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Mt. SAC takes top spot in coaches poll ahead of NorCal trio of Butte, Modesto and Fresno City

(Courtesy Mt. San Antonio College Athletics)
(Courtesy Mt. San Antonio College Athletics)
September 24, 2024

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SAN MATEO – Mt. San Antonio College is the third No. 1 team after three weeks of California Community College football competition, taking the top spot in this week’s JC Athletic Bureau poll of California Community College Football Coaches Association members. The Mounties received eight first-place votes and totaled 386 points to finish ahead of three Northern California unbeatens: No. 2 Butte (364 points), No. 3 Modesto JC (348), and No. 4 Fresno CC (345). That trio split the eight remaining first place votes. Modesto plays at Butte on Saturday.

Last week’s pacesetter, College of San Mateo (2-1), fell short at century-old rival Modesto JC, 23-20, and the reigning NorCal champs dropped to seventh this week (326 points), just behind defending state champion and first-week leader Riverside City College (331). Riverside had lost to Golden West College a week ago. Now No. 5 San Diego Mesa took care of GWC. the past weekend, 22-7. The top five teams are all unbeaten -- at 3-0.

The bi-weekly California Community College Sports Information Association (CCCSIA) poll of SIDs also has Mt. San Antonio at No. 1 with the Mounties followed by Modesto, Riverside, Butte and San Mateo in the top five.

League play gets underway in the Southern California Football Association’s National Division on Saturday with several top match-ups. In the National Central League, Mt. SAC welcomes No. 15 Citrus (2-1) for a 6 p.m. contest in Walnut, No. 8 Golden West visits East Los Angeles, and No. 22 Cerritos goes to Orange Coast. In the Southern League, SD Mesa entertains Grossmont, Riverside hosts Palomar, No. 10 Fullerton goes to Mt. San Jacinto, and No. 19 Saddleback hosts Southwestern. The Northern League gets underway also with ranked teams in all four games: No. 16 Allan Hancock at No. 9 Ventura, Santa Barbara at No. 11 College of the Canyons, Antelope Valley at No. 13 Bakersfield, and No. 24 El Camino at No. 20 Moorpark.

The Northern California Football Conference continues with non-league play, including No. 14 American River at No. 7 San Mateo -- in a rematch of last year’s NorCal title game. No. 4 Fresno hosts City College of San Francisco, No. 12 Diablo Valley visits No. 23 Sacramento CC, and No. 17 Foothill entertains No. 25 Sierra.

(Fred Baer, JC Athletic Bureau)

JCAB FOOTBALL POLL (Sep. 23)
RK School Record Pts PR
1. Mt. San Antonio (8) 3-0 386 2
2. Butte (3) 3-0 364 4
3. Modesto (4) 3-0 348 6
4. Fresno (1) 3-0 345 7
5. San Diego Mesa 3-0 332 8
6. Riverside 2-1 331 5
7. San Mateo 2-1 326 1
8. Golden West 2-1 274 3
9. Ventura 2-1 271 10
10. Fullerton 2-1 239 12
11. Canyons 2-1 218 14
12. Diablo Valley 2-1 209 15
13. Bakersfield 2-1 173 17
14. American River 1-2 164 9
15. Citrus 2-1 155 19
16. Allan Hancock 2-1 147 11
17. Foothill 2-0 140 T-21
18. Sequoias 2-1 135 T-21
19. Saddleback 2-1 106 23
20. Moorpark 2-1 93 13
21. Mt. San Jacinto 2-1 65 RV
T22. Cerritos 1-2 59 18
T22. Sacramento City 2-1 56 20
24. El Camino 1-2 49 16
25. Sierra 1-2 34 RV
Others: Santa Rosa, 25; Chaffey, 21; Pasadena City, 20; De Anza, 15; Monterey Peninsula, 14; San Joaquin Delta, 12; Palomar, 12; Long Beach City, 10; San Francisco, 10; Laney, 9; San Jose City, 8; Santa Monica, 6; Shasta, 5; Redwoods, 4; Santa Barbara City, 3; Chabot, 3; Los Medanos, 3; Santa Ana, 1.   
 
CCCSIA FOOTBALL POLL (Sep. 23)
RK School Record Pts PR
1. Mt. San Antonio (5) 3-0 196 4
2. Modesto (1) 3-0 185 7
3. Riverside (1) 2-1 176 1
4. Butte (1) 3-0 173 8
5. San Mateo 2-1 164 2
6. San Diego Mesa 3-0 163 13
7. Fresno 3-0 151 10
8. Golden West 2-1 142 9
9. Ventura 2-1 138 6
10. Fullerton 2-1 132 5
11. American River 1-2 102 3
12. Canyons 2-1 98 21
13. Diablo Valley 2-1 95 RV
14. Allan Hancock 2-1 77 16
15. Bakersfield 2-1 70 19
16. Sequoias 2-1 54 RV
17. Saddleback 2-1 54 20
18. Citrus 2-1 52 14
19. Cerritos 1-2 50 15
20. Santa Rosa 1-1 47 18
21. Moorpark 2-1 46 24
22. El Camino 1-2 41 11
23. Foothill 2-0 34 RV
24. Mt. San Jacinto 2-1 34 RV
25. Sierra 1-2 25 17
Others: Chaffey, Monterey Peninsula, San Francisco,  Pasadena City, Sacramento City, De Anza, East Los Angeles, L.A. Southwest, Long Beach City, Los Medanos, Palomar, Redwoods, Reedley.