October 15, 2007
Official CCCFCA/JCAB  STATE RATINGS ’07
 
The Top 25 teams in the JC Athletic Bureau’s official California Community College Football Coaches Association  State Poll, with first-place votes in brackets and won-loss  records;  total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous  ranking:
 
Rk  College                Record    Pts.  Prev.Rk.
1.    Bakersfield    [16]    6-0       448      1
2.    Santa Rosa      2]    6-0       429      2
3.    Foothill                     6-0       405      3
4.    Fresno                      6-0       387       4
5.    El Camino                5-1       380      6
6.    San Francisco         5-1       341      8
7.    Saddleback              5-1       335      9
8.    Reedley                    5-1       309      10
9.    Palomar                    5-1       277      12
10.  San Mateo                5-1       275      5
11.  Fullerton                    5-1       264      11
12.  Pasadena                  5-1       237      7
13.  Mt. San Antonio        4-2       233      15
14.  Canyons                     5-1       190      16
15.  Desert                         7-0       189      18
16.  Sierra                          4-1       187      19
17.  Antelope Valley         6-0       181      20
18.  Butte                             5-1       149      13
19.  Laney                           4-2       148      21
20.  Citrus                            4-2*     123      14
21.  San Joaquin Delta     4-2       85        17
22.  Moorpark                     4-2       57        nr
23.  Glendale                      4-2       55        24
24.  Allan Hancock            4-2       38        22
25.  Yuba                             5-1       32        nr
Others included:
Sequoias (3-3), Sacramento (3-3), Riverside (3-3), LA Harbor (4-2), Cerritos (3-3), Santa Ana (3-3), Diablo Valley (3-3), Siskiyous(3-3)
 
* Citrus forfeited win to Orange Coast.

Here's the J.C. Grid-Wire/JCFootball.com top 25

1. Bakersfield
2. Gulf Coast
3. Jones County
4. Butler
5. Snow
6. Santa Rosa
7. El Camino
8. Fresno City
9. Foothill
10. C.C. of San Francisco
11. Saddleback
12. Cisco
13. Reedley
14. Pasadena
15. Kilgore
16. Blinn
17. Eastern Arizona
18. Desert
19. Fullerton
20. Mesa
21. Sierra
22. Canyons
23. Garden City
24. Georgia Military
TIE 25. Iowa Central
TIE 25. San Mateo

What I expected to be a quick, two-hour drive down I-5 to Citrus College this morning turned into an I'm-not-sure-if-I-can-make-it moment. Because of the accident on I-5, I went down through Barstow and pulled up just 20 minutes before kickoff. The game is just 1:47 away from getting started. I'll be back with updates throughout.

Update:
The Renegades are having some success against the No. 1 defense in the conference. On their second possession they drove 36 yards in six plays. The drive was capped by a 2-yard, play-action pass from quarterback Jacob Bower to tight end Zack Lewis.
BC's defense is also playing well. After a three-and-out, Citrus started moving the ball on its second possession, but running back Dwight Broadnax fumbled on the 'Gades' 46. The ball was recovered by linebacker Cedric Rainey.
BC 7, Citrus 0

Update:
At the end of the first quarter, BC held a 7-0 lead, but had the ball on the 1-yard line. Coach Jeff Chudy said he hoped his offense would maintain the consistency it had shown prior to the bye week.
It has.
Bower said the team needed to avoid turnovers against Citrus' defense.
The 'Gades have done that as well.
Bower plunged into the end zone from 1-yard out to build on the lead in the early seconds of the second quarter.
BC 14, Citrus 0

Update:
I'm having a difficult time posting updates right now. But, at the half, BC held a 14-7 lead. Bower threw two interceptions in the first half and just threw another one. Mistakes are giving the Owls some momentum. BC had 175 rushing yards in the first half, but the passing game is off to a rough start.
BC 14, Citrus 7

Update:
I have to apologize for my lack of posts during the game. I was having a difficult time loading the Web site. Anyway, the 'Gades escaped Citrus with a win. In the end, BC's defense was the difference. The 'Gades only allowed 127 yards of total offense and one touchdown. It helped that BC was able to control the ball with its running game. Bower's three-interception day is an aberration. He should be back to normal next week against Santa Monica.
I would much more lopsided effort next week.
BC 24, Citrus 7

