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!
Kaleb Flournoy Delivers Best Effort of Season
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 host Las Plumas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Flournoy will face off against Bryson Ruff, the Thunderbirds' star RB. 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: 43.80
Orland Gets a Boost from Schager in 7-6 Victory
Luke Schager was a major factor in Orland's win over Las Plumas on Friday. Schager turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 151 yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making 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
Another Orland player making an appearance on this list is Isaac Velasquez. 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 Turns in Season-Best Effort
Blake Ward produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Corning to the win on Friday. 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 square off against Las Plumas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ward will face off against Bryson Ruff, the Thunderbirds' star RB. Will the match be decided in the trenches? We'll have our answer very soon.
Gamescore: 28.80
Ben Clement Rounds Out Top Five
Rounding off our Top Five is Ben Clement of Gridley. Clement rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Gridley pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Clement and Gridley are taking a road trip 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
