Bradley Taylor
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- Height:
- 6'2"
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- Weight:
- 215
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- Hometown:
- Visalia, CA
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- Position:
- LB
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- Year:
- Fr
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- High School:
- Central Valley Christian
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- gp
- 9
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- tk
- 34.0
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- sac
- 2.5
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- int
- 2
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- ffum
- -
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Solo tackles | 16 | 10 |
| Assists | 18 | 10 |
| Tackles | 34.0 | 20.0 |
| Tackles per game | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Sacks | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Sack yards | 22 | 19 |
| Interceptions | 2 | - |
| Returned for touchdown | 0 | - |
| Fumble recoveries | 1 | 1 |
| Fumble return TDs | - | - |
| Tackle for loss | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| Tackle for loss yards | 30 | 27 |
Game Log - Passing
| Date | Opponent | Score | comp | att | pct | yds | y/a | td | int | sac | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at LA Valley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 2 | at Santa Barbara | W, 44-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Mt. San Antonio | L, 55-29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | Orange Coast | W, 51-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Riverside | L, 42-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Saddleback | W, 44-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Canyons | W, 45-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | at Santa Monica | W, 55-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | at Moorpark | W, 49-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Bakersfield | W, 48-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | Cerritos | W, 44-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | at Riverside | L, 49-33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Rushing
| Date | Opponent | Score | rush | yds | y/a | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at LA Valley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 2 | at Santa Barbara | W, 44-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Mt. San Antonio | L, 55-29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | Orange Coast | W, 51-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Riverside | L, 42-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Saddleback | W, 44-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Canyons | W, 45-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | at Santa Monica | W, 55-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | at Moorpark | W, 49-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Bakersfield | W, 48-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | Cerritos | W, 44-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | at Riverside | L, 49-33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Receiving
| Date | Opponent | Score | rec | yds | y/r | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at LA Valley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 2 | at Santa Barbara | W, 44-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Mt. San Antonio | L, 55-29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | Orange Coast | W, 51-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Riverside | L, 42-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Saddleback | W, 44-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Canyons | W, 45-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | at Santa Monica | W, 55-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | at Moorpark | W, 49-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Bakersfield | W, 48-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | Cerritos | W, 44-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | at Riverside | L, 49-33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Kicking
| Date | Opponent | Score | fgm | fga | lng | xpm | xpa | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at LA Valley | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 2 | at Santa Barbara | W, 44-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Mt. San Antonio | L, 55-29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | Orange Coast | W, 51-10 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Riverside | L, 42-34 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 30 | Saddleback | W, 44-34 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 12 | Canyons | W, 45-30 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Santa Monica | W, 55-0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Moorpark | W, 49-27 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nov 4 | Bakersfield | W, 48-38 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nov 11 | Cerritos | W, 44-34 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Riverside | L, 49-33 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Game Log - Punting
| Date | Opponent | Score | punt | yds | avg | long | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at LA Valley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 2 | at Santa Barbara | W, 44-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Mt. San Antonio | L, 55-29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | Orange Coast | W, 51-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Riverside | L, 42-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Saddleback | W, 44-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Canyons | W, 45-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | at Santa Monica | W, 55-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | at Moorpark | W, 49-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Bakersfield | W, 48-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | Cerritos | W, 44-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | at Riverside | L, 49-33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Returns
| Date | Opponent | Score | kr | yds | avg | lng | td | pr | yds | avg | lng | td |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at LA Valley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 2 | at Santa Barbara | W, 44-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Mt. San Antonio | L, 55-29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | Orange Coast | W, 51-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Riverside | L, 42-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Saddleback | W, 44-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Canyons | W, 45-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | at Santa Monica | W, 55-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | at Moorpark | W, 49-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Bakersfield | W, 48-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | Cerritos | W, 44-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | at Riverside | L, 49-33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - All-Purpose
