CSM WINS PLAYOFF OPENER, 52-3, OVER VISITING SISKIYOUS; TO PLAY AT ARC SAT AT 6 PM FOR NORCAL TITLE
SAN MATEO -- Rajae Johnson caught six passes for 204 yards and two spectacular first half touchdowns as College of San Mateo rolled to a 52-3 opening playoff victory over visiting College of the Siskiyous in the California Community College Athletic Association state quarterfinals Saturday afternoon (Nov. 18). No. 2 Northern California seed CSM (10-1) will play at No. 1 American River (10-1) in Sacramento Saturday (Nov. 25) at 6 p.m. for the Northern California championship.
Team Stats
Game Statistics | Siskiyous | San Mateo |
---|---|---|
Passing Yards | 109 | 353 |
Rushing Yards | 148 | 188 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of Poss. | 33:02 | 26:58 |
Siskiyous
Game Statistics | Siskiyous | San Mateo |
---|---|---|
Passing Yards | 109 | 353 |
Rushing Yards | 148 | 188 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of Poss. | 33:02 | 26:58 |
Game Statistics | Siskiyous | San Mateo |
---|---|---|
Passing Yards | 109 | 353 |
Rushing Yards | 148 | 188 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of Poss. | 33:02 | 26:58 |
San Mateo
Game Statistics | Siskiyous | San Mateo |
---|---|---|
Passing Yards | 109 | 353 |
Rushing Yards | 148 | 188 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of Poss. | 33:02 | 26:58 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2017 Contact: Fred Baer baerf@smccd.edu
Bulldogs Play At ARC Sat. at 6 P.M. for NorCal Title:
CSM WINS STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF OPENER, 52-3, OVER VISITING SISKIYOUS
SAN MATEO -- Rajae Johnson caught six passes for 204 yards and two spectacular first half touchdowns as College of San Mateo rolled to a 52-3 opening playoff victory over visiting College of the Siskiyous in the California Community College Athletic Association state quarterfinals Saturday afternoon (Nov. 18).
No. 2 Northern California seed CSM (10-1) will play at No. 1 American River (10-1) in Sacramento Saturday (Nov. 25) at 6 p.m. for the Northern California championship. That will be a rematch of San Mateo's only loss, 21-20, to the Beavers on a blocked PAT kick with a minute remaining in their Sept. 30 game.
In their last 17 games, Coach Larry Owens Bulldogs have gone 15-2, the only other setback coming in the 2016 state playoffs. This was the last home game for the retiring Owens in his 21 seasons as head coach. His record is 129 wins and 90 losses.
ARC defeated Laney, 41-35, in their playoff opener on Saturday. No. 3 seed Siskiyous, runner-up to American River in the NorCal League, finished at 8-3. Valley League champion Laney, the No. 4 seed, ended at 9-2.
The Bulldogs scored the only touchdown they needed on a first quarter 18-yard Miles Kendrick to Johnson pass and moved out to a 24- 0 halftime advantage on a 95-yard hook-up between that duo. Kendrick completed nine of 18 passes for 280 yards, 219 in the first half. He had 325 total offense yards.
It was a game of big San Mateo plays.
CSM thwarted the most extensive Siskiyous drive of the game, 73 yards at the start of the third quarter, when Jordan Hendy picked off an Eagles pass at his own five yard line for a 95-yard pick-6 romp.
On San Mateo's next possession, Raymond Sanders completed an 80-yard drive with a 7-yard TD run -- and the Bulldogs were up, 38-0.
Kendrick suffered a knee bruise on that series, however, and left the game. Shawn Akina took over and completed both of his passes attempts for 73 yards, including a 58-yarder to Elijah Harper that made it 45-0 by the end of the third quarter.
After CSM starting running back Cameron Taylor had done his job -- rushing for 52 yards and his 15th TD of the season -- Sanders finished the game with 92 yards on 11 carries (8.4 average).
San Mateo had 541 yards of total offense and limited Siskiyous to 257. The Eagles had only 53 net yards in the first half. CSM continues to pace all Northern California teams in scoring, with a 45.1 point average, and in total offense (469.8 yards per game).
CSM FROSH QB DUO ARE STATE'S MOST EFFICIENT PASSERS: Akina improved his passer efficiency rating to 183.7, the best in the state – just ahead of official NorCal leader (third in the state) Kendrick at 180.7. Akina has thrown for 895 yards and seven TDs this season but does not have enough attempts to officially qualify as the state ratings leader. They also top state quarterbacks with 50 or more completions in average yards per attempt: Akina at 11.5 and Kendrick at 11.2. Kendrick has passed for 1,766 yards and has a total offense of 2,179 yards, with 23 touchdowns responsible for.
JOHNSON PACES STATE RECEIVERS: Johnson, a 6-4, 215-pound freshman, leads all CCCAA pass receivers with a 26.0 average per reception and tops Northern California with 108.8 yards per game. He has caught 13 TD passes. His 1,197 receiving yards ranks No. 2 on CSM's all-time list behind California Community College Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame honoree Mario Ballestrasse (1,383 yards in 1985). Ballestrasse had a national record 361 receiving yards in a 1985 game against DeAnza.
STATE PUNTING LEADER WATTS SETS CSM KICK-SCORING RECORD: In addition to continuing to lead the state with a 44.2-yard punting average, CSM sophomore kicker Justin Watts is now the Bulldogs all-time career kick-scoring leader with 158 total points. He has kicked for 82 points this season (No 5 in the state) -- six points shy of the Bulldogs record of 88 by Kenny Anderson in 2011.
Linebacker Colt Doughty and lineman Mike Mounga led the CSM defense against Siskiyous with six tackles apiece. DB Jalen Hicks and lineman Nathan Talakai joined Hendy in picking off Eagles passes.
SCFA PLAYOFF RESULTS: In Saturday's Southern California Football Association playoff games, defending state champion Fullerton (11-0) defeated Saddleback, 33-21, and Riverside (10-1) turned back Ventura, 49-33.
Game MVP: Rajae Johnson, CSM WR
Offensive player of the game, Miles Kendrick, CSM QB
Defensive player of the game, Daniel Hardy, Siskiyous LB (10 tackles, 7 solo; 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss)
California Community College Athletic Association State Quarterfinals:
Northern California Football Conference Regionals:
At College of San Mateo
No. 2 seed San Mateo (10-1) 52, No. 3 Siskiyous (8-3) 3
At American River College, Sacramento
No. 1 seed American River (10-1) 41, No. 4 Laney (9-2) 35
Southern California Football Association Regionala:
At Whittier College
No. 1 seed Fullerton (11-0) 33, No. 4 Saddleback (8-3) 21
At Riverside City College
No. 2 seed Riverside (10-1) 49, No. 3 Ventura (8-3) 33
Regional finals Nov. 25 at higher speeds:
San Mateo (10-1) at American River (10-1), 6 p.m.
Riverside (10-1) at Fullerton (11-0), 1 p.m. (tent.)
CCCAA State Championship Game Dec. 9 at Sacramento CC (Hughes Stadium), t.b.a.
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