2008 Woodie Awards
Renegades defeat Citrus to advance
Leanne Cave
Issue date: 11/22/06 Section: News
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"It was a great day for Bakersfield College and the community," said Jan Stuebbe, BC athletic director. "It was a very festive environment for all the fans who attended.
It was also great for the 'Gades to win the game."
The 'Gades (10-1) will play the Grossmont Griffins, also 10-1, on Saturday at Memorial Stadium at 4 p.m. BC is the No. 2 seed in the Southern California region while Grossmont is No. 3.
The Griffins, the top rated defensive team in the state, hope to slow down BC, one of the most explosive offensive teams in the state.
BC has won nine straight games since going down to defeat against the No. 1 ranked team in the Southern California region, Saddleback College, on Sept. 9.
With a young 'Gades team playing championship caliber football, a rematch with the Gauchos, could produce a much different outcome.
"We are extremely pleased with the way the football team is playing, it gets tough at this level," Stuebbe said. "We've got to take care of business against a very good Grossmont team."
If BC wins the semifinal against Grossmont and Saddleback wins its semifinal against El Camino College, the regional championship game and rematch between the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in the SoCal region will take place at Saddleback College on Dec 2. If El Camino beats Saddleback and BC wins, the SoCal regional championship game will be at Memorial Stadium.
The thing the Grossmont offense will find out when it faces BC is that the Griffins aren't the only team in this region that has a powerful defense.
The 'Gades are playing extremely tough, applying the pressure up front and creating timely turnovers which have enabled the BC offense to put a lot of points on the board. The stingy BC defense, meanwhile, has allowed only one touchdown in the last eight quarters against high-powered offenses.
Defensive pressure was once again responsible for turning around a sluggish first half performance into a rout for the 'Gades against Citrus in the Golden Empire Bowl, as they created five turnovers, three in the second half, which set up scoring opportunities for BC.
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