Having allowed only 13 points and 177.5 yards per game defensively in opening up 2-0, the Ventura College football team is a "team to watch" in this week's JC Gridwire national Top 25.
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NATIONAL TOP 25
9/13/09
1. Blinn College (1) (3-0) - Shut out Arkansas Baptist, 48-0.
2. El Camino (2) (2-0) - Took it to Long Beach, 65-20.
3. Navarro (3) (2-0) - Bye. Next up: at Kilgore.
4. Mt. San Antonio (4) (2-0) - Beat Golden West, 33-14.
5. East Mississippi (5) (3-0) - Defeated Holmes, 41-14.
6. City College of San Francisco (7) (2-0) - Nice win over Fresno, 37-21.
7. Butler (8) (2-1) - Got shut out win over Garden City, 17-0.
8. Palomar (9) (2-0) - Notched win over Victor Valley, 24-7.
9. Hutchinson (11) (2-0) - Took it to Highland, 58-6.
10. Mississippi Gulf Coast (10) (2-1) - Beat SW Mississippi, 33-16.
11. Pearl River (12) (3-0) - Got by good NW Miss. team, 38-35.
12. Fullerton (6) (2-0) - Got by LA Pierce in penalty fest, 37-21.
13. Fort Scott (14) (2-0) - Had bye. Next up: at Garden City.
14. Grossmont (15) (2-0) - Beat College of the Desert, 61-14.
15. College of San Mateo (16) (2-0) - Grabbed the W vs. Chabot, 40-14.
16. Arizona Western (18) (2-0) - Grabbed victory over Phoenix, 51-21.
17. Santa Ana (19) (2-0) - Got win over San Diego Mesa, 44-13.
18. Saddleback (20) (2-0) - Beat Mt. San Jacinto, 72-7.
19. Bakersfield (21) (2-0) - Knocked out LA Valley, 55-7.
20. Cerritos (23) (2-0) - Raced to win over Santa Monica, 66-2.
21. NW Mississippi (17) (2-1) - Narrow loss to Pearl River, 38-35.
22. Sierra (22) (2-0) - Beat nearby rival Sacramento City, 48-28.
23. Snow (24) (2-1) - Beat road weary Georgia Military, 32-6.
24. LA Harbor (25) (2-0) - Nailed down win over Citrus, 47-14.
25. College of the Canyons (13) (1-1) - Lost to Santa Barbara, 17-14.
Others to Watch - Butte (2-0), Foothill (2-0), Santa Rosa (2-0), Joliet (3-0), Trinity Valley (2-0), Fresno (1-1), Phoenix (1-1), Coahoma (3-0), Grand Rapids (3-0), Rochester (3-0), Ventura (2-0), Allan Hancock (2-0), Central Lakes (3-0), Georgia Military (1-2), Ellsworth (1-1), Iowa Central (1-1), Lackawanna (2-0), Eastern Arizona (2-0), Louisburg (2-0)









Good for the Pirates. In spite of their tough schedule, I expect them to have a good season...