge: Puentes,Juan Side Judge: Leonard,Amirah
Umpire: Neff,Jake Back Judge: Gills,John
Linesman: Osborne,Alexander Field Judge: Zimmer,Ricky

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic WHC APU
First Downs
Total 17 23
Rushing 6 18
Passing 10 2
Penalty 1 3
Rushing
Total (Net) 71 340
Attempts 28 50
Avg. Per Rush 2.5 6.8
Rushing TDs 0 5
Yds. Gained 104 343
Yds. Lost 33 3
Passing
Total (Net) 231 50
Comp.-Att.-Int. 16-28-3 5-5-0
Avg. / Att. 8.3 10.0
Avg. / Comp. 14.4 10.0
TDs 2 0
Total Offense
Yards 302 390
Plays 56 55
Avg. / Play 5.4 7.1
Fumbles - Lost 2-0 3-2
Penalties - Yds. 5-75 8-72
Punting
Punts - Yds. 3-129 2-100
Avg. / Punt 43 50
Inside 20 0 1
50+ Yds. 1 1
Touchbacks 0 0
Fair Catch 0 0
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 4-230 6-326
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 57.5 54.3
Touchbacks 0 0
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-13-0 3-47-0
Punt: Avg. / Return 13.0 15.7
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 6-107-0 4-103-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 17.8 25.8
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 3-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-6-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 20:22 33:03
3rd. Down Conv. 5 of 12 4 of 8
4th. Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 0
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 1-1 4-6
Sacks: Total - Yds. 0-0 2-17
PAT: Total - Made 2-2 5-5
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made 1-2 0-0

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
WHC - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Mertz,James 16 28 231 2 3 59 2
Totals 16 28 231 2 3 59 2
APU - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
Wallwork,Laki 5 5 50 0 0 23 0
Totals 5 5 50 0 0 23 0
Individual Rushing Statistics
WHC - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Keyes,Ashton 16 62 13 49 0 17 3.1
Padilla,Julius 2 10 0 10 0 10 5.0
Rucker-Spears,Syree 1 8 0 8 0 8 8.0
Taylor V,James 2 3 0 3 0 2 1.5
Mertz,James 7 21 20 1 0 6 0.1
Totals 28 104 33 71 0 17 2.5
APU - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Bates,Tyron 12 86 0 86 0 20 7.2
Wallwork,Laki 10 85 0 85 3 18 8.5
Mitchell,Aaron 4 48 0 48 0 31 12.0
O'Rourke,Sean 4 41 2 39 1 26 9.8
Wright,Demarion 6 31 0 31 1 18 5.2
Jones,OJ 3 24 0 24 0 14 8.0
Zackery,CJ 6 18 0 18 0 6 3.0
Fogg,Tyler 1 7 0 7 0 7 7.0
Rodriguez,Victor 2 2 0 2 0 2 1.0
Vergara,Niko 1 1 0 1 0 1 1.0
TEAM 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0
Totals 50 343 3 340 5 31 6.8
Individual Receiving Statistics
WHC - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Solaita,Brandon 7 119 1 30
Cobbs,Alex 1 59 1 59
Don,Eddie 4 42 0 19
Joseph,Marco 4 11 0 4
Totals 16 231 2 59
APU - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Rodriguez,Victor 1 23 0 23
Wright,Demarion 1 18 0 18
Zackery,CJ 1 7 0 7
Bates,Tyron 1 1 0 1
Taylor,Robert 1 1 0 1
Totals 5 50 0 23

