The Long Beach City College football team fell short against Mt. San Antonio College with a score of 36-20 for their home opener on Saturday night at the Veterans Stadium.
Before kickoff, the team took a moment of silence to remember Brent Le Roux, a former teammate who passed away due to an accidental overdose this summer.
Coming off a win in the season opener, the Vikings came out struggling and couldn’t get the offense going, ultimately coming away with a loss, and now hold an overall record of 1-1.
Linebacker DeAnthony Jones was disappointed with the loss vs Mt. San Antonio but will push stronger for next game.
“One of our biggest goals as a team this season is to not lose at our home, we unfortunately lost but we have the rest of the season ahead of us,” Jones said.
Jones ended the game with a total of five tackles.
The Vikings struggled on offense, trying to make a play and not getting on the scoreboard for the first half.
Mt. San Antonio scored two touchdowns in the first half, and then followed with a safety.
The Mounties did not give the Vikings a chance to score and forced them into halftime with a score of 22-0.
“Mt. San Antonio just came out to play we dug a huge hole for ourselves, and as much as we tried to come out we fell short,” head coach Bret Peabody said.
Coming into the second half, Mounties scored another touchdown leaving the score at 29-0.
Freshman wide receiver for the Vikings, Julian Woodard, followed with a 32 yard pass from Derrah West, giving the Viking first touchdown of the game.
Vikings scored another touchdown from the 38 yard line from freshmen Saeed Galooway leaving the score at 29-14.
Mounties scored their final touchdown in the fourth quarter, and the Vikings had a 42 yard pass complete from Dominic Wingfield leaving the final score at 36-20.
Although the Vikings fell short on their home game opener, defensive back Derrick Williams ensured they will come back stronger.
“We can’t put our head downs yet, we have the whole season left,” Williams said.
“This loss will only make us stronger for the next games ahead of us.”
The Vikings will come back out to the field on Sept 21 at 6pm at LA Valley College.