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's Big Game Leads Newbury Park over Calabasas
Brady Smigiel's big game helped extend Newbury Park's winning streak to seven on Thursday. Smigiel was dynamite, throwing for 263 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, while also punching 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 win, 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
Isaiah Bautista and Co. Win Third in a Row
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.
For the year, 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 Made His Presence Known in Westlake's 41-14 Defeat
While Westlake might've come up empty on Thursday, Demanie Bell wasn't going down without a fight. Nobody could stop Bell as he rushed 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 will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant effort when he faces off against Newbury Park 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.
On the year, 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
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 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
