2014 SBCC Football News

Season
Vaqueros to open Sept. 5 at San Bernardino Valley
Vaqueros to open Sept. 5 at San Bernardino Valley

SBCC will know about every opponent on the 2015 football schedule as the Vaqueros are facing the same 10 teams as last year. They open on Sept. 5 at San Bernardino Valley.

Free safety Jacob Girgle, left, led the 2014 SBCC squad in tackles, solo tackles and interceptions.
Girgle gets scholarship to Univ. of New Mexico

SBCC free safety Jacob Girgle has accepted a full scholarship to play football for the New Mexico Lobos.

Mitch Wishnowsky, Coach Craig Moropoulos and Jake Pettit after Friday's press conference.
Wishnowsky, Pettit going to Utah, Idaho State

A pair of SBCC football players from opposite ends of the Earth announced their commitments to four-year schools on Friday in a press conference at La Playa Stadium.

Mitch Wishnowsky, left, was the 6th-best punter in the state and Elijah King was the No. 2 receiver in the American Pacific League.
King, Wishnowsky make All-State

Elijah King and Mitch Wishnowsky of SBCC have been named to the All-State Region IV team by the JC Athletic Bureau and the California Community College Football Coaches Association.

Zach Arnell had 101 tackles (6.3 avg.) in his SBCC career and returned 2 interceptions for touchdowns.
Arnell signs with Univ. of North Dakota

SBCC safety Zach Arnell has signed to play football for the University of North Dakota and will leave in early January to enroll in school and attend spring practice in Grand Forks, N.D.

Football holds Banquet at Endless Summer
Football holds Banquet at Endless Summer

The 2014 Vaquero football team held its Awards Banquet on Tuesday at the Endless Summer Cafe.

First-team All-APL receiver Elijah King had 14 catches vs. Hancock, missing the school record by one.
Five Vaqueros make All-APL team

Ivan Malinarich-Campos, Elijah King and Mitch Wishnowsky received first-team All-American Pacific League honors in football.

Vaqueros celebrate Jay Terry's defensive TD in the second quarter. (Photo by Patti Gutshall)
Golden State Bowl: Cerritos edges Vaqueros 22-19 on late TD

Cerritos scored a touchdown on a fourth-and-9 pass late in the fourth quarter on Saturday night and went on to defeat SBCC 22-19 in the Golden State Bowl at Falcon Stadium in Norwalk.

Freshman quarterback Brandon Edwards has thrown for 1,805 yards and 17 TDs. (Photo by Kaytee Krivulka)
Vaqueros will take on Cerritos in Golden State Bowl

SBCC received an invitation to the CCCAA football bowl party on Sunday and the Vaqueros will play Cerritos in the Golden State Bowl. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday in Norwalk.

Elijah King scores SBCC's 1st TD on a 32-yard catch and run in the 2nd quarter. (Photo by Kaytee Krivulka)
Glendale downs Vaqueros 47-14 in second-place battle

Glendale came out strong on Saturday afternoon, scoring touchdowns on its first three possessions, and built a 30-7 halftime lead on the way to a 47-14 triumph over SBCC in the regular-season football finale at La Playa Stadium.

Linebacker Jake Pettit (40) had a season-high 10 tackles and forced a fumble. (Photo by Dave Loveton)
Turnovers are costly in 37-21 loss to Santa Monica

Santa Barbara City College turned the ball over five times on Saturday and Santa Monica took advantage to post a 37-21 football victory in a first-place showdown at Corsair Stadium.

Vaqueros named Team of the Month
Vaqueros named Team of the Month

SBCC Football has been named Team of the Month by PresidioSports.com.

Sage Ritchie's punt block at the end of the third quarter inspired the offense to score four TDs in the last quarter. (Photo by Mike Eliason)
Fourth-quarter eruption fuels 49-21 victory

A pair of blocked kicks inspired SBCC’s offense in the fourth quarter on Saturday and the Vaqueros blitzed Antelope Valley 49-21 for their record-tying seventh straight football victory.

Elijah King caught 9 passes for 130 yards in a 29-14 victory. (Photo by Ken Sciallo / Sevilla Photography)
Edwards throws for 339 yards in sixth straight win

Brandon Edwards had a career day with 339 yards and three passing touchdowns on Saturday afternoon and SBCC’s defense was solid in a 29-14 football win over L.A. Pierce.

Zach Arnell (1) returned from injury and got SBCC going with a 35-yard interception return for a TD on the third play of the game.
Vaqueros get defensive in fifth straight win, 21-3

Brandon Edwards threw two touchdown passes to Osha Washington on Saturday night and SBCC’s defense came up big in a 21-3 football win over L.A. Valley on the road.

Valley game will be Live-Streamed from the road
Valley game will be Live-Streamed from the road

For the first time ever, SBCC will do a Live Streaming video broadcast of football on the road.