Defensive

Whittier - Individual Defensive Statistics
Whittier - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Barber,Jordan 4 6 10 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Carillo,Sergio 3 5 8 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Escandon,Angel 2 5 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Morris,Brandon 2 5 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Dhanifu,Malachi 4 2 6 1.0/2 1.0 -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
Jones,Logan 3 3 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/6 - - - - -
Henry,Austin 2 4 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
Casteneda,Gabe 2 2 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mercado,Julian 3 1 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ward,Frank - 3 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Grove,Grayson 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Moreno,Armando - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Solaita,Brandon 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Filo,Josiah 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Gallegos,Jason 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Cortez,Rafael - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Granado,Junior - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Romero,Dean 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Priddy,Noah - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Catano,Ricky - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mertz,James - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Yado,Preston - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Keyes,Ashton - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Cobbs,Alex - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Azusa Pacific - Individual Defensive Statistics
Azusa Pacific - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Rodgers,Jaylen 6 1 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Olweny,Aldo 6 - 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-0 1 - - -
Tucay,Tommy 2 3 5 0.5/2 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-0 1 1 - -
Gbaja-Biamila,Jedi 3 2 5 2.0/17 2.0 2.0/17 2.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Meholovitch,Connor 1 4 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 2
Mageo,Jason 2 3 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Meza,Jonathon 2 1 3 2.0/4 2.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jones,Kayvion 1 2 3 1.5/3 1.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - 1 -
Bradley,Maddox 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Beckom,Donovan 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Chisholm,Max - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kirkpatrick Jr.,Curlee 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kuma,Keanu - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Thomas,Ashton 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-0 1 - - -
Bates,Tyron 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Zackery,CJ 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Abrahams,Austin 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Galindo,Hector - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ejike,Keneh - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Campos,Cade - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ackerman,Brady - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Brown,Michael - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
O'Rourke,Sean - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Wright,Demarion - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Wallwork,Laki - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Nolan,Tyler - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
TEAM - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
WHC - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Icasiano,Jayden 3 129 43 50 0 0 1
APU - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Espadas,Jaiden 2 100 50 53 1 0 1
Individual Return Statistics
WHC - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Arias,Xander 1 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rucker-Spears,Syree 0 0 0 2 38 23 0 0 0
Irving,Donte 0 0 0 3 55 20 0 0 0
Solaita,Brandon 0 0 0 1 14 14 0 0 0
APU - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Cooper,Landon 1 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
O'Rourke,Sean 2 34 26 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zackery,CJ 0 0 0 2 45 25 0 0 0
Fogg,Tyler 0 0 0 2 58 31 0 0 0
Olweny,Aldo 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tucay,Tommy 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Thomas,Ashton 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Individual Field Goal Statistics
WHC - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
APU - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Individual Kickoff Statistics
WHC - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Yado,Preston 4 230 0 0 57.5
APU - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Espadas,Jaiden 6 326 0 0 54.3
Individual PAT Statistics
WHC - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Yado,Preston 2 2 0 0 0 0
APU - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Nolan,Tyler 5 5 0 0 0 0

Drive Chart

All Drives

All Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/14:54 WHC 1st WHC27 14:54 KO WHC33 13:36 PUNT 3-6 01:18
1st/13:36 APU 1st APU39 13:36 PUNT WHC10 09:51 FUMB 5-51 03:45
1st/09:51 WHC 1st WHC16 09:51 FUMB APU28 06:30 INT 12-56 03:21
1st/06:30 APU 1st APU20 06:30 INT APU33 04:06 PUNT 3-13 02:24
2nd/15:00 WHC 2nd WHC33 15:00 PUNT APU30 12:32 FG 7-37 02:28
2nd/12:23 APU 2nd APU35 12:23 KO WHC0 06:00 TD 10-65 06:23
2nd/05:55 WHC 2nd WHC26 05:55 KO WHC36 02:43 PUNT 6-10 03:12
2nd/02:43 APU 2nd WHC48 02:43 PUNT WHC0 00:48 TD 5-48 01:55
2nd/00:41 WHC 2nd WHC23 00:41 KO APU26 00:00 FGA 7-51 00:41
3rd/14:47 APU 3rd APU25 14:47 KO APU29 12:11 PUNT 3-4 02:36
3rd/12:11 WHC 3rd WHC18 12:11 PUNT WHC30 10:07 INT 4-12 02:04
3rd/10:07 APU 3rd WHC39 10:07 INT WHC0 08:22 TD 4-39 01:45
3rd/08:15 WHC 3rd WHC23 08:15 KO APU0 06:06 TD 4-77 02:09
3rd/06:01 APU 3rd APU35 06:01 KO WHC0 02:43 TD 6-64 03:18
3rd/02:38 WHC 3rd WHC29 02:38 KO APU0 14:14 TD 8-66 02:39
4th/14:07 APU 4th APU43 14:07 KO WHC23 10:11 FUMB 5-34 03:56
4th/10:11 WHC 4th WHC23 10:11 FUMB WHC25 08:34 PUNT 3-2 01:37
4th/08:34 APU 4th APU33 08:34 PUNT WHC0 02:07 TD 11-67 06:27
4th/02:03 WHC 4th WHC28 02:03 KO WHC28 01:44 INT 4-0 00:19
4th/01:44 APU 4th APU42 01:44 INT 0 3-8 00:00

Whittier Drives

Whittier Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/13:36 APU 1st APU39 13:36 PUNT WHC10 09:51 FUMB 5-51 03:45
1st/06:30 APU 1st APU20 06:30 INT APU33 04:06 PUNT 3-13 02:24
2nd/12:23 APU 2nd APU35 12:23 KO WHC0 06:00 TD 10-65 06:23
2nd/02:43 APU 2nd WHC48 02:43 PUNT WHC0 00:48 TD 5-48 01:55
3rd/14:47 APU 3rd APU25 14:47 KO APU29 12:11 PUNT 3-4 02:36
3rd/10:07 APU 3rd WHC39 10:07 INT WHC0 08:22 TD 4-39 01:45
3rd/06:01 APU 3rd APU35 06:01 KO WHC0 02:43 TD 6-64 03:18
4th/14:07 APU 4th APU43 14:07 KO WHC23 10:11 FUMB 5-34 03:56
4th/08:34 APU 4th APU33 08:34 PUNT WHC0 02:07 TD 11-67 06:27
4th/01:44 APU 4th APU42 01:44 INT 0 3-8 00:00

