Riverside City, San Mateo, American River and Mt. SAC pace initial regular season coaches football poll

Previous Polls: Sep. 2

SAN MATEO - Reigning 3C2A state football champion Riverside City College maintains its lead in the JC Athletic Bureau poll of California Community College Football Coaches Association members at the beginning of regular season play, taking all 12 first place votes of voting coaches representatives.

Riverside ran its current winning streak to four games with a 44-21 triumph over Long Beach CC in their opener. No. 2 San Mateo, the 2023 state runners-up, had to hold on as Sierra rallied for two late TDs and escaped with a 27-26 victory over the host Wolverines. American River College won a convincing opener, 35-18, at College of the Sequoias and moved up one spot from the preseason poll to No. 3, exchanging places with Mt. San Antonio, which won, 38-21, over Mt. San Jacinto.

The California Community College Sports Information Association (CCCSIA) released its first bi-weekly rankings of the season and agreed with the coaches by placing Riverside City atop the list. In fact, the coaches and SIDs matched on the top six places. The only difference at the top of the polls was the CCCSIA not providing unanimous first-place votes to Riverside.

Fullerton is No. 5, followed byVentura, Butte, Golden West, Modesto, and San Diego Mesa.This week, non-league competition continues on Saturday, with Riverside vising No. 8 Golden West and No. 6 Ventura going to No. 4 Mt. SAC. In the north, CSM hosts Reedley, American River entertains Diablo Valley, No. 7 Butte hosts Laney, and No. 15 Santa Rosa visits No. 9 Modesto. Foothill, with a state-leading 14 game winning streak compiled in the American Division, moves up to the National Division with an opener at Feather River College on Saturday.

Some top opening weekend “Player of the Week” performances included:

Rushing: Kieryus Boone, Monterey Peninsula, 164 yards on 7 carries, 2 TDs; Lyon Colon, Modesto, 154 yards on 15 carries, 2 TDs; Lolo Mataele, San Mateo, 3 TDs, 113 yards on 18 carries.

Passing: Seth Burbine, Victor Valley, 390 yards (34 of 55), 4 TDs, 1 int.; Brady Jones, Riverside, 337 yards (26 of 42), 1 TD, 0 int.; Antevious Jackson, De Anza, 336 yards (16 of 24), 4 TDs, 0 int. (239.3 efficiency rating); Lovi Durrell, Shasta, 292 yards (20 of 23), 5 TDs, 0 int. (265.3 efficiency rating).

Receiving: David Pierro, Diablo Valley, 14 PC, 134 yards, 1 TD; Makai Puga, Hancock, 193 yards, 7 PC, 3TD; also  38 ret. Yds, 238 all-purpose total;  Devin Ellisoon, Monterey Peninsula, 3 TDs, 135 yards, 6 PC.

All-Purpose: Massan Mahasin, San Mateo, 238 yards: 130 rush, 108 KO returns.

Defense: Jalen Camp, CCSF, 15 tackles; Taku Diamond, Gavilan, 15 tackles; Andrew Andrade, Los Medanos, 14 tackles.  

(Fred Baer, JC Athletic Bureau)