13 S P O R TS 11 Corsairs Recognized as All Conference Players
Dec. 8, 2021
Celso Robles | Sports Editor
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n Nov. 19, the Santa Monica College (SMC) Corsairs football team announced that 11 players made the 2021 Southern California Football Association (SCFA) All Conference list. If a player makes an All Conference list, they are awarded as one of the best players at their respective positions based on their quality of play throughout the season. Players who make the list are placed on the 1st All Conference team or 2nd All Conference team based on their performance and honored with one of the 15 player slots on offense or defense for each All Conference team. The 11 Corsairs who made this year's list were recognized as some of the best players in the American Pacific League, which has six teams total. The Pacific League is one of the six leagues with six teams that make up the SCFA. The SCFA is split up into a National Division and an American Division and SMC is in the Pacific League of the American Division. The SCFA in totality is made up of the 37 community colleges that offer intercollegiate football programs in California. Four SMC players were recognized as SCFA 1st Team All Conference players. Those players were Running Back Hassan Biggus, Wide Receiver Tariq Brown, Running Back Josiah Neos, and Quarterback Sam Vaulton. Both Neos and Biggus ranked seventh and eighth in total rushing yards
Jon Putman | The Corsair Santa Monica College Corsairs freshman runningback Josiah Neos (8) reaches out for more yardage as he is being tackled by a West L.A. defender on Nov. 20, 2021 at Santa Monica College.
in the Pacific League with 267 and 297 yards respectively. The two running backs rushed for a combined total of ten touchdowns in nine games this year. Vaulton ranked first in the Pacific League in passing completions (165), completion percentage (58.7%), and total passing yards (2,234). He was the only quarterback in the Pacific League to throw over 2,000 yards this season and did so in just eight games. Sophomore Wide Receiver Tariq Brown set out to make All Conference before the season even began. "That was one of my goals I had written down before our season started," said Brown.
Maxim Elramsisy | The Corsair Santa Monica College Corsair players celebrate after scoring the go ahead touchdown against L.A. Valley, at Santa Monica College on Sat., Nov. 6, 2021.
"It just makes me proud that I was able to accomplish that." Brown led the Pacific League with 56 catches and 844 receiving yards. His parents had high expectations for him entering the season. Brown also credits his late grandfather as motivation towards accomplishing his goal. "My grandpa ended up dying halfway through our season," said Brown. "That motivated me a lot...I had a lot of people rooting for me and I just didn't want to let them down." The SCFA also recognized seven other Corsairs as SCFA 2nd Team All Conference players. Those players were
Wide Receiver Gunnison Bloodgood, Long Snapper Nathan Hall, Defensive Lineman Rashad Lawrence, Kicker Tommy Meek, Linebacker Maximillian Palees, Defensive Lineman Tanner Vagle, and Offensive Lineman Jacob Wooden. Brown also shared how rewarding it was for him and 10 other teammates to be recognized as All Conference players. "I was very happy and shocked and surprised that [so] many people from our team made it," said Brown. "[It's] a reflection of the hard work we put in all year."
Jon Putman | The Corsair Santa Monica College Corsairs sophomore Tariq Brown (10) on Nov. 20, 2021 at Santa Monica College