Azusa Pacific Drives

Whittier
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/14:54 WHC 1st WHC27 14:54 KO WHC33 13:36 PUNT 3-6 01:18
1st/09:51 WHC 1st WHC16 09:51 FUMB APU28 06:30 INT 12-56 03:21
2nd/15:00 WHC 2nd WHC33 15:00 PUNT APU30 12:32 FG 7-37 02:28
2nd/05:55 WHC 2nd WHC26 05:55 KO WHC36 02:43 PUNT 6-10 03:12
2nd/00:41 WHC 2nd WHC23 00:41 KO APU26 00:00 FGA 7-51 00:41
3rd/12:11 WHC 3rd WHC18 12:11 PUNT WHC30 10:07 INT 4-12 02:04
3rd/08:15 WHC 3rd WHC23 08:15 KO APU0 06:06 TD 4-77 02:09
3rd/02:38 WHC 3rd WHC29 02:38 KO APU0 14:14 TD 8-66 02:39
4th/10:11 WHC 4th WHC23 10:11 FUMB WHC25 08:34 PUNT 3-2 01:37
4th/02:03 WHC 4th WHC28 02:03 KO WHC28 01:44 INT 4-0 00:19

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
Azusa Pacific wins toss and will kickoff; WHC will defend North end-zone.
Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00.
(15:00) Espadas,Jaiden kickoff 58 yards to the WHC07 Irving,Donte return 20 yards to the WHC27 (Ejike,Keneh; Campos,Cade).
Azusa Pacific at 14:54
Azusa Pacific at 14:54
Down & Distance Play
Azusa Pacific at 14:54
1st and 10 at WHC27 Whittier drive start at 14:54.
1st and 10 at WHC27 (14:54) No Huddle Mertz,James rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WHC31 (Meholovitch,Connor; Gbaja-Biamila,Jedi).
2nd and 6 at WHC31 Shotgun Taylor V,James rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WHC33 (Mageo,Jason).
3rd and 4 at WHC33 Shotgun Mertz,James pass incomplete short middle to Don,Eddie thrown to WHC33 QB hurried by Meholovitch,Connor.
4th and 4 at WHC33 (13:51) Icasiano,Jayden punt 41 yards to the APU26 Cooper,Landon return 13 yards to the APU39 (Henry,Austin; Priddy,Noah).
Whittier at 13:36
Whittier at 13:36
Down & Distance Play
Whittier at 13:36
1st and 10 at APU39 Azusa Pacific drive start at 13:36.
1st and 10 at APU39 (13:36) Bates,Tyron rush right for 9 yards gain to the APU48 (Henry,Austin).
2nd and 1 at APU48 Zackery,CJ rush middle for 0 yards to the APU48 (Jones,Logan; Morris,Brandon).
3rd and 1 at APU48 Mitchell,Aaron rush right for 31 yards gain to the WHC21 (Jones,Logan), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC21 Shotgun Fogg,Tyler rush right for 7 yards gain to the WHC14 (Mercado,Julian; Carillo,Sergio).
2nd and 3 at WHC14 Shotgun Zackery,CJ rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WHC10 fumbled by Zackery,CJ at WHC11 forced by Dhanifu,Malachi recovered by WHC Jones,Logan at WHC10 Jones,Logan return 6 yards to the WHC16 (Bates,Tyron), out of bounds.
Azusa Pacific at 09:51
Azusa Pacific at 09:51
Down & Distance Play
Azusa Pacific at 09:51
1st and 10 at WHC16 Whittier drive start at 09:51.
1st and 10 at WHC16 (09:51) Shotgun Keyes,Ashton rush right for 7 yards loss to the WHC09 fumbled by Keyes,Ashton at WHC11 recovered by WHC Mertz,James at WHC09, End Of Play.
2nd and 17 at WHC9 Keyes,Ashton rush middle for 8 yards gain to the WHC17 (Olweny,Aldo), out of bounds.
3rd and 9 at WHC17 Shotgun Mertz,James pass complete short middle to Don,Eddie caught at WHC34, for 17 yards to the WHC34 (Olweny,Aldo), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC34 Taylor V,James rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WHC35 (Tucay,Tommy).
2nd and 9 at WHC35 Shotgun Mertz,James pass complete short right to Solaita,Brandon caught at APU49, for 16 yards to the APU49, out of bounds at APU49, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at APU49 Shotgun Keyes,Ashton rush middle for 1 yard loss to the APU50 (Meza,Jonathon).
2nd and 11 at WHC50 Shotgun Mertz,James pass complete short right to Joseph,Marco caught at APU46, for 4 yards to the APU46, out of bounds at APU46.
3rd and 7 at APU46 Mertz,James rush right for 6 yards gain to the APU40 (Meholovitch,Connor; Mageo,Jason).
4th and 1 at APU40 Keyes,Ashton rush middle for 2 yards gain to the APU38 (Meholovitch,Connor; Mageo,Jason), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at APU38 Padilla,Julius rush middle for 10 yards gain to the APU28 (Rodgers,Jaylen), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at APU28 Shotgun Padilla,Julius rush right for 0 yards to the APU28 (Mageo,Jason; Jones,Kayvion).
2nd and 10 at APU28 Mertz,James pass intercepted by Thomas,Ashton at APU00 QB hurried by Brown,Michael, Touchback.
Whittier at 06:30
Whittier at 06:30
Down & Distance Play
Whittier at 06:30
1st and 10 at APU20 Azusa Pacific drive start at 06:30.
1st and 10 at APU20 (06:30) Shotgun Wallwork,Laki rush left for 21 yards gain to the APU41 (Dhanifu,Malachi; Jones,Logan), out of bounds PENALTY APU Holding (Juarez,Michael) WHC UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Jones,Logan) 25 yards from APU20 to APU25, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1st and 10 at APU25 Shotgun Mitchell,Aaron rush middle for 10 yards gain to the APU35 (Carillo,Sergio; Barber,Jordan) PENALTY APU Illegal Formation 5 yards from APU25 to APU20. NO PLAY.
1st and 15 at APU20 No Huddle Zackery,CJ rush middle for 2 yards gain to the APU22 (Moreno,Armando; Ward,Frank).
2nd and 13 at APU22 Shotgun Wallwork,Laki pass complete short right to Bates,Tyron caught at APU23, for 1 yard to the APU23 (Dhanifu,Malachi).
3rd and 12 at APU23 Shotgun Wallwork,Laki rush left for 10 yards gain to the APU33 (Barber,Jordan; Carillo,Sergio).
4th and 2 at APU33 Espadas,Jaiden punt 47 yards to the WHC20 Arias,Xander return 13 yards to the WHC33 (Abrahams,Austin).
Score:
Whittier 0-0 Azusa Pacific

