ORANGE — Chapman quarterback Eric Marty threw for touchdowns on consecutive third-quarter possessions to break a tie at 23, and Chapman went on to a 44-30 victory Saturday night, ending CLU’s three-game win streak and halting an eight-game Chapman losing streak against the Kingsmen.
CLU is 3-3. Chapman improves to 4-2.
In his first game at quarterback since starter Jericho Toilolo was lost to injury, CLU’s R.J. Benedict was 22 of 44 for 219 yards with two interceptions. He had a 21-yard TD pass to Brandyn Bennett and two scoring runs.
But CLU had difficulty sustaining offensive drives — three of its scoring drives began at or inside the Chapman 25 — and that was reflected in the final statistics: the Kingsmen were outgained 596 yards to 259, and unofficially had the ball for just 16 minutes, 33 seconds.
Chapman’s quarterbacking tandem of Marty and Luke Robinson combined for 449 yards, mostly from Marty 18 of 24 for 334 yards and four touchdowns, including the go-ahead throws of 32 yards to Nick Pearson (St. Bonaventure High) and 18 yards to Lance Carter.
Pearson was not the only Ventura County product with an impact for Chapman: receiver Brandon Koller (Oak Park) had nine receptions for 100 yards and a TD.
Three CLU receivers finished with five possessions: Danny Hernandez (68 yards), Chris Hammond (56 yards) and Bennett (49 yards).
CLU, already without Toilolo — who suffered a fractured rib and collapsed lung a week earlier against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps — lost returning all-conference running back Jose Rojas to a knee injury in the first quarter. He is scheduled for an MRI on Monday to determine the extent of the injury.
Check Monday's Star for more on the game.

Update: Corrected final stats (more in keeping with my unofficial ones) credit Benedict with 210 yards on 22 of 45 passing, making Chapman's final advantage in yards 596-274. Officially, CLU finished with a time of posssesion of 18:27.