Jayden Vargas

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Jayden Vargas
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  • Height:
    5'10"
  • Weight:
    200
  • Hometown:
    Santa Maria, CA
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    St. Joseph
  • gp
    8
  • yds
    705
  • yds/g
    88.1
  • td
    9
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 120 90
Yards 705 559
Yards per game 88.1 111.8
Yards per rush 5.9 6.2
Touchdowns 9 7
Fumbles 7 6
Fumbles lost 5 4
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 19 at Bakersfield W, 29-21
Oct 26 at Moorpark W, 55-20
Nov 2 Canyons L, 48-38
Nov 9 East Los Angeles W, 45-42
Nov 16 at Long Beach W, 30-26
Nov 23 Cerritos L, 46-39
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 29 at LA Valley - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Orange Coast W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saddleback L, 48-24 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Allan Hancock W, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Palomar W, 45-38 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Fullerton W, 48-47 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Bakersfield W, 29-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Moorpark W, 55-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Canyons L, 48-38 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 East Los Angeles W, 45-42 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Long Beach W, 30-26 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Cerritos L, 46-39 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 29 at LA Valley - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Orange Coast W, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saddleback L, 48-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Allan Hancock W, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Palomar W, 45-38 2 10 5.0 8 0 1 1
Oct 5 Fullerton W, 48-47 14 43 3.1 26 1 - -
Oct 19 at Bakersfield W, 29-21 17 99 5.8 14 0 2 1
Oct 26 at Moorpark W, 55-20 14 83 5.9 20 1 - -
Nov 2 Canyons L, 48-38 18 145 8.1 52 1 - -
Nov 9 East Los Angeles W, 45-42 17 146 8.6 48 2 1 1
Nov 16 at Long Beach W, 30-26 24 86 3.6 14 3 3 2
Nov 23 Cerritos L, 46-39 14 93 6.6 38 1 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 29 at LA Valley - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Orange Coast W, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saddleback L, 48-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Allan Hancock W, 35-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Palomar W, 45-38 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 5 Fullerton W, 48-47 2 59 29.5 44 0 - -
Oct 19 at Bakersfield W, 29-21 3 15 5.0 7 0 2 1
Oct 26 at Moorpark W, 55-20 3 18 6.0 16 0 - -
Nov 2 Canyons L, 48-38 2 9 4.5 8 0 - -
Nov 9 East Los Angeles W, 45-42 6 31 5.2 10 0 1 1
Nov 16 at Long Beach W, 30-26 1 69 69.0 69 0 3 2
Nov 23 Cerritos L, 46-39 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 29 at LA Valley - - - - - -
Sep 7 Orange Coast W, 45-7 - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saddleback L, 48-24 - - - - - -
Sep 21 Allan Hancock W, 35-14 - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Palomar W, 45-38 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 Fullerton W, 48-47 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Bakersfield W, 29-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 at Moorpark W, 55-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 Canyons L, 48-38 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 East Los Angeles W, 45-42 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Long Beach W, 30-26 - - - - - 0
Nov 23 Cerritos L, 46-39 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 29 at LA Valley - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Orange Coast W, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saddleback L, 48-24 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Allan Hancock W, 35-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Palomar W, 45-38 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Fullerton W, 48-47 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Bakersfield W, 29-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Moorpark W, 55-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Canyons L, 48-38 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 East Los Angeles W, 45-42 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Long Beach W, 30-26 - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Cerritos L, 46-39 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 29 at LA Valley - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Orange Coast W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saddleback L, 48-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Allan Hancock W, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Palomar W, 45-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Fullerton W, 48-47 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Bakersfield W, 29-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Moorpark W, 55-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Canyons L, 48-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 East Los Angeles W, 45-42 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Long Beach W, 30-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Cerritos L, 46-39 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 29 at LA Valley - - - - - -
Sep 7 Orange Coast W, 45-7 - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saddleback L, 48-24 - - - - - -
Sep 21 Allan Hancock W, 35-14 - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Palomar W, 45-38 1 10 - - - 10
Oct 5 Fullerton W, 48-47 1 43 59 - - 102
Oct 19 at Bakersfield W, 29-21 1 99 15 - - 114
Oct 26 at Moorpark W, 55-20 1 83 18 - - 101
Nov 2 Canyons L, 48-38 1 145 9 - - 154
Nov 9 East Los Angeles W, 45-42 1 146 31 - - 177
Nov 16 at Long Beach W, 30-26 1 86 69 - - 155
Nov 23 Cerritos L, 46-39 1 93 3 - - 96
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 29 at LA Valley - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Orange Coast W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saddleback L, 48-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Allan Hancock W, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Palomar W, 45-38 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 Fullerton W, 48-47 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 at Bakersfield W, 29-21 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 at Moorpark W, 55-20 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 Canyons L, 48-38 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 East Los Angeles W, 45-42 12 2 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at Long Beach W, 30-26 18 3 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 23 Cerritos L, 46-39 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 29 at LA Valley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Orange Coast W, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saddleback L, 48-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Allan Hancock W, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Palomar W, 45-38 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Fullerton W, 48-47 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Bakersfield W, 29-21 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Moorpark W, 55-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Canyons L, 48-38 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 East Los Angeles W, 45-42 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Long Beach W, 30-26 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Cerritos L, 46-39 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 8 120 705 88.1 5.9 9 52 7 5
Conference 5 90 559 111.8 6.2 7 52 6 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 63 427 106.8 6.8 5 52 1 1
Away 4 57 278 69.5 4.9 4 20 6 4
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 88 467 77.8 5.3 7 48 7 5
Losses 2 32 238 119.0 7.4 2 52 - -
Month
September 1 2 10 10.0 5.0 0 8 1 1
October 3 45 225 75.0 5.0 2 26 2 1
November 4 73 470 117.5 6.4 7 52 4 3
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 8 18 2.3 204 25.5 11.3 0 69
Conference 5 15 3.0 142 28.4 9.5 0 69
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 11 2.8 102 25.5 9.3 0 44
Away 4 7 1.8 102 25.5 14.6 0 69
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 15 2.5 192 32.0 12.8 0 69
Losses 2 3 1.5 12 6.0 4.0 0 8
Month
September 1 - - - - - - -
October 3 8 2.7 92 30.7 11.5 0 44
November 4 10 2.5 112 28.0 11.2 0 69
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 4 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 8 705 204 - - 909 113.6
Conference 5 559 142 - - 701 140.2
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 4 427 102 - - 529 132.3
Away 4 278 102 - - 380 95.0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 6 467 192 - - 659 109.8
Losses 2 238 12 - - 250 125.0
Month
September 1 10 - - - 10 10.0
October 3 225 92 - - 317 105.7
November 4 470 112 - - 582 145.5
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 54 6.8 9 0 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 42 8.4 7 0 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 30 7.5 5 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 24 6.0 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 42 7.0 7 0 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 12 6.0 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
October 12 4.0 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 42 10.5 7 0 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 8 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
2019 Pirate Football Review
  • Article
  • April 17, 2020
2019 Pirate Football Review