Quarter #2 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Azusa Pacific at 15:00
Azusa Pacific at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Azusa Pacific at 15:00
1st and 10 at WHC33 Whittier drive start at 15:00.
1st and 10 at WHC33 (04:06) Shotgun Keyes,Ashton rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WHC35 (Ackerman,Brady; Brown,Michael).
2nd and 8 at WHC35 (03:29) Mertz,James pass complete short right to Don,Eddie caught at WHC35, for 0 yards to the WHC35 (Rodgers,Jaylen).
3rd and 8 at WHC35 Shotgun Mertz,James pass complete short middle to Solaita,Brandon caught at WHC48, for 30 yards to the APU35 (Olweny,Aldo), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at APU35 No Huddle-Shotgun Mertz,James pass complete short middle to Joseph,Marco caught at APU37, for 3 yards to the APU32 (Beckom,Donovan; Meza,Jonathon).
2nd and 7 at APU32 Shotgun Keyes,Ashton rush middle for 2 yards gain to the APU30 (Gbaja-Biamila,Jedi).
3rd and 5 at APU30 Mertz,James pass complete short left to Joseph,Marco caught at APU28, for 0 yards to the APU30 (Thomas,Ashton).
4th and 5 at APU30 Yado,Preston field goal attempt from 47 yards GOOD (H: Mertz,James, LS: Flores-Anderson,Chase), clock 12:32.
1st and 10 at WHC35 Yado,Preston kickoff 61 yards to the APU04 Fogg,Tyler return 31 yards to the APU35 (Casteneda,Gabe).
Score:
Whittier 0-3 Azusa Pacific
Whittier at 12:23
Whittier at 12:23
Down & Distance Play
Whittier at 12:23
1st and 10 at APU35 Azusa Pacific drive start at 12:23.
1st and 10 at APU35 (12:23) Shotgun Wright,Demarion rush middle for 4 yards gain to the APU39 (Barber,Jordan; Morris,Brandon).
2nd and 6 at APU39 Bates,Tyron rush left for 6 yards gain to the APU45 (Henry,Austin; Escandon,Angel), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at APU45 Shotgun Bates,Tyron rush left for 13 yards gain to the WHC42 (Casteneda,Gabe), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY APU Holding (Elhardouzi,Noah) 17 yards from WHC42 to APU41.
1st and 10 at APU41 Shotgun Wallwork,Laki pass complete short middle to Wright,Demarion caught at WHC41, for 18 yards to the WHC41 (Jones,Logan), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC41 Shotgun Wallwork,Laki rush right for 9 yards gain to the WHC32 (Barber,Jordan).
2nd and 1 at WHC32 Shotgun Bates,Tyron rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WHC28 (Barber,Jordan; Filo,Josiah), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC28 Rodriguez,Victor rush left for 0 yards to the WHC28 (Escandon,Angel).
2nd and 10 at WHC28 Shotgun Wallwork,Laki pass complete short middle to Taylor,Robert caught at WHC29, for 1 yard to the WHC27 (Dhanifu,Malachi).
3rd and 9 at WHC27 Wallwork,Laki pass complete short middle to Rodriguez,Victor caught at WHC13, for 23 yards to the WHC04 (Escandon,Angel; Casteneda,Gabe), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 4 at WHC4 Shotgun Wallwork,Laki rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WHC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:00.
1st and 10 at WHC3 Nolan,Tyler kick attempt good.
1st and 10 at APU35 Espadas,Jaiden kickoff 38 yards to the WHC27 Solaita,Brandon return 14 yards to the WHC41 (Tucay,Tommy) PENALTY WHC Personal Foul 15 yards from WHC41 to WHC26.
1st and 10 at APU35 WHC ball on WHC26.
Score:
Whittier 7-3 Azusa Pacific
Azusa Pacific at 05:55
Azusa Pacific at 05:55
Down & Distance Play
