The Ventura College football team's 2-0 start is opening eyes across both the state and country.

Although head coach Steve Mooshagian is working to keep the Pirates' feet on the field.

"I try to take it low-key," Mooshagian said. "It's still so early in the season. I try to keep polls in proper perspective. I know it's a long season."

Impressive wins over former Mission Conference powers Riverside and Long Beach City has seen Ventura rise to No. 2 in Southern California and No. 7 in the state in this week's California Community College Football Coaches Association polls.

The Pirates also rose three spots to No. 10 in this week's JC Grid-wire/JCFootball.com national poll. The rankings represent a high-water mark for the program since running back Travis Rogers powered it into the 1999 Southern California title game.

"You can't get caught up in these things," Mooshagian said. "People will have to prove each week. You really have to keep it in perspective and stay humble."

Ventura should have no problem focusing on Saturday's trip to No. 2 Los Angeles Harbor, which is also ranked in the state (13) and nation (19).

"Anybody can beat anyone," Mooshagian said.

The Riverside team that Ventura upset on opening night rebounded with an impressive 47-7 win over powerful Palomar, which is why the Tigers are already back up to No. 3 this week.

"It shows the respect that people have for Riverside's program," Mooshagian said. "It also shows newfound respect for our (program). It is flattering."

Click here for the preview of today's CC football games, "VC, Moorpark hope to build off opening wins."

And here are the preview capsules:

COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL
No. 3 Ventura (1-0) at Long Beach City (0-1)
Veterans Stadium, 1 p.m.
LAST WEEK: Ventura 28, Riverside 27; Fullerton 52, Long Beach 21
SERIES HISTORY: Long Beach leads series, 6-2-1, dating back to 1940. Long Beach won the last meeting, 21-20, in 2006.
GAME FACTS: Ventura made significant plays in all three phases in the season-opening win. QB Ebahn Feathers completed 26 of 42 passes for 217 yards and three touchdowns. RB Victor Caro Jr. had 64 all-purpose yards and two TDs before suffering turf toe in the first half. WR Dylan McDaniel caught six passes for 67 yards and two scores. The defense, led by LB P.J. Gremaud and S Matt Arve, forced four turnovers. Long Beach fell behind 21-0 in the first quarter and never recovered, despite 206 yards passing and two TDs from QB Casey Nielsen.

No. 15 Citrus (1-0) at No. 16 Moorpark (1-0)
Griffin Stadium, 1 p.m.
LAST WEEK: Citrus 31, Pasadena City 14; Moorpark 23, Orange Coast 20 (OT)
SERIES HISTORY: Moorpark leads, 4-1, after last year's 27-21 win in Glendora.
GAME FACTS: The Moorpark defense already off to a great start this fall after allowing just 20 points, 224 yards of total offense and intercepting four passes in its opening win. Citrus also forced four turnovers in its opening win. Citrus QB Bernard Porter completed 18 of 28 passes for 221 yards and 3 TDs. Offensively, Moorpark was led by RB Jordan Nunnery (29 att., 117 yards). After four years off the field, QB Ben Conlin (16-of-28 passing, 116 yards, 1 TD, 1 int.) has now shaken off the cobwebs.

The Ventura College women's volleyball team has already opened the season under first-year coach Jon Roberts, falling at Bakersfield and Long Beach City.

The new-look Pirates have been led the first week of the season by freshman middle blocker Gemma Stoll (Ventura), sophomore libero Delaney Fautt (Rio Mesa) and freshman outside hitter Inga McManus (Oak Park).

In addition, Candace Sakuda, a forward for the women's basketball team the last two seasons, has made an impact on the front line.

The Moorpark College men's volleyball team (7-3) flashed its credentials Wednesday by knocking off No. 1-ranked Long Beach City in four games at Raider Pavilion.

"That is a very big win," said Moorpark coach Steve Burkhart. "It's the first time we've beaten that team since we started with the men."

Long Beach (8-1) had swept its previous six straight matches and had only dropped two games all season.

"They are a very aggressive hitting and serving team," said Burkhart. "We knew that if we could hang in there a little bit, maybe they'd start to doubt themselves."

After dropping the first game, Moorpark rebounded to sweep the final three.

"All of a sudden we started to believe," said Burkhart. "Our defense really played great."

The Oxnard College men's soccer team will attempt to reach the third round of the postseason for the first time in school history today.