Here's the box:

Bakersfield 24, Citrus 7
Bakersfield     7       7       0       10—24
Citrus              0       7        0         7—7
First Quarter
B—Lewis 2 pass from Bower (Villa kick).
Second Quarter
B—Bower 1 run (Villa kick).
C—LaCount 13 pass from Gowan (Gross kick).
Fourth Quarter
B—Patterson 3 run (Villa kick).
B—Villa 22 field goal.
Team statistics
                            BC      Citrus
First downs          24      9
Rushes-yards    53-271  28-51
Passing yards       118     76
Comp-att-int        12-20-3 8-18-0
Penalties-yards     5-39    1-15
Individual statistics
RUSHING—Bakersfield: Frieson 27-147, Patterson 16-99, Bower 8-22, Estill 1-5, Powell 1-(-2); Citrus: Broadnax 16-47, Nealy 3-21, Ridgeway 1-3, Marshall 1-1, Gowan 7-(-21).
PASSING—Bakersfield: Bower 12-20-3-118; Citrus: Gowan 8-18-0-76.
RECEIVING—Bakersfield: Banks 6-43, Snipes 3-52, Frieson 2-21, Lewis 1-2; Citrus: Castaneda 3-26, Shay 2-15, LaCount 1-13, Cheaney 1-12, Broadnax 1-10.

Bakersfield College dropped out of the top spot in the J.C. Grid-Wire/JCfootball.com top 25 rankings this week. The Renegades didn't do anything to hurt their cause, but it appears the bye week was enough to knock them out of the top spot. Mississippi Gulf Coast is 6-0.
1. Mississippi Gulf Coast
2. Bakersfield
3. Jones County
4. Butler
5. El Camino
6. Santa Rosa
7. Snow
8. Fresno
9. Pasadena
10. C.C. of San Francisco
11. Eastern Arizona
12. Foothill
13. San Mateo
14. Saddleback
15. Cisco
16. Kilgore
17. Blinn
18. Desert
19 Pearl River
20. Reedley
21. Fullerton
22. Fort Scott
23. Canyons
24. Sierra
25. Mesa
Tie: Glendale, Itawamba

Official CCCFCA/JCAB  STATE RATINGS ’07
 
The Top 25 teams in the JC Athletic Bureau’s official California Community College Football Coaches Association  State Poll, with first-place votes in brackets and won-loss  records;  total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous  ranking:
 
Rk  College                        Record   Pts.  Prev.Rk.
1.    Bakersfield           [18]    5-0       474      1
2.    Santa Rosa            [1]    5-0       450      3
3.    Foothill                            4-0       428      4
4.    Fresno                             5-0       410       5
5.    San Mateo                        5-0       388      6
6.    El Camino                        4-1       386      8
7.    Pasadena                        5-0       356      11
8.    San Francisco                 3-1       335      9
9.    Saddleback                     4-1       332      2
10.  Reedley                           4-1       303      12
11.  Fullerton                          4-1       261      14
12.  Palomar                           4-1       259      7
13.  Butte                                4-1       242      13
14.  Citrus                               4-1*     221      15
15.  Mt. San Antonio            3-2       184      16
16.  Canyons                        4-1       181      18
17.  San Joaquin Delta       4-1       165      17
18t. Desert                            5-0       148      20
18t. Sierra                             4-1       148      21
20.  Antelope Valley            5-0       123      23
21.  Laney                             4-1       120      10
22.  Allan Hancock              4-1       69       nr
23.  Riverside                       3-2       67       24
24.  Glendale                        3-1       65       nr
25.  Sequoias                        2-2       59       25
 
Others included:
Moorpark (3-2), Cerritos (3-2), Siskiyous (3-2), Yuba (4-1), Sacramento (2-3), Monterey Peninsula (2-3), La Harbor (3-2).
 
* Citrus forfeited win to Orange Coast.
 

The 'Gades have their bye this week and next play at 2 p.m. on Oct. 13 at Citrus.