Azusa Pacific at 05:55
1st and 10 at WHC26 Whittier drive start at 05:55.
1st and 10 at WHC26 (05:55) Shotgun Mertz,James sacked for loss of 8 yards to the WHC18 (Gbaja-Biamila,Jedi).
2nd and 18 at WHC18 Shotgun Keyes,Ashton rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WHC20 (Gbaja-Biamila,Jedi; Kuma,Keanu).
3rd and 16 at WHC20 Mertz,James pass complete short middle to Solaita,Brandon caught at WHC34, for 19 yards to the WHC39 (Chisholm,Max; Tucay,Tommy), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC39 Mertz,James rush middle for 3 yards loss to the WHC36 fumbled by Mertz,James at WHC38 recovered by WHC Mertz,James at WHC36 (Meza,Jonathon), out of bounds.
2nd and 13 at WHC36 Mertz,James pass incomplete short left to Cobbs,Alex thrown to WHC36.
3rd and 13 at WHC36 Mertz,James pass incomplete short left to Don,Eddie thrown to WHC36.
4th and 13 at WHC36 Icasiano,Jayden punt 38 yards to the APU26 O'Rourke,Sean return 26 yards to the WHC48 (Solaita,Brandon), out of bounds.
Whittier at 02:43
Whittier at 02:43
Down & Distance Play
Whittier at 02:43
1st and 10 at WHC48 Azusa Pacific drive start at 02:43.
1st and 10 at WHC48 (02:53) Shotgun Rodriguez,Victor rush right for 2 yards gain to the WHC46 (Escandon,Angel; Barber,Jordan).
2nd and 8 at WHC46 (02:00) Shotgun Bates,Tyron rush left for 5 yards gain to the WHC41 (Filo,Josiah) PENALTY WHC Personal Foul (Jones,Logan) 15 yards from WHC41 to WHC26, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC26 Jones,OJ rush middle for 14 yards gain to the WHC12 (Mercado,Julian), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC12 Wallwork,Laki rush left for 4 yards gain to the WHC08 (Carillo,Sergio).
2nd and 6 at WHC8 Wallwork,Laki rush middle for 8 yards gain to the WHC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:48, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC3 Nolan,Tyler kick attempt good.
1st and 10 at APU35 Espadas,Jaiden kickoff 57 yards to the WHC08 Irving,Donte return 15 yards to the WHC23 (Chisholm,Max; Bradley,Maddox).
Score:
Whittier 14-3 Azusa Pacific
Azusa Pacific at 00:41
Azusa Pacific at 00:41
Down & Distance Play
Azusa Pacific at 00:41
1st and 10 at WHC23 Whittier drive start at 00:41.
1st and 10 at WHC23 Mertz,James pass complete short middle to Solaita,Brandon caught at WHC28, for 9 yards to the WHC32 (Olweny,Aldo).
2nd and 1 at WHC32 No Huddle-Shotgun Mertz,James pass complete short left to Solaita,Brandon caught at WHC34, for 2 yards to the WHC34 (Rodgers,Jaylen), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC34 Shotgun Mertz,James pass complete short left to Don,Eddie caught at WHC47, for 19 yards to the APU47 (Rodgers,Jaylen), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at APU47 No Huddle-Shotgun Mertz,James sacked for loss of 9 yards to the WHC44 (Gbaja-Biamila,Jedi).
2nd and 19 at WHC44 Mertz,James pass incomplete short left to Cobbs,Alex thrown to WHC44.
3rd and 19 at WHC44 Shotgun Mertz,James pass complete deep right to Solaita,Brandon caught at APU26, for 30 yards to the APU26 (Thomas,Ashton), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at APU26 Yado,Preston field goal attempt from 43 yards NO GOOD blocked by Jones,Kayvion (H: Mertz,James, LS: Flores-Anderson,Chase), clock 00:00, out of bounds at APU25.
1st and GOAL at WHC35 Whittier drive start at 00:00.
1st and 10 at APU26 End of game, clock 00:00.
Score:
Whittier 14-3 Azusa Pacific

