Country singer Buck Owens became famous "walking the streets of Bakersfield." Alexander Soto and Brice Royal hope to do the same passing and running on the football fields of Bakersfield.
The 51st-largest city in the United States, commemorated by Owens' hit song from the 1960s, boasted the top passing and top rushing performances in the nation last week, according to stats reported to MaxPreps.
Soto threw for 506 yards and three touchdowns for Golden Valley, however his team fell short in the Central Section playoff loss to Mt. Whitney, 59-28.
Royal and his Centennial team fared a bit better as they knocked off perennial Central Section power Clovis West 63-49 behind Royal's 424 rushing yards with six touchdowns.
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MaxPreps national football state championsFollowing are the top performances for the past week as reported by coaches to MaxPreps.
MAXPREPS PASSING STAT STARS
Greg Ward of Tyler.
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, 26 of 39 for 506 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 59-28 loss to Mt. Whitney.
Greg Ward, Tyler (Texas), 16 of 23 for 494 yards, 6 touchdowns in a 56-42 win over Hendrickson.
Kohl Stewart, St. Pius X (Houston), 15 of 28 for 492 yards, 6 touchdowns in a 53-38 loss to Nolan Catholic.
Hayden Burnett, Garland Christian Academy (Texas), 18 of 42 for 483 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 72-63 loss to St. Paul.
Tyler Hall, Cornerstone Academy (Gainesville, Fla.), 20 of 32 for 458 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 74-57 win over Academy at the Lakes.
Conner Manning, El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.), 33 of 43 for 444 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 54-30 win over Esperanza.
Chad Chalich, Coeur d'Alene (Idaho), 20 of 29 for 415 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 49-28 win over Eagle.
Trent Brittain, Eastland (Texas), 19 of 24 for 410 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 51-22 win over Littlefield.
Garren Edwards, View Park (Los Angeles), 16 of 20 for 408 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 47-6 win over Sherman Oaks CES.
Connor Donahue, West Valley (Hemet, Calif.), 14 of 30 for 400 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 60-39 loss to Elsinore.
Justin Owens, Sulphur Springs (Texas), 26 of 49 for 399 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 47-33 loss to Corsicana.
Raul Alvarez, Redwood (Visalia, Calif.), 22 of 45 for 366 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 42-41 win over Sanger.
Keishawn Rowe, Salesian (Los Angeles), 14 of 17 for 362 yards, 7 touchdowns in a 69-0 win over Santa Clarita Christian.
Chris Forbes, Terra Nova (Pacifica, Calif.), 22 of 44 for 359 yards, 4 touchdowns in a 56-12 loss to Bellarmine.
Oscar Reyes, Tulare Union (Calif.), 18 of 28 for 359 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 49-14 win over Buchanan.
Anthony Benitez, Marshall (Los Angeles), 12 of 15 for 358 yards, 2 touchdowns in a 37-6 win over Santee.
Jeff Lockie, Monte Vista (Danville, Calif.), 20 of 33 for 355 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 42-36 win over Heritage.
Jordan Traylor, Gilmer (Texas), 17 of 30 for 354 yards, 5 touchdowns in a 57-40 win over Van.
Dawson Jonquel, King (Lithonia, Ga.), 18 of 33 for 353 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 27-21 win over Brookwood.
Mike Butler, Mountain View (Calif.), 21 of 36 for 345 yards, 3 touchdowns in a 42-33 loss to Milpitas.
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