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American River College quarterback Jihad Vercher is brought down on a quaterback keeper by College of the Siskiyous defensive back Everette Deveaux during ARC football’s 49-31 win over College of the Siskiyous on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2015. Vercher threw for 230 yards and 2 touchdowns in addition to his one rushing touchdown. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Notebook: Running game taking the lead for team’s offense as league play begins

Matthew Peirson October 21, 2015

American River College’s football team scored five rushing touchdowns in its 49-31 win against College of the Siskiyous and strengthening the running attack in the process. Running backs Ce’Von...

American River College linebacker Patrick Walker charges after College of the Siskiyous running back Lashone Garnett as ARC defeated COS 49- 31 on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2015. ARC dominated defensively in the first half, holding COS to just 3 points at halftime. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

ARC football wins first league game

Matthew Peirson October 20, 2015

A previous version of this story falsely reported that ARC won its first division game on Saturday. In fact, Saturday's game was the first league win. Running backs Ce’Von Mitchell-Ford and Armand...

Coach Wheeler walks onto the field during a time out during American River Colleges 42-10 loss to College of San Mateo on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Former NFL cornerback leads ARC’s defensive backs

Johnnie Heard October 12, 2015

Former NFL corner Damen Wheeler has become quite accustomed to the defensive backfield he coaches at American River College. Wheeler was drafted in the sixth round by the San Diego Chargers in 2000,...

American River Colleges football team rushes on to the field at City College of San Francisco before its 20-17 win over CCSF on Sept. 26. ARC is 3-2 after a 42-10 loss at the College of San Mateo on Oct. 3 and will play College of Siskiyous for first place in the National NorCal conference. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

ARC football hot and cold through first five weeks

Kevin Sheridan October 7, 2015

Five weeks into the 2015 season, American River College’s football team is 3-2, and it is coming off a 42-10 loss at College of San Mateo College where it gave up 298 yards rushing and fumbled the ball...

College of San Mateo slot receiver David Rango leaps over his own player before being tackled by American River College safety Robert Sanders during ARCs 42-10 loss to CSM on Oct. 3, 2015. CSM ran for 298 yards against ARCs defense. (photo by Joe Padilla)

ARC falls on the road to no.2 ranked College of San Mateo

Kevin Sheridan October 5, 2015

American River College’s football team was defeated by College of San Mateo by a score of 42-10, in a game which ARC’s defense surrendered 298 total yards rushing and three touchdowns on the ground. Though...

American River College running back Wadus Parker runs upfield during last seasons 24-14 win over College of San Mateo. ARC, ranked no.1 in NorCal, will travel to San Mateo, ranked no.2 in NorCal, Saturday in a rematch of last seasons game. (File Photo)

ARC heads back to bay area to play second ranked College of San Mateo

Kevin Sheridan October 2, 2015

American River College’s football team is now ranked No. 1 in Northern California and is 3-1 after its 20-17 win over City College of San Francisco. The team will will travel back down to the Bay...

American River College wide receiver Jonathan Lopez goes up high to catch a pass during ARCs 20-17 win over City College of San Francisco at San Francisco on Sept 26, 2015. There were many similarities between ARCs 20-17 and its 17-14 loss to CCSF in the NorCal finals. (photo by Joe Padilla)

Analyzing the odd similarities of two separate ARC-CCSF games

Kameron Schmid October 1, 2015

In last November’s NorCal Championship game, ARC lost at City College of San Francisco on a late fourth quarter field goal by a score of 17-14 as CCSF’s football team and the attending crowd went crazy...

American River College offensive lineman Vaipou Garrigan Afamasaga screams in celebration after ARC football’s 20-17 win over powerhouse City College of San Francisco on Sept. 26, 2015. American River College pulled ahead with a 25 yard field goal during the last play of the game. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Photo gallery: ARC football defeats City College of San Francisco in mirror-image of 2014 NorCal final

Ashlynn Johnson, Barbara Harvey, and Joe Padilla September 30, 2015

Photos by Barbara Harvey, Ashlynn Johnson and Joe Padilla American River College's football team defeated City College of San Francisco on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 by a score of 20-17. The result was...

American River College head coach Jon Osterhout argues with the referees during ARC’s 20-17 defeat of City College of San Francisco on Sept. 26, 2015. ARC is ranked no.1 in NorCal after the 20-17 win. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Notebook: CCSF win gives ARC momentum heading into San Mateo game

Kevin Sheridan September 30, 2015

After defeating City College of San Francisco, ranked No. 3 ranked in the state on Sept. 21, American River College’s football team will head back out on the road to play College of San Mateo, formerly...

American River College’s quarterback Jihad Vercher getting tackled by Community College of San Francisco players Rod Jones and Austin Larkin during a game at CCSF on Sept. 26, 2015. (Photo by Ashlynn Johnson)

Heated rivalry leads to hard-hitting game between ARC and CCSF

Jordan Schauberger September 29, 2015

Hard-hitting, rough and dirty play are what define many good rivalries in football. When American River College’s football team faced off against City College of San Francisco on Saturday, the closeness...

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