The MSJC football team will open their 2022 season on Saturday September 3rd when they travel to Ramona High School to take on Riverside City College. Saturday's kick off is set for noon.
The Eagles are coming off their first ever American Division title and their first conference championship since 1999. The team posted a 9-1 record on the field last year and won the Hemet Sportsman's Club American Championship Bowl 17-6 over Antelope Valley. Last year the Eagles were set to host RCC in the season opener, but COVID caused the cancelation of that game. Riverside reached the 2021 State Championship game coming up just short of the title as they lost to City College of San Francisco 22-19.
The Eagles return a host of talent from last year's team and have added a strong group of newcomers around them.
On offense, Robert Coleman returns at quarterback after sharing time last season with Devan Freedland. Coleman played in all 10 of MSJC's games completing 89 of 135 passes for 1.461 yards. He threw 17 TD passes and was only intercepted 3 times. He also was a threat on the ground as he rushed for 463 yards on 66 attempts and added 7 more touchdowns. Also returning to strengthen the ground game is Jaylen Magee. Magee rushed for 334 yards on just 46 carries last year for an average of 7.3 yards per carry. Taliq Brown anchors a solid group of wide outs as he comes back for his sophomore year after scoring 7 TDs as a freshman making 38 catches for 512 yards.
The defense will be anchored by 2019 American Division Defensive Player of the Year Steven Bradshaw. Bradshaw had a stand out 2019 season as he recorded a state best 108 total tackles with 4 sacks and 4 interceptions. He will be joined by 2021 stand out linebacker Nathan Ortiz who had 50 tackles during his freshman season. He had a pair of sacks and 8 tackles for loss. Naisir Morrow who had 35 tackles and 2 interceptions also returns for the Eagles.
Saturday's game with RCC can be watched on line at the following link. MSJC at RCC Live Video
The Eagles will also be on the road September 10th when they travel to Lancaster to take on Antelope Valley. MSJC's home opener at Carl Quandt Stadium in San Jacinto will be September 17th when they host Moorpark at 1 pm.
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