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Mendota Avenal

Aztecs

Buccaneers

The Avenal (CA) varsity football team lost Friday's home conference game against Mendota (CA) by a score of 19-7.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Mendota	7	6	6	0	19
Avenal	0	0	0	7	7

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Box Score Stats

Mendota (22-23)		Avenal (22-23)
57	Total Plays	48
17	First Downs	10
7	Penalties	5
40	Penalty Yards	34

Game Stats

Avenal (22-23)

Mendota

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	8	16	109	.500	13.6	1	1	40	66.9
1	Juan Ceja (Sr)	8	16	109	.500	13.6	1	1	40	66.9

Avenal

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	7	11	181	.636	25.9	1	1	70	99.6
12	Caeleb Vargas (Sr)	7	11	181	.636	25.9	1	1	70	99.6

Mendota

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	32	266	8.3	54	2	2
1	Juan Ceja (Sr)	12	103	8.6	25	1	2
4	Jesse Rodriguez (So)	3	22	7.3		0
24	Chris Mejia (Sr)	16	143	8.9	54	1
31	Jesus Trejo (Sr)	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0

Avenal

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	30	93	3.1	36
6	Isahi Insunza (Jr)	10	82	8.2	36
8	Jairo Estrada (Sr)	8	2	0.3	6
10	R. (xavier) vargas (Sr)	7	4	0.6	6
12	Caeleb Vargas (Sr)	2	-7	-3.5	1
21	Preston Barrera (Jr)	3	12	4.0	7

Mendota

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	7	96	13.7	40	1
1	B. Camacho (Jr)	1	14	14.0	14
2	Rene Aguilar (Sr)	1	15	15.0	15
8	Rigo Navarro (Sr)	1	4	4.0	4
24	Chris Mejia (Sr)	4	63	15.8	40	1

Avenal

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	7	181	25.9	70	1
6	Isahi Insunza (Jr)	3	85	28.3	31	0
7	Isaac Mora (Jr)	1	70	70.0	70	1
8	Jairo Estrada (Sr)	2	19	9.5	16	0
10	R. (xavier) vargas (Sr)	1	7	7.0	7	0

Mendota

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	7
53	A. Verdugo (Jr)	1
54	Sergio Alvaro (Jr)	2
60	Alex Aldana (Sr)	4

Avenal

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	3	3
10	R. (xavier) vargas (Sr)	2	2
21	Preston Barrera (Jr)	1	1

Mendota

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	266	96	19	0	25	406
1	B. Camacho (Jr)		14				14
1	Juan Ceja (Sr)	103					103
2	Rene Aguilar (Sr)		15				15
4	Jesse Rodriguez (So)	22		19	0		41
8	Rigo Navarro (Sr)		4				4
9	Julian Silva (Jr)					25	25
24	Chris Mejia (Sr)	143	63				206
31	Jesus Trejo (Sr)	-2					-2

Avenal

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	93	181	65	0	339
6	Isahi Insunza (Jr)	82	85			167
7	Isaac Mora (Jr)		70		0	70
8	Jairo Estrada (Sr)	2	19	23		44
10	R. (xavier) vargas (Sr)	4	7	42		53
12	Caeleb Vargas (Sr)	-7				-7
21	Preston Barrera (Jr)	12				12

Mendota

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	266	109	96	375
1	B. Camacho (Jr)			14	14
1	Juan Ceja (Sr)	103	109		212
2	Rene Aguilar (Sr)			15	15
4	Jesse Rodriguez (So)	22			22
8	Rigo Navarro (Sr)			4	4
24	Chris Mejia (Sr)	143		63	206
31	Jesus Trejo (Sr)	-2			-2

Avenal

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	93	181	181	274
6	Isahi Insunza (Jr)	82		85	167
7	Isaac Mora (Jr)			70	70
8	Jairo Estrada (Sr)	2		19	21
10	R. (xavier) vargas (Sr)	4		7	11
12	Caeleb Vargas (Sr)	-7	181		174
21	Preston Barrera (Jr)	12			12

Mendota

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	36	8	44	7.0
1	B. Camacho (Jr)	2	1	3
2	Rene Aguilar (Sr)	1		1
5	David Gonzalez (So)	1	1	2
9	S. Mojarro (Sr)	1		1
9	Julian Silva (Jr)	5		5
12	Lalo Ruiz (Sr)		1	1
21	Alex Maya (Sr)	1		1
23	Isaac Gonzalez (Sr)	7	3	10	1.0
24	Chris Mejia (Sr)	2	1	3	1.0
29	E. Larreynaga (Jr)	1		1
51	Edgar Ruiz (Sr)	1		1
52	Jovanni Nunez	3		3
53	A. Verdugo (Jr)	3		3	2.0
54	Sergio Alvaro (Jr)	1		1
60	Alex Aldana (Sr)	7	1	8	3.0

Avenal

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	21	22	43	4.0
5	Ramiro Palacio (Jr)	0	2	2	.0
7	Isaac Mora (Jr)	5	2	7	.0
8	Jairo Estrada (Sr)	1	0	1	.0
10	R. (xavier) vargas (Sr)	2	1	3	1.0
10	Jovanny Flores (Jr)	1	1	2	.0
21	Preston Barrera (Jr)	0	2	2	.0
26	Edgar Balderas (Sr)	2	0	2	.0
34	D. Maldonado (Jr)	6	5	11	1.0
38	Angel Rangel (Sr)	3	2	5	1.0
52	Oscar Botello (Sr)	0	3	3	.0
56	C. Brasher (Jr)	0	1	1	.0
85	Izaian Lopez (Sr)	1	3	4	1.0

Mendota

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	2.0	15
51	Edgar Ruiz (Sr)	1.0	8
53	A. Verdugo (Jr)	1.0	7

Sacks

Avenal has not entered any sacks stats.

