Sat, Sep/07 Final
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41 Ventura
59 at Riverside
Sat, Sep/14 Final
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42 Long Beach
44 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/21 Final
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6 LA Harbor
46 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/28 Final
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24 Ventura
16 at Bakersfield
Sat, Oct/05 Final
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21 Moorpark
54 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/12 Final
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28 Ventura
52 at Saddleback
Sat, Oct/19 Final
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44 Canyons
23 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/26 Final
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27 Ventura
56 at Cerritos
Sat, Nov/02 Final
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20 Allan Hancock
28 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/09 Final
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37 Ventura
27 at Pasadena
Sat, Nov/23 Final
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14 Ventura
42 vs Mt. San Antonio
Sat, Sep/06 Final
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10 Ventura
29 at Fullerton
Sat, Sep/13 Final
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33 Ventura
30 at El Camino
Sat, Sep/20 Final
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27 Mt. San Antonio
3 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/27 Final
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35 Ventura
31 at Cerritos
Sat, Oct/04 Final
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21 Moorpark
48 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/11 Final
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32 Golden West
20 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/18 Final
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50 Ventura
19 at Pasadena
Sat, Nov/01 Final
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35 Canyons
64 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/08 Final
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20 Allan Hancock
48 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/15 Final
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19 Ventura
25 at Bakersfield
Sat, Nov/22 Final
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37 Ventura
51 at Riverside
Sat, Sep/05 Final
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0 Fullerton
31 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/12 Final
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58 El Camino
59 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/19 Final
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28 Ventura
52 at Mt. San Antonio
Sat, Sep/26 Final
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44 Cerritos
28 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/03 Final
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60 Ventura
36 at Moorpark
Sat, Oct/10 Final
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23 Ventura
30 at Golden West
Sat, Oct/17 Final
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31 Pasadena City
62 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/31 Final
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54 Ventura
48 at Canyons
Sat, Nov/07 Final
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45 Ventura
30 at Allan Hancock
Sat, Nov/14 Final
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28 Bakersfield
37 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/21 Final
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39 Orange Coast
53 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/03 Final
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40 Santa Barbara
47 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/10 Final
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29 Mt. San Antonio
34 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/17 Final
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34 Ventura
14 at Orange Coast
Sat, Sep/24 Final
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52 Riverside
27 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/01 Final
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20 Ventura
49 at Saddleback
Sat, Oct/15 Final
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48 Ventura
25 at Canyons
Sat, Oct/22 Final
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21 Santa Monica
76 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/29 Final
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28 Moorpark
42 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/05 Final
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49 Ventura
21 at Bakersfield
Sat, Nov/12 Final
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56 Ventura
35 at Cerritos
Sat, Nov/19 Final
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42 Ventura
48 at Fullerton
Sat, Sep/02 Final
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44 Ventura
6 at Santa Barbara
Sat, Sep/09 Final
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29 Ventura
55 at Mt. San Antonio
Sat, Sep/16 Final
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10 Orange Coast
51 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/23 Final
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34 Ventura
42 at Riverside
Sat, Sep/30 Final
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34 Saddleback
44 vs Ventura
Thu, Oct/12 Final
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30 Canyons
45 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/21 Final
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55 Ventura
0 at Santa Monica
Sat, Oct/28 Final
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49 Ventura
27 at Moorpark
Sat, Nov/04 Final
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38 Bakersfield
48 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/11 Final
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34 Cerritos
44 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/18 Final
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33 Ventura
49 at Riverside
Sat, Sep/01 Final
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24 Ventura
20 at Orange Coast
Sat, Sep/08 Final
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19 Saddleback
