Kenny Turnier

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• August 01, 2018

Ventura College football and head coach Steve Mooshagian are proud to update that 30 Pirates from the 2017 4-peat Northern Conference champions have inked scholarships or committed to play at four-year schools in the fall. In the Pirates' class of 2017, 14 transfers will play football at the NCAA Division I level, with eight playing in the Football Bowl Series with six in the Football Championship series. 11 former Pirates will play at the NCAA Division II level while three will play at NAIA schools.

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• June 13, 2018

Ventura College football and head coach Steve Mooshagian are proud to update that 23 Pirates from the 2017 4-peat Northern Conference champions have inked scholarships or committed to play at four-year schools.  In the Pirates' class of 2017, 14 transfers will play football at the NCAA Division I level, with eight playing in the Football Bowl Series with six in the Football Championship series. Six former Pirates will play at the NCAA Division II level while three play at NAIA schools.

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• March 13, 2018

The Ventura College football team is proud to announce that it now has signed 13 student athletes form the 2017 3-Peat Northern Conference championship team to four-year commitments. Seven have signed during the late signing period, joining six who were mid-year transfers. Head coach Steve Mooshagian anticipates many more signings throughout the spring and summer.

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• February 27, 2018

For the second year in a row, and for the third time in the past four years, the Pirate football team has topped the Southern California Football Association's Scholar-Athlete team. VC has placed 18 players on the honor roll, led by offensive lineman Gavin Dement with a 3.82 Grade Point Average and defensive back Steven Nolasco at 3.53. Both of these honorees have also been nominated for Academic All-State. The Pirates achieved a 3.07 GPA as a team in the fall and posted an 8-3 record, capturing the Northern Conference for a fourth straight year.

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• December 12, 2017

Sophomore defensive end Jesse Lemonaire was named the Southern California Football Association Northern Conference Defensive Player of the Year, and head coach Steve Mooshagian was named the Coach of the Year, leading a score of Pirates honored by the Northern Conference in post-season awards. Lemonaire, the Hialeah, Fla. product, was a dominant force for the VC defense with 78 tackles, including 18.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage, and 8.5 quarterback sacks this year while Mooshagian mentored the Pirates to their fourth straight conference title.

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• October 28, 2017

The 50th edition of the Citrus Cup game between VC and Moorpark had just about everything. There were fake punts, onside kicks, turnovers and big plays. But in the end, it was Pirate head coach Steve Mooshagian doused with ice water as Ventura retained the Cup for a series record-tying 10th straight year with a 49-27 victory at Moorpark Saturday night. Quarterback Jake Constantine passed for 279 yards and four touchdowns, Thomas Duckett rushed for 85 yards and a score and Jesse Lemonaire recorded three quarterback sacks to lead the Pirates (6-2, 3-0) to victory.

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• October 12, 2017

On a special Thursday Night Edition of Pirate football, VC scored three touchdowns in the first seven minutes of play en route to a 45-30 victory over College of the Canyons to open Northern Conference play at the Sportsplex. Running back Gil Scott Jackson had two rushing touchdowns and another on a pass reception, and quarterback Jake Constantine was 24-32 for 382 yards and four scores to lead SCFA No. 8 Ventura, as the three-time defending Northern Conference champions opened their title defense.

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• September 30, 2017

Victories come at a premium in the upper echelon of the National Division of the Southern California Football Association. The 9th-ranked Pirate football team has found that out this season, falling twice on the road to top-ranked opponents. Saturday they put together their best performance of the season and came from behind to defeat No. 3 Saddleback 44-34 at the VC Sportsplex heading into their bye week and Northern Conference action with momentum in their back pocket.

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• September 19, 2017

Defensive end Kenny Turnier and wide receiver Savion Simms headlined the weekly honors from the Southern California Football Association, earning Player of the Week honors for the Northern Conference. Turnier was named the conference defensive player of the week while Sims garnered the special teams honor for week 3 of the season.

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• September 16, 2017

There was an invasion of Pirates Saturday at the VC Sportsplex. The invasion by the Pirates of the South from Orange Coast College were soundly turned back by the Ventura College Pirates of the North 51-10 in VC's 2017 home opener. Ventura dominated the game, outgaining OCC 541-295 and winning the turnover battle 3-0. Thomas Duckett had 121 yards rushing with a touchdown on 13 carries and Kendric Mallory posted 10 pass receptions for 73 yards and a score. Defensive end Kenny Turnier had nine tackles, including two for a loss, a fumble recovery and an interception for the VC defense.

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• September 02, 2017

Turns out that the 51st edition of the "Big Game" for Ventura College's football team at Santa Barbara wasn't all that big. The Pirates dominated from the beginning, and despite some opening-day mistakes, came away from SBCC's La Playa Stadium with a 44-6 victory and the traveling trophy. Freshman running back Thomas Duckett had an outstanding day with 145 yards on 17 carries with a touchdown while the VC defense held the Vaqueros scoreless for nearly 58 minutes of football in the win.