Butte View Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Friday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Performance from Kaleb Flournoy Leads Corning over Live Oak
Corning was led to victory by Kaleb Flournoy, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Flournoy rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 70 yards.
Flournoy and Corning will welcome Las Plumas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Flournoy will face off against Bryson Ruff, the Thunderbirds' star rusher. Will the contest be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 43.80
Orland Gets a Boost from Schager in 7-6 Win
Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Luke Schager stepped things up a notch to give Orland the 'W'. Nobody could stop Schager as he rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made five total tackles.
This season, Schager has thrown 2 touchdowns while averaging 16.4 passing yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 7.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 136 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 39.20
Isaac Velasquez Makes It Two for Orland
Keeping Schager company is Isaac Velasquez, a fellow Orland player. He rushed for 57 yards on only eight carries.
On the season, Velasquez has averaged 48.4 rushing yards per game.
Gamescore: 35.95
Blake Ward Delivers Best Performance of Season
On Friday, Corning got the W thanks in part to Blake Ward playing the best football he has all season. Ward rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Ward and Corning will take on Las Plumas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup will pit Ward up against the Thunderbirds' star running back Bryson Ruff. With so much talent on the field, fans are surely in for an exciting game. The only thing left to see is who brings home the W.
Gamescore: 28.80
Ben Clement Makes Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Ben Clement of Gridley. Clement rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Gridley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Clement and Gridley will head out to challenge Live Oak at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 24.20
Other Notable Players
- Manny Rodriguez: 132 yards rushing (Gamescore: 22.07)
- Colt Dagorret: 43 yards rushing; 35 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.38)
- Kaleb Sherwood: 40 yards receiving, 1 TD ; 1 TD rushing (Gamescore: 18.68)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
