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California state JC rankings

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:42:30 PDT

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.

BC back to No. 1

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:38:22 PDT

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

Bakersfield College at Citrus

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:59:48 PDT

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.

BC drops out of first place in poll

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:31:09 PDT

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

State JC football poll

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:06:27 PDT

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.

BC still No. 1

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:02:41 PDT

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

L.A. Harbor at Bakersfield College

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:48:10 PDT

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).

Norman named Player of the Week — again

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:26:52 PDT

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.

California JC football rankings

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:09:39 PDT

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.

Bad news for BC football

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:02:32 PDT

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.

New J.C. Grid-Wire top 25

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:37:53 PDT

Here's the latest J.C.Grid-wire/JCfootball.com top 25

1. Bakersfield, 4‐0. 58‐7 over East L.A. Next game: L.A. Harbor (3‐1)
2. Gulf Coast, 4‐0. Smashed Hinds, 61‐0. Next: at Copiah‐Lincoln, (1‐3) Thurs.
3. Butler, 4‐0. Had a bye. Next game: at Air Force Prep (2‐2)
4. Santa Rosa, 4‐0. Downed Yuba 28‐7. Next: Diablo Valley (2‐2)
5. El Camino, 3‐1. Held off Mt. San Antonio 31‐26. Next: Saddleback (4‐0)
6. Saddleback, 4‐0. Got by Fullerton 24‐17. Next: at El Camino (3‐1) 6pm
7. Jones, 4‐0. Gave Itawamba its first loss 36‐7. Next: Hinds (3‐1) Thurs.
8. Fresno, 4‐0. Dropped Merced 35‐14. Next: at Sacramento (2‐2)
9. Palomar, 4‐0. Ripped Riverside, 34‐17. Next: at Pasadena (4‐0) 1pm
10. Snow, 3‐0. Had a bye. Next game: at Mesa (4‐0)
11. Foothill, 4‐0. Dumped Diablo Valley 37‐19. Next: bye
12. San Francisco, 2‐1. Had a bye. Next game: Host Chabot (2‐2)
13. Eastern Arizona, 4‐0. Stomped Scottsdale, 28‐7. Next: Arizona Western (0‐4)
14. San Mateo, 4‐0. Crushed West Valley, 49‐7. Next: at Solano (0‐3)
15. Pasadena, 4‐0. Blanked Golden West 34‐0. Next: Host Palomar (4‐0) 1pm
16. Laney, 4‐0. Choked Chabot 35‐20. Next: at Sierra (3‐1)
17. Kilgore, 3‐1. Edged Blinn 40‐39. Next: Host Arkansas Baptist (0‐4)
18. Blinn, 3‐1. Lost to Kilgore 39040. Next: at Tyler (2‐2)
19. Pearl River, 3‐1. Stopped Copiah‐Lincoln 14‐2. Next: at East Central (2‐2) Thurs.
20. N.E.Oklahoma, 4‐0. Whipped Arkansas Baptist 38‐9. Next: Cisco (3‐1)
21. Reedley, 3‐1. Outscored Modesto 54‐17. Next: at Merced (1‐3)
22. Mesa, 4‐0. Beat New Mexico Military 28‐21: Next: Snow (4‐0)
23. Fullerton, 3‐1. Lost to Saddleback, 17‐24. Next: at Cerritos (3‐1)
24. Lackawanna, 3‐0. Sank Navy Prep, 56‐7. Next: Nassau (3‐1)
25. Desert, 4‐0. Bested Victor Valley 35‐21. Next: Bye
26. Tie College of DuPage, 4‐1. Blasted Carthage JV 66‐12. Next: at Iowa Central (3‐1)
27. Tie Cisco, 3‐1. Tripped Trinity Valley 31‐22. Next: at NE Okla. (4‐0)

I was looking through the Western State conference leaders and I thought I'd share some stats of note.
Pat Patterson is listed at the No. 6 in the conference with 313 yards.
Jacob Bower is second in the WSC with 1,107 yards. He is also second in the conference in total offense.
Brandon Banks is No. 2 in the WSC in receiving yards with 431. Kern County product and current Canyons star Hayo Carpenter (Burroughs High) leads the conference with 549.
Arturo Villa is third in the conference in scoring with 40 points this season. He is 22-for-22 in extra points and 6-of-8 in field goals.
William Mahan is second in punting, averaging 38.9 yards per punt.
These numbers are impressive for just four games. I'm going to practice Tuesday, so I'll have an update on Dashan Miller's condition.

Miller injured in second quarter

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:32:04 PDT

BC did sustain one injury which could prove costly in the weeks to come. Receiver Dashan Miller went down with an elbow injury in the second quarter. He almost made an incredible catch on the play.
"He's a big part of our success," BC coach Jeff Chudy said. "Hopefully, it's just going to be a sprain."
The photo to the left is of the play.

