Conejo Coast Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances from Thursday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
Brady Smigiel Dazzles in Newbury Park Victory
Brady Smigiel was instrumental in extending Newbury Park's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Calabasas had no answer to Smigiel as he threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Smigiel is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Newbury Park pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Smigiel and Newbury Park will be playing in front of their home fans against Westlake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 45.23
Bautista Came Up Big in Rio Mesa's 41-28 Win
Isaiah Bautista was instrumental in extending Rio Mesa's winning streak to three on Thursday. Santa Barbara had no answer to Bautista as he rushed for 49 yards and three touchdowns.
On the season, Bautista has averaged 15.7 receiving yards per game. It gets even more impressive: after seven games last season, he was only averaging 47.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 80.43 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 35.60
Big Game from Bell As Westlake Fell 41-14
While Demanie Bell delivered a dominant performance on Thursday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Westlake. Bell was unstoppable, rushing for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Westlake is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7. Bell and Westlake will head out on the road to face off against Newbury Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.55
Shane Rosenthal Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Shane Rosenthal was instrumental in extending Newbury Park's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Rosenthal made a major impact, picking up 167 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The performance once again pushed his average receiving yardage north of 100 yards per game (105.4). He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 76 yards.
This year, Rosenthal has caught 13 touchdowns while averaging 105.4 receiving yards per game. He's made a big improvement compared to last season: at this point last year, he had eight receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.20
JJ Bittner Makes It Two for Rio Mesa
The second Rio Mesa player making an appearance here is JJ Bittner, and for good reason. He threw for 293 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards.
This year, Bittner has thrown 13 touchdowns while averaging 242 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 30.53
Other Notable Players
- Cory McEnroe: 3 sacks and 9 total tackles (Gamescore: 29.82)
- Jackson Taylor: 264 yards passing (Gamescore: 24.70)
- Abel Ramos: 158 yards receiving (Gamescore: 18.55)
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
