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Mesa Verde Esparto

Mavericks

Spartans

The Esparto (CA) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Mesa Verde (Citrus Heights, CA) by a score of 53-14.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Mesa Verde	13	20	14	6	53
Esparto	0	6	0	8	14

Final score provided by L. Casillas.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

Mesa Verde (25-26)		Esparto (25-26)
19	Total Plays	54
5	First Downs	12
6	Penalties	10
65	Penalty Yards	5

Game Stats

Esparto (25-26)

Mesa Verde

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	2	7	35	.286	17.5				47.9
2	Jaiden Johns (Sr)	2	7	35	.286	17.5				47.9

Esparto

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	4	9	39	.444	9.8			15	57.2
4	R. Melendrez (Sr)	4	9	39	.444	9.8			15	57.2

Mesa Verde

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	10	213	21.3	55	1	5
3	Elias Uribe (Sr)	5	63	12.6	37	0	1
4	Chris Garza (Sr)	1	1	1.0		0	1
5	Cesar Granados (Sr)	3	125	41.7	55	1	2
10	Elijah Colon (Jr)	1	24	24.0		0	1

Esparto

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	45	137	3.0	20	2
4	R. Melendrez (Sr)	11	11	1.0	5
6	Andrew Stenholm (So)	4	18	4.5	8	1
7	Ethan Guillen (Sr)	12	38	3.2	10	1
8	Armando Campos (Jr)	13	54	4.2	20
11	A. Montesinos (Jr)	5	16	3.2	10

Mesa Verde

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg
	Team Totals	2	35	17.5
1	Gabe Mcguire (Sr)	1	20	20.0
11	Jalen Carey (Fr)	1	15	15.0

Esparto

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	4	39	9.8	15
1	Landon Yanez (So)	1	12	12.0	12
7	Ethan Guillen (Sr)	2	12	6.0	8
11	A. Montesinos (Jr)	1	15	15.0	15

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

Mesa Verde has not entered any offensive fumbles and pancake blocks stats.

Esparto

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1
4	R. Melendrez (Sr)	1

Mesa Verde

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	213	35	95	16	359
1	Gabe Mcguire (Sr)		20			20
3	Elias Uribe (Sr)	63		10		73
4	Chris Garza (Sr)	1				1
5	Cesar Granados (Sr)	125				125
10	Elijah Colon (Jr)	24		85	15	124
11	Jalen Carey (Fr)		15			15
73	Eric Alvarez (So)				1	1

Esparto

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	137	39	133	309
1	Landon Yanez (So)		12	53	65
4	R. Melendrez (Sr)	11			11
6	Andrew Stenholm (So)	18			18
7	Ethan Guillen (Sr)	38	12	58	108
8	Armando Campos (Jr)	54			54
11	A. Montesinos (Jr)	16	15	0	31
58	Aaron Dabalos (Sr)			22	22

Mesa Verde

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	213	35	35	248
1	Gabe Mcguire (Sr)			20	20
2	Jaiden Johns (Sr)		35		35
3	Elias Uribe (Sr)	63			63
4	Chris Garza (Sr)	1			1
5	Cesar Granados (Sr)	125			125
10	Elijah Colon (Jr)	24			24
11	Jalen Carey (Fr)			15	15

Esparto

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	137	39	39	176
1	Landon Yanez (So)			12	12
4	R. Melendrez (Sr)	11	39		50
6	Andrew Stenholm (So)	18			18
7	Ethan Guillen (Sr)	38		12	50
8	Armando Campos (Jr)	54			54
11	A. Montesinos (Jr)	16		15	31

Mesa Verde

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	21	59	80	4.0
1	Gabe Mcguire (Sr)		2	2
3	Elias Uribe (Sr)	2		2
4	Chris Garza (Sr)		3	3
5	Cesar Granados (Sr)	4	8	12
8	D’mani Block (Sr)	3	3	6	1.0
10	Elijah Colon (Jr)	2	5	7
11	Jalen Carey (Fr)	1	3	4
12	Triton Robinson (So)	1	3	4
15	M. Washington (So)	1	5	6	1.0
17	Ricky Ward (Sr)		2	2
22	Eddie ortiz (Sr)	1	2	3	1.0
44	Tommy Dalton (Jr)		2	2
50	Dominic Jimenez (Sr)		4	4
62	Reymundo Torres (Jr)		2	2
63	Brandon Salcido (Jr)	2	4	6	1.0
75	Yuri Babikov (So)	2	8	10

Tackles

Esparto has not entered any tackles stats.

Mesa Verde

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks
	Team Totals	3.0
8	D’mani Block (Sr)	1.0
15	M. Washington (So)	1.0
63	Brandon Salcido (Jr)	1.0

Sacks

Esparto has not entered any sacks stats.

Mesa Verde

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds
	Team Totals	2	3	77
8	D’mani Block (Sr)		1	22
10	Elijah Colon (Jr)	1
11	Jalen Carey (Fr)	1
15	M. Washington (So)		1
63	Brandon Salcido (Jr)		1	55

Defensive Statistics

Esparto has not entered any defensive statistics stats.

Kickoffs

Mesa Verde has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Esparto

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	3	81	27.0	42
1	Landon Yanez (So)	3	81	27.0	42

Punts

Mesa Verde has not entered any punts stats.

