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 Win
Brady Smigiel's big game helped extend Newbury Park's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Nobody could stop Smigiel as he threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He 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 look to defend their home field on Friday against Westlake at 7:00 p.m.
Gamescore: 45.23
Rio Mesa Wins Third-Straight Thanks to Isaiah Bautista
Rio Mesa picked up their third consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Isaiah Bautista. Bautista turned in nothing short of a gem, rushing for 49 yards and three touchdowns.
This season, Bautista has averaged 15.7 receiving yards per game. That doesn't tell the whole story though: at this point last year, he was only averaging 47.86 rushing yards per game. This year he is averaging 80.43 rushing yards.
Gamescore: 35.60
Bell Came Up Big in Westlake's 41-14 Defeat
While Westlake might've come up empty on Thursday, Demanie Bell wasn't going down without a fight. Thousand Oaks had no answer to Bell as he rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Bell's 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 to take on Newbury Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Gamescore: 35.55
Shane Rosenthal Crosses Big Stat Threshold
Newbury Park picked up their seventh consecutive win on Thursday thanks in part to Shane Rosenthal. Rosenthal showed up in a big way, picking up 167 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (105.4) per game. His longest reception was for an incredible 76 yards.
On the season, Rosenthal has caught 13 touchdowns while averaging 105.4 receiving yards per game. He is looking even better than he did last year: after seven games last season, he had eight receiving touchdowns.
Gamescore: 32.20
JJ Bittner Makes It Two for Rio Mesa
Another Rio Mesa player making an appearance on this list is JJ Bittner. He threw for 293 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards.
This season, 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