East L.A. at BC on a soggy evening at Memorial Stadium

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:31:23 PDT

It's about an hour and a half before kickoff and I'm getting ready to head up to Memorial Stadium. Since it rarely rains in Bakersfield, I asked Jeff Evans when the last time he'd seen rain during a BC football game.
Through 28 years at the Californian, Evans couldn't specifically remember a rainy day.
While the rain had stopped the last time I went outside, the field will be wet, but I don't think it will impact the 'Gades much.
East L.A. has lost its last eight games and if it's raining, BC will just have to keep the ball on the ground. After 288 rushing yards against L.A. Southwest, the 'Gades don't mind lining up behind the offensive line and chewing up yards and clock.

Update:
It's a nice evening here at Memorial Stadium, not nearly as damp as I thought it might be. East L.A. is wearing uniforms that look like the New York Jets, however, their nickname is the Huskies. It's about four minutes until kickoff. The 'Gades will receive.

Update:
BC's offense started the game with a steady dose of Pat Patterson, but Jacob Bower threw an interception on his first pass attempt. Dustin Bell got the ball back for the 'Gades with an interception of his own in the end zone.
Bower then made up for his mistake with a 61-yard bomb to Attrail Snipes, who blew past the coverage.
BC 7, East L.A. 0

Update:
The 'Gades just added a 21-yard field goal by Arturo Villa. Then, Bell picked off a pass for a 35-yard touchdown and now the 'Gades are firmly in control of both sides of the ball.
BC 17, East L.A. 0

Update:
The Huskies scored late in the first quarter to cut into the 'Gades' lead. Villa then tacked on his second field goal of the night on BC's first drive of the second quarter.
The 'Gades are moving the ball, but only have one offensive touchdown. East L.A. is playing a much better first half than L.A. Southwest put together last week.
BC 20, East L.A. 7

Update:
Arturo Villa is having himself quite a game. The freshman kicker is now 3-for-3 in the game with field goals of 21, 34 and 38 yards.
BC 23, East L.A. 7

Update:
Sometimes the defense wants to score touchdowns, too. Keith Thompson became the second BC defensive back to return an interception for a touchdown with a 34-yard return. The Gades offense scored its second touchdown of the game when Ben Estill dove in from 4 yards out.
BC 37, East. L.A 7

Update:
Well, BC wrapped up the first half with a 16-yard touchdown pass from Bower to Josh Little. That give the 'Gades 27 points in the second quarter. It was as if BC took it personally that East L.A. scored at all. It's officially a blowout now, and I would expect to see the backups get most of the snaps in the second half.
BC 44, East L.A. 7

Update:
The scoring has slowed in the second half. Greg Williams scored the only touchdown of the third quarter.
BC 51, East L.A. 7

Final update:
Jeremy Ramirez returned a fumble 68 yards for the final score of the game. BC's defense was impressive until the end, stopping the Huskies on the 1 on fourth down with just a few seconds left.
BC 58, East L.A. 7

Here's the box:

Bakersfield 58, East L.A. 7
East L.A.       7       0       0       0—7
Bakersfield     17      27      7       7—58
First Quarter
B—Snipes 61 pass from Bower (Villa kick).
B—Villa 21 field goal.
B—Bell 35 interception return (Villa kick).
E—Rivers 32 pass from Brown (Toland kick).
Second Quarter
B—Villa 34 field goal.
B—Villa 38 field goal.
B—Thompson 34 interception return (Villa kick).
B—Estill 4 run (Villa kick).
B—Little 16 pass from Bower (Villa kick).
Third Quarter
B—Williams 21 run (Villa kick).
Fourth Quarter
B—Ramirez 68 fumble return (Villa kick).
Bakersfield    East L.A.
First downs    16    17
Rushing yards    258    92
Passing yards    161    173
Comp-Att-Int    10-19-1    20-36-3
Penalties-Yards    12-105    9-87
Individual leaders
RUSHING—Bakersfield: Patterson 11-91, Frieson 8-64, Estill 6-36, Williams 3-29, Peralta 1-0, Giannelli 1-4, Powell 3-15, Magee 3-19; East L.A.: Porter 1-(-1), Brown 2-(-9), Sparks 5-21, Navarro 14-69, Kusnier 3-(-4), Salazar 2-4, Vera 1-1, Pierre 3-11.
PASSING—Bakersfield: Bower 8-16-1-143, Powell 2-3-0-18; East L.A.: Brown 10-20-3-78, Kusnier 10-16-0-95.
RECEIVING—Bakersfield: Banks 3-24, Snipes 1-61, Frieson 1-4, Little 3-28, Damron 1-16, Estill 1-11; East L.A: Gamez 2-10, Rivers 5-85, Jordan 4-38, Smithson 6-22, Porter 1-(-2), Navarro 1-3.

