Riverside City, San Mateo earn playoff top seeds; Bowl game pairings announced
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SACRAMENTO - Unbeaten Riverside City College and once-defeated College of San Mateo have earned the top seeds in the upcoming CCCAA Football Regional Championships, leading eight teams with eyes on a state championship in December as playoff matchups and pairings for 12 bowl games were announced on Sunday morning by the Southern California Football Association and the Northern California Football Conference.
Riverside (10-0), runner-up to the City College of San Francisco in last year's title game, will open its quest to return to the matchup when the Tigers host fourth-seeded Ventura (7-3) in one of two SoCal regional clashes. Riverside, the 2019 state champion, and Ventura will play at 2 p.m. at San Bernardino Valley College next Saturday (Nov. 20) while Second-seeded Fullerton will host third-seeded Mt. San Antonio at 6 p.m. at Orange Coast College in a pair of 9-1 teams.
The College of San Mateo (9-1) will look to make a trip back to the state title game for the first time since 2019. The Bulldogs will open their quest when they host fourth-seeded Modesto (5-5) in a noon kickoff next Saturday. Laney (9-1), the 2018 titlist, will take the second seed into its home game against third-seeded American River (7-3) at 5 p.m.
Regional finals will be hosted by the higher seeds on Saturday, Dec. 3, with the regional champions to battle for the CCCAA Football Championship on Dec. 10. The game will be hosted by the NorCal champion and broadcast on BAOSN.tv and available on www.cccaasports.org.
In addition to the regional playoffs, the SCFA announced matchups for six bowl games that will take place next Saturday as well, headlined by undefeated Citrus (10-0) traveling to Mt. San Jacinto (9-1) in the SCFA American Division Championship Bowl. Other games include College of the Desert (8-2) at Santa Barbara City (9-1) in the Beach Bowl, East Los Angeles (5-5) at Golden West (8-2) in the Patriotic Bowl, El Camino (5-5) at San Diego Mesa (6-4) in the SoCal Bowl, Long Beach City (5-5) at Cerritos (7-3) in the Western State Bowl and Moorpark (6-4) at Allan Hancock (5-5) in the Strawberry Bowl.
The NCFC will have six bowl games as well, spotlighted by the NCFC American Championship Bowl next Saturday between Merced (8-2) and undefeated Feather River (10-0). Feather River will host the matchup at noon.
The remaining five bowls will be played on Dec. 3. Monterey Peninsula (6-4) will visit College of the Redwoods (7-3) for a 1 p.m. game at Cal Poly Humboldt, West Hills Coaling (6-4) will travel to Foothill (7-3) in the Silicon Valley Bowl, Diablo Valley (6-4) hosts Sierra (6-4) in the Gridiron Classic, College of the Sequoias (6-4) is at City College of San Francisco (6-4), the 2021 state champion, for the Golden State Bowl, and Butte (7-3) hosts Fresno City (6-4) in the Northern California Bowl.
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CCCAA CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS
First-round games (Nov. 26)
SCFA Playoffs (seeds in parentheses)
(4) Ventura (7-3) vs. (1) Riverside City(10-0), 2 p.m. (at San Bernardino Valley College)
(3) Mt. San Antonio (9-1) vs. (2) Fullerton (9-1), 6 p.m. (at Orange Coast College)
NCFC Playoffs (seeds in parentheses)
(4) Modesto (5-5) vs. (1) College of San Mateo (9-1), noon (at College of San Mateo)
(3) American River (7-3) vs. (2) Laney (8-2), 5 p.m. (at Laney College)
Regional Championships (Dec. 3)
NCFC - TBD
SCFA - TBD
CCCAA Football State Championship
December 10, 2022
Site: at NorCal Regional Champion, time TBD
State Championship
SoCal Champion vs. NorCal Champion (Recap l Photos l Watch-BAOSN)
SCFA BOWL GAMES
Beach Bowl (Nov. 26)
College of the Desert (8-2) at Santa Barbara City (9-1), 2:30 p.m.
Patriotic Bowl (Nov. 26)
East Los Angeles (5-5) at Golden West (8-2), Noon
SoCal Bowl (Nov. 26)
El Camino (5-5) at San Diego Mesa (6-4), 6 p.m.
SCFA American Division Championship Bowl (Nov. 26)
Citrus (10-0) at Mt. San Jacinto (9-1), Noon
Western State Bowl (Nov. 26)
Long Beach City (5-5) at Cerritos (7-3), 6 p.m.
Strawberry Bowl (Nov. 26)
Moorpark (6-4) at Allan Hancock (5-5), 1 p.m.
NCFC BOWL GAMES
NCFC American Championship Bowl (Nov. 26)
Merced (8-2) at Feather River (10-0), 1 p.m.
Grizzly Bowl (Dec. 3)
Monterey Peninsula (6-4) vs. College of the Redwoods (7-3), 1 p.m. (at Cal Poly Humboldt)
Silicon Valley Bowl (Dec. 3)
West Hills Coalinga (6-4) at Foothill (7-3), 1 p.m.
Gridiron Classic Bowl (Dec. 3)
Sierra (6-4) at Diablo Valley (6-4), 1 p.m.
Golden State Bowl (Dec. 3)
College of the Sequoias (6-4) at City College of San Francisco (6-4), Noon
Northern California Bowl (Dec. 3)
Fresno City (6-4) at Butte (7-3), 12:30 p.m.