On Saturday, October 19, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) football team grasped a dominant 57-14 victory over La Verne at home on Zinda Field.
Coming off a 13-41 loss to Chapman the previous week, the Stags were in pursuit of their fifth win of the season.
After their defeat, CMS tight end Roman Ramirez CM ’26 explained his mindset going into the game.
“We always treat every game like it’s a championship game,” Ramirez said. “We were pissed off that we lost last week. It was a bunch of mistakes that we didn’t want to make, so we just want to fix those and come out and set the tone.”
While La Verne looked to pick up their first season win, the Stags quickly stomped this hope with Mason Cotton CM ’25 starting the scoring for CMS early in the first quarter.
Cotton made a 67-yard punt return touchdown propelling CMS out to an early 7-0 lead. One drive later, the Stags defense forced a fumble at the La Verne 14-yard line, setting up a short touchdown drive for the offense and a commanding 14-0 Stags lead.
La Verne responded with a 71-yard methodical drive for a touchdown late in the first quarter, putting seven points on the scoreboard.
CMS answered at the beginning of the second quarter, as Daniel Rosenberg CM ’25 caught a 39-yard touchdown to put the Stags even further up at 20-7.
Coming back from halftime with a 27-point lead, the Stags took full control of the game, shutting out La Verne in the third quarter and only giving up one touchdown in the fourth, with a final score of 57-14.
Kobey Jorgensen CM ’25, tight end and fullback for the Stags, detailed his own process for effectively blocking and setting up his teammates for success.
“Just mental reps,” Jorgensen said. “[I] think about my assignment, my role, my responsibility relative to my teammates, and how I can work within something bigger than me to make ourselves successful.”
CMS quarterback Walter Kuhlenkamp CM ’25 posted 101 passing yards and two touchdowns while also rushing 49 yards for the day. Stags running back Justin Edwards CM ’25 rushed for 122 yards and added two touchdowns to his tally toward reaching the 50-touchdown milestone.
CMS wide receiver Anderson Cynkar CM ’25 tallied two receptions for a total of 23 yards during the game, crediting much of his preparation to wide receiver coach, Luke Blochowski.
“He’s sort of preparing us for what kind of coverages we’ll see [and] how good their players are,” Cynkar said. “He’s reminding us of our favorite plays, reminding us of that whole scouting report throughout the week… keeping us honest, keeping us accountable.”
After the win, the Stags move to an overall record of 5-1 and 3-1 in conference with three games remaining in the regular season.
CMS will play the University of Redlands in an away game on Saturday, Oct. 26. Following this, the Stags will travel to Chapman on Saturday, Nov. 2nd where they will look to avenge their recent loss.
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