The Pierce College football team played their last home game of the season on Nov. 11 against Los Angeles Southwest College, losing 56-7 and making their record 3-6 with one game left in the season.
Before the game, every graduating member of the football team got a callout to bookend their final season at Pierce with the Sophomore Night celebration.
Quarterback Dante Holly “DJ” Jr reflected on his time at Pierce and gave some words of wisdom to incoming freshmen.
“It’s been a fun experience,” Holly said. “It’s been nice meeting a lot of new brothers, and it’s been a ride,” Holly said. “The next guys should keep their heads up, working on themselves, focusing on themselves.”
Quarterback Andrew Krupp shared similar sentiments regarding the times he has had on the team and the friends he has made.
“I love practice, we just come out here and do some stuff and we have fun,” Krupp said. “Me and the other quarterbacks all have a good sense of camaraderie.”
The first touchdown was scored by Southwest in the first quarter, but Pierce was able to respond with a touchdown of their own before it finished, tying the game. That would end up being the Brahmas’ only score, whereas Southwest managed to grow their lead each quarter.
Offensive line coach Anthony Scott spoke on what needs to be done before the season is finished.
“We just finished off the season, no injuries,” Scott said. “We just got to get people who are willing to play and finish out the season.”
In addition, he spoke about the benefits of playing sports while in college and how it could help players going forward in their lives.
“Just keep competing in life; football is a step in a journey, a tool for you to become a better adult,” Scott said. “Losing and winning, what matters is about how you lose and how you win.”
While the Brahmas did only end up scoring once throughout the game, a touchdown followed by a kick, they got close to scoring a number of other times.
Tederrius Strowbridge, an athlete hailing from Homestead, Florida was mere feet away from the endzone with the ball in his hands before being tackled.
The Pierce player who scored was Maqael “Kell” Henderson who was able to take home a kick from kicker Valentino Lara.
Linebacker Martin Lojak first started playing football at Pierce and saw a lot of benefit in playing with the Brahmas.
“It’s a great program if you want to get to the next level, and at the end of the day it’s all about how you play and that’s it,” Lojak said. “My favorite time was last season, the game against Southwest, that was the first game I ever played.”
The Brahmas’ last win was against Victor Valley on Oct. 5. They have one more chance to score a win before wrapping up the season.
The Brahmas will play their final game on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Santa Monica College at 1 p.m.