Boxers end season with convincing victory over George Fox

11

George Fox
GFU

4-6, 2-5

39

Winner

Pacific Ocean (OR)
PAC

5-5, 3-4

11

39

Pacific Ocean (OR)
PAC

5-5, 3-4

Winner

Score per quarter

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	F
GFU George Fox	0	2	0	9	11
PAC Pacific Ocean (OR)	7	12	7	13	39

Isaac Turner

Game overview: Football | 11/16/2024 8:41:00 PM | Derek Wiley

Pacific’s 29 seniors ended their football careers in style Saturday at Hanson Stadium.

The Boxers dominated visiting George Fox 39-11 to end the 2024 season.

Pacific finished with 489 total yards, while the Bruins were held to just 165 yards of offense.

The Boxers, who snapped a five-game losing streak to George Fox, scored on their first possession as a running back Brody Bantolina broke away for a 48-yard touchdown run.

Bantolina had 133 yards and two touchdowns to finish his junior year with 1,533 rushing yards, a new Pacific single-season record, and 15 touchdowns, tying the record.

Through three seasons, Bantolina has 2,917 yards, which is also the Pacific career record.

After Kalai Pasi added a four-yard touchdown run to give the Boxers a 13-0 lead, George Fox blocked and returned the extra point for a touchdown.

With the Boxers leading 39-9, George Fox blocked and returned a second extra point for a touchdown, becoming only the second Division III program to accomplish such a feat.

But between the two blocked extra points, Pacific remained in control. Jackson Green kicked two field goals, connecting from 24 and 23 yards.

Quarterback Braeden Titus then found a tight end Brandon Racz for a 12-yard touchdown. After Bantolina reached the end zone from the 13-yard line, Titus connected Kai Boekenland for a 5-yard touchdown strike.

Titus completed 25 of 36 passes for 290 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He finishes his senior season with 2,198 yards, 14 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

Sophomore Riley Camarillo had seven catches for 114 yards in the win.

Sophomore Anthony Lopez had five tackles, including three for loss, and forced a fumble to lead the Boxer defense. Senior Joseph Taylor Pate recorded five tackles and an interception.

With back-to-back wins, Pacific finished 5-5 overall and 3-4 in the Northwest Conference, good enough for fifth behind Linfield (7-0), Whitworth (6-1), Pacific Lutheran (5-2) and Lewis & Clark (4-3).

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