Long Beach City College quarterback Wyatt McCauley threw for 4 touchdowns in the Vikings blowout 52-21 victory against Santa Ana at Long Beach City College.
Part of the standout performance of McCualey included a fifty nine yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Owen Tomich.
“We threw a team together real fast, and now we’re starting to gel because we’ve been practicing during the bye week and have just done a lot of team bonding and getting to know each other,” Viking head coach Marques Cooper said.
The Vikings gain extra yards to get a first down in the homecoming matchup against Santa Ana. LBCC won 52-21 on Saturday at Long Beach City. (Dezaray Jimenez)
The Vikings were able to expose the Santa Ana defense throughout the game, throwing 6 passing touchdowns, 4 of which were over 40 yards.
“We have great players, we played hard and just stuck to the game plan,” LBCC tight end Kyle Brown said.
As the entire LBCC squad starts playing with more energy and precision, it pays off in all aspects as six different players are able to score touchdowns in the match.
They created an early lead as a result of their incredibly strong defense that stopped both the running and passing game of Santa Ana.
“I love our defense. Our defense always puts us in good positions, it’s just up to the offense to go out and score,” Viking wide receiver Ike White said.
Vikings wide receiver Ike White, left, celebrates his touchdown with running back Imari Conway during a game against Santa Ana College. LBCC won 52-21 on Saturday at LBCC’s Veterans Memorial Stadium in Long Beach. (Bella Schultz)
This is the Vikings first victory at home since the season started, but the change in performance for the squad is due to a different approach by coach Cooper.
“We had a few sessions in which we didn’t even do football. We played ultimate frisbee, just a unity and team building type of thing,” Coach Cooper said.
The team-first approach to coaching has completely shifted the momentum for this Viking team.
“I think we got more of a team over the course of the weeks, we’ve been getting close and have more chemistry throughout the games,” Tight end Kyle Brown said.
Every part of the Viking team was functioning properly even LBCC’s kicker Ethan Smithlin was able to put in some numbers scoring seven extra points and a field goal.
The Vikings will face Ventura at home for their final home game of the season on Nov. 1 at 3:00 p.m.
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