2019 Pasadena City College Football News

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David Telles will continue his football career at Western New Mexico University.
PCC Football 4-Year Transfer List Rises To 21

Pasadena City College head football coach Steven Mojarro continues to work hard in placing his 2019 sophomores with 4-year universities. Four more Lancers, including 2-time, All-State wide receiver/kick returner David Telles, have signed scholarships in increasing the overall list of scholarship Lancers to 21.

Andy Reyes (with ball) was one of eight PCC football players to announce they're headed to 4-year universities this week (action photo by Michael Watkins).
Second Wave of PCC Football Players Gain Scholarships

Led by 2018 offensive lineman Juan De La Torre signing with NCAA Division I FCS Eastern Kentucky University, eight more Pasadena City College football players are moving on to the next level, according to current head coach Steven Mojarro.

Omar Delgado (77) and Robbie Kindle, forcing the fumble with a tackle are two of PCC's sophomore 2019 class each headed to Dickinson State University (photo by Michael Watkins).
Seventeen PCC Football Players Transferring To 4-Year Universities

A group of 17 Pasadena City College football players from three different classes (2017-2019) are moving on to the next level with another 17 soon to make their 4-year university commitments, PCC football coach Steven Mojarro announced today. Eleven sophomores from the '19 squad make up the majority of the signings.

PCC football will be playing in the American Mountain League in 2020.
Another New League--SCFA American Mountain--For Football in 2020

For the sixth time in 13 years, the Pasadena City College football team is changing location inside the Southern California Football Association (SCFA).

PCC football's David Telles, 2-time All-State selection
Telles First PCC 2-Time, All-State Football Selection

For the second consecutive season, Pasadena City College wide receiver/returner David Telles was chosen to the California Community College Football Coaches Association All-State Team. In the history of CCCFCA selections going back to the 1990s, Telles is the first Lancers player to be chosen twice to the elite Region IV squads.

Lancer freshman QB Edward Norton was an All-SCFA APL First Team selection.
Fifteen Lancers Make 75-Player, All-SCFA American Pacific League Football Team

The winter holiday presents came early and the more the merrier it seems when it came to the selections for the 2019 All-SCFA American Pacific League Football Team. Pasadena City College's 6-4 season and second place showing resulted in 15 Lancers being picked to the First and Second Teams. In all, 75 players were chosen from the six teams in the league.

Lancer Salman Gurung dives into end zone for one of his two touchdowns in Saturday's football victory, photo by Michael Watkins.
Back-to-Back Shutouts Cap 6-4 Season--Finest Finish By PCC Football In 11 Years

The 2019 Pasadena City College football team did something over its final three games that no Lancers team had accomplished in 67 years. PCC didn't allow a touchdown or field goal over its final 12 quarters of play and capped its first above-.500 season since 2008 with its second straight shutout, 35-0 over Santa Barbara City College Saturday night at Robinson Stadium.

Omar Delgado and Craig Francois bring down a Harbor quarterback during Saturday's Lancers shutout, photo by Michael Watkins.
First Shutout In 10 Years and Best Defensive Stretch By Football Since 1974

You have to go back to the last undefeated Lancers football team in 1974 to find a better defensive stretch of play than the 2019 Pasadena City College squad. PCC recorded its first shutout in a decade and extended a streak of eight straight quarters without allowing a touchdown or field goal in blanking Los Angeles Harbor, 33-0, Saturrday night at Robinson Stadium.

Ahmad Lipscomb hauls in a touchdown pass from Edward Norton as teammate Jabari Kindle plays referee on the play during PCC's rout at Santa Monica College Saturday afternoon, photo by Michael Watkins.
Football Back To .500, Sinks Corsairs, 30-2

The Pasadena City College football team's defense put up a zero while Lancers quarterback Edward Norton passed for two touchdowns and ran for another in a 30-2 romp at Santa Monica College Saturday afternoon. The Lancers have won two straight games and moved back to .500 overall at 4-4.

Kaydon Spens is about to intercept a Pierce pass during PCC's win on Saturday, photo by Michael Watkins.
Football Picks Off Pierce, 30-19

The Pasadena City College football team's defense rose to the occasion with five interceptions, two sacks, a blocked 2-point conversion return, and even a defensive lineman scoring on a touchdown pass in leading the Lancers to a 30-19, SCFA American Pacific League victory over Pierce at Robinson Stadium Saturday evening.

Lineman Robbie Kindle makes a tackle during  a recent game, photo courtesy of Chaffey College sports information.
Hancock Big Plays PCC Football In APL Opener

(SANTA MARIA) -- The hardest part is over for the Pasadena City College football team. The visiting Lancers lost their SCFA American Pacific League opener Saturday against division favorite Allan Hancock, 45-14, to conclude a stretch of four straight games against some of the state's most powerful programs.

Andy Reyes (7) in action during the Lancers loss at San Bernardino Valley College on Saturday night, photo by Michael Watkins.
Football's Rally Ends A Play Short In 20-14 Loss to #19 SBVC

Facing a state top 20-ranked team for the third straight week, the Pasadena City College football team found its defense again and pushed host and #19-rated San Bernardino Valley to the very end of a 20-14 SCFA non-league loss Saturday night.

David Telles, seen here in a home game, scored PCC's lone touchdown at Chaffey College Saturday, photo by Michael Watkins.
Football Rocked By Chaffey

Host Chaffey College extended the state's current longest winning streak to 14 games at the expense of the Pasadena City College football team, 56-6, Saturday night. After a sparkling 2-0 defensive start, the Lancers have allowed 109 points in consecutive losses to state coaches poll #3-ranked Saddleback and sports information poll #12-rated Chaffey to drop to 2-2.

Darren Meyers (making tackle) led PCC in tackles with 10 on Saturday night, photo by Michael Watkins.
Saddleback Hands PCC Football Its First Loss

Down 25-0 after the first quarter, the Pasadena City College football team could have followed script and let the state #4-rated and upper SCFA National Division Saddleback Gauchos run up the score Saturday night. Instead, the lower-American Division Lancers battled the last three quarters and made things more than respectable in a 53-28 loss at Robinson Stadium.

No one could stop Lancer QB Edward Norton as he accounted for four touchdowns and a 2-point conversion in PCC's win Saturday night, photo by Michael Watkins.
Norton Darts And Dazzles In Football's 35-7 Rout of Glendale

The first time he touched the ball, it resulted in a 2-point conversion run and an 8-7 lead for his Pasadena City College football team late in the first half. When he took over the quarterback reigns in the second half, quarterback Edward Norton drove into high gear and went wild with three touchdowns runs and a TD bomb as the Lancers routed Glendale, 35-7, Saturday night before a large crowd at Robinson Stadium.

Craig Francois with the safety and sack as teammate Hector Palacios is ready to pounce during PCC's win at College of the Desert (photo courtesy of COD sports information office and photographer Michael Leone.)
Defense Sacks Desert In PCC Football's '19-Opening Win

(PALM DESERT) -- The outside linebacker duo of Craig Francois and Hector Palacios turned the 2019 Pasadena City College football team's opener into the pair's personal highlight reel as the Lancers defense swarmed host College of the Desert, 22-13, Saturday night.