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The 2012 football schedule was recently released by the Southern California Football Association. Long Beach City College, now playing in the SCFA National Central Conference, will face one of the toughest schedules in the state.
Seven members of the 2011 Long Beach City College football team have been named to the Southern California Football Association Scholar-Athlete Team, which was announced by SCFA Commissioner Jim Sartoris earlier this week. Ryan Craighead's (pictured) 3.57 grade point average was tops on last season’s Viking squad.
Long Beach City College’s Justin Aysse was recently featured by the San Diego Union Tribune prior to signing his national letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career at San Diego State University. Read the article and check out photos from his signing at LBCC.
Long Beach City College football head coach Mike Reisbig announced the signings of six Vikings that will continue their academic and athletic careers at four-year institutions, with more to come in future weeks. Justin Aysse (pictured, #76) has signed with San Diego State.
The postseason honors for three members of the 2011 Long Beach City College football continued to roll in this week as record-setting wide receiver Travon Payne (pictured) was named to the CCCFCA All-America team while standout quarterback Ryan Craighead and safety Dennis Buckner earned All-State honors.
The Long Beach City College football team closed out the 2011 season with a 51-36 loss to Golden West College in the Central Championship Bowl at Orange Coast College's LeBard Stadium on Saturday night. Photo: Travon Payne runs for yards after a catch in the loss. (By John Fajardo)
Long Beach City College sophomore quarterback Ryan Craighead (left) was named SCFA All-Central West Conference Offensive Player of the Year and head coach Mike Reisbig (right) was named Coach of the Year at Tuesday’s postseason coaches meeting at LBCC. The two headline a list of 12 Vikings that earned postseason all-conference awards. (Photos by John Fajardo)
The 2011 Central West Conference champion Long Beach City College football team will extend its season by one more game and will face Golden West College in the Central Championship Bowl on Saturday, November 19. Kickoff is set for 6 pm at Orange Coast College’s LeBard Stadium. (Photo by John Fajardo)
Freshman Marcus Montero (pictured) came off the bench and threw for 256 yards with four touchdowns and sophomore Travon Payne caught 8 passes for 190 yards to help lead the Long Beach City College football team to a 45-21 Central West Conference win at Chaffey College on Saturday. (Photo by Carlos Verdugo)
Former Long Beach City College standout wide receiver Stephen Burton was added to the Minnesota Vikings’ 53-man roster prior to last Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers. He joins former LBCC standout Bryan Braman of the Houston Texans in the NFL. (Photo by Tom Dahlin/Viking Update)
The Long Beach City College football team scored a season-high 58 points and also had a season-best 675 yards of total offense in a 58-45 Central West Conference win at Antelope Valley College on Saturday. Travon Payne (pictured) had 10 catches for 182 yards with 2 TDs in the win. (Photo by John Fajardo)
Long Beach put together its most complete game of the season to knock off No. 25 state-ranked Moorpark 35-12 on Saturday. Freshman Montez Hunter (pictured) posted seven tackles with an interception and three pass breakups.
Freshman Alex Valencia kicked a game-winning 32-yard field goal with no time left to lift Long Beach City College to a thrilling 31-28 Central West Conference win at Los Angeles Harbor College on Saturday night. Sophomore Ryan Criaghead (pictured) passed for 397 yards and three touchdowns in the win.
Sophomore quarterback Ryan Craighead threw for 463 yards and five touchdowns but it wasn’t enough as the Long Beach City College football team came up short in a 45-44 non-conference loss at Santa Ana College on Saturday. (Photo by John Fajardo)
Long Beach City College sophomore quarterback Ryan Craighead and sophomore wide receiver Travon Payne were named Southern California Football Association (SCFA) West Conference Co-Offensive Players of the Week after the pair lit up the scoreboard in the Vikings’ 54-47 win over Los Angeles Pierce College on Saturday. (Photos by John Fajardo)
Sophomore wide receiver Travon Payne tied a school record with four receiving touchdowns while sophomore quarterback Ryan Craighead threw for 468 yards and five touchdowns to help lead Long Beach City College to a 54-47 non-conference win over visiting Los Angeles Pierce College on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Photo by John Fajardo
