Football Jumps to No. 11 in Latest Coaches' Poll

SAN MATEO, Calif. - The Allan Hancock College football program made the largest leap of any ranked team in the third edition of the JC Athletic Bureau Football Top 25 Coaches' Poll, announced by the association on Tuesday. 

The Bulldogs rose 11 slots to the No. 11 ranking after collecting 193 points in the poll, marking the largest jump by any program this week. Hancock remained undefeated and moved to 3-0 on the season after a historical 15-6 victory over then-No. 18 Cerritos at home last Saturday. Coach Damron's squad is currently ranked in a number of statistical categories in the SCFA, including 4th in rushing attempts (128), 4th in passing yards per completion (14.7), and 5th in sacks (11). Offensively, Maurice Smith ranks 5th in the state with three rushing touchdowns and 9th with 79 rushing yards per game. Defensively, Joey Garza is ranked 3rd in total tackles (26) and ranks 15th with 8.7 tackles per game Latrell Brown, Justus Makainai, John Sniffen, and Adreian Stevenson are tied at No. 21 with two sacks each thus far. 

At the conference level, Hancock is one of six National Northern League competitors ranked in the poll. Other league members mentioned in the poll are No. 2 Ventura, No. 5 Canyons, No. 7 Bakersfield, No. 14 Long Beach, and No. 20 East Los Angeles.

The Bulldogs are set to return to action on Saturday, September 25th, with a road trip to face No. 8 Fullerton. The game, which is set to take place inside the Nathan Shapell Memorial Stadium at Yorba Linda High School, is set to kick off at 4 PM.