FOOTBALL: HORNETS WIN 96TH KEY TO COUNTY GAME
After an 85-0 rout of Santa Ana at home on Saturday, the Hornets will hold on to the key for another year.
Fullerton came out swinging in the 96th Key to the County game scoring at will on all but two possessions. FC's first touchdown came on the game's first punt (6th play) when Robert Downs took the ball 63-yards to the Don endzone. From there, the rout was on as the Hornets went on to score 29 points in the first quarter (7 short of the record). Sophomore receiver Markelle Raymond was unstoppable catching two out of his three touchdown passes in the first quarter that helped lift FC early.
By the end of the first half, Fullerton was up a healthy 64-0, which broke the school record for most points in a half. The previous record was set last season against Grossmont College at 50 points. FC also broke the record for most points scored in a game snapping another record set last season at 79.
The Hornet defense played a stellar game holding their opponent to zero points. The last time FC had a shutout game was last season against Moorpark (57-0), and before that was against San Diego Mesa College in the 2008 National Bowl (26-0). Against Santa Ana, the previous shutout game was back in 1982, a 37-0 win.
Special teams and defense played big roles in today's game with two touchdowns on punt returns (Downs 63 yards and Sean North 59 yards). The Hornet D scored on a blocked punt by Eric Graham that was returned 25-yards by Xavion Steele. They also held the Dons to -25 yards rushing and 180 yards passing. Santa Ana was forced to punt 11 times while the Hornets did not punt all game.
GAME MVP
Joey Noble - DL - Sophomore
FULLERTON PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jacob Jankoviak - OL - Sophomore
SAC PLAYER OF THE GAME
Tyriq Wilson - WR - Sophomore
Up Next: The Hornets (3-0 overall) will travel south to El Cajon to play Southwestern College on Saturday, September 22nd. Game time is at 6:00 pm.
*Photo by Matt Brown
Key to the County Year-by-Year Results
Year Result
1916 Santa Ana 0, Fullerton 0
1917 Did not play
1918 Did not play
1919 Did not play
1920 Did not play
1921 Fullerton 13, Santa Ana 0 (1st of two in 1921)
1921 Fullerton 35, Santa Ana 0 (2nd of two in 1921)
1922 Santa Ana 25, Fullerton 0
1923 Did not play
1924 Did not play
1925 Santa Ana 13, Fullerton 0
1926 Santa Ana 13, Fullerton 0
1927 Santa Ana 6, Fullerton 0
1928 Fullerton 20, Santa Ana 6
1929 Santa Ana 19, Fullerton 13
1930 Santa Ana 13, Fullerton 13
1931 Fullerton 19, Santa Ana 12
1932 Fullerton 14, Santa Ana 13
1933 Santa Ana 6, Fullerton 3
1934 Santa Ana 6, Fullerton 0
1935 Fullerton 7, Santa Ana 0
1936 Santa Ana 13, Fullerton 0
1937 Santa Ana 20, Fullerton 0
1938 Santa Ana 13, Fullerton 13
1939 Santa Ana 14, Fullerton 7
1940 Santa Ana 14, Fullerton 7
1941 Santa Ana 6, Fullerton 0
1942 Santa Ana 13, Fullerton 12
1943 Did not play (WW II)
1944 Did not play (WW II)
1945 Santa Ana 7, Fullerton 0
1946 Santa Ana 19, Fullerton 14
1947 Fullerton 20, Santa Ana 6
1948 Santa Ana 22, Fullerton 6
1949 Santa Ana 34, Fullerton 6
1950 Santa Ana 18, Fullerton 18
1951 Santa Ana 14, Fullerton 0
1952 Fullerton 7, Santa Ana 6
1953 Fullerton 20, Santa Ana 0
1954 Fullerton 29, Santa Ana 26
1955 Fullerton 55, Santa Ana 7
1956 Fullerton 42, Santa Ana 7
1957 Santa Ana 6, Fullerton 0
1958 Santa Ana 16, Fullerton 13
1959 Santa Ana 33, Fullerton 21
1960 Santa Ana 19, Fullerton 6
1961 Santa Ana 47, Fullerton 16
1962 Santa Ana 36, Fullerton 12
