BC offense falls flat in 13-0 loss at Allan Hancock

It’s rare for a team to lose when its defense holds the opponent without an offensive touchdown, but that’s exactly what happened to the Bakersfield College Renegades in Santa Maria on Saturday afternoon.

The Renegades posted their worst offensive performance of the season in their final game of the year at Allan Hancock College, managing just 184 total yards on 56 plays. After a scoreless first half in which the Bulldogs’ kicker, Colton Theaker, missed three field goals, Allan Hancock gained the upper hand in the third quarter, getting a key defensive touchdown from

K’Hari Upshaw and winning 13-0.

For the second week in a row, neither Richard Lara nor Dexter Frampton could get the offense going for BC (2-8), with Frampton throwing three interceptions in the fourth quarter. Tight end Jayden Smith had six catches for 62 yards but lost a pair of fumbles. The Renegades also had over 100 yards in penalties for the second week in a row.

Allan Hancock (5-4) was inconsistent on offense, and did most of its damage with a rushing attack that featured nine different players, including Dior Kennedy (16 carries for 67 yards), whose 34-yard run in the third quarter, setting up a Theaker field goal, was the biggest offensive play by either team on the day.

It looked like the Bulldogs had a score on their opening drive, a 14-play effort starting from their own 4, when Keyshawn Pu’a went in motion from the sideline on a field goal attempt, and holder Jaquez McWilliams found him wide open for a 34-yard touchdown pass. However, the maneuver was ruled an illegal substitution.

The Bulldogs started their next drive at the Renegades’ 44 after a short punt. To open the second quarter, wide receiver Mike McCoy, starting at quarterback for Allan Hancock, converted a fourth down on a read option to reach the 17, but the snap went over his head on the next play for a 13-yard loss. Ultimately, Theaker missed a 47-yard field goal to conclude the seven-play, 13-yard drive.

The Bulldogs got it right back two plays later on Smith’s first fumble. But they again managed just 14 yards in seven plays and Theaker was wide on the ensuing field goal attempt.

BC made some progress down the field, with Antonio Robinson converting a fourth-and-short, but Lara was sacked on third-and-7 to set up another punt. The Bulldogs responded with five straight runs and got a BC personal foul to set them up with first down at the 29, but went backwards on an ill-conceived reverse and had to try a 51-yard field goal.