2006 Foothill Conference Champions
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 Attention
football players and parents
Gary Grimm, father of offensive lineman Andrew Grimm has
offered to provide any player or parent any of the images he has
taken this season free of charge. To contact Mr. Grimm simply
email him at
garygrimm@verizon.net and be sure to note the players name
and the game from which you would like a photo. Grossmont
Athletics thanks Gary and our many other wonderful boosters for
their tireless support. |
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Andrew Grimm (76)
Photo by Frank Gregorek |
Grimm honored as All-American Scholar Athlete
Offensive lineman Andrew Grimm has been named to the 25-man
J.C. Gridwire Scholar/Athlete Community College All-American
football team.
A perfect 4.0 GPA along with his athletic prowess led to the
6-4, 310-pound Grimm's selection. The sophomore started every
game for the 10-2 Griffins who captured another Foothill
Conference championship. Read more on
EastCountySports.com |
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Photo by Travis Downs
Jared Ballman will be a Washington Husky next year |
Ballman, Howard sign with 4-year programs
(12/18) Grossmont's Jared Ballman and Geoffrey Howard have
signed to continue their collegiate careers at the Division I
level next season.
Ballman, Grossmont's punter and place-kicker will play in the
Pac-10 at The University of Washington.
Howard, a defensive back will play for UNLV. Other Griffins
who have signed thus far include Aveni Leung-Wai (BYU), Terry
Mixon (Arizona State), and Sharrod Davis (Fresno State.) Read
more on
EastCountySports.com |
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| Photo by Frank Gregorek |
Grossmont's season comes to an end
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| Bakersfield |
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(11/26) Grossmont fell for the first time since September
2nd, losing 6-13 at Bakersfield on Saturday in the second round
of the state playoffs. The Grossmont defense was solid, but the
offense hit the skids and settled for two Jared Ballman field
goals.
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Eastcountysports.com |
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John Soli, the PCC's Athlete of the Week
Photo by Frank Gregorek |
Booster Bus to Bakersfield
(11/21) Grossmont College fans can ride to Saturday's game at
Bakersfield in a chartered Booster Bus for just $25. The bus
will depart from Lot 5 at 10am Saturday morning. There are a
limited number of spaces available, so call Leslie Lacher in the
athletics office at 644-7412 to reserve your spot. The fare will
be collected as we board the bus. Soli named Athlete of the
Week
(11/21) Grossmont QB John Soli was named the PCC's Athlete of
the Week today. Soli, a 6-foot-1, 189-pound freshman who
quarterbacked Jimtown High School to a 14-1 record and the
Indiana state 2A championship two years ago, had his best game
as the Griffins routed Victor Valley 49-7 in an opening-round
game of the California community college playoffs. Soli threw
four TD passes and ran for two TDs. He completed 18-of-31 pass
attempts for 226 yards. |
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Justin Johnson celebrates a TD in the
playoff win.
Photo by Frank Gregorek |
Griffins drop Victor Valley, will face Bakersfield
Photo Gallery (11/19) Grossmont burned the state's number-two rated defense
in a runaway 49-7 Southern California Bowl win over visiting
Victor Valley. The number-one rated defense of the Griffins
pitched a shutout, with the Rams lone score coming on a 53-yard
interception return by Kendrell Barthelemy in the first quarter.
Grossmont quickly responded to tie the game on QB John Soli's
1-yard keeper with 4:07 to go in the first quarter. Grossmont
would go on to put up 42 unanswered points running away with the
Southern California Bowl.
Grossmont (10-1) will now travel north to face Bakersfield
(10-1) on Saturday at 4pm. Bakersfield advanced by defeating
Citrus 36-12.
Soli had his finest performance as a Griffin, rushing for two
scores, and throwing for four more. Soli completed 18 of 31
passes for 226 yards. Soli's favorite targets were Justin
Johnson, who caught four passes for 63 yards and two touchdowns,
and Brandon Bryan who hauled in three passes for 50 yards and a
pair of TDs.
On the ground Kevin Smith churned out a workman-like 87 yards on
16 carries. Cedric Warren (51 yards) and Perry Gardner (30
yards) provided strong support to the ground game. |
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First-team defenders Terry Mixon and Matt Moss (61).
Photo by Frank Gregorek |
Griffins populate All-Conference Teams
View All-Foothill Selections
(11/17) All Foothill Conference selections were announced and
11 Griffins made the cut. On offense running back Justin
Johnson, and OL Cody Gocke were first-team selections. OL Daniel
Tufele and WR Justin Johnson were second-team honorees. Johnson
was alos named a first-team kick returner.
On the defnseive first-team Griffins occupied five of the twelve
spots. DBs Terry Mixon (also named second-team kick returner),
and Sharrod Davis, DL Matt Moss, and LBs Aveni Leung-Wai and
Nate Dolan were the first-teamers. DL Tanu Paleafei was selected
to the second-team defense.
