Southwestern College football coach Ed Carberry recently returned from Visalia while attending the Junior College Hall of Fame/Coach of the Year luncheon. While there, he represented the SWC football coaching staff in accepting the Region IV Coach of the Year award for the state of California.
Each year a coach is selected from the four regions of the state as its designated coach of the year.
Carberry noted football is a team sport, thus the staff shares in the award, he said.
“As a head coach it’s an honor to represent our college and staff,” Carberry said. “This was certainly the best staff we have put together over the past 11 years of our program.”
The Jaguars previously were honored with the State Region Coach of the Year award in 2012.
“It’s a great honor for our college and program,” Carberry added. “Southwestern College has only been selected twice in the history of our school — both times during our program.”
Southwestern finished 9-2 during the 2017 season, winning the American Mountain Conference championship title with a 5-0 record capping, the season by winning the American Conference bowl championship game.
Defensive end Steven Mason recently signed a full scholarship to attend UCLA.
Southwestern College Winter Sports Report:
Men’s basketball
Southwestern finished regular season play 13-13, including a 7-3 record in conference play. The Jaguars won six of their nine home games, averaging 73.8 points per game in 26 total contests.
Jose Serrano led SWC with a 14.0 points per game scoring average, followed by Emilio Arellano (13.3 ppg) and Quincy Ferebee (11.6 ppg).
Conference losses include two to San Diego City.
Women’s basketball
Southwestern finished 13-15 overall, including 5-3 in conference play. The Lady Jaguars averaged 57.8 points per game.
Scoring leaders included Satera Bates (21.4 ppg), Amber Hard (12.1 ppg) and Daeshya Battle (11.3 ppg). Hard led the team with 8.9 rebounds per game.
Conference losses included two to San Diego City and one to Grossmont.
SWC Athletic Hall of Fame induction set April 21
Southwestern College’s 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees will be honored April 21 at the Coronado Cays Yacht Club, 30 N. Caribe Cay Blvd., in Coronado.
The social hour begins at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m.
Cost is $50 per person, $350 for a table of eight. To purchase tickets and RSVP (by April 13), visit the website at www,swccd.edu/hof.
For more information, contact Linda Escobedo at (619) 421-6700, ext. 5746 or at lescobedo@swccd.edu.
Dinner choices include rib eye steak, chicken roulade or vegetarian eggplant parmesan.
Inductees for the Hall of Fame class of 2018:
Mohamed Dahir/Cross Country
Mohamed Dahir was the Pacific Coast Conference track champion in the 5,000 meters and the Pacific Coast Conference Cross Country Most Valuable Runner in both 2009 and 2010. Unbeaten in all conference cross country events, he broke the course record for the prestigious Mt. Sac Invitational, earned All-American honors and accepted a full-ride scholarship to Morehouse College in Atlanta, where he again earned All-American honors and his bachelor’s degree in political science.
Terry Davis Dean/Athletic Director
Terry Davis, retired dean (2005–2015) and athletic director (2000–2015) of the School of Wellness, Exercise Science and Athletics, was a hands on, door open, charismatic leader.
His love and vision for the college built the Surgical Tech Program, secured federal grant money for 300 underprivileged children for summer sport camps, developed the Japanese Students Athletic Training Program to supplement athletic funds, and masterminded and executed the design and function of the new Wellness and Aquatic Complex located on the corner lot. Most importantly, Terry was an advocate for student-athletes helping to encourage and counsel students whenever they needed guidance or academic help.
Katie Joyce Debus/Softball
An outstanding softball outfielder and hitter, Katie Joyce Debus played for Hall of Fame head coach Pam Stone and was selected to the 1987 All-Mission Conference Team. After accepting a full-ride scholarship to Kent State University, she helped her team win the Middle Conference Championship, the NCAA regional championship and compete in the NCAA Softball World Series.
John Jaso/Baseball
In 2002 and 2003, Major League Baseball’s John Jaso played for SWC’s Hall of Fame head coach Jerry Bartow and earned Most Valuable Player honors. Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays, he has played professional ball for the Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics and the Pittsburgh Pirates as a catcher, first baseman and designated hitter.
Of his many accomplishments, two are recorded in baseball history: In 2012 as a Mariner, he caught teammate Felix Hernandez’s perfect game, and in 2016 as a Pirate he hit for the cycle (single, double, triple, home run) — the first in PNC Park history.
Russ Scoffin/Photographer
Since retiring, Russ Scoffin’s life has centered on his family, community service and Southwestern College. His 10 years as the assistant director with the Match 2 Prison Reentry Program at the R.J. Donovan Prison in Otay Mesa earned him a 1991 Point of Light Volunteer Award from President George H. Bush.
As a six-year sports photographer for SWC’s newspaper, The Sun, he received third-place awards in the nation in collegiate sports photography in 2006 and 2009 — competing with 2- and 4-year universities.
Since 2008 he has taken thousands of photos of SWC’s athletic teams helping to drive the web page and recruit potential athletes, as well as to celebrate and document the passion and skills of our student-athletes at no cost to the college or its student-athletes.