J.C. Grid-Wire/JCfootball.com top 25

1. Bakersfield
2. Gulf Coast
3. Butler
4. El Camino
5. Santa Rosa
6. Jones
7. Snow
8. Fresno
9. Pasadena
10. C.C. of San Francisco
11. San Mateo
12. Eastern Arizona
13. Saddleback
14. Foothill
15. Cisco
16. Kilgore
17. Fullerton
18. Blinn
19. Pearl River
20. Reedley
21. Sierra
22. Itawamba
23. Glendale, Calif.
24. Glendale, Ariz.
25 tie. Iowa Central and Fort Scott

With top teams dropping all around the Division I ranks, it will be interesting to see how the No. 1-ranked Renegades open tonight's game against L.A. Harbor. The Seahawks need some big plays early if they want to stay in this game. They are 2-0 in Western State Conference play, but the Renegades just have too many weapons.
It will be interesting to see who the 'Gades use as their No. 3 receiver with Dashan Miller out with a broken right arm.
Kickoff is about 10 minutes away. I'll post updates throughout the game on a cool night at Memorial Stadium.

Update:
Well — so much for the Seahawks jumping on the 'Gades early. BC leads 14-0 with 10:24 left in the first quarter.
On BC's first drive, quarterback Jacob Bower hit Brandon Banks for 37 yards, which set up a 2-yard plunge by Pat Patterson. Bower then hit Attrail Snipes for 44 yards on the 'Gades' next drive to set up Patterson's second score, a 10-yard touchdown.
L.A. Harbor has yet to force a BC first down.
The 'Gades needed just eight plays to score two touchdowns.
BC 14, Harbor 0

Update:
The Seahawks drove the ball into BC territory and decided to go for it on fourth-and-2. However, Dustin Bell broke up a pass intended for L.A. Harbor star Deryn Bowser. BC then marched down the field in four plays to score again. Patterson had runs of 12, 9 and 10 yards and Bruce Frieson scored from 47 yards out.
BC 21, Harbor 0

Update:
The first quarter is over and BC just scored again. Bower hit Snipes from 25 yards out. The 'Gades still have not been forced to convert a third down in part because Bower is 6-for-6. On the last drive, he went 3-for-3 with passes of 26, 14 and 25 yards.
Four drives, four touchdowns.
BC 28, Harbor 0

Update:
Well, L.A. Harbor scored its first touchdown of the game. But BC answered. Four plays, four rushed and a Patterson touchdown. The 5-yard score is his third of the game. The Seahawks still haven't forced a third down.
BC 35, Harbor 7

Update:
At halftime BC continues to have a comfortable lead. The Seahawks did kick a 33-yard field goal to end the half after a long drive that chewed up a bulk of the second quarter. However, the 'Gades have dominated much of the game. Bower finally threw an incomplete pass and, guess what, it came on third down, BC's only third down of the first half.
BC 35, Harbor 10

Update:
The fourth quarter just started and BC kept Harbor out of the end zone. Running back Justin Jackson has both second-half scores for BC with touchdown runs of 5 and 1 yards. This will be the last post before the game ends. I'm heading down to watch the fourth quarter from sideline.
BC 49, Harbor 10

Final update:
When it comes down to it, BC took care of business Saturday. Sure, the 'Gades were sloppy at times in the second half, but it's hard to maintain focus in a rout. The offense was as good as it's been all year and the defense made plays — it's always nice to see a defensive lineman get an interception.
The 'Gades get a bye next week, which comes at a good time. It gives players time to nurse bumps and bruises before BC heads to Canyons on Oct. 13.

Here's the box:

Bakersfield 49, L.A. Harbor 10
L.A. Harbor     0       10      0       0˜10
Bakersfield     28      7       7       7˜49
First Quarter
B—Patterson 2 run (Villa kick).
B—Patterson 10 run (Villa kick).
B—Frieson 47 run (Villa kick).
B—Snipes 25 pass from Bower (Villa kick).
Second Quarter
L—Hodrick 6 pass from Trudnowski (Madrigal kick).
B—Patterson 5 run (Villa kick).
B—Torres 33 field goal.
Third Quarter
B—Jackson 5 run (Villa kick).
Fourth Quarter
B—Jackson 1 run (Villa kick).
Team statistics
    L.A. Harbor    Bakersfield
First downs    19    23
Rushes-yards    27-95    41-301
Passing yards    249    216
Comp-Att-Int    26-49-1    12-17-1
Penalties-Yards    8-70    6-75
Individual leaders
RUSHING—L.A. Harbor: Ford 15-66, Williams 3-5, Trudnowski 4-(-7), Hodrick 2-12, Matthews 2-16; Bakersfield: Patterson 16-111, Frieson 7-87, Bower 2-11, Jackson 2-6, Williams 4-52, Estill 4-21, Powell 1-3, Peralta 2-11, Magee 39-(-1).
PASSING—L.A. Harbor: Trudnowski 25-46-1-236, Torres 1-3-0-13; Bakersfield: Bower 10-14-0-200, Powell 2-3-1-16.
RECEIVING—L.A. Harbor: Bower 5-41, Frampton 5-29, Bluford 2-12, Hodrick 5-57, Jones 3-32, Ford 3-19, Matthews 1-19, Stamps 1-27, Rados 1-13; Bakersfield: Banks 6-93, Snipes 4-93, Little 1-23, Damron 1-7.
RECORDS—L.A. Harbor (3-2, 2-1 WSC); Bakersfield (5-0, 3-0).