34 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/15 Final
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29 Ventura
28 at Allan Hancock
Sat, Sep/22 Final
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38 Palomar
45 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/29 Final
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28 Ventura
33 at Fullerton
Sat, Oct/13 Final
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10 Bakersfield
23 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/20 Final
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7 Moorpark
62 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/27 Final
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7 Ventura
31 at Canyons
Sat, Nov/03 Final
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39 Ventura
13 at East Los Angeles
Sat, Nov/10 Final
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31 Long Beach
33 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/17 Final
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21 Ventura
13 at Canyons
Sat, Nov/24 Final
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31 Ventura
21 at Riverside
Sat, Dec/08 Final
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40 Laney
35 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/07 Final
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7 Orange Coast
45 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/14 Final
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24 Ventura
48 at Saddleback
Sat, Sep/21 Final
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14 Allan Hancock
35 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/28 Final
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45 Ventura
38 at Palomar
Sat, Oct/05 Final - OT
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47 Fullerton
48 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/19 Final
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29 Ventura
21 at Bakersfield
Sat, Oct/26 Final
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55 Ventura
20 at Moorpark
Sat, Nov/02 Final
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48 Canyons
38 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/09 Final
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42 East Los Angeles
45 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/16 Final
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30 Ventura
26 at Long Beach
Sat, Nov/23 Final
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46 Cerritos
39 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/04 Final
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62 Ventura
5 at Moorpark
Sat, Sep/11 Final
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21 San Diego Mesa
49 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/18 Final
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58 Ventura
37 at El Camino
Sat, Sep/25 Final
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0 Chaffey
60 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/02 Final
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31 Ventura
17 at Saddleback
Sat, Oct/16 Final
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21 Long Beach
66 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/23 Final
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17 Bakersfield
23 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/30 Final
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35 Ventura
34 at Allan Hancock
Sat, Nov/06 Final
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19 Ventura
7 at Canyons
Sat, Nov/13 Final
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23 East Los Angeles
44 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/27 Final
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41 Riverside
21 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/03 Final
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0 Moorpark
49 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/10 Final
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20 Ventura
35 at San Diego Mesa
Sat, Sep/17 Final
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13 El Camino
32 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/24 Final
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21 Ventura
13 at Chaffey
Sat, Oct/01 Final
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37 Saddleback
42 vs Ventura
Sat, Oct/15 Final
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26 Ventura
33 at Long Beach
Sat, Oct/22 Final
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21 Ventura
31 at Bakersfield
Sat, Oct/29 Final
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31 Allan Hancock
36 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/05 Final
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13 Canyons
23 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/12 Final
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27 Ventura
21 at East Los Angeles
Sat, Nov/26 Final
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32 Ventura
47 at Riverside
Sat, Sep/02 Final
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35 Ventura
30 at Saddleback
Sat, Sep/09 Final
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65 Mt. San Antonio
24 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/16 Final
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35 Cerritos
31 vs Ventura
Sat, Sep/23 Final
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32 Ventura
28 at Allan Hancock
Sat, Sep/30 Final
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25 Santa Barbara
56 vs Ventura
Thu, Oct/12 Final
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52 Ventura
35 at Moorpark
Sat, Oct/21 Final
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35 Ventura
16 at Antelope Valley
Sat, Oct/28 Final
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20 Bakersfield
38 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/04 Final
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20 El Camino
21 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/11 Final
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19 Ventura
21 at Canyons
Sat, Nov/25 Final
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27 Ventura
24 at Fullerton
Sat, Dec/02 Final
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45 Riverside
26 vs Ventura
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Pirate Comeback Just Short in CCCAA Championship Game

