Golden Empire 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!
Joseph Corey Delivers Best Performance of Season
Joseph Corey produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Rio Linda to the win on Friday. Corey rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 58 yards.
Corey's next match is against Dixon on Friday, where he'll look to repeat that solid effort. The contest will pit Corey up against the Rams' star rusher Jackson Cummins. 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: 46.47
Colbert Made His Presence Known in Woodland's 37-20 Defeat
Woodland was sadly handed a defeat on Friday, but Brady Colbert did his best to prevent it. Colbert turned in nothing short of a gem, making 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Woodland is on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-9. Colbert and Woodland will welcome El Camino at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.10
Casa Roble Wins Fifth-Straight Thanks to Aidan Lopez
Casa Roble picked up their fifth consecutive win on Friday thanks in part to Aidan Lopez. Lopez was unstoppable, throwing for 200 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Casa Roble's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Lopez and Casa Roble will be playing in front of their home fans against Sutter at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 36.43
A Season-Best Effort from Antonio Contreras Jr Leads Natomas over Dixon
Natomas came up short on Friday despite Antonio Contreras Jr delivering his best game to date. Contreras Jr picked up 93 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Natomas is 2-1 when Contreras Jr posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 2-5 otherwise.
For the year, Contreras Jr has caught 4 touchdowns while averaging 49.1 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he was only averaging 14.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 28.55
Casa Roble Gets a Boost from Campbell in 55-0 Victory
Connor Campbell put up the most rushing yards he's had since back in December of 2023 on Friday. He rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.incredibly, Campbell got all that yardage with just one huge run
On the season, Campbell has caught 11 touchdowns while averaging 81.4 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 24.78
Other Notable Players
- Braylen Blevins: 37 yards rushing, 1 TD ; 36 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 20.77)
- Kevin Parra: 1 interception (1TD) and 4 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 20.25)
- Joseph Cadotte Jr: 75 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 19.10)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
