11/12/08
The Panthers made their last home appearance today, losing to the Desert Roadrunners 27-14. Leading the Panthers was Lance Adams with 141 yards rushing. At quarterback was Greg Sprowls with 19 out of 41 completed passes and 2 interceptions. The Panthers trailed from the start, suffering from turnovers and penalties throughout the game. Complete play-by-play can be found at www.chaffey.edu/codcffy.htm. The team travels to Mt. SAC next Saturday for the final game of the 08 National Conference season.

11/4/08
The Panthers returned home last Saturday to take on Northern Central Conference foe, Riverside Community College. Leading the Panthers to a 45-23 win was freshman Mark Chase who rushed for 180 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Tiger defense. Greg Sprowls threw 11 for 22 Saturday at QB with 2 TDs, 1 interception and 2 sacks. Aaron Mays had 87 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns. Jason Levy had 6 punts (187 yards), a 3rd quarter field goal attempt and 8 kickoffs for 454 yards and 1 touchback. The Panthers play the final home game of the 08-09 season this Saturday against College of the Desert.

10/30/08
The Panthers traveled to Citrus Saturday to take on the Fighting Owls, losing 27-20. The team was plagued with penalties that cost them nearly 200 yards. The Panthers scored early on a 55 yard pass by AJ Springer to Aaron Mays to take the game to 7-0. The Owls answered back in the 2nd quarter, pulling away from the Panthers until the 3rd. Leading the Panthers Saturday was the quarterback tagteam of Sprowls and Springer. Springer passed for 133 yards and rushed for 44. Sprowls threw for 71 yards on relief with two late game touchdowns. Continuing his awesome season, Mark Chase rushed for 78 yards (69 net). Rydell Moore lead the defensive line with 5 solo tackled and 3 assists followed closely by Edward Heath with 4-4. The Panthers return home this weekend to take on the RCC Tigers at 1 pm.

10/16/08
The Panthers traveled to El Camino Saturday for the 2nd game of the National Central Conference season, losing 30-15. El Camino was ranked #3 in the state going into Saturday’s game. The loss places the Panthers in 4th place behind Mt SAC, El Camino and Desert who are all undefeated this season. The team has a bye this week allowing them to rest and regroup prior to resuming play on October 25th against Citrus. Take your Panther Pride on the road – directions to Citrus College.

10/8/08
The Panthers hosted the Cerritos Falcons in the conference opener for the National Central conference today. Despite the rain and wind, fans crowded the stands to cheer the Panthers onto victory. Leading the team was Mark Chase with 154 yards rushing and 1 touchdown. Chase has rushed for an impressive 433 yards this season and 4 touchdowns. Springer and Sprowls traded off at QB with Springer scoring a TD, his 5th this season.

The score was tied at 6-6 at the end of the 4th. In OT, Chase barreled through the defense to score the game winning touchdown, taking the score to the final 16-9. The Panthers are on the road next week at El Camino (6 pm) for the 2nd game of the conference season.

UPDATE - Panther Football has moved up in the CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE REGIONAL STATE FOOTBALL POLL this week to #9 from #15. The Football Coaches’ Association Poll was released today and Chaffey is now ranked #20 in the state (up from #25 last week)!

9/30/08
The Panthers traveled to Grossmont Saturday to face their longtime rivals, the Griffins. The team suffered their first defeat of the season, 51-15. Next up for the Panthers is the kickoff of the 08 conference season against Cerritos next Saturday at 6 pm.

9/23/08
Saturday’s win against Antelope Valley takes the Panthers to 3-0 this season. The team travels to Grossmont Saturday for their final pre-conference game of the year.

9/18/08
Congratulations go out to Chaffey football head coach, Carl Beach for his 100th win at Chaffey College. #100 came last Saturday against Southwestern College. 2008 is Coach Beach’s 13th season at Chaffey.

JUST OUT -- The CCCFCA Poll is out for the week of 9/15/08 and the previously unranked Panthers were named #23 in the state! It was another exciting game on Grigsby Field as the Panthers defeated the Southwestern Jaguars 28-24 in the 2nd game of the season. Leading the Panthers was freshman running back, Mark Chase (Los Osos) who rushed for an impressive 110 yards. Chase is looking to dominate in the conference. Complete play by play can be found on the Chaffey Football site. The Panthers travel to Antelope Valley next Saturday to take on the Marauders at 7 pm.

