A lack of offensive effort in practice last week may have been the cause for the City College football team’s Sept. 26 loss to the Modesto College Pirates, as the offense struggled to get much going, landing on the losing side of a 31-20 score.
“The offense was lacking a great week of practice, honestly,” said quarterback Taylor Laird. “We had a pretty crappy week. We were sluggish out there, just moving slowly.”
This was Laird’s first full week of practice leading into a game since taking over two weeks ago for former starting quarterback Jason Samuels, who recently left the team to focus on academics.
Laird struggled to connect with his receivers throughout the game and finished the night with a 41 percent completion rate. He also threw two interceptions; one to a wide-open defender and another, which head coach Dannie Walker others thought should’ve been ruled incomplete.
“[The ball] hit the ground, and that was a call that we didn’t get, and we’ve got to live with it,” said Walker. “[The referees] are going to make their calls, and there’s nothing that we can overturn, but I thought it hit the ground.”
Despite the play being ruled an interception, the offense was given plenty of opportunities to take over the game. Two series after the Pirates took a 21-20 lead in the third quarter, the Panthers defense forced a turnover on downs during an 11-play, 66-yard drive for Modesto.
It was an opportune time for the offense to take advantage of the momentum, but the team was forced to punt on a three and out.
Then, in the fourth quarter, down 10 with four minutes remaining in the game, the Panthers offense got the ball near the 50-yard line after the defense forced another punt. Four plays and a loss of 14 yards later, Modesto forced a turnover on downs and scored another touchdown to close out the game.
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“We just didn’t execute, man. It’s just plain and simple,” said Walker. “Our quarterback was missing wide open receivers. Our receivers were not running the routes. Their route discipline was off, alignment was off and their blocking.”
Panthers’ wide receiver Keith Brown was the target of 16 of Laird’s 44 pass attempts, but the two only connected for six completions for 59 yards.
“It’s really just chemistry,” said Brown. “We’ve got to get our quarterback back in the groove because he hasn’t quarterbacked in a minute since he’s been practicing at tight end. I mean, plays were open, but we had some miscues. We’ve got to execute.”
Laird’s lone touchdown came on a 26-yard pass play to freshman receiver Keylan Mack, who finished the night with five receptions for 90 yards.
The Panthers will look to bounce back next week when they travel to Oakland Oct. 3 to take on Chabot College before heading into a bye week.
“I thought the young men played hard today, but we end up on the wrong side of a 31 to 20 game, and that doesn’t equate,” said Walker. “So what’s the other part that we’re missing? That’s our responsibility to get back to it and figure out what it is. We’ve got to find it in practice and get these guys headed in the right direction.”
For a full box score on this game, visit sccpanthers.losrios.edu
