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Five Football Vikings Sign Letters of Intent

Photo by Jerome Thomas
Photo by Jerome Thomas
Posted: Feb 05, 2020

The Long Beach City College football team saw sophomore wide receiver Zion Bowens, sophomore linebacker D'Anthony Jones, freshman wide receiver Tariq Culpepper, sophomore wide receiver Jabari Minix and freshman offensive lineman Teeshaun Turpin all sign National Letters of Intent to further their athletic and academic careers at the next level.

Bowens signed his national letter of intent with the University of Hawaii in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Mountain West Conference. This year, he had 203 yards in punt returns to put himself on the All-State First-Team. As a wide receiver, he averaged 67.5 receiving yards per game, while scoring eight touchdowns to also earn him a spot on the First-Team All-Conference offensive honors list.

Jones signed with the University of Houston in the NCAA Division I American Athletic Conference. This season with the Vikings, he earned top honors as the Defensive Player of the Year for the conference as he tallied 62 tackles, four interceptions, averaged 6.9 tackles per game and was second on the conference leaderboard with 10.5 sacks and 58 sack yards. He was also named to the California Community College Football Coaches Association (CCCFCA) All-America First-Team and the Region III All-California team.

Turpin is also going into NCAA Division I at the University of North Texas in the Conference USA. This season Turpin took home First-Team offensive honors, as he was a force on the offensive line for the Vikings.

Culpepper signed with Arizona Christian University in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes in the Sooner Athletic Conference. This year, he totaled 154 yards with averaging 25.7 yards per game. He was a huge asset in the upset against Canyons as he totaled 68 yard in three receptions.

Minix is going to the Ottawa University Arizona in the NAIA Golden State Athletic Conference. He reeled in Second-Team offensive recognition in the 2017 season and totaled 51 receptions with 671 yards for the season. He averaged 61 yards per game and scored four touchdowns.