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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Pirates Humbled at Saddleback

Pirate defenders Ben Dixon (56), Gary Jr. Wortham (94), and James Lopez Jr. (93) stop the Saddleback quarterback during Saturday's 52-28 loss in Mission Viejo.
Pirate defenders Ben Dixon (56), Gary Jr. Wortham (94), and James Lopez Jr. (93) stop the Saddleback quarterback during Saturday's 52-28 loss in Mission Viejo.

FOOTBALL:  What started out as a shootout in the first quarter became a rout in the second as the Pirate football team dropped a 52-28 non-conference contest at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo Saturday night. The Gauchos scored 31 unanswered points from late in the first period through early in the third, taking control of a 14-14 contest. VC (4-2, 2-0) inflicted much of the damage unto itself with five turnovers, including three interceptions in the red zone, in the loss. Saddleback's offense, meanwhile, racked up 550 yards of offense in the contest.

Saddleback received the opening kickoff and promptly drove down the field for an opening touchdown in 3:22. Ventura fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving the Gauchos a golden opportunity to go ahead by two scores. The Pirate defense rose to the occasion, however, holding Saddleback to minus-9 yards in three plays, forcing a short Gaucho punt. Ventura responded with a long drive of their own, going 79 yards in 3:07, finalized by a 17-yard touchdown pass from Brad Odeman to Riley Smith. Kevin Kircher's extra point evened the score, 7-7.

Saddleback received the next kick, and did not stop until they hit paydirt again, driving 75 yards in eight plays. The Pirates' special teams answered the Gauchos when Aaron Stanton returned the ensuing kick 87 yards to the house. With Kircher's kick, the game was even again, 14-14.

Saddleback scored their third touchdown two plays later on a 73 yard pass catch and run, and following a VC punt, the Gauchos followed with a 35-yard field goal early in the second quarter. At the end of the next Pirate drive, VC missed a field goal attempt and Saddleback came back with another TD. Ventura followed with a drive deep into the red zone before an interception halted their progress, and Saddleback scored once again, making it a 38-14 game. To end the first half, Ventura was driving, trying to get back into the game, but another interception deep in Saddleback territory kept the Pirates trailing by 24 points at intermission.

Ventura received the second half kickoff, but yet another turnover halted their progress at midfield. Saddleback turned that miscue into another score, building their advantage to 45-14. At that point, the VC offense seemed to get untracked behind the running of Stanton, who finished the day with 104 yards on 14 carries (in addition to his 87 yard kickoff return). He punctuated an 8-play, 87-yard drive with a 2-yard score. On VC's next possession, Stanton ran for a 26-yard touchdown as VC trimmed the deficit to 45-28 at the end of the third quarter. Saddleback answered by putting the game out of reach with a touchdown on the next drive, making the final score 52-28.

Pirate quarterback Odeman threw for 319 yards, but the four interceptions marred the effort. Dylan McDaniel had seven catches for 119 yards and Smith caught six balls for 79 yards and a score. Defensively, David Emanuel had 11 tackles for VC and Patrick Hall had eight. Ben Dixon made seven stops, with 2.5 for a loss, including a quarterback sack.

The Pirates jump back into Northern Conference play on Saturday Oct. 19 at home against College of the Canyons. VC and CoC both stand at 2-0 atop the conference. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 pm at the VC Sportsplex.

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