Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois

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RVC competes in NJCAA Division III in football, men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, golf, baseball, softball, and men's and women's tennis. Not to brag, but we're pretty good at it. Our teams have won seven national championships and we have had more than 100 All-Americans.

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Have fun. Try stuff. RVC gives you opportunities to get involved. There are lots of student activities to choose from. We offer more than 20 clubs and organizations. Try your hands at student government. Join the staff of our campus newspaper. What's it going to be?

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Whether your plan is to take classes and transfer to a four-year university or enter one of our career programs designed to get you into the workforce right away, Rock Valley College has what you are looking for. Select from one of our more than 60 transfer areas or more than 20 career programs.

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At Rock Valley College, you're not just a number. Our highly respected faculty have master's degrees, doctorates and real-world experience. You won't be competing for attention in a huge lecture hall. Our average class size is 21, so you'll get a chance to interact, challenge and be challenged by your instructors.

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The Estelle M. Black Library at Rock Valley College features nearly 75,000 volumes and more than 650 periodicals, and access to the interlibrary loan system. It also features spaces for individual and group study, and if you get thirsty, there's a coffee shop in the lobby!

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Football: Ellsworth hammers RVC, 43-12

Contact: Dave Costello (Admin), 815-921-4516

Saturday, October 17, 2009

On an extremely chilly October afternoon at Rock Valley College, Ellsworth Community College wasted little time getting its offense warmed up. The Panthers drove right down the field on their first drive, going 59 yards in six plays and capped the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run by John Wallace. Tyrell Austin scored on a three-yard run late in the first quarter and again on a 20-yard pass from Tirrell Rennie with 9:46 to play in the second quarter as Ellsworth jumped on top 20-0. They would lead 30-0 by halftime thanks to a field goal and another touchdown strike, this time from Rennie to Quint Robinson from eight yards out with just 33 seconds to play in the first half.

Austin added his third touchdown of the day in the opening minutes of the third quarter to make it 37-0 before RVC finally made some noise on offense. The Golden Eagles put together a 10 play, 82-yard drive that finished with a three-yard touchdown run by quarterback Peter Scaffidi. 

Just a few minutes later, Rennie would answer back with third touchdown pass of the day, a 10-yarder to Luke Smith that gave the Panthers a 43-6 lead. The game's final score was a big one for the Golden Eagles. RVC started with great field position at their own 47-yard line with under three minutes to play, but only one play was needed to capitalize on that short field. Scaffidi found Curtis Calvin down the right sideline for a 53-yard touchdown strike to cut the Ellsworth lead to 43-12.

Scaffidi finished the day 17-43 for 239 yards, a passing touchdown, a rushing touchdown, and one interception. His counterpart for Ellsworth, Rennie, connected on 15 of 31 for 192 yards and three touchdowns. 

The Golden Eagles fall to 1-7 on the season and will play their final game on the road October 24 at Iowa Central.

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