California
Best performances in Northern California high school football (Sept. 5-7)
The third week of the 2024 Northern California high school football season in the Central and Sac-Joaquin Sections produced big individual performances across, as did the second week in five sections: Central Coast, San Francisco, Oakland, North Coast and Northern.
Here’s a quick look at some of the top stars and best individual performances from Week 2 of games across Northern California.
Note: Entries are based on information provided by coaches, statisticians, media members and high school football fans. Don’t see any details for your team’s game? Email some notes and/or stats to mitch@scorebooklive.com
Marley Alcantara, a senior QB at Pittsburg, completed 13 of 19 for 271 yards and three touchdowns and rushed six times for 63 yards in a 41-14 win over Bishop Manogue (Reno, Nev.).
Hayden Anderson, a senior receiver and DB for Windsor, had five catches for 139 yards and three TDs in a 42-0 win over Hayward.
Isaac Angulo, a senior running back at Orange Cove, rushed 19 times for 185 yards and three TDs in a 38-16 win over Parlier.
Carson Blair, a junior QB at Miramonte, completed 24 of 33 for 334 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for another in a 44-0 win over Alhambra.
Art Cachu, a RB and LB for Yosemite, had 29 tackles in a 42-14 win over Sierra. He also contributed on offense with 92 yards rushing and five catches for 92 more yards.
Trevan Crane, a senior RB-LB for Yreka, rushed 13 times for 114 yards and four touchdowns in a 38-18 win over Colusa, a week after he rushed 12 times for 200 yards and three TDs in a 41-12 win over Kenai Central (Ak.).
Eli Dukes, a sophomore RB for Palma, rushed nine times for 150 yards and three TDs in a 41-0 win over King City.
Tyler Franklin, a junior QB at Bullard, completed 11 of 15 passes for 232 yards and seven touchdowns in a 70-13 win over Hoover.
Jeremiah Fung, Palo Alto, had two pick 6s and caught a touchdown pass in a 40-0 win over Oak Grove.
Michael Herrera-Chavez, a senior RB at Santa Maria, rushed 13 times for 185 yards and five touchdowns in a 44-0 win over Bakersfield Del Oro.
JJ Johnson, a senior QB at Enterprise, completed 15 of 20 for 203 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed 12 times for 145 yards and another score, in a 36-0 win over West Valley.
Kingston Keanaaina, a senior running back at Saint Francis, rushed for 336 yards and scored three touchdowns in a 34-14 win over McClymonds.
Carson Lamb, a senior QB at Downey, completed 25 of 34 for 352 yards and four TDs in a 48-34 win over Merced.
Brandon Lambert, a senior running back at Grant, rushed 20 times for 218 yards and a touchdown in a 35-21 win over Inderkum.
Kayden Leaf, a senior QB at Red Bluff, accounted for 390 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-40 win over Lassen.
Randy Lenor, a junior running back at East Bakersfield, rushed 34 times for 252 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-27 win over Foothill.
Max Medina, a junior QB at Patterson, completed 20 of 24 passes for 308 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-17 win over Lathrop.
Roman Mercado, a senior WR for Las Lomas, had six catches for 199 yards and four TDs in a 35-0 win over Benicia.
Robert McDaniel, a senior QB at Hughson, completed 12 of 20 for 292 yards and five TDs in a 45-7 win over Pitman.
Jayden Najera, a sophomore quarterback at Golden West, completed 17 of 21 for 276 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for two scores in a 51-7 win over Mission Oak.
Elias Noyola, a senior linebacker at Hanford, had 11 tackles and three sacks in a 34-27 win over Santa Maria St. Joseph.
Nova Perrill, a senior QB at Healdsburg, completed 10 of 15 passes for 257 yards and six touchdowns, and rushed six times for 103 yards and two more scores in a 54-25 win over St. Helena.
Perry Phillips, a senior QB for Durham, completed 13 of 18 for 250 yards and five touchdowns in a 42-0 win over Trinity.
Tanner Pidgeon, a junior QB-LB for Ferndale, rushed 13 times for 168 yards and four scores in a 46-14 win over Fall River, the week after rushing for 202 yards and four more scores in a 39-12 win over Fort Bragg. He also had nine tackles and three interceptions on defense in two games.
Dominic Pierini, a senior QB at Monte Vista Christian, passed for more than 400 yards for a second straight game in a 42-6 win over Santa Clara. Pierini completed 29 of 36 for 421 yards and five TDs.
Cadillac Pina, a freshman WR for Golden West, had six catches for 172 yards and two touchdowns in a 51-7 win over Mission Oak.
Deagan Rose, a junior QB at Clovis, completed 20 of 30 for 320 yards and three touchdowns in a 57-27 win over Frontier. He also rushed for two touchdowns.
Zayne St. Laurent, Branham, caught seven passes for 251 yards and four touchdowns, in a 60-35 win over Scotts Valley.
