2015 LBCC Football News
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Football: SCFA announces official 2016 Long Beach schedule
February 23, 2016The Southern California Football Association has released the official 2016 team schedules for all 37 programs. Long Beach will host Pasadena City College in both squads’ season opener on Sep. 3 while the Vikings will face Saddleback College in a rematch of last season’s Southern California Championship final the following week on Sep. 10. -
Football: Seven Vikings sign letters of intent to continue careers at four-year universities
February 04, 2016Seven members of the highly successful 2015 Long Beach City College Football program signed their National Letter of Intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at four-year universities.
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Athletics: Long Beach Century Club to honor four Vikings at annual Sports Night Banquet
January 25, 2016Four Long Beach City College student-athletes will be honored on Monday, February 1 at the 60th annual Long Beach Century Club Sports Night Banquet at The Grand. Mike Wilson, Chantel Dunson, Evan May, and Joanna Perone are just four among the dozens of individuals that will be recognized at the City of Long Beach's premiere sports event.
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Football: Boesen signs National Letter of Intent to continue career at TCU
December 16, 2015Long Beach City College defensive end Mat Boesen has signed his National Letter of Intent to continue his academic and athletic career at Texas Christian University. Today marked the opening day of the mid-year junior college transfer signing period. Boesen will enroll in classes at TCU beginning this January.
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Football: Vikings fall 43-17 to Saddleback in Southern California Championship game
November 28, 2015An impressive 2015 Long Beach City College football season came to an end following the Vikings' 43-17 loss at Saddleback College in the Southern California Championship game on a cold Saturday night in Mission Viejo.
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Football: Vikings sweep top Central League honors, total 16 postseason NCL accolades
November 23, 2015The Long Beach City College football team continues its run towards a state championship this Saturday in the Southern California championship game at Saddleback College, but on Monday the Vikings racked up 16 Southern California Football Association National Division All-Central League postseason honors.
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Football: Long Beach advances to Southern California Championship with win at Cerritos
November 21, 2015Freshman quarterback Jack Lowary's (Mater Dei HS) two-yard touchdown run with 34 seconds left in the fourth quarter capped an impressive 34-30 come-from-behind win for Long Beach City College at rival Cerritos College on Saturday night in the Southern California Bowl. With the victory, LBCC advances to next Saturday's (Nov. 28) Southern California Regional Championship game at Saddleback College.
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Football: Vikings seeded third for SoCal Playoffs, play at rival Cerritos in Southern California Bowl
November 15, 2015After being shutout of the Southern California playoffs last year, head coach Brett Peabody and his Long Beach City College Vikings will finally get their chance to play for a state championship. LBCC was named the South's No. 3 seed for the regional playoffs and will face rival second-seeded Cerritos College at Falcon Stadium on November 21 in the Southern California Bowl.
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Football: Vikings wrap up National Central League championship with 38-36 win over El Camino
November 14, 2015Long Beach City College totaled a season-high 622 yards of offense but had to erase a halftime deficit and survive a fourth-quarter El Camino College rally before holding on for a 38-36 SCFA National Central League win on Saturday night at Redondo Union High School.
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Football: Wilson ties receiving touchdown record, Lowary tosses six TDs in Vikings' win over Citrus
November 07, 2015The Long Beach City College football team bounced back from its loss last week to defeat visiting Citrus College 49-28 in the Vikings final regular-season home game at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday night.
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Football: No. 1 Long Beach suffers first loss, falls 34-14 at Riverside
October 31, 2015Thoughts of an undefeated season came to a crashing end as the No. 1 nationally and state-ranked Long Beach City College Vikings were dealt their first loss of the season, a 34-14 defeat at Riverside City College on Saturday.
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Football: Long Beach named No.1 team in the nation in this week’s JCGridIron.com National Rankings
October 26, 2015After taking over the top spot last week in the California community college and Southern California polls, the Long Beach City College Vikings have achieved even greater heights as LBCC was today named the No. 1 team in the nation according to JCGridIron.com.
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Football: Long Beach takes over top spots in state and Southern California rankings
October 20, 2015The Long Beach City College Vikings are officially the new No. 1 team in the State of California as well as in Southern California according to polls releases late Monday. The 7-0 Vikings are one of just four unbeaten teams in the state.
