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