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Vikings win Homecoming game 42-17 against Orange Coast

By Isabel Murty

The Vikings extended their winning streak to five games as they won the homecoming game against conference team Orange Coast 42-17 on Saturday.

“It’s the first win at the house, so it’s a really big accomplishment for the team,” linebacker Jalen Johnson said. 

The Vikings started the game with a 91-yard kickoff return to score a touchdown by wide Receiver Troy TW Crozier. 

The defense for the Vikings shut out Orange Coast in the first quarter and third quarter. 

However, Orange Coast scored a field goal and two touchdowns in the second and fourth quarters.

Wide Reciever Matthew Berenji catches a pass while an opposing player tries to tackle him. The Vikings defeated Orange Coast College 42-17 on Oct. 26, 2024. (Brianna Apodaca)

“There were a lot of things we needed to clean up, we got some monster games coming up in the next few weeks and overall we played well,” head coach Brett Peabody said.

Before the game, the Vikings held a tailgate with games and booths in the parking lot, and Superintendent President Dr. Mike Munoz did the coin toss to start the game. 

During halftime, kids were allowed to go on the field and do challenges like kicking a field goal, learning to tackle, and a hula hoop contest. 

The Vikings are currently 5-2 overall and 4-0 in the conference with a five-game winning streak.

“This is not just like not regular junior college, this is really like a family, our defensive line group is a family, this is a brotherhood forever,” defensive line Cordell Shields said.

The next game is against conference team Golden West on Nov. 2 at 6 p.m.

“We will do our usual thing. We come out here and work hard Monday through Thursday. We will work on cleaning some things up in the red zone offensively, this coming week when we play Golden West we have to do a much better Job at containing the quarterback,” Peabody said.

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