Taj Smith's big day

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:19:45 PDT

Syracuse really struggled out of the gates this season, but the Orange upset Lousiville today 38-35. It was a good win for BC product and Syracuse coach Greg Robinson and it was thanks in large part to a big day by another former Renegade.
Taj Smith had a huge day for the Orange, catching four passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns.
Entering Saturday's game, the Cardinals had won 20 straight at home.
Smith scored the first touchdown of the game, a 79-yard strike from Andrew Robinson. Smith, who averaged a little more than 43 yards per catch, later scored on a 60-yard pass from Robinson.
It's nice to see that offense get going. It's good for Smith. It's good for coach Robinson.

Time to make my picks for Week 3

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:54:52 PDT

High School
Bakersfield (vs) Centennial
Liberty (vs) Foothill
Highland (vs) Garces
Tehachapi (vs) Stockdale
Golden Valley (vs) East
College
South Carolina (vs) LSU
Georgia (vs) Alabama
San Jose State (vs) Utah State
East L.A. (vs) Bakersfield College
Washington State (vs) USC
NFL
San Francisco (vs) Pittsburgh
Indianapolis (vs) Houston
Miami (vs) N.Y. Jets
Arizona (vs) Baltimore
Cincinnati (vs) Seattle
• My picks in bold.

Well, since other members of the staff are blogging their picks, I figured I'd join in.
In the high school games, I think Bakersfield High is a lock over Centennial. I know the Golden Hawks are having a good season, but the Drillers are having a special season. I picked Liberty over Foothill, but I'm starting to doubt that pick. I think Dennis Manning is doing a great job with the Trojans and, while the offense is coming around, Liberty still isn't the team it will be by end of the season. Highland gets things rolling against Garces as does Stockdale against Tehachapi. Andre Smith continues to be a beat against Golden Valley.
College: East L.A falls to 0-4 against the Renegades who trucked an athletic L.A. Southwest team last week. LSU is playing well, so I'm going with the Tigers and, with the flip of a coin I went with Georgia over Alabama. I would never pick Utah State after following the lowly Aggies when I lived in Idaho. While I'd like to take Washington State over the Trojans, I feat the Cougars are drastically overmatched.
In the NFL, I like the Steelers and Colts. My fantasy team would like Thomas Jones and the Jets to get going. Baltimore's D takes care of the Cardinals and the Seahawks score at will against the Bengals.

Bower tabbed Player of the Week

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:48:14 PDT

It took back-to-back-to-back solid efforts, but Jacob Bower was named one of four Western State Conference Players of the Week, annouced by J.C. Grid-Wire/JCfootball.com Thursday.
Bower threw for 188 yards and completed 11-of-16 pass attempts. He also threw for three first-half touchdowns.
Pat Patterson and Dashan Miller were also included in the conference's highlights of the week. Patterson rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns, while Miller caught five balls for 115 yards and a touchdown.
The Renegades next play host to East L.A., which is 0-3 and has lost eight straight dating back to last season, at 7 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Stadium.

New state JC poll

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:30:28 PDT

Here's this week's state poll.

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION
Top 25 poll
Rk College                    Record   Pts. Prev.Rk.
1.    Bakersfield            [18]    3-0       474      1
2.    Saddleback             [1]    3-0       443      3
3.    Santa Rosa                    3-0       421      4
4.    Foothill                            3-0       407      6
5.    Fresno                               3-0       404       9
6.    San Mateo                        3-0       365      7
7.    Palomar                            3-0       362      10
8.    El Camino                        2-1       364      8
9.    San Francisco                 2-1       307      2
10. Fullerton                        3-0       304      12
11. Laney                             3-0       290      11
12. Mt. San Antonio            2-1       273      5
13. Reedley                           2-1       243      18
14. Pasadena                        3-0       241      20
15. Butte                                 2-1       181      13
16. Citrus                                2-1*     139      15
17. Riverside                         2-1       121      16
18. San Joaquin Delta        2-1       107      17
19. Cerritos                            2-1       102      14
20. Sacramento                    2-1       94       nr
21. Canyons                         2-1       85       25
22. Sierra                             2-1       79       nr
23. Moorpark                         2-1       78       24
24. Desert                             3-0       71       nr
25. Orange Coast                2-1*     64       19
Others included: Antelope Valley (3-0), Sequoias (1-2),
Golden West (2-1), Siskiyous (2-1), Glendale (2-1), Allan Hancock (2-1), Long Beach (1-2), Diablo Valley (2-1), Grossmont (1-2), Chaffey (1-2), Chabot (2-1), SD Mesa (2-1), Yuba (3-0).

* Citrus forfeited win to Orange Coast.

