2018 Citrus College Football News

Pioctured from left: Henry Karimu, Johnathan Shelley, Walter Fosuhene, and Dexter Hunt.
Signees Round Out 2018-19 Football Matriculation Class

August 05, 2019

Citrus Football Players have signed on to compete at the next level. Henry Karimu, Jonathan Shelley, Dexter Hunt, Walter Fosuhene, and James Brown have...

Owls Football Lands Early Signings
Owls Football Lands Early Signings

February 27, 2019

Citrus Football posted 3 early signings recently in Marcus Knight, Major Lee and Grant Trueman...

Fighting Owl Football Closes Book on 2018
Fighting Owl Football Closes Book on 2018

November 17, 2018

Citrus Football wrapped up its 2018 campaign Saturday at the Western State Bowl vs Chaffey College on Saturday. Chaffey won the contest 51-21...

Marcus Knight prepares to turn the corner vs Compton College earlier this season. Image: Treyvon Watts-Hale
Football Post Season Preview: Western State Bowl

November 15, 2018

Citrus Football is gearing up for its first postseason bowl game since 2013. The Owls, one of the top teams in SoCal, will travel east on Saturday to take on host Chaffey College in the Western State Bowl. The matchup of rivals could easily be renamed ‘Battle of the 210 Freeway’ as the two teams have shared a fierce territorial rivalry for many years along the foothill corridor...

Football is Bowl-Bound After Victory at Mt. San Jacinto
Football is Bowl-Bound After Victory at Mt. San Jacinto

November 10, 2018

Citrus Football rounded out regular season play at Mt. San Jacinto Saturday, and made the trip home the victors. The Fighting Owls dominated the Eagles, snatching the win 56-24 and qualifying for bowl play next weekend...

James Brown breaks downfield two weekends ago vs San Bernardino Valley. Image: Jesse Elrod
Football Back on Track In Win Over Antelope Valley

November 03, 2018

Citrus Football got back into the groove Saturday following a heartbreaking setback to San Bernardino the previous week. The Fighting Owls outlasted Antelope Valley at Citrus Stadium in a defense-heavy faceoff, 13-7.

Fighting Owls Stay Unbeaten in Conference
Fighting Owls Stay Unbeaten in Conference

October 20, 2018

Citrus Football loaded up the buses Saturday and made the trek to the high desert, where they marched into Victor Valley’s stadium and handedly walloped the Rams 38-7. The win marked the 5th of the season for the Fighting Owls, and the 2nd in as many tries in conference play...

A trio of Owl defenders converge. Image: Treyvon Watts-Hale
Citrus Football Too Hot to Handle at Santa Barbara

September 24, 2018

Saturday’s road game at Santa Barbara City College was another test for the new and improved 2018 Citrus Football squad, one that they passed with flying colors in a solid 34-13 victory...

Running back Nick French (28) gets key blocking from Jeffery Garcia (61) and Richard Miranda (65). Image: Treyvon Watts-Hale
Citrus Football Ties 64 Year Old Scoring Record in 73-0 Rout

September 11, 2018

In 1952, the Citrus Owl Football squad took the field against who was then known as Oceanside College (now Mira Costa College) in its 2nd game of the season. The Fighting Owls proceeded to thump Oceanside 73-0 in an obviously one-sided contest...

Citrus heads out to the field before Saturday's big win over West LA. Image credit: Jeremy Meyer
Citrus Football Whoops Whimpering Wildcats in One Way Win

September 04, 2018

The gridiron giants of Citrus College opened up the 2018 season Saturday, with a lopsided walloping of host West LA. The Owls started the year coming off a rough 2017 campaign, where they went a disappointing 3-7...