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NUMBER TWO HAD A CLOSE CALL – After a blowout win to start the season the 2nd ranked AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE BEAVERS barely survived this time around against the MODESTO COLLEGE PIRATES. The Beavers held a 20-14 lead at Halftime and a 34-28 edge to end the 3rd Quarter. The Pirates tied things up at 42-42 by the end of the 4th Quarter. The first Overtime ended in a 49-49 tie with American River College emerging with a 55-49 victory in the 2nd OT. (* Thank you to C.O. for catching an error I made in this post. It is now corrected.)
DONS ON THE ROAD – The SANTA ANA COLLEGE DONS (as in Old California Dons) traveled to face the CITRUS COLLEGE OWLS on Saturday. The 1st Quarter ended in a 7-7 tie but the Owls grabbed a 14-10 lead by the break. Neither team scored in the 3rd Quarter and in the 4th the Dons proceeded to notch a 17-14 come from behind win on the road.
WE WENT TO A FOOTBALL GAME BUT A POLO MATCH BROKE OUT – This game pitted the COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS CORSAIRS against the home-standing GAVILAN COLLEGE RAMS. Neither team scored in the opening Quarter and the score was knotted up at 6-6 at the Half. The 3rd Quarter ended with the Rams on top 9-6 but the 4th Quarter saw the Corsairs put up 8 points for a 14-9 Polo Score triumph.
AN OLYMPIC MOMENT – The SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE OLYMPIANS hosted the ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE MARAUDERS in a battle of cool-named teams. After a scoreless 1st Quarter, Halftime found the Marauders clinging to a 7-0 edge. From there the Olympians shut out Antelope Valley College while notching 3 points in the 3rd Quarter and 21 in the 4th. The 24-7 win kept the Olympians unbeaten in 2017.
THEY CAN SCORE FIFTY-FIVE – The storied MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE MOUNTIES took the field against the visiting VENTURA COLLEGE PIRATES. The Mounties seized a quick 27-0 lead in the 1st Quarter and never looked back from there. In the end Mount SAC hammered the Pirates by a final tally of 55-29.
WORKIN’ OVERTIME – The LOS ANGELES VALLEY COLLEGE MONARCHS battled the COLLEGE OF THE DESERT ROADRUNNERS. A 7-1 1st Quarter advantage for the Roadrunners became a 7-7 tie by Halftime. The Monarchs led 21-13 late in the 4th Quarter when College of the Desert managed 8 points to force Overtime. Los Angeles Valley College won it 28-21 in OT. ### And the COLLEGE OF THE SISKIYOUS EAGLES notched a 20-14 win over the CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO RAMS.
FEELING BULLISH – In this game the PIERCE COLLEGE BRAHMA BULLS went head to head with the LOS ANGELES SOUTHWEST COLLEGE COUGARS. The Brahma Bulls parlayed a 14-0 lead in the 1st Quarter into a commanding 35-14 Halftime advantage. From there Pierce College stayed dominant, crushing the Cougars 55-21.
ROAD WARRIORS – The YUBA COLLEGE FORTY-NINERS visited the CABRILLO COLLEGE SEAHAWKS on Saturday and defeated them by a count of 22-9. ### And the LOS MEDANOS COLLEGE MUSTANGS used a 13-0 4th Quarter for a comeback win against the WEST HILLS COALINGA COLLEGE FALCONS.
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How did American River barely survive for two weeks in a row when they beat Diablo Valley 67-0 in their first game?
Thank you very much for catching that. I am caring for a loved one who just had surgery and made a mistake. It is now corrected with an acknowledgement that it needed edited.
Awesome to see these obscure teams!
Thanks! I like spreading the word.
Love this! Great job on this post! I also take an interest in football. In fact, I just created a post about the best sports TV shows, and 4 of the 5 are about football!!!! https://tvbatch.wordpress.com/2017/09/19/5-tv-shows-for-the-sports-guy/
Thanks! Loved your list!
Yep, these teams are about the only honest ones because they are down so low.
You said it!
The Olympians are my team!
Good to hear.
Weirdly named teams.
I know what you mean.