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Football: Vikings are 7-0 for first time since 1998 thanks to 52-40 win over Chaffey
October 17, 2015Sophomore Darren Johnson (Cabrillo HS) rushed for a career-high 268 yards while the Long Beach City College offense totaled a season-best 536 yards as the Vikings rolled to a 52-40 SCFA National Central League win over visiting Chaffey College on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
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Football: Vikings erase 17-point deficit to beat Allan Hancock 20-17
October 10, 2015Freshman Sergio Garcia's 19-yard field goal with no time left on the clock completed another second-half comeback for Long Beach City College as the Vikings edged visiting Allan Hancock College 20-17 in a non-league game at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday night.
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Football: Lowary, Wilson share SCFA Central League Offensive Player of the Week honors
October 06, 2015Following their impressive performances in the Vikings’ 38-31 double-overtime win at Mt. San Antonio College on Saturday, Long Beach City College freshmen Jack Lowary and Mike Wilson have been named National Central League Co-Offensive Players of the Week by the Southern California Football Association (SCFA).
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Football: Vikings complete fourth-quarter comeback, shock Mt. SAC 38-31 in double overtime
October 03, 2015Freshman quarterback Jack Lowary threw for 432 yards and five touchdowns while freshman wide receiver Mike Wilson collected 218 yards and four touchdowns in Long Beach City College's amazing 38-31 come-from-behind, double-overtime win at Mt. San Antonio College on Saturday night.
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Football: Goudeau named SCFA Central League Defensive Player of the Week
September 29, 2015Long Beach City College sophomore corner back Kiante Goudeau was named the SCFA Central League Defensive Player of the Week after an impressive game against LA Harbor on Saturday.
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Football: Goudeau fuels second-half rally, Long Beach defeats LA Harbor 32-27
September 26, 2015Trailing 21-7 to visiting Los Angeles Harbor College early in the third quarter, the Long Beach City College football team needed a spark to get its offense going. But it was sophomore corner back Kiante Goudeau (Edison HS) on defense that came up with the big plays when the Vikings needed them most. Goudeau had a pair of returns for touchdowns in the third quarter as LBCC rallied to beat the Seahawks 32-27 in both teams' SCFA National Central League opener at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
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Football: Johnson earns State, League Player of the Week honors
September 22, 2015Long Beach City College sophomore running back Darren Johnson was named the CCCFCA State Player of the Week as well as SCFA National Central League Player of the Week after his big game rushing against Bakersfield on Saturday.
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Football: Johnson, Fatu lead Long Beach to 38-7 win over Bakersfield
September 19, 2015Sophomore Darren Johnson (left) ran for 212 yards and two touchdowns while sophomore Josh Fatu (right) led a relentless Long Beach City College defense with four sacks in the Vikings' 38-7 home-opener win over Bakersfield College on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
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Football: Tupua named SCFA Central League Defensive Player of the Week
September 15, 2015Freshman defensive lineman Shalom Tupua has been named the National Central League Defensive Player of the Week by the Southern California Football Association after his performance in the Vikings' Week 2 win at Palomar College on Saturday.
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Football: First-quarter lead holds up in 27-17 Long Beach win at Palomar
September 12, 2015Long Beach City College jumped out to a 20-0 lead in the first quarter and never trailed as the Vikings improved to 2-0 thanks to a 27-17 non-conference win over Palomar College at Escondido High School on Saturday night.
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Football: Garcia named SCFA Central League Special Teams Player of the Week
September 08, 2015Long Beach City College freshman kicker Sergio Garcia was named the National Central League Special Teams Player of the Week by the Southern California Football Association after an impressive effort in the Vikings' season-opening win at Moorpark College.
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Football: Vikings impressive in season debut, rout Moorpark 43-16
September 05, 2015Heading into the 2015 season, Long Beach City College football head coach Brett Peabody felt confident about his defense but knew there were question marks about his offense after watching numerous skill position players move on to Division I programs. Some of those questions might have gotten answered as the Vikings totaled 418 yards of offense in a 43-16 opening-night win at Moorpark College's Griffin Stadium on Saturday.
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Football: Former Vikings Blandin (Fresno State), Potter (San Jose State) star in opening-night wins
September 04, 2015Two key parts of the 2014 Long Beach City College Football team that helped lead the squad to the top offense in the state last season made their presence felt in their NCAA Division I debuts on Thursday night. Wide receiver Josiah Blandin scored his first touchdown of the season in Fresno State’s 34-13 win over Abilene Christian University while quarterback Kenny Potter had a big night in San Jose State’s 43-13 victory over New Hampshire University.