Chaffey's freshman football players Mark Chase and AJ Springer were again named to the SCFA Player of the Week list for their performance at last weekend's home victory against Southwestern. Definitely 2 players to watch this season!

11/15/07
The Panthers finished the season in 4th place with a .500 season (5-5-0). Six players were named to the All Foothill Conference Team: Stevon Thomas, Justin Veazie, Jahmel Rover, Bryan Copping, Alex Thompson and Dennis Gilleylan. Congratulations to these outstanding players!

11/1/07
The Panthers played hard last Saturday and were rewarded with a decisive 49-24 victory over the visiting Wolverines of San Bernardino Valley College. SBVC came on strong scoring first but the Panthers fought back, with the leader bouncing back and forth throughout the first & second quarters. In the second half, it was all Panther Power – with Chaffey leading until the end. Complete play-by-play is available on the Chaffey Football website. This win, coupled with Grossmont’s loss over the weekend bump the Panthers into 3rd place in the conference and 16th in southern California.

The Panthers travel to Antelope Valley Saturday for their final game of the 2007 regular season. The Marauders are undefeated this season and are ranked first in conference and 10th in the state with an 8-0 record.

10/25/07
The Panthers traveled to Mt San Jacinto last weekend and took the Eagles 28-10. That win moves Chaffey into the #4 spot in the Foothill Conference behind College of the Desert, Antelope Valley and San Bernardino. Desert and AVC remain undefeated.

Jahmel Rover #26 has a firm hold on the top rushing spot in the conference (and #6 in the state) averaging well over 100 yards per game despite sitting out a game for health reasons.

The Panthers return home this weekend for their final game of the season at Grigsby Field. Come cheer the team on as they take on #3 San Bernardino Valley at 1 pm Saturday.

10/18/07
The Panthers fell 50-17 last week against undefeated College of the Desert. Roadrunner defense kept Jahmel Rover (2nd in state for rushing) to 50 yards for the entire game.

The Panthers go into this weekend’s game against Mt San Jacinto in 5th place (2-3 in conference). The Eagles are 1-3 in conference with their sole win against San Diego Mesa last weekend.

Only 3 games remain for the Panthers this season, including games against #2 Antelope Valley and #3 San Bernardino Valley. The Panthers return home Saturday, October 27th for a 1 pm game against the San Bernardino Valley Wolverines. This will be the Panthers final game at home for the 07 season.

9/27/07
Last week at Southwestern, the Panthers played like a team that wanted to win and were rewarded for their efforts with a decisive 42-34 win against the Jaguars. Highlighting the game were 3 touchdowns by #80 Alex Thompson including a 75 yard punt return in the 4th quarter. Powerhouse, Jahmel Rover (#26) rushed for 224 yards including 3 touchdowns.

The Panthers go into this weekend’s game 1-1 in conference play, as does Grossmont who lost to San Bernardino Valley (27-25) last weekend. That loss was the Griffins first conference loss in 5 years!

9/20/07
The Panthers opened the conference season Saturday at home against Victor Valley. The Panthers dominated the field early on, taking the score to 26-9 at the end of the first half. But the Rams gained momentum after the break and tied the game at 26-26 with 3 minutes remaining. The momentum continued into overtime with VVC scoring the game winning touchdown. Final score 33-26. The Panthers will travel to Southwestern Saturday in an attempt to even out their conference record.

9/13/07
Despite a disappointing 27-6 loss to Riverside last Saturday, the Panthers are optimistic for Saturday’s conference opener against Victor Valley (0-2). “Like Victor Valley, we’re a very young team but we’re improving every day.” – Carl Beach, head coach Panther football

9/6/07
The Panthers played their first game of the 2007 season last Saturday against Glendale College. According to Jim Bryant, this was the first time in 77 years that the teams have faced off,

Despite record temperatures, the Panthers played a strong game taking the Vaqueros 31-10. The team plays Sat. at RCC at 5 pm.

8/27/07
The team traveled to Escondido Saturday to face Palomar College in a preseason scrimmage. The first game of the season will be this Saturday at home against Glendale College at 5 pm.