  Led by 10 1st Team
selections on both offense and defense, the Cerritos
College football team saw 17 named to the
All-Northern Division Central Conference Team. The
Falcons (9-1), who are preparing for their upcoming
Southern California Regional Playoff Game against
Palomar College on Saturday, had one player who was
a unanimous selection. Sophomore running back Tylik
Carter (Long Beach Jordan HS),
who is lost for the season due to an injury,
received first place votes from all of the other
coaches in the conference.
Named to the 1st
Team on offense along with Carter were center
Jeff Houser (St. John Bosco HS)
and tackle
Jarrell Winston (Woodrow Wilson,
D.C. HS), who was a 2nd Team selection as a
freshman. Sophomore quarterback
Chris Morales (La Habra HS)
and one of his wide receivers,
Joshua Robbins (La Mirada HS)
were named to the 1st Team, as well as all-purpose
player
Eric Russell (Gahr HS). In
fact, Russell was also a 1st Team selection at
defensive back and received the same honors his
freshman year.
The two linemen,
along with freshman guard Fou Fonati
(Mayfair HS), who was a 2nd Team pick,
helped the offense generate 403 points and 4,178
yards on the year. As for Morales, he has thrown for
2,210 yards, which is just 65 yards away from
breaking the single-season record of 2,264 in 1998
by Ryan Matthews. Robbins is second
on the team with 32 receptions for 502 yards and is
second with seven touchdowns. Russell, one of the
most versatile players in school history, has 16
kick returns for 518 yards (32.4 average) and an
85-yard touchdown, while he has returned eight punts
for 210 yards (26.2 average). On defense, he leads
the secondary with 50 tackles and has picked off
four passes for 171 yards and a pair of touchdowns
against El Camino College last Saturday. In addition
he has 12 pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, two
tackles for loss and two forced fumbles.
Sophomore return
specialist Tavoy
Moore (Gahr HS) was a 1st Team
pick, while sophomore linebacker Cee
Jay Harris (Long Beach Wilson HS)
was joined by sophomore defensive lineman
Deon Goggins (Palisades HS) on
defense. Harris leads the team with 86 tackles,
while Goggins has posted 35 stops to go along with
his 10 tackles for loss and seven quarterback sacks.
Moore, who is also
out with an injury, is second on the team with 10
kickoff returns for 318 yards (31.8 average) and a
touchdown, while he caught 10 passes for 218 yards
and three scores as a wide receiver. Harris leads
the team with 86 tackles and has added six tackles
for loss, three quarterback hurries, as well as an
interception, forced fumble and pass breakup. Goggins
has contributed 35 stops on the year with seven
tackles for loss, seven quarterback sacks and five
quarterback hurries.
Named to the 2nd
Team were freshman tight end
Lucas Mealy (St. John Bosco HS)
and sophomore wide receiver
Michael Willie (Long Beach Wilson
HS) on offense, with sophomore defensive backs
Drew Harris (California HS)
and Lenyatta Kiles
(Culver City HS) being joined by freshman
defensive end
Eli Edwards (Long Beach Poly HS)
and freshman linebacker
David Lopez (Garfield HS) on
defense.
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