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Former ARC linebacker Lawerence Hall stops a Sacramento City College player from scoring a touchdown during last seasons game on Nov. 15, 2014. ARC won the game 44-23 and must win the game Saturday to have any chance of making the playoffs. (File Photo)

Sac City comes to ARC Saturday for final regular season football game

Matthew Nobert • November 12, 2015

American River College football is set to close out the regular season with a home game against district rivals Sacramento City College on Saturday. Currently Sacramento City College is fourth in the...

American River College linebacker Jordan Kunaszyk performs an open field tackle on Butte wide receiver Miles Fishback. Kunaszyk led the team in tackles with 15 in the 27-24 loss to Butte on Nov. 7, 2015. (Photo by Nicholas Corey)

Last-second hail mary dims ARC’s playoff hopes

Johnnie Heard • November 9, 2015

Butte College backup quarterback Taylor King threw a 65-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Miles Fishback as time expired lifting Butte to a 27-24 win over American River College Saturday in a game with...

Defensive lineman Nick Terry and the rest American River College’s defense converges on a ball carrier for Butte on Nov. 7, 2015. Terry racked up 5 total tackles, one of which was for a 3-yard loss in the 27-24 defeat. (Photo by Nicholas Corey)

Photo gallery: ARC falls in league game 27-24

Nicholas Corey • November 9, 2015

American River Colleges Khalil Hudson drives through a tackle from Sierra Colleges Andrew Lackowski during last Saturdays game at ARC. ARC plays Butte College this Saturday (Photo by Joe Padilla).

ARC football heads to Butte College to continue league domination

Matthew Nobert • November 6, 2015

American River College’s football team looks to defend its No. 1 seed in the NorCal League and continue its undefeated streak against No. 2 ranked Butte College. ARC has won its last three games in...

American River College quarterback Jihad Vercher is brought down by the Sierra College defense during ARC’s 47-22 victory over rival Sierra College on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Photo Gallery: ARC vs. Sierra College

Barbara Harvey and Joe Padilla • November 3, 2015

American River College quarterback Jihad Vercher passes under pressure during ARC football’s 47-22 win over rival Sierra College on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

ARC’s prolific scoring spurs third straight win for football

Kameron Schmid • November 2, 2015

Quarterback Jihad Vercher threw four touchdowns and American River College’s defense intercepted three passes as ARC beat the visiting Sierra College 47-22 on Saturday. It was the third straight week...

Former American River College cornerback Malcolm Scott celebrates with teammates after an interception in last seasons 31-22 win over Sierra College. ARC has defeated Sierra in two of their last three meeting and looks to improve its conference record to 3-0 on the season. (File Photo)

ARC looks to go 3-0 in-conference vs Sierra College

Kevin Sheridan • October 30, 2015

American River College’s football team (5-2 overall, 2-0 in conference) will be playing a familiar opponent in Sierra College (3-4 overall, 1-1 in conference) on Oct. 31. Sierra, ranked No. 3 in the...

Marc Ellis, wide receiver for American River College fights for extra yards after the catch. Ellis had one reception for nine yards in the 44-14 victory as ARC faced Feather River on October 24, 2015.(Photo by Nicholas Corey)

Offense comes together, defense shines in complete game for ARC

Matthew Peirson • October 27, 2015

During his postgame speech following a win over the College of the Siskiyous on Oct. 17, American River College football head coach Jon Osterhout pleaded with his players to all get on the same page mentally...

American River College quarterback Jihad Vercher grew up in South-Central Los Angeles. He said he focused on football and homework in spite of the sounds of gunshots in his neighborhood (Photo by Barbara Harvey).

ARC quarterback overcomes gang violence to become starter

Kevin Sheridan • October 27, 2015

A previous version of this story falsely reported that "the ... San Andreas area" was occupied by "Bloods, Crips and other gangs." In fact, those gangs occupied the Los Angeles area. When he was six...

Marc Ellis, wide receiver for American River College fights for extra yards after the catch. Ellis had one reception for nine yards in the 44-14 victory as ARC faced Feather River on October 24, 2015.(Photo by Nicholas Corey)

Photo gallery: ARC runs over Feather River 44-14

Nicholas Corey • October 27, 2015

American River College running back Ce’von Mitchell-Ford adjusts his facemask during a 22-yard touchdown run against Feather River on Oct. 24, 2015. Mitchell-Ford had 93 yards on 16 carries with a pair of touchdowns in ARC’s 44-14 victory. (Photo by Nicholas Corey)

ARC football crushes Feather River College 44-14

Matthew Nobert • October 26, 2015

American River College running backs Armand Shyne and Ce’von Mitchell-Ford combined for 201 yards rushing and three touchdowns in ARC’s 44-14 win over Feather River College. ARC is now 5-2 on the...

American River Colleges defence line and Feather River Colleges ofecive line stare each other down before the snap during last years game where ARC won 44-8. ARC and FRC will have a similar scene coming Oct.24 in ARCs second conference game of the season. ( File Photo)

First place ARC football looks to repeat league domination

Matthew Nobert • October 22, 2015

The American River College football team hopes to continue on its road to repeating last year’s league domination. After an Oct. 17 win against the College of the Siskiyous, ARC is set to take on Feather...

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