PCC made some history in Saturday night\u2019s 31-20 victory over visiting El Camino-Compton Center.<\/p>\n
Kendell Jefferson\u2019s 45-yard punt return for a touchdown was the Lancers (3-2 overall, 1-0 in conference) first (punt return TD) in six years.<\/p>\n
Yusef Muhammad\u2019s 91-yard kickoff return for a score to start the second half was the first time PCC had done that since George W. Bush was President (2007)<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been six years since the Lancers were over .500 at this point, and Reggie Harvey\u2019s 103 yards was the most rushing yards since 2012.<\/p>\n
All of that added up to a Lancers victory that wasn\u2019t even as close as the score.<\/p>\n
In fact, video tends to show the EC-Compton final scoring play should have never counted.<\/p>\n
Russell Shaw caught a pass from Johnny Bailey and brought it down to about the goal line.<\/p>\n
The ball never appeared to cross the goal line, Shaw fumbled the ball and PCC\u2019s Jesus Crespo recovered.<\/p>\n
The side referee, though, put both his hands up to signal a touchdown, which seemed to surprise many on the field.<\/p>\n
Yusef Muhammad has been a constant source of big plays and a momentum provider.<\/p>\n
Muhammad\u2019s 91-yard TD on the kickoff to start the second half gave PCC a 21-6 lead, and shortly thereafter, he would make a sterling catch down the sideline that would set up a short Reggie Harvey TD run.<\/p>\n
Muhammad had two catches for 52 yards and the long kickoff return for the score.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought we played pretty good, but we\u2019re making too many mistakes and penalties,\u201d Muhammad said. \u201cI always put pressure on myself to make the big play. It\u2019s great because sometimes the guys are looking for someone to make a play.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harvey\u2019s effort Saturday seemed to revive a lifeless running game, gaining 103 yards on 20 carries, including the 4-yard TD run in the second half that gave the Lancers a 28-8 lead.<\/p>\n
Jesse Hanckel finished 10 of 15 for 141 yards, one interception, and a 22-yard TD pass to James Shaw early in the second quarter.<\/p>\n
Jordan Bruner had 4 catches for 44 yards, and Joseph Gregory caught 3 passes for 23 yards.<\/p>\n
Compton\u2019s (0-5, 0-1) Johnny Bailey was 17 of 32 for 188 yards, he threw TD passes to Harold Johnson (7 yards) and the controversial 8-yard strike to Shaw with 1:15 to play in the game.<\/p>\n
Daniel Moreno led the PCC defense with 10 tackles, while Jasper Chavez, Matt Terlizzi and Daeqwan Bailey had 7 tackles apiece.<\/p>\n
PCC will travel to West L.A. College next Saturday with an early 1 p.m. kickoff, and Muhammad would like to see the Lancers improve on their 15 penalties for 144 yards.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt all starts in practice, Muhammad said. \u201cWe need to work hard, because it\u2019s conference play.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PCC made some history in Saturday night\u2019s 31-20 victory over visiting El Camino-Compton Center. Kendell Jefferson\u2019s 45-yard punt return for a touchdown was the Lancers (3-2 overall, 1-0 in conference) first (punt return TD) in six years. Yusef Muhammad\u2019s 91-yard kickoff return for a score to start the second half was the first time PCC […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109,60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-story","category-football","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"\n