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
WHC will kickoff; APU will defend North end-zone.
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00.
Yado,Preston kickoff 55 yards to the APU10 Zackery,CJ return 37 yards to the APU47 (Solaita,Brandon), out of bounds PENALTY APU Holding (Rasmussen,Wyatt) 10 yards from APU35 to APU25.
APU ball on APU25.
Whittier at 14:47
Whittier at 14:47
Down & Distance Play
Whittier at 14:47
1st and 10 at APU25 Azusa Pacific drive start at 14:47.
1st and 10 at APU25 (14:47) Shotgun O'Rourke,Sean rush right for 2 yards loss to the APU23 (Dhanifu,Malachi).
2nd and 12 at APU23 Bates,Tyron rush left for 4 yards gain to the APU27 (Morris,Brandon).
3rd and 8 at APU27 Shotgun Wallwork,Laki pass complete short middle to Zackery,CJ caught at APU32, for 7 yards to the APU34 (Barber,Jordan; Henry,Austin).
4th and 1 at APU34 PENALTY APU False Start (Mitchell,Aaron) 5 yards from APU34 to APU29. NO PLAY.
4th and 6 at APU29 Espadas,Jaiden punt 53 yards to the WHC18 Irving,Donte return 0 yards to the WHC18.
Azusa Pacific at 12:11
Azusa Pacific at 12:11
Down & Distance Play
Azusa Pacific at 12:11
1st and 10 at WHC18 Whittier drive start at 12:11.
1st and 10 at WHC18 (12:11) Keyes,Ashton rush right for 9 yards gain to the WHC27 (Rodgers,Jaylen), out of bounds.
2nd and 1 at WHC27 Shotgun Keyes,Ashton rush right for 3 yards loss to the WHC24 (Tucay,Tommy; Jones,Kayvion).
3rd and 4 at WHC24 Mertz,James rush left for 6 yards gain to the WHC30 (Mageo,Jason), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC30 Mertz,James pass intercepted by Olweny,Aldo at WHC39, End Of Play.
Whittier at 10:07
Whittier at 10:07
Down & Distance Play
Whittier at 10:07
1st and 10 at WHC39 Azusa Pacific drive start at 10:07.
1st and 10 at WHC39 (10:07) Shotgun Zackery,CJ rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WHC34 (Moreno,Armando; Jones,Logan).
2nd and 5 at WHC34 Shotgun Zackery,CJ rush middle for 6 yards gain to the WHC28 (Jones,Logan), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC28 Shotgun Bates,Tyron rush right for 2 yards gain to the WHC26 (Barber,Jordan).
2nd and 8 at WHC26 Shotgun O'Rourke,Sean rush left for 26 yards gain to the WHC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:22, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC3 Nolan,Tyler kick attempt good.
1st and 10 at APU35 Espadas,Jaiden kickoff 65 yards to the WHC00 Rucker-Spears,Syree return 23 yards to the WHC23 (Bradley,Maddox; Galindo,Hector).
Score:
Whittier 21-3 Azusa Pacific
Azusa Pacific at 08:15
Azusa Pacific at 08:15
Down & Distance Play
Azusa Pacific at 08:15
1st and 10 at WHC23 Whittier drive start at 08:15.
1st and 10 at WHC23 Rucker-Spears,Syree rush right for 8 yards gain to the WHC31 (Kirkpatrick Jr.,Curlee).
2nd and 2 at WHC31 Shotgun Keyes,Ashton rush middle for 6 yards gain to the WHC37 (Olweny,Aldo), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC37 Shotgun Keyes,Ashton rush left for 4 yards gain to the WHC41 (Kirkpatrick Jr.,Curlee).
2nd and 6 at WHC41 Shotgun Mertz,James pass complete short right to Cobbs,Alex caught at APU45, for 59 yards to the APU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:06, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at APU3 Yado,Preston kick attempt good.
1st and 10 at WHC35 Yado,Preston kickoff 50 yards to the APU15 Zackery,CJ return 20 yards to the APU35 (Solaita,Brandon).
Score:
Whittier 21-10 Azusa Pacific
Whittier at 06:01
Whittier at 06:01
Down & Distance Play
Whittier at 06:01
1st and 10 at APU35 Azusa Pacific drive start at 06:01.
1st and 10 at APU35 Shotgun Mitchell,Aaron rush middle for 5 yards gain to the APU40 (Ward,Frank; Carillo,Sergio).
2nd and 5 at APU40 Shotgun Bates,Tyron rush right for 20 yards gain to the WHC40 (Mercado,Julian), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC40 Shotgun Mitchell,Aaron rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WHC36 (Morris,Brandon; Jones,Logan).
2nd and 6 at WHC36 Zackery,CJ rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WHC35 (Morris,Brandon).
3rd and 5 at WHC35 Shotgun Bates,Tyron rush right for 1 yard gain (2) to the WHC34 (Carillo,Sergio) PENALTY WHC Personal Foul (Moreno,Armando) 15 yards from WHC33 to WHC18, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC18 Shotgun Wallwork,Laki rush right for 18 yards gain to the WHC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:43, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC3 PENALTY APU Delay Of Game (Bray,Sawyer) 5 yards from WHC03 to WHC08. NO PLAY.
1st and 10 at WHC8 Nolan,Tyler kick attempt good.
1st and 10 at APU35 Espadas,Jaiden kickoff 56 yards to the WHC09 Irving,Donte return 20 yards to the WHC29 (Zackery,CJ).
Score:
Whittier 28-10 Azusa Pacific
Azusa Pacific at 02:38
Azusa Pacific at 02:38
Down & Distance Play
Azusa Pacific at 02:38
1st and 10 at WHC29 Whittier drive start at 02:38.
1st and 10 at WHC29 Keyes,Ashton rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WHC36 (Rodgers,Jaylen; Tucay,Tommy).
2nd and 3 at WHC36 Keyes,Ashton rush right for 3 yards gain (8) to the WHC39 (Beckom,Donovan), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY APU Personal Foul (Beckom,Donovan) 15 yards from WHC44 to APU41, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at APU41 Mertz,James rush right for 5 yards gain to the APU36 (Meholovitch,Connor).
2nd and 5 at APU36 Keyes,Ashton rush middle for 0 yards to the APU36 (Kuma,Keanu; Meholovitch,Connor).
3rd and 5 at APU36 Mertz,James pass incomplete short middle to Don,Eddie thrown to APU36.
4th and 5 at APU36 Shotgun Mertz,James pass complete short middle to Don,Eddie caught at APU30, for 6 yards to the APU30 (Tucay,Tommy), 1ST DOWN.
Score:
Whittier 28-10 Azusa Pacific