VC sophomore Brandon Jordan caught six passes for 106 yards and three touchdowns as the Pirate football team came up just short in the CCCAA State Championship game against Laney College on Saturday in Sacramento. (Photo by David Sanborn, CCCAA)
VC sophomore Brandon Jordan caught six passes for 106 yards and three touchdowns as the Pirate football team came up just short in the CCCAA State Championship game against Laney College on Saturday in Sacramento. (Photo by David Sanborn, CCCAA)

The Ventura College football team ended the greatest season in school history just short, 13 yards short. Driving for a potential championship-winning score, time ran out on the Pirates 13 yards shy of the end zone Saturday as they fell in the CCCAA State Championship game in Sacramento 40-35 to Laney College. After falling behind 23-0 in the first quarter, the Pirates came all the way back with a chance to win on the game's final play before quarterback Brock Domann's scramble ended at the Laney 13-yard line.  While the Pirates' season ended short of the ultimate goal, it ended long on accomplishments, more than any other football team in the program's 94-year history.

Ventura's troubles Saturday began on their fourth play from scrimmage when Laney blocked a punt and recovered on the VC 9-yard line.  A play later, the Eagles found the end zone for a 7-0 lead.

On the ensuing kickoff, VC had trouble handling the kick ad started at their own 3-yard line. On the next play, they were stopped in the end zone for a safety. 

Laney then drove to paydirt following the Pirates' free kick, then scored again late in the period for a 23-0 lead.

Early in the second quarter, the Pirates got untracked when Domann hit Brandon Jordan for the first of his three touchdowns on the day. The 29-yard scoring strike and Kyle Continente's kick closed the gap to 23-7 with 14:51 left in the first half. 

After the VC defense forced another Laney punt, the offense traversed 90 yards in seven plays in just 2:36 for another score. Jordan hauled in a 23-yard pass from Domann to punctuate the drive and Ventura pulled back to within 23-14.

The Eagles then took nearly eight minutes to drive 63 yards in 16 plays for a field goal with four seconds remaining in the half. Laney led Ventura 26-14 at intermission.

On the opening drive of the third quarter, VC running back Thomas Duckett broke free for a 32-yard scoring run. Continente's kick made it 26-21 and the Pirates had new life. 

Laney hijacked the Ventura momentum on the next possession, however, running 14 plays over 7:32, covering 74 yards before finding the end zone. 

Ventura responded with another scoring drive, culminating with Domann's 9-yard pass to Jordan, and the Pirates climbed back to within one score, 33-28 at the 2:21 mark of the third stanza.

But as they had done all afternoon, the Eagles controlled the clock with their ground game, shewing up another 6:48 in covering 71 yards in 13 plays before scoring another touchdown early in the fourth quarter to go ahead 40-28.

Domann and Duckett led another Pirate scoring drive late, covering 67 yards in 12 plays. Domann hit Dominic Benson for a 6-yard scoring pass and Continente's kick was good once again to pull VC to within 40-35 with 6:18 left to play.

The Eagles failed to run out the clock on the next possession, driving to the VC 39-yard line with just under a minute to play before turning the ball over on downs.

Ventura had one final chance with 61 yards and 58 seconds standing between them and the state championship. Domann connected with Jordan twice, for 17 and 13 yards, respectively,to direct the team to the Eagles' 30 yard line with seconds remaining. On the final play, Domann had no open targets down field, and scrambled before falling at the 13-yard line, 13 yards away from the Pirates' first state title.

Domann was 19-32 in the air for 185 yards and four touchdowns. Duckett had 18 carries for 109 yards on the ground, and Jordan led the receiving corps with six catches for 109 yards and three scores.

Defensively, Trevon Lambert led VC with a game-high 12 tackles, nine unassisted, in claiming Bob Stangel Defensive Player of the Game Award. Cail Jackson had 10 stops for the Pirates while Dondre Baker recorded eight tackles.

In addition to the big plays early, Laney won the time of possession battle, possessing the ball for 41:46 compared to 18:14 for the Pirates. The Eagles had 288 yards of rushing and ran 81 offensive plays, compares to 57 for Ventura.

As the season ended in disappointment for the Pirates, it also ended in triumph.  Ventura won its first ever playoff games, defeating undefeated Canyons and Riverside, both on the road, to advance to the championship game. Head coach Steve Mooshagian became the program's all-time winningest coach during the season as well.

On November 22, 2017, the Pirates were shocked at the sudden passing of alumnus and former assistant coach Brenden Daley. Shortly afterword, they pledged to #PlayForMore in his honor. The 2018 Ventura College football team accomplished more, and then some.

(From left) The Pirates take the field for Saturday's CCCAA State Championship Game in Sacramento. Head Coach Steve Mooshagian and team captains Dondre Baker (28), Trennan Carlson (10) and Thomas Duckett (3) with the CCCAA State Finalist Trophy.  Bob Stangel Defensive Player of the Game Trevon Lambert. Quarterback Brock Domann throwns a pass for the Pirates in the CCCAA State Championship Game. (Photos by David Sanborn, CCCAA)

 

 

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