It's one thing to have a strong season, it's something entirely different to completely dominate the competition.
Sarah Norman continues to be impressive for Cal State Bakersfield, winning the  NCAA Division I Independent Player of the Week award for the week ending Sept. 23. Norman has won the award for three of five weeks so far in the 2007 season.
Against Saint Mary's Norman collected 32 kills in the match, a career high and a mark that ranks No. 2 on the Roadrunner all–time list for a five–game match. She also had 75 attack attempts versus Saint Mary’s, the No 5 mark on the CSUB list.
Norman leads all NCAA Division I Independent players at 4.60 kills per game for the season. She also ranks No. 1 in points per game, providing 5.18 ppg to the CSUB offense.
Norman shared honors this week with Providence College middle blocker Elizabeth Flynn. Flynn hit .323 while average 3.9 kills and 1.2 blocks per game in three matches last week.

Men's soccer note:
I went on the NCAA.org Web site this evening to check on goalkeeper Steve Trojanowski's stats. They're impressive.
Trojanowski led the NCAA in saves as of Sunday with 62, averaging 6.89 per game. The junior doesn't count in the official rankings and is listed in a reclassifying category, but the numbers are legit.

Not much of a surprise here.

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION

Rk  College                        Record   Pts.  Prev.Rk.

1.    Bakersfield                    [18]    4-0       498      1

2.    Saddleback                     [1]    4-0       472      2

3.    Santa Rosa                     [1]    4-0       456      3

4.    Foothill                                   4-0       435      4

5.    Fresno                                    4-0       412       5

6.    San Mateo                              4-0       384      6

7.    Palomar                                  4-0       382      7

8.    El Camino                              3-1       353      8

9.    San Francisco                        2-1       333      9

10.  Laney                                    4-0       311      11

11.  Pasadena                               4-0       300      14

12.  Reedley                                 3-1       279      13

13.  Butte                                     3-1       218      15

14.  Fullerton                               3-1       211      10

15.  Citrus                                    3-1*     192      16

16.  Mt. San Antonio                  2-2       169      12

17.  San Joaquin Delta                3-1       154      18

18.  Canyons                               3-1       148      21

19. Moorpark                              3-1       127      23

20.  Desert                                  4-0       117      24

21.  Sierra                                   3-1       110      22

22.  Cerritos                                3-1       101      19

23.  Antelope Valley                  4-0       73       nr

24.  Riverside                             2-2       63       17

25.  Sequoias                              2-2       48       nr

Others included: Allan Hancock (3-1), Glendale (3-1), Sacramento (2-2), Siskiyous (2-2), Diablo Valley (2-2), LA Harbor (3-1), Santa Ana (1-3), Mendocino (3-1), Yuba (3-1).

 

* Citrus forfeited win to Orange Coast.

Dashan Miller has a broken right arm, according to BC football coach Jeff Chudy. Miller was scheduled to see an orthopedist Tuesday. Chudy said Miller is expected to miss at least four weeks, but he is not out for the season.
Miller has been clutch this year for the Renegades, making some big catches during the game-winning drive against El Camino. But, more than his ability to catch passes, the 'Gades will miss his blocking. At 6-foot, 190 pounds, Miller has helped spring big runs and free up space for Brandon Banks on bubble screens.
Without Miller, I would expect even better numbers from Banks and Attrail Snipes. It will also give sophomore Josh Little and freshman William Beathia more snaps as well.