Warriors Earn No. 4 Seed, Will Face Mt. San Antonio in Playoffs
El Camino College drew the No. 4 seed in the upcoming SCFA Southern California Football Regional Playoffs and will travel to No. 1 Mt. San Antonio on Saturday, Nov. 30 at Hilmer Lodge Stadium for a 6 p.m. kickoff.
The Warriors finished the 2024 regular season with a 7-3 overall record and a 6-1 record in National Northern League play. The Warriors claimed their first league title and postseason berth since 2018.
The team finished ranked eighth in the SCFA in total offense, compiling 3,823 total yards and ranked ninth in rushing yards with 1,692.
The Mounties finished the regular season with a perfect 10-0 record and claimed the National Central League crown to earn the No. 1 seed in the south. The Mounties finished second in the SCFA in offensive yards per game with 427.2 yards a game. They posted 3,845 total yards on offense despite winning one game by forfeit.
The Warriors will face the Mounties for the 41st time all-time dating back to their first meeting in 1965. Currently, Mt. SAC leads the series 21-19 with the teams having split the last four meetings dating back to 2018. Despite the long history, this will be just the second postseason meeting between the teams, with the first coming in 2011 where the Mounties scored a 34-7 win over ECC at Hilmer Lodge Stadium in the first round of the playoffs.
On the other side of the bracket, the defending state champion Riverside Tigers drew the No. 2 seed after winning the National Southern League with runner-up San Diego Mesa earning the No. 3 seed in the postseason.
The SCFA Championship game will take place on Saturday Dec. 7 with the higher seed hosting and the state championship game is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 14 with the NFCA champion designated to host.