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November 12, 2006
Release: #0620

News Release
For Immediate Release

Sacramento, CA . . . The Community College League of California Commission on Athletics (COA) Football Bowl Game Selection Committee today announced the participants in the COA's 2006 football bowl games.

Final regular-season record, final poll ranking, and designation are in parenthesis.

November 18:

American Bowl, host El Camino College, 6 p.m.
Moorpark (9-1, #5S, #5S playoff seed) vs. El Camino (8-2, #4S, #4S playoff seed)

Bulldog Bowl, host College of San Mateo, 12 p.m.
San Mateo (6-4, #7N) vs. Sequoias (7-3, #5N)

Butte College Century Holiday Bowl, host Butte College, 12 p.m.
Yuba (5-5, #19N, Co-Bay Valley Champ) vs. Monterey Peninsula (9-1, #14N, Co-Coast Champ)

East County Bowl, host Los Medanos College, 1 p.m.
Siskiyous (6-4, #15N, Co-Mid Empire Champ) vs. Diablo Valley (7-3, t-#10N, Golden Gate Champ)

Golden Empire Bowl, host Bakersfield College, 3 p.m.
Citrus (7-3, #13S, #7S playoff seed, Western State South Champ) vs. Bakersfield (9-1, #2S, #2S playoff seed, Western State North Champ)

Graffiti Bowl, host Modesto Junior College, 1 p.m.
Modesto (7-3, #12N) vs. Laney (8-2, t-#10N)

National Bowl, host Saddleback College, 5 p.m.
Palomar (6-4, #14S, #8S playoff seed, Co-Mission American Champ) vs. Saddleback (10-0, #1S, #1S playoff seed, Mission National Champ)

Silicon Valley Bowl, host Foothill College, 1 p.m.
Sierra (6-4, #9N) vs. Foothill (9-1, #1N, Co-NorCal Champ)

Southern California Bowl, host Grossmont College, 1 p.m.
Victory Valley (9-1, #6S, #6S playoff seed) vs. Grossmont (9-1, #3S, #3S playoff seed, Foothill Champ)

State Center Bowl, host Reedley College, 1 p.m.
Reedley (6-3, #6N) vs. Santa Rosa (9-1, #2N, Co-NorCal Champ)

U.S. Bank Beach Bowl, host Santa Monica College, 4 p.m.
Orange Coast College (7-3, #8S) vs. Mt. San Antonio (8-2, #7S, Co-Mission American Champ)

Western State Bowl, host Glendale College, 5 p.m.
Santa Ana (7-3, #10S) vs. Glendale (8-2, #9S)

November 25:

Capital Shrine Bowl, host Sacramento City College, 1 p.m.
Sacramento (6-4, #16N, Co-Mid Empire Champ) vs. Feather River (6-4, #8N)

Southern California Semifinal Game 1, hosted by higher seed

Southern California Semifinal Game 2, hosted by higher seed

December 2:

San Francisco Hawaiian Punch Community College Bowl, host City College of San Francisco, 1 p.m.
Fresno (8-2, #4N, Valley Champ) vs. San Francisco (9-1, #3N, NorCal Co-Champ)

Southern California Championship Game, hosted by higher seed

December 9:

California Community Colleges Commission on Athletics Football Championship
at Chukchansi Park, Fresno, CA

In Northern California, the San Francisco Hawaiian Punch Community College Bowl will serve as the Northern California championship contest.

In Southern California, the National Bowl, Golden Empire Bowl, Southern California Bowl, and American Bowl will serve as first-round playoff games. Regional semifinal (November 25) and championship (December 2) games will be hosted by the higher seed.

The winners of the Northern California and Southern California championship playoff games will advance to the California Community Colleges Commission on Athletics Football Championship on December 9, 2006, at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, California. The championship game is an official event of the inaugural 2006-07 COA Championship Festival. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.

About the COA
The Community College League of California Commission on Athletics (COA) is a non-profit organization per IRC Section 501 (c)(3). As authorized by the State Legislature, the Education Code provides the COA the opportunity and authority to establish the rules and regulations to administer the athletic activities of the nearly 25,000 student athletes at California's community colleges. To view the latest news, information, and updates of all 23 COA-sanctioned sports visit www.coasports.org.

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