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Chabot Sports Recap: Gladiators Battled Gallantly In Finale
Football season ends with loss to rival Laney; Chabot women win consolation title, men to host Gladiator Shootout
Chabot football coach Eric Fanene had no complaints about his team after a 21-7 loss to rival Laney Friday night in the Bay 6 Conference finale. The loss effectively ended Chabot's season, but the Gladiators played with their usual gusto against a highly regarded opponent.
“These young men deserve a bowl game...no quit in these guys...my guys. Couldn't be more proud. That was a war tonight against a great team. Love you guys.”
The Gladiators earned a No. 25 ranking in the final regular season rankings by the JC Athletic Bureau coaches poll.
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Buoyed by a stellar defense, the Gladiators rallied from a 6-0 halftime deficit to take 7-6 lead on a 1-yard TD run by freshman quarterback Chayce Akaka late in the third quarter, along with the PAT by Alejandro Cervantes. But Laney responded with with two touchdown runs by Jordon Brookshire to seal the win.
Four teams in the powerful Bay 6 all landed bowl berths, including Laney (8-2, 4-1), but Chabot (5-5, 1-4) did not receive a bid.
Santa Rosa (5-4, 1-3) which took a wild 47-40 overtime win over Chabot on Oct. 27, will compete in the Gridiron Classic at American River. The Santa Rosa-DVC game scheduled for last week was cancelled due to air quality.
Six Gladiators reached double figures: Akili Daniels with 17 points, 4 rebounds; Jordan McGlory with 17 points., 7 rebounds; Jabari Sweet with 12 points, 6 rebounds; Jordan Cineus with 12 points; Kolby Charles with 11 points; Kyle Brown with 10 points.
The Gladiators will host Folsom Lake on Friday and San Jose on Saturday in the Chabot Shootout. Both games will tip off at 4 p.m.
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Zakiya Mahoney paced the Gladiators with a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds. Ferryn Steen had 10 boards off the bench. Mia Finnie had 11 points and Kendra Jueitt added 10 points.
The Gladiators (3-1) also notched a quality win over College of San Mateo 76-65 on Nov. 10, nailing it down with an 18-13 run over the fourth quarter. Indiya Williams led the charges with 18 points off the bench. Jueiit had 10 points and five steals and Mahoney, who had a big tournament, had 16 points and 8 boards.
Impressively, Chabot was victorious in all but one of the contested matches.
Here are the results:
125 - Brandon Julien (Chabot) winner by Fall, 2:35 over Chris O'Neil.
133 - Felipe Duenas (Chabot) winner by Fall, 4:20 over Tanner Robson.
141 - Nate Sereni (Skyline) winner by Forfeit.
149 - Josh Aceves (Skyline) winner by Forfeit.
157 - Alex Sousa (Chabot) winner by Fall, 5:25 over Vincent Blendorf.
165 - Kevin Garcia (Chabot) winner by Fall, 1:25 over Alexander Wong.
174 - Ryan Petersen (Chabot) winner by Fall, 4:25 over Thomas Montserrat.
184 - Michael Carse (Chabot) winner by Fall, 2:25 over Devin Andrade.
197 - Anthony Cress (Chabot) winner by Fall, 1:50 over Shayan Eslamian.
285 - Steve Garcia (Chabot) lost by Fall, 1:54 to Ramon Guzman.