Kicker Jared Ballman was selected as the first-team place
kicker.
Victor Valley, Grossmont's first-round playoff opponent swept
the top honors. QB Mike Woods was named the Offensive Player of
the Year, LB Justin Halas was Defensive Player of the Year, and
Head Coach Dave Hoover was selected Coach of the Year. |
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John Soli hands off to Kevin Smith in
the Griffins 16-7 win over Victor Valley.
Photo by Gary Grimm |
Grossmont to face Victor Valley in rematch
Updated Rankings (11/12)
(11/12) The Griffins will host Victor Valley Saturday
November 18th at 1pm in the Southern California Bowl.
Grossmont enters the playoffs as the #3 seed in Southern
California, Victor Valley earned the 6-seed.
The Griffins handed Victor Valley their only defeat of the year
on October 21st at the Rams home field. |
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Justin Johnson scored twice in the win.
Photo by Frank Gregorek |
Griffins bounce Mesa, prep for playoffs
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(11/11) The Griffins turned in quite a tune-up in their final
regular season game, stomping visiting Mesa College 58-0.
Grossmont (9-1, 8-0) rolled up 591 yards of total offense led by
Kevin Smith's 118 rushing yards and two TDs. Running back Perry
Gardner had 46 rushing yards, including two scores, and caught a
44 yard TD pass. The Griffins so thoroughly dominated the
Olympians that Jared Ballman only punted once the entire game.
Quarterback John Soli completed 19-of-36 passes for 241 yards
and two TDs. Twelve Griffins caught passes in the attack led by
Joe Wynn (5 catches, 40 yards), and Justin Johnson (3 catches,
50 yards, TD.) Johnson also scored on a 42-yard punt return in
the first quarter.
The Grossmont defense dominated Mesa all afternoon allowing just
33 total yards of offense. Mesa only gained three first downs in
the game, and three Griffins -Sharrod Davis, Geoffrey Howard,
and Aveni Leung-Wai- had interceptions in the second half.
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EastCountySports.com
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Former
Griffin Wright to Arena League
(11/2) Roderkus Wright, a defensive end from last season's
team has signed with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football
League. Wright had been in camp with the Calgary Stampeders of
the Canadian Football League, but did not sign and was released
on October 11th.
Wright becomes the first Grossmont football player to move directly to the
professional level. Wright, who played at Oregon
before coming to Grossmont, was a first-team J.C. Gridwire
All-American last season.
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 Bring
a toy, get into game for free
Click for complete info
(11/1) Grossmont College announced that any fan bringing a
new, unwrapped toy to the Homecoming game November 11th will be
admitted for free. The Saturday contest against Mesa College
begins at 1pm.
The toys will be distributed to the disadvantaged single
parents of Grossmont College. For more details contact the
athletic office at (619) 644-7412. |
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Kevin Smith rushes against AVC
Photo by Frank Gregorek |
Griffins wallop AVC, claim conference title
(10/30) Latest polls Released
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(10/29) Grossmont won their fourth-straight Foothill
Conference championship by defeating visiting Antelope Valley
57-3.
Grossmont racked up 30 points in the second quarter to
move to 7-0 in conference play, 8-1 overall. RB Kevin Smith made
the most of his 10 carries gaining 124 yards, and scoring four
touchdowns.
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Schad receives honor
(10/24) Grossmont's Nate Schad has been named as the PCC
Athlete of the Week for the week ending 10/22.
Schad, a 5-foot-11, 162-pound freshman cornerback from El Cajon Valley
High School, came up huge as the Griffins, featuring the state’s
No. 2 defense, knocked off Victor Valley, with the No. 1
defense, 16-7 in Victorville.
Schad’s three interceptions led Grossmont in its battle for first place
in the Foothill Conference with the Rams.
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Cedric Warren
Photo by Gary Grimm |
Griffins draw near to Foothill title
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Latest Polls Released (10/23)
(10/22) The Griffins defense propelled them to a critical win
over previously unbeaten Victor Valley 16-7. With the win
Grossmont takes over sole possession of first place in the
Foothill Conference. The Griffins offense was able to muster 16
points over the state's top-rated defense, and Grossmont, whose
defense is #2 in the state held the hosts to 7 points.
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16 |
| Victor Valley |
7 |
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Victory over Desert sets up showdown
(10/14) With a convincing 37-14 win at Desert, the Griffins
set up a showdown for the Foothill Conference title at
undefeated Victor Valley Saturday October 21st. For a preview of
the game go to
Read more on
EastCountySports.com.
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| College of the Desert |
14 |
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Jeremy Young during his 100-yard return.
