Lewis & Clark gets a win

SATURDAY SMALL-COLLEGE FOOTBALL/Pioneers triumph at Pomona-Pitzer; Linfield falls at home to No. 1-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor

Lewis & Clark 40, POMONA-PITZER 29

Mary Hardin-Baylor 24, LINFIELD 3

HIGHLIGHTS

• What winless streak?

That can be Lewis & Clark's retort after the Pioneers snapped a 33-match winless stretch with its road win Saturday at Pomona-Pitzer.

The Pios jumped to a 17-0 lead and had a 24-7 edge at the half.

After two scores by the Sagehens in the second half, L&C all but put the game away with 16 consecutive points.

Senior running back Eric Hawkins had 95 of the Pioneers' 178 yards rushing, which was the highest total since Jay Locey took over as coach in 2015.

Freshman quarterback Sawyer May, making his first start, passed for three touchdowns and 160 yards as L&C improved to 1-1.

Dejour Williams caught TD tosses of 1 and 14 yards, and freshman Michael Abraham from Central Catholic High ran 5 and 4 yards for touchdowns.

Pomona-Pitzer fell to 1-1.

The Pioneers will play host to Willamette on Sept. 30, in L&C's Northwest Conference opener.

• Defending NCAA Division III champion and No. 1-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor downed No. 6 Linfield 24-3 at McMinnville.

The Wildcats slipped to 1-1, while UMHB climbed to 2-0.

It was Linfield's first loss in a home opener since 2006, and the program's lowest point total since being shut out by Southern Oregon in 2001.

The Crusaders scored on their second play from scrimmage, on a 74-yard run by T. J. Josey, and they were in front 10-3 at halftime.

Mary Hardin-Baylor scored on the second-half kickoff via Bryce Wilkerson's 95-yard return.

With 4:31 remaining in the game, Josey hit Isaiah Towne with a 35-yard touchdown pass for the final margin.

Linfield launches into Northwest Conference play on Sept. 30, playing host to Whitworth.