Tristan Ti’a, a senior QB at Amador Valley, completed 16 of 18 for 267 yards and five touchdowns in a 54-7 win over Cosumnes Oaks.
Dylan Thomas, a junior QB at Las Lomas, completed 18 of 27 for 335 yards and four TDs in a 35-0 win over Benicia.
Owen Thomason, a senior running back at Arroyo, rushed 14 times and scored six touchdowns in a 37-29 win over Fremont Washington.
Diego Ultreras, a senior WR-SS for El Capitan, had three interceptions in a 34-0 win over Beyer.
Evan Vernon, a senior receiver and DB for Gilroy Christiopher, had eight catches for 125 yards and one touchdowns and had eight tackles in a 35-7 win over Piedmont Hills.
Braeden Ward, a senior RB-DB at Twelve Bridges, rushed 30 times for 273 yards and three touchdowns, plus caught six passes for 93 more yards, in a 52-34 win over Whitney.
Zak Willson, a senior QB at Sierra, completed 22 of 29 for 337 yards and five touchdowns in a 62-48 win over Modesto.
California
Mother, daughter found ‘alive and well’ after going missing on Southern California hiking trail
A mother and daughter who went missing after going for a hike on a difficult trail in San Bernardino County’s San Gorgonio Wilderness have been found “alive and well,” the sheriff’s department announced Friday.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department told KTLA they were uninjured and “walked out on their own.”
Krystal Meyers, 41, and her daughter Alexis Meyers Martinez, 21, were hiking on the Vivian Creek Trail Thursday but didn’t return, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
They were last known to be at the 10,300-foot elevation mark above the High Creek switchbacks at 11 a.m., according to the San Gorgonio Search and Rescue team.
The Vivian Creek Trail is widely considered one of the more strenuous and hazardous routes in the San Gorgonio Wilderness.
The U.S. Forest Service says it’s the shortest and steepest route to the summit of Mount San Gorgonio and requires experienced mountaineering skills.
Officials did not provide any further details about the circumstances surrounding their disappearance.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The California Highway Patrol is urging drivers to stay focused on the road as they head out for Fourth of July celebrations.
The holiday weekend can be a dangerous time on our roads as millions of drivers are expected to travel.
CHP Officer Jorge Toro joined Eyewitness News Mornings to share how drivers can stay safe behind the wheel.
Officer Toro also highlighted the importance of sober driving over the holiday.
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He says anyone hosting a party should make sure all of their guests get home safely, ensuring anyone who may be impaired doesn’t drive.
California is returning a stretch of rugged Mendocino County coast to the Indigenous nations whose ancestors once stewarded its shores.
State transportation officials recently approved the transfer of Blues Beach and the surrounding bluffs to Kai Poma, a nonprofit founded by representatives of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Round Valley Indian Tribes and Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians.
The transfer of 136 acres just south of the community of Westport will mark the first time land managed by the California Department of Transportation has been returned to Indigenous tribes.
“This is beyond huge,” said J. Carlos Rivera, tribal chairman of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians. “It’s enormous from our tribal perspective that we are basically obtaining the land that our people once lived on before colonization.”
California purchased the swath of rocky cliffs and windswept shoreline in the 1960s to expand the construction of Highway 1 and create a scenic viewpoint for highway travelers, according to a California Coastal Commission report.
More recently, public access has been largely unregulated, and summer weekends and holidays have drawn large groups who camp and party on the beach, at times driving through sensitive areas, damaging cultural sites and leaving behind trash, the report states.
Kai Poma plans to conduct cultural and archaeological resource studies and environmental surveys and then prepare a resource management plan for the property, according to planning documents. The nonprofit and the Coastal Commission have drafted a public access management plan that states the land will be open from sunrise to sunset.
Rivera described the entire property as a sacred site. The coastal waters are used by tribal people for seaweed and abalone gathering, and the shores host youth cultural camps, he said. “Protecting the land, it has a deeper meaning for us because we’re connected to the land,” he said.
The effort to acquire the land took years — and required a change in state law. Caltrans lacked the ability to transfer land to tribal governments until 2021, when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill sponsored by state Sen. Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) that enabled the transfer, according to a news release issued at the time. The law also bars commercial activity on the property and requires public access be maintained.
“With 136 acres now officially transferred into tribal stewardship, one of the most spectacular stretches of the Mendocino Coast will be forever protected,” McGuire said in a statement.
“This agreement, the first of its kind in California, gives these three dynamic Native American tribes the rightful opportunity to reclaim sacred lands and cultural traditions on this special piece of earth. And it’s about damn time.”
The land transfer cleared its last regulatory hurdle June 26 with the approval by the California Transportation Commission, said Neil Thapar, an attorney who works as an advisor and legal consultant to Kai Poma. Caltrans staff will next record the deed transferring the title from the state of California to Kai Poma, which is expected to happen any day, he said.
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