Coming off the program's first trip to the CCCAA State Championship Game in 2018, the Ventura College Pirate football team looked to keep the momentum rolling in 2019. VC started out the year winning six of their first seven games before a tough loss against College of the Canyons derailed the plans. The Pirates responded with two more wins, however, to claim a share of the Northern Conference title, the team's sixth in the past eight years.

  • April 17, 2020
Five Pirates Unanimous All-Northern Conference Selections
  • Article
  • December 12, 2019
Five Pirates Unanimous All-Northern Conference Selections

Five members of the Northern Conference co-champion Pirate football team have earned unanimous selection onto the all-conference team, leading a host of Pirates honored with post-season awards. Right tackle Will Bonkavich leads the list of unanimous honorees, along with wide receiver Terrell Vaughn, kicker Alberto Arroyo, all-purpose back Chris Reaves and utility player Juan Gaytan. A total of eight Pirtes were named first team All-Northern Conference while six were named second team.

  • December 12, 2019
Pirate quarterback Alaka'I Yuen passed for 310 yards and two touchdowns, but Ventura's comeback fell short in the 46-39 loss to Cerritos in the Joe Kapp Real Estate Beach Bowl Saturday night at the Sportsplex.
  • Article
  • November 23, 2019
Ventura Comeback Falls Short in Joe Kapp Real Estate Beach Bowl

The Pirate football team fell into a 21-6 hole early in the second quarter of Saturday's Joe Kapp Real Estate Beach Bowl, and, despite a valiant attempt, could not climb out of it, falling to Cerritos 46-39 at the VC Sportsplex. VC (8-3) held an early 3-0 lead, but the Falcons scored 21 of the next 24 points to secure the advantage in the season finale. Alaka'I Yuen was 17-20 in the air for 310 yards and two scores while tight end Daniel Moraga caught eight passes for 119 yards and a score to earn team MVP honors for the game.

