Some odds and ends from CLU's 44-13 win over Pomona-Pitzer this afternoon:

A bit more from CLU's 44-13 win over Pomona-Pitzer in CLU's homecoming game at Mount Clef Stadium:

-- CLU's first six plays were a 22-yard pass from Jericho Toilolo to Jesse Matlock, a 10-yard run by Antoine Adams, a 46-yard pass from Toilolo to Matlock (for CLU's first touchdown), an 11-yard run by Danny Hernandez (who lined up at quarterback), a 13-yard run by Hernandez (who took a pitch and eluded at least three would-be tacklers behind the line of scrimmage) and a 13-yard run by Matlock. That's six plays, six first downs and 115 total yards. Not a bad start.
"It's hard to explain," said coach Ben McEnroe, "but there's definitely a feeling you get when you get on a roll offensively, and just feel like, from a play-calling perspective ... everything you call is going to work.
"There's a lot to be said about momentum. We have some big-play capabilities on the field, and Jericho does a good job managing it."
That early run was one of two occasions when Hernandez lined up at quarterback. He called those opportunities an "adrenaline rush." McEnroe said the Kingsmen would continue to showcase that look on occasion.
"He threw his first incompletion in practice this week," said the coach. "In that package we've got a couple of throws."
There was actually a pass called for Hernandez on Saturday, but he tucked the ball in and ran.
"He made a smart play," said McEnroe. "We would like to use that guy in a lot of different ways. He's a dual threat back there at quarterback, which is more than some of the schools that run these kinds of packages can say."
-- Toilolo had a very efficient day, completing 18 of 27 passes for 278 yards and running for another 26 yards.
"He seemed really comfortable today," said McEnroe. "Made some nice plays with his feet, made some nice plays with his arm and his head. He's just a smart guy. He managed a nice game."
It's hard to remember, given the impact Toilolo had last season before being sidelined by broken ribs and a punctured lung, that he still is relatively inexperienced as a collegiate quarterback. As McEnroe noted, this was just Toilolo's eighth collegiate start. The Kingsmen are 6-2 in those games.
-- CLU was flagged for 12 penalties, including two that gave Pomona-Pitzer first downs inside the 5-yard line on the Sagehens' first scoring drive. One of those, a celebration call after CLU broke up a pass into the end zone, left McEnroe more than a bit irked.
"I was a little disappointed with some of the penalties," he said. "Obviously, we don't have any control over that other than showing our kids on film and addressing it. Whether it was a good or bad call is irrelevant. We need to get some of those things straightened out, because in a closer game, it might come back to bite us."
-- CLU is now 12-7 all time against Pomona-Pitzer, 7-3 in SCIAC competition. Since the infamous (to CLU) 9-0 loss to the Sagehens in 1995 -- also known as The Game That Cost Joe Harper His Job -- the Kingsmen are 5-1 against Pomona.