Conejo Coast 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!
Kayne Miller Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Starting off the list is Calabasas's Kayne Miller, who we judged to be the best player in the league this week. Miller rushed for 222 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (101.6) per game. Those 222 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Calabasas is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4. Miller and Calabasas will face off against Rio Mesa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 57.10
Jackson Taylor Turns in Season-Best Effort
Sadly, Jackson Taylor posting his best game of the season wasn't enough to lead Thousand Oaks over Rio Mesa on Friday. Taylor threw for 356 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He has become a key player for Thousand Oaks: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 250 passing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
For the year, Taylor has thrown 18 touchdowns while averaging 245.4 passing yards per game.
Gamescore: 57.03
Brady Smigiel Goes Supernova in Newbury Park Victory
Brady Smigiel was instrumental in extending Newbury Park's winning streak to eight on Friday. Smigiel was dynamite, throwing for 290 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last six games he's played.
Newbury Park's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Smigiel and Newbury Park will face off against Thousand Oaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 41.03
Shane Rosenthal Delivers Best Effort of Season
Newbury Park was led to victory by Shane Rosenthal, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Friday. Rosenthal picked up 199 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 82 yards.
This season, Rosenthal has caught 16 touchdowns while averaging 117.1 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 39.90
JJ Bittner Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is JJ Bittner of Rio Mesa. Bittner threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
The win was the fourth in a row for Rio Mesa, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Bittner and Rio Mesa will face off against Calabasas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 38.60
Other Notable Players
- Isaiah Bautista: 99 yards rushing, 2 TDs ; 65 yards receiving (Gamescore: 37.95)
- Hayden Vercher: 190 yards receiving, 3 TDs (Gamescore: 37.67)
- Terrance Morrow: 101 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 26.88)
- Victor Lopez: 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 24.05)
- Dezmyn Hardy: 52 yards receiving, 1 TD (Gamescore: 21.53)
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