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
1st and 10 at APU30 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
1st and 10 at APU30 Shotgun Keyes,Ashton rush middle for 17 yards gain to the APU13 (Olweny,Aldo), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at APU13 Shotgun Mertz,James pass complete short right to Solaita,Brandon caught at APU00, for 13 yards to the APU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:14, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at APU3 Yado,Preston kick attempt good.
1st and 10 at WHC35 Yado,Preston kickoff 64 yards to the APU01 Fogg,Tyler return 27 yards to the APU28 (Casteneda,Gabe; Cortez,Rafael) PENALTY WHC Personal Foul (Yado,Preston) 15 yards from APU28 to APU43.
1st and 10 at WHC35 APU ball on APU43.
Score:
Whittier 28-17 Azusa Pacific
Whittier at 14:07
Whittier at 14:07
Down & Distance Play
Whittier at 14:07
1st and 10 at APU43 Azusa Pacific drive start at 14:07.
1st and 10 at APU43 Shotgun O'Rourke,Sean rush middle for 4 yards gain to the APU47 (Grove,Grayson; Barber,Jordan).
2nd and 6 at APU47 Shotgun Wright,Demarion rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WHC46 (Barber,Jordan), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC46 Shotgun Bates,Tyron rush right for 17 yards gain to the WHC29 (Henry,Austin), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC29 Shotgun O'Rourke,Sean rush left for 11 yards gain to the WHC18 (Henry,Austin; Escandon,Angel), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC18 PENALTY APU False Start (Juarez,Michael) 5 yards from WHC18 to WHC23. NO PLAY.
1st and 15 at WHC23 Wallwork,Laki rush middle for 0 yards to the WHC23 fumbled by Wallwork,Laki at WHC23 recovered by WHC Henry,Austin at WHC23, End Of Play.
Azusa Pacific at 10:11
Azusa Pacific at 10:11
Down & Distance Play
Azusa Pacific at 10:11
1st and 10 at WHC23 Whittier drive start at 10:11.
1st and 10 at WHC23 Shotgun Keyes,Ashton rush middle for 2 yards loss to the WHC21 (Jones,Kayvion).
2nd and 12 at WHC21 Shotgun Mertz,James pass complete short right to Joseph,Marco caught at WHC22, for 4 yards to the WHC25 (Rodgers,Jaylen).
3rd and 8 at WHC25 Shotgun Mertz,James pass incomplete short right to Cobbs,Alex thrown to WHC25 broken up by Tucay,Tommy.
4th and 8 at WHC25 Icasiano,Jayden punt 50 yards to the APU25 O'Rourke,Sean return 8 yards to the APU33 (Granado,Junior; Escandon,Angel).
Whittier at 08:34
Whittier at 08:34
Down & Distance Play
Whittier at 08:34
1st and 10 at APU33 Azusa Pacific drive start at 08:34.
1st and 10 at APU33 Wright,Demarion rush middle for 0 yards to the APU33 (Romero,Dean).
2nd and 10 at APU33 Bates,Tyron rush left for 3 yards gain to the APU36 (Dhanifu,Malachi; Ward,Frank).
3rd and 7 at APU36 Shotgun Wallwork,Laki rush right for 9 yards gain to the APU45, out of bounds at APU45, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at APU45 Shotgun Wallwork,Laki rush right for 12 yards gain to the WHC43 (Escandon,Angel), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC43 Shotgun Jones,OJ rush left for 5 yards gain to the WHC38 (Morris,Brandon; Carillo,Sergio).
2nd and 5 at WHC38 Shotgun Wright,Demarion rush left for 2 yards gain to the WHC36 (Carillo,Sergio).
3rd and 3 at WHC36 Shotgun Jones,OJ rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WHC31 (Barber,Jordan), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC31 Shotgun Wright,Demarion rush middle for 0 yards to the WHC31 (Morris,Brandon; Catano,Ricky).
2nd and 10 at WHC31 Shotgun Wallwork,Laki rush right for 11 yards gain to the WHC20 (Grove,Grayson), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC20 Timeout Azusa Pacific, clock 02:45.
1st and 10 at WHC20 Shotgun Bates,Tyron rush left for 2 yards gain to the WHC18 (Dhanifu,Malachi; Carillo,Sergio).
2nd and 8 at WHC18 Wright,Demarion rush left for 18 yards gain to the WHC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:07, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at WHC3 Nolan,Tyler kick attempt good (H: Bray,Sawyer).
1st and 10 at APU35 Espadas,Jaiden kickoff 52 yards to the WHC13 Rucker-Spears,Syree return 15 yards to the WHC28 (Bradley,Maddox).
Score:
Whittier 35-17 Azusa Pacific
Azusa Pacific at 02:03
Azusa Pacific at 02:03
Down & Distance Play
Azusa Pacific at 02:03
1st and 10 at WHC28 Whittier drive start at 02:03.
1st and 10 at WHC28 Shotgun Mertz,James pass incomplete short right to Joseph,Marco thrown to WHC28.
2nd and 10 at WHC28 Shotgun Mertz,James pass incomplete short right to Solaita,Brandon thrown to WHC28 broken up by Rodgers,Jaylen.
3rd and 10 at WHC28 Shotgun Mertz,James pass incomplete short right to Joseph,Marco thrown to WHC28 QB hurried by Meholovitch,Connor.
4th and 10 at WHC28 Shotgun Mertz,James pass intercepted by Tucay,Tommy at APU42, End Of Play.
Whittier at 01:44
Whittier at 01:44
Down & Distance Play
Whittier at 01:44
1st and 10 at APU42 Azusa Pacific drive start at 01:44.
1st and 10 at APU42 Vergara,Niko rush right for 1 yard gain to the APU43 (Mercado,Julian).
2nd and 9 at APU43 Shotgun Mitchell,Aaron rush middle for 8 yards gain to the WHC49 (Gallegos,Jason).
3rd and 1 at WHC49 Kneel down by Valencia,Brandon at WHC50 for loss of 1 yard.
4th and 2 at WHC50 End of game, clock 00:00.
Score:
Whittier 35-17 Azusa Pacific