Photo by Frank Gregorek |
Griffs pounce on the Panthers
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(10/7) Grossmont got a huge start, stood pat for a while,
then scored late to top visiting Chaffey College 21-0. The
Griffins' Jeremy Young took the opening kickoff 100 yards for a
score to get things started. The run broke Derrell Hutsona's
previous school record for a return of 98-yards. Grossmont did
not smell the end zone again until midway through the third
quarter when RB Kevin Smith punched in a 1-yard score. Grossmont
put the game on ice when QB John Soli connected with Joe Wynn
for a 5-yard TD pass with about five minutes remaining.
The Griffins hit the road the next two weeks at College of the
Desert next week, then traveling to Victor Valley before
returning home to face Antelope Valley on October 28th.
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Justin Johnson races for a punt return TD.
Photo by Frank Gregorek |
Griffins use big plays in win
Photo Gallery (9/30) Grossmont
utilized several big gainers en route to a 44-6 romp over
visiting San Bernardino. The Griffins got a 46-yard punt return
for a TD from Justin Johnson. The special teams delivered
another score when Junior Faliuga blocked a punt, and Jeremy
Young recovered it for a score.
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| Grossmont |
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Terry Mixon races through a huge hole on the way to
a TD
Photo by Dawn Adams |
Mixon leads Griffins in romp
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Latest Polls
(9/26)
(9/23) Grossmont's Terry Mixon ran wild at Southwestern
college, scoring twice on kick returns en route to a 49-6
drubbing.
The Griffins improved to 3-1, 2-0 with the victory. Mixon, an
all-American defensive back ran back kickoffs of 92, and 93
yards for touchdowns. To add insult to injury, the sophomore
also intercepted two Jaguar passes.
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| Southwestern |
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RB Cedric Warren
Photo by Travis Downs |
Latest polls released
(9/20) The Griffins were ranked number-seven in Southern
California in the latest California Community College football
poll. El Camino College is the South's top-ranked team, while
San Francisco is the North's number-one squad.
Click here to download the entire
poll |
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Quarterback John Soli
Photo by Travis Downs |
Griffins stay hot, throttle Eagles
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(9/16) Grossmont came up with 17 second-half points to run
away with a Foothill Conference victory at Mt. San Jacinto.
Grossmont's Jared Ballman hit field goals of 21, 33 and 41 yards
to assist the Grossmont offense. Quarterback Hunter Flynn hit
five of his 11 pass attempts for 102 yards and a touchdown.
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| Mt. San Jacinto |
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Griffins take down Canyons
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(9/9) The Griffins bounced back from a week one upset by
handling visiting College of the Canyons 25-3 at home.
Grossmont's defense dominated the Cougars the entire afternoon,
allowing only a late field goal.
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Grossmont Season Opener
Saturday September
2, at Mt. San Antonio
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Griffins
are nation's number-one rated team
Street & Smith's has ranked Grossmont College as its
preseason number one team entering the 2006 season. The national
publication is considered the top source for community college
football information. The Griffins will play the number-two
ranked team, College of the Canyons at home on September 9th.
Read more on
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 Ranch
Catering
Tailgate to kick off 2006 season
Grossmont College is teaming up Ranch Catering to present the
Ranch Catering Tailgate on Saturday
September 9th. The tailgate party will precede the Griffins home
opener against College of the Canyons at 3pm. The game pits the
2005 National Champion Griffins against the 2004 champs Canyons.
It is also a rematch of last years California state semifinals,
in which the Griffins ended the Cougars season with a 24-19
victory. All are invited to attend this exciting event. |
2005 Season Archive
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Grossmont's King overcomes severe injury
The Honolulu Advertiser follows the recuperation of Griffin
Steven King after suffering a spinal injury in a Grossmont game.
Click here to read the
story
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Stanbra, Hathaway sign on with Aztecs
New SDSU head coach Chuck Long has signed two Grossmont
linemen to scholarships. All-State defensive end Brian Stanbra
and offensive lineman Dan Hathaway were excited to sign with the
hometown Aztecs. Stanbra, (6-4, 238) is a product of University
of San Diego High school. Hathaway (6-7, 290) prepped at nearby
Grossmont High school. The two helped the Griffins to a
memorable 13-1 finish winning the conference, state, and
national titles in head coach Dave Jordan's final season.
Read the story from the
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Hutsona will play for Washington State
Murphy, Omar, Gaughen, Cruz, Mareko also sign on at
universities
Grossmont running back and national offensive player of the
year Derrell Hutsona (right) has accepted a scholarship to
Washington State University. Hutsona also had offers from Kansas
State, and Utah among others. Other Griffins to sign
scholarships are quarterback Reilly Murphy, who will play at
Indiana State, WR Michael Omar with Massachusetts, OL Matt
Gaughen, Francisco Cruz, and TE Jerry Mareko will all attend
Sacramento State. Read the story on
EastCountySports.com Read the story from the
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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