Though the first 59 minutes of Saturday’s battle for the “Peace Pipe” were long on incompletions and short on drama, the final 60 seconds reminded the hundreds of huddled Pomona-Pitzer fans why people love college football. No, nobody truly thought that the Sagehens could overcome a ten-point deficit with 19
Author: Jordy Bank
Sagecocks Gobbled by Leopard Football
Last Saturday night, the Sagehens honored James Lambert PO ’12, Tim Stapenhorst PZ ’12, Kareem Smedley PO ’12, Zach Tannous PZ ’12, and Andre Shepley PO ’12 prior to the start of their final home game. The ceremony highlighted a major issue for the then 0-7 Sagehens. Though its five
Sweeney Again Shoulders Load, Rushing for 246 in Loss to Whittier
After Saturday’s loss to the Whittier Poets, Pomona-Pitzer football fans left the stadium with what has become the season’s unofficial mantra ringing in their heads: “The game sure was a lot closer than the score.” If the now 0-7 Sagehens can take solace in anything, it’s that they managed to
Strong Second Half Sees Whittier Past P-P Football
In a game that was much closer than the final score indicates, the Whittier Poets surged past Pomona-Pitzer 58-27. Running back Luke Sweeney PO ’13 had a nice bounce-back performance with 246 yards, ensuring that he’ll be at the top of the NCAA rushing leaderboard for another week, while Whittier
Football Drops to 0-6 vs. Cal Lu
The Pomona-Pitzer football team went into their game on Saturday knowing that they are a much better team than their 0-5 record suggests. This is, after all, the same team that just sent last season’s quarterback—now Quarterback Coach Jacob Caron PZ ’11—to play in the arena football league next season.
Tough Weekend for Sagehen Football
Although this weekend’s football game appeared over by halftime, four full quarters were played as the Cal Lutheran Kingsmen cruised past Pomona-Pitzer 62-7. Running back Luke Sweeney PO ’13, the NCAA rushing leader who has until now averaged 203.2 yards per game, was held to just 56 yards. Cal Lutheran’s
Sweeney-Less Sagehens Toppled by Redlands
Pomona-Pitzer quarterback Luke Ferguson PO ’13 likely didn’t imagine that his career highs in completions, yards, and attempts would come in a game that his P-P Sagehens lost by 41 points. The same goes for wide receiver Ryan Randle PO ’14, who had the second-most productive game of his young
With Sweeney Injured, Sagehens fall to Redlands
A week after becoming the NCAA’s leading rusher across all divisions, junior running back Luke Sweeney PO ’13 was sidelined as the Redlands Bulldogs beat the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens 61-20. Without their injured star, the Sagehens managed only 35 yards on the ground—a far cry from Sweeney’s average of 183 yards
Sagehens Succumb to Chapman’s 2nd Half Comeback
For the third time in their young season, the Sagehens were playing with a lead. Pomona-Pitzer had been up 7-0 and 13-7 against Lewis & Clark the previous week, but both scores were wiped away by touchdowns on the Pioneers’ ensuing drives—the Sagehens simply couldn’t hold on to a lead.
High-Powered P-P Offense Comes Up Short Against Lewis & Clark
After yet another fourth-down conversion late in Saturday’s Pomona-Pitzer football game, Sagehen fans were left with one question weighing heavily on their collective minds: does either team even have a punter? This question wouldn’t be answered until there were eight minutes left in the third, when Ben Feldman PO ’15