After a slow start, Azusa Pacific University has been scoring touchdowns at a record pace in the last two Great Northwest Athletic Conference games and it’s due largely in part to junior running back Kurt Scoby and sophomore wide receiver Weston Carr.

In the two games in which the Cougars (3-2, 2-2) have combined for 131 points, Scoby (Monrovia HS) has run for 334 yards and six touchdowns on 25 carries, while Carr caught 12 passes for 207 yards and three touchdowns.

Carr, who is ninth in NCAA Division II in receiving yards with 586, also leads the team with 35 receptions and five touchdowns. He caught 11 passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns in Saturday’s 48-17 win over Western Oregon.

Scoby was named GNAC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 161 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries against Western Oregon. This followed a 173-yard, three-touchdown performance in an 83-7 win over Simon Fraser.

“Coming out the way we are at 3-2 is not exactly where we want to be,” APU coach Victor Santa Cruz said. “But the last couple of weeks, this group that we have, they are finding their stride and the confidence with each other.”

Other offensive leaders for APU midway through the season are quarterback Andrew Elffers, who has thrown for seven touchdowns while completing 58 percent of his passes (64 of 110). The senior has also run for 352 yards on 64 carries and is third in Division II in yards per completion (16.1).

Junior running back Gavin McDaniel has rushed for 233 yards and a touchdown on 49 carries.

APU looks to keep the winning ways going Saturday in a nonconference game against Colorado Mines (3-2) at 6:30 p.m. at Citrus College. The Orediggers defeated APU last year 27-23 in the only other meeting between the two schools.

Mounties take a break

Mt. SAC (4-1) defeated Orange Coast College on Saturday 49-19 and has a bye this week.

The Mounties, who remain ranked No. 6 in the state CCCSIA poll, will begin National Division Central Conference action on Oct. 14 at Long Beach City College.

La Verne wins thriller

La Verne is 2-1 overall after opening SCIAC plays with a come-from-behind 28-27 home win over previously unbeaten Cal Lutheran.

Trailing by two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, the defense led the Leopards to the comeback. Sophomore defensive back Torii Hilbert returned an interception 20 yards for a touchdown to trail 27-21.

On the ensuing Cal Lutheran possession, freshman defensive lineman Trevor Goulet recovered a fumble on the Kingsmen 15-yard line and three plays later senior running back Michael Medina ran for a 9-yard score. Eric Rembecky kicked the go-ahead extra point.

La Verne continues SCIAC action at 7 p.m. Saturday at Redlands University.

PCC snaps streak

Pasadena City Conference (2-3) opened American Division Metro Conference play with a 30-20 win over host Compton College on Saturday. The win snaps a 14-game road losing streak that dates back to 2014.

Sophomore running backs James Shaw (66 carries, 304 yards, TD) and Amad Andrews (49 carries, 177 yards, TD) lead the Lancers. Sophomore wide receiver Steve Williams leads the Lancers with six touchdowns and has caught 29 passes for 481 yards.

PCC will host West L.A. (1-4, 1-0) in a Metro Conference game at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Final tuneup for Citrus

Citrus College (1-3) will host one final nonconference game at 1 p.m. Saturday against Victor Valley (3-1) before Metro Conference action starts Oct. 14.

The Owls managed a lone field goal in Saturday’s 16-3 loss against Southwestern College.

A lone bright spot was the defense allowing 112 yards rushing ,but Citrus managed just over 100 yards of total offense.