With more and more Cerritos College football players earning their Associate of Arts degrees, the numbers of players who are committing to four-year schools will continue to climb.
On the heels of a successful 2022 season, where the Cerritos College football team went 8-3 on the year and captured the championship of the Western State Bowl, players from that team are now moving on to four-year colleges.
One of the reasons sophomore running back Davon Booth was able to rush for 1,442 yards and eight touchdowns in 10 games this season an earn 1st Team All-American, was his freshman tackle Edward Fonua, who joined him on the All-American list.
A total of 15 players off the Cerritos College football team have been named All-National Division Central League after completing the season with an 8-3 record.
After a regular season where the Cerritos College football team went 7-3 and finished in third place in the National Conference Southern League standings, they will be hosting crosstown rival Long Beach City College on November 26 in the Western State Bowl.
With a chance at securing a postseason playoff bid with a victory on Saturday night, the Cerritos College football team suffered a 28-7 home loss against Mt. San Antonio College.
Locked in a 45-45 tie with time running out, the Cerritos College football team saw visiting Riverside City College score the eventual game-winning touchdown with :27 seconds remaining.
By the time the Cerritos College football team had touched the ball eight times on Saturday, they had turned it over three times, which made for what many thought could be a long day.
In the 60th anniversary of the first time the Cerritos College and El Camino College football teams played for the Milk Can Trophy, the Falcons scored nine of their points on defense in a 22-20 win on Saturday night.
There was more than enough electricity to power the Cerritos College offense on Saturday night in their 50-14 National Division Central League win over Chaffey College.
A 23-yard touchdown with 1:01 left in the fourth quarter not only handed the Cerritos College football team their first loss of the season, it snapped their seven-game winning streak dating back to last season.
In the 63-24 win recorded by the Cerritos College football team against Southwestern College, the team scored six touchdowns through the air, but added a pair of interception returns for touchdowns.
Faced with 3rd and 10 at the Allan Hancock 39-yard line, Cerritos College sophomore quarterback Jordan Simpson found sophomore tight end Jacob Leija down the sideline for what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown with 3:33 left in the fourth quarter.
Unable to pull away from host Fullerton College on Saturday night, the Cerritos College football team looked to their defense to secure their 32-24 win.