  • November 23, 2019
Pirate sophomore Jayden Vargas (3) rushed for 86 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Pirates to a 30-26 victory at Long Beach Saturday as VC captured a share of the Northern Conference championship for the sixth time in the past eight seasons.
  • Article
  • November 16, 2019
Pirates Sink Vikings, Capture Share of Conference Title

Running back Jayden Vargas had another solid outing, and the bend-but-don't-break Pirate defense came up with big plays when they needed it the most as the Ventura College football team held on for a 30-26 victory Saturday night at Long Beach City College. With the victory, VC (8-2, 4-1) captured a share of the Northern Conference championship with LBCC and Canyons, the program's sixth conference title in the last eight seasons. Kicker Alberto Arroyo had three field goals and Travis Calloway had 13 tackles to lead Ventura to the triumph on the last day of the regular season.

  • November 16, 2019
VC quarterback Dino Maldonado (6) readies to pass the ball downfield behind the protection of DJ Peterson (71), Jayden Vargas (3) and Edward Laie (56). The Pirates held off the Huskies late charge for a 45-42 victory. (photo by Felix Cortez)
  • Article
  • November 09, 2019
Football Holds Off ELAC, Back in Conference Race

The Pirate football team raced out to a 24-7 first half lead over visiting East Los Angels College Saturday night, then made it hold up in their 45-42 victory over the Huskies. Jayden Vargas rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns, and Chuck Wick had two more rushing scores while Terrell Vaughn had 10 pass receptions for 110 yards and two trips to the end zone. Ventura's win, combined with Long Beach's defeat of Canyons, brings the Pirates (7-2, 3-1) back into the Northern Conference title hunt with one game left visiting LBCC next week.

  • November 09, 2019
Pirate quarterback Dino Maldonado passed for 257 yards and two touchdowns, but VC fell to visiting College of the Canyons 48-38 Saturday at the Sportsplex. (photo by Felix Cortez)
  • Article
  • November 02, 2019
VC Falls to Canyons' Second Half Surge

On the opening drive of the third quarter, VC quarterback Dino Maldonado hit Mark Ferrell for a 25 yard touchdown giving the Pirates a 35-21 lead. Unfortunately it was all Canyons from that point as CoC scored 27 of the final 30 points of the game in defeating Ventura 48-38 in a pivotal Northern Conference battle. Maldonado was 21-33 for 257 yards and two scores and running back Jayden Vargas had 19 carries for 129 yards and a touchdown to lead VC (6-2, 2-1) in the contest.

  • November 02, 2019
A number of Pirates including (from left) Martez Morton (88), Darius Johnson (91), Aleli Tuitasi (43), Calvin Williams (20) and Ralph Navarro (13) persue the ball for a tackle in Ventura's 55-20 triumph at Moorpark on Saturday.
  • Article
  • October 26, 2019
Ventura Extends Citrus Cup Streak at Moorpark

On the wave of 31 unanswered points in the second and third quarters, the Pirate football team raced to a 55-20 victory over rival Moorpark Saturday night. In claiming a series-record 12th straight Citrus Cup triumph, VC outgained the Raiders 457-280 and forced three Raider turnovers. The fourth-ranked Pirates (6-1, 2-0) were led by the quarterback duo of Alaka'I Yuen and Dino Maldonado who combined for 301 passing yards and three touchdowns and running back Jayden Vargas, who totaled 14 carries for 83 yards and a touchdown.

  • October 26, 2019
VC quarterback Alaka'I Yuen set school records for total yards (493) and passes completed (41) in leading the Pirates past Fullerton 48-47 in overtime Saturday at the Sportsplex.
  • Article
  • October 05, 2019
Pirates Survive Hornet Comeback in Overtime Thriller

Hearts stopped and records fell Saturday night at the VC Sportsplex as the Pirate football team gave up a 21-point fourth quarter lead over visiting Fullerton, only to reclaim victory in overtime, 48-47 on the Hornets' missed extra point attempt on the first extra possession. Quarterback Alaka'I Yuen totaled a school-record 493 yards of offense including 481 passing yards and three touchdowns while wide receiver Terrell Vaughn tied the VC record for passes caught with 15 receptions for 201 yards and two touchdowns in the barn burner.

  • October 05, 2019