Mendota

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
	Team Totals	1	25	25.0	4	0	4
9	Julian Silva (Jr)	1	25	25.0
24	Chris Mejia (Sr)				1	0
26	Uriel Botello (Sr)				1	0
51	Edgar Ruiz (Sr)				1	0	1
52	Jovanni Nunez				1	0	1
56	Bryan Ruiz (So)						1
60	Alex Aldana (Sr)						1

Avenal

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Isaac Mora (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Mendota

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	4	176	44.0	52
29	E. Larreynaga (Jr)	4	176	44.0	52

Avenal

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	1	50	50.0	50
26	Edgar Balderas (Sr)	1	50	50.0	50

Mendota

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	103	34.3	50
29	E. Larreynaga (Jr)	3	103	34.3	50

Avenal

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	59	29.5	31	1
7	Isaac Mora (Jr)	2	59	29.5	31	1

Mendota

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	19	19.0	19	1	0	0.0	0		19
4	Jesse Rodriguez (So)	1	19	19.0	19	1	0	0.0	0		19

Avenal

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	3	65	21.7	25	65
8	Jairo Estrada (Sr)	1	23	23.0	23	23
10	R. (xavier) vargas (Sr)	2	42	21.0	25	42

Mendota

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	3	18	1	19
1	Juan Ceja (Sr)	2	12		12
24	Chris Mejia (Sr)	1	6		6
29	E. Larreynaga (Jr)			1	1

Avenal

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6	0	1	7
7	Isaac Mora (Jr)	1	6	0		6
26	Edgar Balderas (Sr)				1	1

Mendota

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	2	.5					1
29	E. Larreynaga (Jr)	1	2	.5					1

Avenal

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	1	1.0	0	0		0	1
26	Edgar Balderas (Sr)	1	1	1.0	0	0		0	1

Mendota

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	2	1	3
1	Juan Ceja (Sr)	2		2
24	Chris Mejia (Sr)		1	1

Avenal

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	0	1	0	0		0	1
7	Isaac Mora (Jr)		1	0	0			1

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Recap Video

Recap: Avenal vs. Mendota 2022 285 views 2:33

Game Story

California High School Football - Avenal topped by Mendota

October 21, 2022: Avenal, CA 93204

The Avenal Buccaneers football team (Avenal, CA), was beaten 19-7 in Friday's league challenge with the visiting Mendota Aztecs (Mendota, CA)

The Aztecs (4-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Firebaugh (Firebaugh, CA). The Eagles come into the West Sierra challenge with a 2-7 record. In their last challenge, Firebaugh was beaten by Dos Palos (Dos Palos, CA), 41-21, in a league challenge.

The Buccaneers now sport a 4-5 record. They take the field next when they host Tranquillity for a West Sierra challenge on Friday, October 28. Avenal will meet a Tigers team coming off a 46-6 league loss to Coalinga (Coalinga, CA). The Tigers record now stands at 1-8.

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Rankings & Records

Mendota (22-23)

CA	Section	Sec. Div.
549	60	1

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
9-6	3-2	6-3	3-3	.600	.600	395	312

Avenal (22-23)

CA	Section	Sec. Div.
706	76	3

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
7-6	2-3	4-2	3-4	.538	.400	272	185

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Mendota	7.0	9.4	4.9	4.2	3.5	26.3
Avenal	3.4	2.9	4.3	7.9	-	20.9

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Team Stat Comparison

Mendota		Avenal
207.0	Rushing Yards Per Game	61.0
98.9	Passing Yards Per Game	42.0
305.9	Total Yards Per Game	103.0
43.4	Tackles Per Game	15.1
2.6	Sacks Per Game	0.2
25.5	Points Per Game	8.5
43	Pancake Blocks	-

Team Leaders

Mendota		Avenal	National Avg.
#24 Chris Mejia96.3	Rushing Yards Per Game	#8 Jairo Estrada41.0	21.0
#1 Juan Ceja104.1	Passing Yards Per Game	#12 Caeleb Vargas78.0	51.8
#1 Juan Ceja163.6	Total Yards Per Game	#12 Caeleb Vargas71.7	37.0
#23 Isaac Gonzalez7.1	Tackles Per Game	#7 Isaac Mora7.0	2.8
#70 Josiah Beltran 1.0	Sacks Per Game	#38 Angel Rangel0.3	0.2
#4 Jesse Rodriguez7.3	Points Per Game	#85 Izaian Lopez3.6	2.2
#60 Alex Aldana19	Pancake Blocks	-	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Mendota	4-2		Avenal	2-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/30/22	Mendota	Tranquillity	(W) 42-14	10/28/22	Tranquillity	Avenal	(W) 38-0
10/7/22	Mendota	Dos Palos	(L) 44-41	9/30/22	Dos Palos	Avenal	(L) 42-27
10/14/22	Coalinga	Mendota	(L) 27-0	10/7/22	Avenal	Coalinga	(L) 21-12
10/28/22	Firebaugh	Mendota	(W) 28-21	10/14/22	Avenal	Firebaugh	(W) 20-14
11/18/22	Riverdale	Mendota	(W) 49-28	9/2/22	Avenal	Riverdale	(L) 20-12
11/25/22	Mendota	Hanford West	(W) 38-8	9/17/22	Avenal	Hanford West	(L) 7-3
				11/18/22	Avenal	Hanford West	(L) 27-12

Record Breakdown

Mendota (22-23)		Avenal (22-23)
9-6	Overall	7-6
3-2	League	2-3
2-3	Non-League	3-2
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
4-2	Common Opponent	2-5
6-3	Home	4-2
3-3	Away	3-4
0-0	Neutral	0-0
4-1	Playoff	2-1
9-6	In-State	7-6
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0