Esparto

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	1	36	36.0	36
8	Armando Campos (Jr)	1	36	36.0	36

Mesa Verde

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	95	47.5	85	2	16	8.0	111
3	Elias Uribe (Sr)	1	10	10.0					10
10	Elijah Colon (Jr)	1	85	85.0	85	1	15	15.0	100
73	Eric Alvarez (So)					1	1	1.0	1

Esparto

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	7	133	19.0	58	133
1	Landon Yanez (So)	2	53	26.5	30	53
7	Ethan Guillen (Sr)	1	58	58.0	58	58
11	A. Montesinos (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
58	Aaron Dabalos (Sr)	3	22	7.3	10	22

Mesa Verde

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	8	48	4	52
3	Elias Uribe (Sr)	1	6		6
4	Chris Garza (Sr)	1	6		6
5	Cesar Granados (Sr)	2	12	4	16
8	D’mani Block (Sr)	1	6		6
10	Elijah Colon (Jr)	2	12		12
63	Brandon Salcido (Jr)	1	6		6

Esparto

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv
	Team Totals	2	12	2
4	R. Melendrez (Sr)			2
6	Andrew Stenholm (So)	1	6
7	Ethan Guillen (Sr)	1	6

Mesa Verde

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	6	.7					4
5	Cesar Granados (Sr)	4	6	.7					4

PATs and Field Goals

Esparto has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

Mesa Verde

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD FR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	5	2	1	8
3	Elias Uribe (Sr)	1			1
4	Chris Garza (Sr)	1			1
5	Cesar Granados (Sr)	2			2
8	D’mani Block (Sr)		1		1
10	Elijah Colon (Jr)	1		1	2
63	Brandon Salcido (Jr)		1		1

Esparto

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	Total
	Team Totals	2	2
6	Andrew Stenholm (So)	1	1
7	Ethan Guillen (Sr)	1	1

Conversions

Mesa Verde has not entered any conversions stats.

Esparto

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1		1
4	R. Melendrez (Sr)	1		1

Game Story

California High School Football - Mesa Verde smashes Esparto

September 26, 2025: Esparto, CA 95627

The Mesa Verde Mavericks (Citrus Heights, CA) football trounced the host Esparto Spartans (Esparto, CA), 54-14 in Friday's league outing.

The Mavericks now sport a 3-2 record. They take the field next when they host Woodland Christian for a Sierra Delta League outing on Friday, October 3. Mesa Verde will face a Cardinals team coming off a 49-0 league win over Lindhurst (Olivehurst, CA). The Cardinals record now stands at 4-1.

The Spartans (0-4) will now prepare for their game against Rio Vista (Rio Vista, CA). The Rams enter the Sierra Delta League game with a 3-2 record. In their last game, Rio Vista overwhelmed Highlands (North Highlands, CA), 53-26, in a league game.

Players of the Game

Mesa Verde (25-26)

Congratulations to #5 Cesar Granados (overall), #3 Elias Uribe (offensive), #63 Brandon Salcido (defensive) and #10 Elijah Colon (special teams) for being selected the Mesa Verde Football Players of the Game.

Esparto (25-26)

Esparto has not selected any Players of the Game.

Mesa Verde @ Esparto Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 26, 2025 @ 7p

The Esparto (CA) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Mesa Verde (Citrus Heights, CA) by a score of 53-14.

Rankings & Records

Mesa Verde (25-26)

CA	Section	Sec. Div.
689	107	17

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
4-6	3-4	2-3	2-3	.400	.429	284	300

Esparto (25-26)

CA	Section	Sec. Div.
925	134	16

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
1-8	1-6	0-3	1-5	.111	.143	128	309

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Mesa Verde	5.3	9.4	7.3	5.4	28.4
Esparto	2.2	1.0	1.0	1.3	14.2

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Team Stat Comparison

Mesa Verde		Esparto
145.9	Rushing Yards Per Game	46.6
97.0	Passing Yards Per Game	39.9
96.7	Receiving Yards Per Game	41.1
242.9	Total Yards Per Game	86.5
60.9	Tackles Per Game	-
2.2	Sacks Per Game	-
5.4	Points Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Mesa Verde		Esparto	National Avg.
#5 Cesar Granados67.8	Rushing Yards Per Game	#8 Armando Campos29.6	11.8
#2 Jaiden Johns98.4	Passing Yards Per Game	#4 Rodrigo Melendrez63.8	11.9
#3 Elias Uribe21.9	Receiving Yards Per Game	#1 Landon Yanez34.8	9.4
#2 Jaiden Johns95.9	Total Yards Per Game	#4 Rodrigo Melendrez67.6	25.9
#8 D’mani Block7.0	Tackles Per Game	-	2.6
#63 Brandon Salcido0.8	Sacks Per Game	-	0.2
#5 Cesar Granados2.0	Points Per Game	-	2.0

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Mesa Verde	2-4		Esparto	1-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/19/25	Highlands	Mesa Verde	(W) 36-12	10/30/25	Highlands	Esparto	(L) 42-6
10/3/25	Woodland Christian	Mesa Verde	(L) 42-8	9/19/25	Esparto	Woodland Christian	(L) 28-0 (F)
10/10/25	Mesa Verde	Rio Vista	(L) 65-32	10/3/25	Esparto	Rio Vista	(L) 49-6
10/17/25	Mesa Verde	Golden Sierra	(L) 45-14	10/10/25	Golden Sierra	Esparto	(L) 51-21
10/24/25	Lindhurst	Mesa Verde	(L) 35-28	10/17/25	Esparto	Lindhurst	(L) 28-24
10/30/25	Elite	Mesa Verde	(W) 69-16	10/24/25	Esparto	Elite	(W) 50-34

Record Breakdown

Mesa Verde (25-26)		Esparto (25-26)
4-6	Overall	1-8
3-4	League	1-6
1-2	Non-League	0-2
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
2-4	Common Opponent	1-5
2-3	Home	0-3
2-3	Away	1-5
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
4-6	In-State	1-8
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0