1963 Fullerton 27, Santa Ana 0
1964 Fullerton 39, Santa Ana 0
1965 Fullerton 14, Santa Ana 13
1966 Fullerton 35, Santa Ana 21
1967 Fullerton 34, Santa Ana 7
1968 Fullerton 28, Santa Ana 7
1969 Fullerton 34, Santa Ana 9
1970 Fullerton 21, Santa Ana 13
1971 Santa Ana 9, Fullerton 7
1972 Fullerton 24, Santa Ana 14
1973 Fullerton 19, Santa Ana 0
1974 Fullerton 36, Santa Ana 7
1975 Fullerton 13, Santa Ana 7
1976 Fullerton 33, Santa Ana 0
1977 Fullerton 42, Santa Ana 7
1978 Santa Ana 42, Fullerton 21
1979 Santa Ana 21, Fullerton 19
1980 Santa Ana 15, Fullerton 10
1981 Fullerton 19, Santa Ana 12
1982 Fullerton 37, Santa Ana 0
1983 Fullerton 33, Santa Ana 7
1984 Fullerton 43, Santa Ana 33
1985 Santa Ana 27, Fullerton 24
1986 Santa Ana 26, Fullerton 23
1987 Santa Ana 27, Fullerton 17
1988 Fullerton 24, Santa Ana 17
1989 Santa Ana 35, Fullerton 10
1990 Fullerton 44, Santa Ana 22
1991 Fullerton 34, Santa Ana 7
1992 Santa Ana 29, Fullerton 28
1993 Santa Ana 41, Fullerton 35
1994 Santa Ana 34, Fullerton 7
1995 Fullerton 24, Santa Ana 17
1996 Santa Ana 24, Fullerton 3
1997 Santa Ana 38, Fullerton 16
1998 Santa Ana 38, Fullerton 7
1999 Santa Ana 31, Fullerton 17
2000 Santa Ana 35, Fullerton 23
2001 Fullerton 24, Santa Ana 7
2002 Fullerton 24, Santa Ana 21
2003 Fullerton 56, Santa Ana 24
2004 Fullerton 36, Santa Ana 28
2005 Fullerton 31, Santa Ana 24
2006 Santa Ana 45, Fullerton 35
2007 Fullerton 20, Santa Ana 18
2008 Fullerton 35, Santa Ana 7
2009 Fullerton 41, Santa Ana 7
2010 Fullerton 41, Santa Ana 10
2011 Fullerton 21, Santa Ana 13
2012 Fullerton 57, Santa Ana 23
2013 Fullerton 56, Santa Ana 35
2014 Fullerton 49, Santa Ana 14
2015 Fullerton 20, Santa Ana 14
2016 Fullerton 56, Santa Ana 17
2017 Fullerton, 77, Santa Ana 28
2018 Fullerton 85, Santa Ana 0
CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED IN SERIES
73 (1945-present)
LAST MEETING
Fullerton 85, Santa Ana 0 (September 1, 2018 at Yorba Linda High's Nathan Shapell Stadium)
SERIES WON-LOSS RECORD
Fullerton leads 51-41-4
POINTS SCORED IN SERIES
Fullerton: 2,103
Santa Ana: 1,556
LONGEST WINNING STREAK
Fullerton: 12 (2007-2018)
Santa Ana: 6 (1957-62)
SHUTOUTS (Last Shutout, Score)
Fullerton: 10 (2018, 85-0)
Santa Ana: 13 (1957, 6-0)
MOST POINTS SCORED, ONE TEAM (Year, Result)
Fullerton: 85 (2018, W, 85-0)
MOST POINTS SCORED, TWO TEAMS (Year)
105 (2017: Fullerton 77, Santa Ana 28)
FEWEST POINTS SCORED, TWO TEAMS (Year)
0 (1916: Santa Ana 0, Fullerton 0)
FEWEST POINTS SCORED IN WIN, TWO TEAMS (Years)
6 (4 times (1927, 1934, 1941, 1957) Santa Ana won 6-0 in all four)
LARGEST MARGINS OF VICTORY
85 (2018: 85 Fullerton, Santa Ana 0)
NARROWEST MARGIN OF VICTORY
1 (5 times – 1932: Fullerton 13, Santa Ana 12; 1942: Santa Ana 13, Fullerton 12; 1952: Fullerton 7, Santa Ana 6; 1965: Fullerton 14, Santa Ana 13; 1992: Santa Ana 29, Fullerton 28)
CONFERENCE TITLES (Last Title)
Fullerton: 26 (2017)
Santa Ana: 17 (1999)
NATIONAL TITLES
Fullerton: 5 (1965, 10-0; 1967, 12-0; 1983, 10-0-1; 2016, 12-1; 2017, 13-0)
Santa Ana: 3 (1940, 11-0; 1942, 9-0; 1962, 10-0)
WINS-LOSSES-TIES BY DECADE (Leader)
Decade W-L-T
1910s 0-0-1 (Santa Ana and Fullerton played to a scoreless tie in their first-ever meeting in 1916)
1920s 5-3-0 (Santa Ana)
1930s 5-3-2 (Santa Ana)
1940s 7-1-0 (Santa Ana, no games played in 1943 and 1944 due to World War II)
1950s 5-4-1 (Fullerton)
1960s 7-3-0 (Fullerton)
1970s 7-3-0 (Fullerton)
1980s 5-5-0 (Tied)
1990s 7-3-0 (Santa Ana)
2000s 8-2-0 (Fullerton leads)
2010s 9-0-0 (Fullerton leads)