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at LA Valley | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 2 | at Santa Barbara | W, 44-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Mt. San Antonio | L, 55-29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | Orange Coast | W, 51-10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Riverside | L, 42-34 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Sep 30 | Saddleback | W, 44-34 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 12 | Canyons | W, 45-30 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Santa Monica | W, 55-0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Moorpark | W, 49-27 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nov 4 | Bakersfield | W, 48-38 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nov 11 | Cerritos | W, 44-34 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Riverside | L, 49-33 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | pts | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | saf | misc | 2pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at LA Valley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 2 | at Santa Barbara | W, 44-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Mt. San Antonio | L, 55-29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | Orange Coast | W, 51-10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 23 | at Riverside | L, 42-34 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 30 | Saddleback | W, 44-34 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 12 | Canyons | W, 45-30 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 21 | at Santa Monica | W, 55-0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 28 | at Moorpark | W, 49-27 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 4 | Bakersfield | W, 48-38 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 11 | Cerritos | W, 44-34 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Nov 18 | at Riverside | L, 49-33 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | tack | ast | tot | sack | lost | tfl | yds | ff | fr | td | int | yds | td | brup | blk | saf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at LA Valley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 2 | at Santa Barbara | W, 44-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Mt. San Antonio | L, 55-29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | Orange Coast | W, 51-10 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 23 | at Riverside | L, 42-34 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | Saddleback | W, 44-34 | 3 | 3 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Canyons | W, 45-30 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.5 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | at Santa Monica | W, 55-0 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 28 | at Moorpark | W, 49-27 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Bakersfield | W, 48-38 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 | - | - | 0.5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | Cerritos | W, 44-34 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 6 | 2.5 | 10 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 18 | at Riverside | L, 49-33 | 2 | 4 | 6.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 19 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | comp | att | pct | yds | y/g | y/a | td | int | lg | effic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Conference | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Away | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| October | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| November | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | rush | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | |||||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | rec | rec/g | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | ||||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | fgm | fga | pct | lg | xpm | xpa | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Month | |||||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| October | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| November | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | punt | yds | avg | lg | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | |||||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | kr | yds | avg | td | lg | pr | yds | avg | td | lg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | ||||||||||
| September | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds | ypg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||
| Total | 9 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Conference | 5 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Location | |||||||
| Home | 5 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Away | 4 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Result | |||||||
| Wins | 7 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Month | |||||||
| September | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| October | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| November | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .0 |
| Statistic | pts | pts/g | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | 2pt | misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| September | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| November | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 9 | 16 | 18 | 34.0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 22 | 5.5 | 30 | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | - | - |
| Conference | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 19 | 4.5 | 27 | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||||||
| Home | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 22 | 5.5 | 30 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Away | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14.0 | 3.5 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 19 | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 13 | 13 | 26.0 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 22 | 5.5 | 30 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Losses | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8.0 | 4.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 19 | - | - |
| Month | ||||||||||||||||
| September | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| October | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.5 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 6 | 3.0 | 14 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | - | - |
News mentions
Sophomore defensive end Jesse Lemonaire was named the Southern California Football Association Northern Conference Defensive Player of the Year, and head coach Steve Mooshagian was named the Coach of the Year, leading a score of Pirates honored by the Northern Conference in post-season awards. Lemonaire, the Hialeah, Fla. product, was a dominant force for the VC defense with 78 tackles, including 18.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage, and 8.5 quarterback sacks this year while Mooshagian mentored the Pirates to their fourth straight conference title.
The Pirate football team got off to a great start in Saturday's Southern California Football Association semifinal at Riverside. They forced a 3-and-out on the opening possession, had a strong opening drive, and forced the Tigers into two turnovers. Unfortunately, third-seeded VC (8-3) scored field goals instead of touchdowns and No. 2 Riverside took advantage in posting a 49-33 playoff victory.
The Ventura College football team completed its second straight undefeated Northern Conference schedule, defeating Cerritos 44-34 Saturday night at the VC Sportsplex. Quarterback Jake Constantine threw four touchdown passes, two to Sam Flowers, and Gil Scott Jackson accounted for 118 yards from scrimmage. Meanwhile the Pirate defense sacked the Falcons' eight times, including three by Trennan Carlson and 2.5 by Jesse Lemonaire.
The stage was set. With the Pirates ahead 41-31 with just inside three minutes remaining, a VC field goal would force Bakersfield to score two touchdowns to complete a miraculous comeback. Ventura would be close to clinching the game and their fourth straight SCFA Northern Conference title. But close was not good enough. As Cooper Garcia prepared for his 44-yard field goal, Ventura head coach Steve Mooshagian had something else in mind.
On the strength of a dominating defensive effort, and an effecient and balanced offense, the Pirate football team shutout Santa Monica 55-0 on the road Saturday afternoon. VC's defense held the Corsairs to 83 total yards of offense in the game while Ventura quarterbacks Jake Constantine and Ricky Town each totaled 148 passing yards with two and three touchdowns, respectively. Thomas Duckett rushed for a team-high 79 yards in the win for the Pirates (5-2, 2-0).
Victories come at a premium in the upper echelon of the National Division of the Southern California Football Association. The 9th-ranked Pirate football team has found that out this season, falling twice on the road to top-ranked opponents. Saturday they put together their best performance of the season and came from behind to defeat No. 3 Saddleback 44-34 at the VC Sportsplex heading into their bye week and Northern Conference action with momentum in their back pocket.