The article below originally appeared in the San Mateo Daily Journal and is being reprinted with permission.
College of San Mateo, riding a 20-game regular season winning streak after non-league play, holds the top position with 267 points in the California Community College football coaches poll, conducted by the JC Athletic Bureau. The Bulldogs (5-0) defeated formerly No. 8 Modesto JC, 32-7, on the leg of Gabe Plascencia — six field goals without a miss. He had a state season long 51 yarder, scoring 20 total points.
Five unbeaten National Division teams survived. Ventura downed Saddleback, 31-17, and moved up one spot to No. 2 this week with 259 points, trading places with City College of San Francisco — a 42-7 winner over Santa Rosa JC. College of the Canyons remains No. 4 after giving reigning state champion Riverside CC its second setback in as many weeks, 41-24. Those victors are all 5-0. No. 6 Mt. San Antonio (2-0) had its game at now No. 17 Allan Hancock (3-1) postponed. The Mounties are scheduled for a makeup at Saddleback (Oct. 9).
No. 10 Diablo Valley faced two make-ups and finally lost to College of the Sequoias, 42-32, Monday night, Oct. 4 (after the polls had closed). The 3-1 Vikings were scheduled to visit No. 24 Sierra (Oct. 9) before a Friday (Oct. 15) Bay 6 opener at No. 12 Laney. That’s 3 games slated over 12 days. The campaign for National Division titles and CCCAA state playoff berths gets underway Thursday, Oct. 14, with San Bernardino Valley at No. 15 Fullerton.
- San Mateo [7] 5-0 267 1
- Ventura [3] 5-0 259 3
- San Francisco [1] 5-0 256 2
- Canyons 5-0 249 4
- Golden West 4-1 220 9
- Mt. San Antonio 2-0 217 5
- Fresno 4-1 211 10
- Bakersfield 4-1 180 13
- San Diego Mesa 4-1 172 12
- Diablo Valley 3-1 168 11
- Modesto 3-2 155 8
- Laney 3-2 140 17
- El Camino 3-2 128 19
- Riverside 3-2 124 7
- Fullerton 3-2 121 6
- Reedley 4-1 116 20
- Allan Hancock 3-1 97 15
- Butte 2-3 90 14
- Saddleback 2-2 78 16
- Contra Costa 4-0 54 24
- Shasta 2-1 51 23
- American River 2-3 39 18
- East Los Angeles 2-2 29 21
- Sierra 2-2 25 nr
- Long Beach 2-3 20 22
Others included: Palomar & Pasadena 19; Feather River & Mt. San Jacinto 25; Southwestern 11; Cerritos 9; Santa Barbara 7; Foothill 6; Sequoias & Siskiyous 3; Citrus 2.