Citrus player earns defensive honor
After racking up 15 tackles (8 solo, 7 assisted), two tackles for a loss, and one quarterback hurry in Citrus' 20-30 loss to LA Harbor on Saturday, linebacker Bronze Withem was named the Southern California Football Association Central Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
Withem, a 5'11, 200 pound freshman out of San Dimas High School, all ready leads the Fighting Owls with 21 tackles through Citrus' first two games. Withem's 15 tackle performance on Saturday, is the second most tackles in any community college game in Southern California over the first two weeks.
The Fighting Owls (0-2) will resume play this Saturday as they take on LA Southwest College. Saturday's game will be played in Culver City, CA at West LA College with a 1:00 PM kick-off time.
About Michelle
Michelle Gardner has been a staff writer for The Sun and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin since 2002 and has covered the local college sports scene since 2004. She ventured West after working at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale for eight years and is a graduate of the University of Florida.
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