Cerritos College defeated Bakersfield College 38–21 in football on Oct. 10. The Falcons built a 28–7 halftime lead and improved to 5–1 overall and 2–0 in conference play. Bakersfield fell to 2–4 overall and 0–3 in conference games.
How the game unfolded
Jeremiah Calvin completed 19 of 24 passes for 279 yards and three touchdowns. Charles Clinton II caught two of those touchdown passes, while Julian Amezcua-Foucault caught the other. JoJo Apisala and Jimmy Butler added rushing touchdowns for Cerritos.
Michael Ashford led Cerritos with five receptions for 106 yards. The Falcons finished with 462 yards of total offense, compared with 288 for Bakersfield. Cerritos also held the ball for 36 minutes, 25 seconds, helping it preserve the advantage created before halftime.
CSB Take
Cerritos combined an early scoring burst with enough possession time to manage the rest of the game. Bakersfield’s late touchdowns improved the final margin, but the first-half deficit had already made the comeback difficult. The next review for both teams should focus on the possessions that established that early gap.
