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Aug 30 TBA
Football
vs Long Beach
Sep 06 12:00 PM
Football
at Golden West
Sep 13 12:00 PM
Football
at Canyons
Sep 20 TBA
Football
vs Saddleback
Sep 27 TBA
Football
vs Palomar
Oct 11 TBA
Football
at Chaffey
Oct 18 TBA
Football
at Southwestern
Oct 25 TBA
Football
vs Mt. San Jacinto
Nov 01 TBA
Football
at El Camino
Nov 08 TBA
Football
vs San Diego Mesa
Nov 22 TBA
Football
at SCFA Playoffs
SCFA Playoffs Round 1
Nov 29 TBA
Football
at SCFA Playoffs
SCFA Playoffs Round 2
Dec 06 TBA
Football
at SCFA Championship
SCFA Championship
Dec 13 TBA
Football
at 3C2A State Championship
Sep 07 Final
Football
44
vs #23 Long Beach
21
Sep 14 Final
Football
36
at #8 Golden West
37
Sep 21 Final
Football
70
at #16 El Camino
45
Sep 28 Final
Football
52
vs Palomar
14
Oct 05 Final
Football
76
vs #21 Mt. San Jacinto
16
Homecoming
Oct 19 Final
Football
62
at Grossmont
10
Oct 26 Final
Football
69
vs Southwestern
3
Nov 02 Final
Football
63
at #13 Saddleback
46
$15 General Admission, $10 Seniors (60+) Children (6-12) Veterans (ID), Parking $5
Nov 09 Final
Football
62
vs #6 San Diego Mesa
41
Nov 16 Final
Football
41
at #18 Fullerton
22
$10 Regular Admission; $5 children 6-12, seniors 55+, FC students with ID
Nov 30 Final
Football
37
vs #8 San Diego Mesa
30
SCFA Semifinals
Dec 07 Final
Football
35
at #1 Mt. San Antonio
37
SCFA Championship
Sep 02 Final
Football
45
at Long Beach
40
Sep 09 Final
Football
40
vs Golden West
15
Sep 16 Final
Football
45
vs El Camino
6
Sep 23 Final
Football
45
at Palomar
44
Escondido High School
Sep 30 Final
Football
41
at Mt. San Jacinto
17
@The Stadium at Menifee
Oct 14 Final
Football
63
vs Grossmont
0
Oct 21 Final
Football
61
at Southwestern
0
Oct 28 Final
Football
39
vs Saddleback
0
Nov 04 Final
Football
38
at San Diego Mesa
13
Nov 11 Final
Football
16
vs Fullerton
17
Nov 25 Final
Football
51
at Mt. San Antonio
48
Southern California Regional Playoffs / Semifinals
Dec 02 Final
Football
45
at Ventura
26
SCFA Championship
Dec 09 Final
Football
24
vs San Mateo
21
3C2A State Championship
Riverside Scores 31 Consecutive Points and Hangs on for a 31-29 Win Over Grossmont Saturday

Riverside Scores 31 Consecutive Points and Hangs on for a 31-29 Win Over Grossmont Saturday

RIVERSIDE – Watching its opponent sandwich 29 points around its 31 consecutive points, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers football team went on to post a 31-29 nonconference victory over the visiting Grossmont College Griffins Saturday evening (Sept. 19) at historic Arthur N. Wheelock Stadium.

Riverside (3-0 overall), which retained the top spot in the latest California Community College Football Coaches Association (CCCFCA) poll after opening the season at No. 3 in the state, watched at the No. 12-ranked Griffins jump out to a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter before RCC regrouped and tied the game at 14-14 with seven seconds remaining in the opening stanza.

RCC freshman defensive back Tareke Lewis (Palatka, FL) sparked the Tigers when he returned a kickoff 42 yards to get the Tigers going with a drive starting at their 47-yard line. From there, starting sophomore QB Kevin Olsen (Wayne Hills, NJ) completed five of six passes, the last of which was a two-yard strike to freshman TE Evan Rodriguez (Heritage HS) to cap a nine-play, 53-yard drive to get Riverside on the scoreboard, trailing, 14-7.

Late in the first quarter, RCC freshman DB Isaiah Armstrong (Redlands East Valley HS) recovered a Grossmont fumble at the Griffins' 23-yard line. From there, six plays later, sophomore RB Dontel James (Fontana / Summit HS) ran in from two yards out with seven seconds left. Freshman PK Aidan McCarley (Riverside / M.L. King HS) kicked home the point after touchdown and RCC had tied the game at 14-14.

RCC added ten points in the second quarter on a McCarley 31-yard field goal and Jajuan Thomas had a four-yard TD reception from Olsen and the Tigers led, 24-14, at halftime.

RCC upped its lead to 31-14 to cap a five-play, 99-yard drive before Grossmont (2-1 overall) scored twice early in the fourth quarter (at 14:08 and 13:16) to make a game out of it, the last of which was a 41-yard interception return by sophomore LB Nick Galatis (Clairemont HS) and make for some nervous time for the remainder of the game.

For Riverside, Olsen completed 21 of 38 passes (with one interception) for 212 yards and three TDs. Sophomore WR Durron Burton (Los Osos HS) led the Tigers' receiving corps with six catches for 66 yards 

Riverside nearly had two runningbacks crack the century mark in net rushing yardage. Sophomore RB Christopher Anderson (Hemet / West Valley HS) had 22 carries for 119 net rushing yards (only two yards for losses), and James had 19 totes for 99 net rushing yards (minus one yard lost).

For Grossmont, sophomore QB Tommy Pistone (Yuma, AZ Catholic HS) completed only 13 of 35 passes (with two interceptions) for 128 yards and one TD. Sophomore WR Sergio Bailey (Olympian HS) led with four receptions for 79 yards (with a long gain of 59 yards) and the one TD. Sophomore RB Thomas McDonald (Palm Beach Central-FL HS) had 16 carries for 77 net rushing yards.

With the win by RCC, the all-time series is tied at 8-8. (Grossmont forfeited a 30-30 tie in 1987.) RCC had lost its last three meetings against Grossmont, including last season's game, which Riverside lost after being ranked No. 1 in the state earlier that week.

Riverside will have a bye next Saturday, Sept. 26, as the National Central Conference begins its schedule. Grossmont will host the Golden West College Rustlers to open National Southern Conference play next Saturday at 3 p.m.

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