CSUB in the preseason magazines

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:25:03 PDT

One of the perks of the move to Division I is that Cal State Bakersfield appears in the preseason magazines. I was doing a little Fresno State research today and picked up Lindy's and Athlon.
The first thing I did was check for CSUB and I was impressed to see the school listed.
In Athlon, the Roadrunners get a paragraph, which mentions the 25 straight winnings seasons and the loss of their top three scorers: Dwuan Rice, Carl Damus and Zeke Andrews.
It also mentions the addition of Terrence Johns from BC.
In Lindy's, Independent schools get more ink, but there's not a whole lot more in terms of detail.
It also mentions Johns and Ryan Brown, who played for Oakton Community College.
But it mentions three redshirt freshmen one of which is gone and one who doesn't exist.
Curry McKinney is no longer on the team and I've never heard of a player named Geoff Brow. I can only assume they meant Cory Brown, who should be a leader for the team this season.
I think it's good for the program that it is now included in these preseason publications. It's all part of the process, like playing an impressive, if daunting, schedule and seeing the team in video games.
There's some interesting info the magazines about some of CSUB's opponents and I'll post more on that later.

Renegades get their own billboard

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:54:43 PDT

During a quick, well, it's never really quick when you are driving down Rosedale. But during a stop at the Northwest Promenade before heading to the paper today, I noticed one of those new electronic billboards with a big picture of a host of Renegades gang-tackling an opponent. On the right side of the billboard, it noted BC at the No. 1 team in the country.
I had to slow down and check it twice to make sure I wasn't hallucinating. It's a pretty cool advertisement for the team and the school.

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

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:45:31 PDT

Here's this week's J.C. Grid-Wire/JCfootball.com top 25.
There is something interesting to note. Fresno City College beat San Francisco City College 19-16. SFCC was No. 3 behind Bakersfield and Saddleback last week. Now, Fresno moves up to No. 6, while San Francisco drops to 12.
Saddleback beat Long Beach 38-35 and dropped to No. 4

1. Bakersfield, 3‐0. Smashed LA Southwest 52‐6. Next game: Host East L.A.(0‐3)
2. Butler, 4‐0. Blanked Independence 34‐0. Next: at Air Force Prep (2‐1)
3. Santa Rosa, 3‐0. More then doubled San Joaquin Delta 59‐26. Next: Yuba (3‐0)
4. Saddleback, 3‐0. Slipped past Long Beach 38‐35. Next: Fullerton (3‐0)
5. El Camino, 2‐1. Ripped Riverside 38‐14. Next: at Mt. San Antonio (2‐1)
6. Fresno, 3‐0. Impressive 19‐16 win over CCSF. Next: Host Merced (1‐2)
7. Gulf Coast, 3‐0. Poor host to Pearl River 24‐17. Next: Hinds (3‐0)
8. Jones, 3‐0. Downed East Central 32‐29. Next: at Itawamba (3‐0)
9. Palomar, 3‐0. Dropped Mt. SAC 31‐23. Next: at Riverside (2‐1)
10. Snow, 3‐0. Won at Arizona Western 22‐13. Next: at Mesa (3‐0)
11. Foothill, 3‐0. Stomped Sequoias, 27‐12. Next: Diablo Valley (2‐1)
12. C.C. San Francisco, 2‐1. Lost to Fresno 19‐16. Next: bye
13. Fullerton, 3‐0. Nipped rival Santa Ana 20‐18. Next: at Saddleback (3‐0)
14. Blinn, 3‐0. Trounced Arkansas Baptist 58‐0. Next: Kilgore (2‐1)
15. Eastern Arizona, 3‐0. Trounced Phoenix 47‐38. Next: Scottsdale (2‐1)
16. Mt. San Antonio, 2‐1. Lost to Palomar 31‐23. Next: Host El Camino (3‐0)
17. San Mateo, 3‐0. Defeated West Hills 31‐23. Next: West Valley (0‐3)
18. Pearl River, 2‐1. Lost to Gulf Coast 24‐17. Next: Copiah‐Lincoln (1‐2)
19. Citrus, 3‐0. Doubled Compton 42‐21. Next: Santa Monica (0‐3)
20. Pasadena, 3‐0. Squeezed Orange Coast 27‐25. Next: at Golden West (2‐1)
21. Laney, 3‐0. Blasted Los Medanos 45‐7. Next: Shasta (1‐2)
22. N.E. Oklahoma, 3‐0. Tripped Trinity Valley 37‐26. Next: Ark. Baptist (0‐3)
23. Kilgore, 2‐1. Edged Navarro, 28‐26. Next: at Blinn (3‐0)
24. Mesa, 3‐0. Pummeled Phoenix 49‐17. Next: at New Mexico Military(1‐2)
25. Itawamba, 3‐0. Shut out Coahoma 20‐0. Next: Jones (3‐0)