MJC opens season with win over defending state champs

MJC opens season with win over defending state champs

By Julian A. Lopez (Twitter)

Four minutes into Friday's season opener against the defending state champions, Modesto Junior College was trailing 13-0.

Laney had a four-play, 75-yard drive to score and then the Pirates fumbled the ensuing kickoff, which led to another touchdown.

Besides being the opener, Netflix picked Laney this season as the focus of its show, Last Chance U, a documentary series that follows around a community college football team for an entire season.  Under the glare of the lights and the focus of Netflix cameras, the Pirates kept their cool, rallying for a 33-20 victory.

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