Participation

Starters

WHC
# Player Pos.
3 Escandon,Angel DB
6 Dhanifu,Malachi DB
7 France,Gavyn DB
21 Henry,Austin DB
32 Mercado,Julian DB
56 Moreno,Armando DL
77 Spruill,Max DL
95 Morris,Brandon DL
99 Ward,Frank DL
8 Richardson,Meo LB
23 Barber,Jordan LB
43 Greer,Michael LB
71 Mgrdichian Roth,Ian OL
74 Priddy,Noah OL
78 Walker,Sean OL
12 Mertz,James QB
5 Taylor V,James RB
21 Keyes,Ashton RB
85 Cobbs,Alex TE
83 Joseph,Marco WR
88 Don,Eddie WR

Player Participation

Whittier
# Player
0 Rucker-Spears,Syree
2 Padilla,Julius
9 Grove,Grayson
10 Jones,Logan
13 Icasiano,Jayden
13 Arias,Xander
15 Villanueva,Diego
17 Yado,Preston
19 Silber,Ethan
20 Brillhart,Thor
27 Gallegos,Jason
29 Casteneda,Gabe
30 Cortez,Rafael
31 Moore Jr,Marelle
40 Granado,Junior
41 Romero,Dean
46 Carillo,Sergio
47 Galbraith,Miles
50 Flores-Anderson,Chase
84 Irving,Donte
86 Solaita,Brandon
93 Filo,Josiah
94 Catano,Ricky