Riding a 17-match unbeaten streak and ranked No. 20 in the national coaches' poll, the No. 4-seeded Condors (14-1-6) will host No. 12 Long Beach City (8-7-6) in the Southern California regional semifinals today at 2 p.m.

"They're a pretty good team," said Greaney. "They pack a lot of defenders and they try to counter attack."

Which is the type of opponent Oxnard and its possessing, passing style has seen repeatedly this season.

"Because it's college soccer and 80 percent of the teams do that same thing," said Greaney.

Oxnard will be without defender Salvador Mendoza, who was sent off in Saturday 1-0 win over Hancock.

The Condors' attack is led by Rio Mesa High product Javier Marquez (11 goals, four assists), Channel Islands High product Jesus Landeros (10 goals, four assists), Pacifica High product Sigifredo Torres (seven goals, eight assists) and Hueneme High product Gustavo Navarro (two goals, 10 assists).

A potential regional final trip to defending state champion and No. 1 Mount San Antonio (18-0-3), the top-ranked team in the nation, is lurking for the winner.

After two dramatic last-minute wins over Chaffey a year ago, the Moorpark College football team made sure to control Saturday's 27-17 win over the visiting Panthers.

One week after letting a 12-7 fourth-quarter lead slip at Long Beach, the Raiders jumped out to a 24-0 lead early in the third quarter.

"Chaffey has some skill players over there that can terrorize you if you're not careful," said Moorpark interim coach Will Thurston. "But the game seemed to be going pretty quick. Time was on our side after a while."

Possession has been emphasis for the Raiders during conference play. Moorpark hasn't lost the turnover battle since Sept. 24.

"We've been doing a decent job of hanging on to it," said Thurston. "We're a little bit more protective in the way plays are being called."

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Ventura 13, Bakersfield 0
Bakersfield 0 0 0 0 -- 0
Ventura 10 3 0 0 -- 13
First quarter
VC -- FG Luna 22, 11:35.
VC -- Trueblood 1 (Luna kick), 5:46.
Second quarter
VC -- FG Luna 33, 4:50.

Long Beach City 35, Moorpark 12
Moorpark 3 9 0 0 -- 12
Long Beach City 7 0 0 28 -- 35
First quarter
MC -- FG 42 Ruhnke, 2:58.
LBCC -- Jackson 1 run (kick good), 2:00.
Second quarter
MC -- FG 27 Ruhnke, 12:51.
MC -- FG 24 Ruhnke, 5:59.
MC -- FG 29 Ruhnke, 0:00.
Fourth quarter
LBCC -- Jackson 1 run (kick good), 13:54.
LBCC -- Morris 91 pass from Craighead (kick good), 11:26.
LBCC -- Panteau 1 run (kick good), 5:40.
LBCC -- Agamegwa 4 run (kick good), 0:03.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL
No. 8 Bakersfield (3-3) at No. 19 Ventura (3-3)
VC Sportsplex, 6 p.m.
LAST WEEK: Hancock 35, Bakersfield 28; Cerritos 31, Ventura 24
INTERNET RADIO: http://www.HomefieldSports.com
SERIES HISTORY: Bakersfield leads the series, 24-5-1, in a series
dating back to 1932. Last year, the Renegades won 27-24 in overtime at
home.
GAME FACTS: This may serve as an elimination game after both teams dropped their Northern Conference openers last week. Ventura remains
No. 5 in total defense (284.3 ypg), No. 3 against the run (75.0 ypg)
and leads Southern California with 28 sacks. Meanwhile, Bakersfield
has struggled protecting its passers, allowing 22 sacks. LB P.J.
Gremaud is averaging 10.2 tackles per game, placing him in the Top 5
regionally. DE Daniel Miller and LB Donovan Brownlee have combined for
10.5 sacks. Bakersfield QB Brian Duboski (46-for-96 passing, 669
yards, 6 TDs, 5 ints.) has been inefficient since taking over the
starting job after Brian Burrell suffered a shoulder injury Sept. 17.
But RB Jalen Sykes (111 att., 509 yards, 2 TDs) and WR Brandon Hobdy
(26 rec., 423 yards, 4 TDs) are powerful weapons. The red zone will be
a concern for VC. Bakersfield is one of the best in Southern
California, having scored on 15 of 17 red-zone possessions, including
13 TDs, while only allowing 10 TDs in 21 chances, defensively. Ventura
has scored just 10 TDs in 20 red-zone possessions while allowing
points on 15 of 16 trips, defensively. Both teams are among the Top 10
in turnover margin, having forced 13 takeaways each. Ventura CB Jordan
Howard has been a weapon on special teams, averaging 13.0 yards per
punt return and 32.6 yards per kickoff return.

