Santa Monica, CA — Oct. 25, 2025 — If you like drama, Corsair Field had plenty. Santa Monica College traded haymakers with Grossmont all night and finally slammed the door in double overtime, winning 46–38 in one of the wildest games of the season.

Grossmont grabbed an early lead with a 58-yard pick-six, and later popped a 98-yard kickoff return. No panic from SMC. Elijah Aaron answered with a 17-yard rushing TD, and Dylan Moreno kept it himself from 13 yards to knot it at 14–14.

From there it was vintage back-and-forth college football. Moreno found Bryson Wood on a 30-yard strike to even things again, and Christopher Washington powered in from 4 yards to give SMC a 28–21 edge. When the Griffins tied it late, Jaiden Espadas calmly banged home a 33-yard field goal for a 31–28 lead, but Grossmont's late kick sent it to overtime, 31–31.

Overtime #1:

Grossmont scored first to go up 38–31. The Corsairs answered on fourth-quarter nerves of steel: Moreno to Ramon Galvez II for 18 yards — ballgame extended.

Overtime #2:

SMC moved the chains, and Moreno went right back to his guy. Moreno → Galvez II for 14 yards gave the Corsairs the lead, then the pair linked up again on the two-point conversion. The defense did the rest. 46–38. Exhale.

Stars of the Night:

• QB Dylan Moreno: 33-of-53, 371 yards, 3 TD (plus 73 rush yards and 2 rushing TDs). Money in the overtimes.

• WR Bryson Wood (9 for 124 and a TD) and Braydon Sanford (8 for 108 and a TD) were chain-movers all night. Ramon Galvez II (6 for 57) caught both OT touchdowns and the winning 2-pointer.

• Ground game: Christopher Washington (8-38, TD) kept the defense honest.

• K Jaiden Espadas: perfect night — 5/5 PATs and the 33-yard FG. Also handled punts and kickoffs.

Offensive Stats:

• First downs: SMC 39 to 18.

• Total offense: SMC 477 yards (371 pass / 106 rush).

• 3rd-down: a lights-out 12-for-19 (63%).

• Time of possession: 48:33 — the Corsairs owned the ball.

Defensive Highlights

Santa Monica's defense made critical plays in key moments, totaling six sacks and seven tackles for loss.

• Carson Cox led the charge with six total tackles and a sack.

• Sherif Djato added another sack and forced fumble, while Amir Rogers and Tyler Thomas each recorded a pass breakup.

• The defense held firm in overtime, giving the Corsairs the chance to clinch the win.

Santa Monica improves to 3–1 in conference and 7-1 overall and keeps momentum rolling into next week with a home matchup against Glendale College at 1:00 PM on 11/5/25.