CLC Raiders Heading to Bowl Game

The Central Lakes College Raiders football teams travels to the desert December 4th to play in the Valley of the Sun Bowl.

The Raiders, ranked 15th in the country, will take on 19th ranked Glendale Community College of Arizona, in the oldest continuous NJCAA football bowl game.

The Raiders are 10-1 on the year, while the Gauchos are 6-4.

The game will be played at Matt O. Hanhila Stadium in Glendale.

Central Lakes won the Minnesota College Athletic Conference South Division title, but then fell to rival Rochester (Minn.) in the league's championship game.

Glendale got off to a 5-0 start and was ranked as high as No. 6 during the season. They clinched a berth in the Valley of the Sun Bowl with a fourth place finish in the Western States Football League, which was the highest finish among conference members from Maricopa County (Phoenix).