Bee’s Best: Rocklin’s Rio Patton wins football Prep of the Week vote
Rio Patton doesn’t take any games for granted because he isn’t sure how long this will last.
The Rocklin High School senior linebacker who also wrestles in the winter and spring seasons is pondering the student-athlete life in college or joining the Navy. For now, Patton is making plays on a defense that has played a big part of the Thunder’s 7-0 start.
Patton had 13 tackles in No. 2 Rocklin’s 21-0 win at Oak Ridge in El Dorado Hills last week, and he won Bee Football Prep of the Week honors through fan voting. He has a lot of them, garnering more than 60 percent of the votes.
Patton started playing football when he was 8 years old. He got into wrestling while in the seventh grade. He is one of the school’s top two-sport athletes, including a football team that plays Folsom Friday night and has championship aspirations beyond the Sierra Foothill League.