Schedule 2005

Grossmont's King overcomes severe injury

The Honolulu Advertiser follows the recuperation of Griffin Steven King after suffering a spinal injury in a Grossmont game.

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Stanbra, Hathaway sign on with Aztecs

New SDSU head coach Chuck Long has signed two Grossmont linemen to scholarships. All-State defensive end Brian Stanbra and offensive lineman Dan Hathaway were excited to sign with the hometown Aztecs. Stanbra, (6-4, 238) is a product of University of San Diego High school. Hathaway (6-7, 290) prepped at nearby Grossmont High school. The two helped the Griffins to a memorable 13-1 finish winning the conference, state, and national titles in head coach Dave Jordan's final season.

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Hutsona will play for Washington State

Murphy, Omar, Gaughen, Cruz, Mareko also sign on at universities

Grossmont running back and national offensive player of the year Derrell Hutsona (right) has accepted a scholarship to Washington State University. Hutsona also had offers from Kansas State, and Utah among others. Other Griffins to sign scholarships are quarterback Reilly Murphy, who will play at Indiana State, WR Michael Omar with Massachusetts, OL Matt Gaughen, Francisco Cruz, and TE Jerry Mareko will all attend Sacramento State.

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Championship Game photo gallery

Click Here for images from the Griffins 41-38 victory over San Francisco City College December 10th, for the state title.

Reilly Murphy named PCC athlete of the week

Murphy, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound sophomore from Torrey Pines High School, was named Offensive Player of the Game after helping lead the Griffins to a 41-38 victory over City College of San Francisco in the state championship game at Fresno.
Murphy completed 18 of 29 pass attempts for 270 yards and a touchdown.
The J.C. Grid-Wire named Grossmont its 2005 National Champion after the game.

Griffins win state championship, named National Champs

Grossmont defeated San Francisco City College 41-38 on Dec. 10th in Fresno to capture the state title. Following the game, national publication J.C. Grid-Wire named the Griffins the number one team in the country. This is the first time the Griffins have ever held such a ranking. Their previous bests were #3 in 1974 and 2003.
It was a fitting farewell for retiring veteran head coach Dave Jordan who leaves the program at its pinnacle.

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Griffins prepare for COA Championship Festival

The Griffins will be in Fresno this weekend to take part in the Commission on Athletics Championship Festival. The event includes state championship games for football, women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, and wrestling.

Grizzlies Stadium, Fresno, site of the football championship

The Griffs will open the festivities by visiting a local children's hospital on Friday afternoon.
The game itself will be webcast by the COA, beginning at 12:45 on Saturday. Click here to listen to the game.

The game will be played at the home of the San Francisco Giant's AAA affiliate the Grizzlies. Click Here for stadium info.

Travel Information

Spirit Bus: Cost-$20, Departs from Grossmont College Friday 12/9 at 12pm. (Does not include lodging)

Game Tickets: Adults $12, $7 for Children, Seniors, and students with ID

Lodging: Call Leslie Lacher, athletic secretary, at 644-7412. Reservations are the responsibility of the fan attending. Form must be faxed back to the Fresno City/County Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Site: Grizzlies Stadium - 1800 Tulare St., Fresno, CA 93721

Kick Off: 1pm

Click here for official COA travel information

Postseason honors for Griffins

Quarterback Reilly Murphy received the Joe Roth Memorial Award as the county's top JC football player. The award goes to the player who meets the athletic and academic standards of the late Roth. Murphy also was named a JC Grid-Wire Academic All-American. At the Griffins awards banquet Derrell Hutsona was named team MVP. Lineman Jake Bingham was named offensive MVP, and Brian Stanbra was defensive MVP.

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Grossmont to play for state championship

The Griffins continued their torrid season by defeating College of the Canyons Saturday in the state

semifinal 24-19. Running back Derrell Hutsona once again paced the Grossmont offense rushing 31 times for 179 yards.
Grossmont will travel to Fresno Saturday the 10th to play for the state championship against City College of San Francisco.

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-Foothill Conference Standings-
Final 2005 Standings

Griffins have two All-Americans

Running back/kick returner Derrell Hutsona and defensive end Roderkus Wright have been named JC Gridwire First Team All-Americans. Defensive lineman Brian Stanbra was an honorable mention for the Griffs.

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Griffins mount comeback, move on in playoffs

Grossmont overcame a 19-0 deficit to defeat host El Camino. Derrell Hutsona had a school record 365 total yards in the win. Grossmont now will get a shot at avenging its only loss of the season, when the Griffs travel to College of the Canyons Saturday Dec. 3rd at 7pm.

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Spirit Bus Scheduled for game

Join the fun and ride up in comfort to the 2nd Round COA Football Playoff game between the Griffins and El Camino College at El Camino, kick off is at 7:00 p.m. We have arranged for a spirit bus to depart from the college at 3:15 on Saturday, November 26th. The cost is $20.00 per person. If you would like to guarantee your seat we are accepting pre-payment in the athletic office (Room 429) until 3:30 p.m., Wednesday. Saturday we will fill the remaining seats on a first come, first served basis.

There has been much interest in a spirit bus and we believe seats may go fast. There are seats remaining. If you have questions please call Leslie at 644-7412.

Griffs roll up Glendale, move on to second round

Grossmont quickly jumped on the visiting Vaqueros, and built a huge lead at the half, defeating Glendale 42-10. Reilly Murphy threw four first half TD passes, and the Grossmont defense stifled Glendale.

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Postseason Honors for Griffins

Heading the list of All-Foothill Conference selections was Derrell Hutsona. The freshman back was named Offensive MVP, and first team All-Conference. Center Matt Gaughen was the only other offensive player to be named to the first team. Second team honors went to WR Michael Omar and K Jared Ballman. The Griffs placed five players on the first team defense. They were DE Roderkus Wright, DE Brian Stanbra, LB Matt Westrick, CB Terry Mixon, and S Adam Cooper. Honorable mentions were QB Reilly Murphy, OL Jake Bingham and Dan Hathaway, RB Kevin Smith, WR Mario Brunker, and CB Brett St. James.

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Griffins open playoffs at home

Grossmont, seeded third will open the 2005 playoffs by hosting 6-seed Glendale College in the Southern California Bowl, Saturday the 19th at 1pm. The Vaqueros were champions of the Western State Conference's Southern division.

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Hutsona named PCC Athlete of the Week

Derrell Hutsona, a 5-10, 182-pound fullback out of Helix High school and San Jose State, scored four touchdowns as the Griffins' defeated San Diego Mesa 62-3 in their regular-season finale.
His touchdowns came on a 24-yard pass from Reilly Murphy, a 1-yard run, an 18-yard run and a 62-yard punt return.
(11/14)

Foothill Conference Champions

The Griffins, ranked #8 nationally, rolled past Antelope Valley 44-11, to clinch their third consecutive conference championship.

(10/31)
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Murphy Is State Player Of The Week

Quarterback Reilly Murphy, out of Torrey Pines High School was named as one of the State Players of the Week.

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Griffins On The Verge Of Conference Championship

With lopsided victories over the conferences bottom two teams, the Griffins (#10 nationally) have lowered their magic number to 1.

Images From The Victor Valley win.

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(10/24)

Second Half Comeback Keeps Grossmont on Top

Down 24-4 in the second half, the Griffins rally to remain in first-place in the Foothill conference with a 38-31 road victory at Chaffey.
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(10/9)

Hutsona is Conference Leader

Freshman running back/returner Derrell Hutsona currently leads the Foothill Conference in All-Purpose yards, averaging 178 per game. Check out all of the Grossmont statistical leaders on the conference stats page, click here.


(10/24)