No. 9 Moorpark (4-2) at Long Beach City (2-4)
Veterans Stadium, 1 p.m.
LAST WEEK: Long Beach 31, L.A. Harbor 28; Moorpark 31, Antelope Valley 24
SERIES HISTORY: Moorpark leads the series, 3-2. The Raiders won 34-0 last year.
GAME FACTS: This could develop into a quarterback shootout between Long Beach's Ryan Craighead and Moorpark's Nick Owens. Craighead
(148-of-263 passing, 2,066 yards, 20 TDs, 9 ints.) leads Southern
California in passing and is No. 2 in total offense (335.7 ypg). WR
Travon Payne (34 rec., 574 yards) has scored seven times in four games
and WR Willie Bobbitt (43 rec., 519 yards, 6 TDs) is averaging a TD
per game. QB Nick Owens (93-of-174 passing, 1,279 yards, 15 TDs, 4
ints.) has been near flawless in Moorpark's three-game winning streak
and has his own dynamic WR duo in Donnel Robinson (32 rec., 654 yards,
8 TDs) and DeAndre Hutchins (23 rec., 329, 5 TDs). Craighead will have
to deal with a Moorpark defense that is tops in Southern California
against the pass (132.2 ypg) and on third down (22.3 percent). The
Raiders are No. 3 in total defense (251.3 ypg) and No. 6 in scoring
defense (20.3 ppg). While Long Beach has attempted the least amount of
running plays in the region, Moorpark RB William Franklin (83 att.,
354 yards, 3 TDs) heads up a four-pronged ground attack. Moorpark P
David Sandler (40.3 ypp) is No. 4 in punting.

Game preview is here.

Ventura 14 3 7 0 0 -- 24
Bakersfield 0 7 3 14 3 -- 27
FINAL IN OT
VC -- Sims 7 run (Brown kick), 1:38 Q1.
VC -- Sims 38 run (Brown kick), 0:00 Q1.
BC -- Kolb 12 pass from Negron (Gallington kick), 3:23 Q2.
VC -- FG 30 Brown, 0:00 Q2.
BC -- FG 21 Gallington, 9:06 Q3.
VC -- Sims 6 run (Brown kick), 2:14 Q3.
BC -- Kolb 55 pass from Negron (Gallington kick), 10:16 Q4.
BC -- Oglesby 56 fumble return (Gallington kick), 4:56, Q4.
BC -- FG 35 Gallington, OT.

Long Beach City 0 0 0 0 -- 0
Moorpark 0 14 6 14 -- 34
FINAL
MC -- Matt Gentle 19 run
MC -- Frankie Estanol 65 punt return.
MC -- Gant pass from Shultis
MC -- Gant
MC -- Henderson

Mike Melonas had 15 points, including 7-of-8 shooting from the line, and seven points and Pierce Brooks and Jordan Harris added 13 points and 12 points, respectively, but the Ventura College men's basketball team fell 64-61 at Long Beach City Tuesday night.

Ventura (2-8) had possession, trailing 62-61 with 25 seconds to play, but Long Beach drew an offensive foul.

Stephen Gwin had 20 points and nine rebounds for Long Beach City (4-6).

The Ventura College women's water polo team, seeded No. 10, fell 7-6 to No. 7 Long Beach City in the first round of the Southern California regional playoffs today at Pasadena City College.

Emily Allen scored two goals and Carly Clark, Olivia Hernandez, Rachel Davis, Courtney Thomas added goals for the Pirates (18-5).

Sarah Agopian's second goal gave Long Beach a 7-5 lead with 1:06 to play as the Vikings never trailed.

Ventura goalie Marissa Herold made seven blocks.

Long Beach moves on to face No. 2 Cerritos (29-1) in Friday's quarterfinals.

The Ventura College women's water polo team (18-4) is the No. 10 seed in the Southern California regional playoffs.

The Western State Conference champion, Pirates will face No. 7 Long Beach City (22-6) Thursday afternoon in a regional first-round match at Pasadena City College.

Ventura did not face Long Beach this season, but did go 4-0 in its tournament in October.

The winner faces No. 2 Cerritos in the quarterfinals Friday at PCC.

Click the jump for the rest of the quarterfinal matchups.