Bee’s Best: Which Sacramento-area football players dazzled last week?
The Sacramento Bee hands out game balls, in spirit, to the following movers and shakers in Sacramento-area high school football from last week’s action.
Here are the top performers, listed in alphabetical order.
Kyle Boeker, Oak Ridge: The senior kicker, and one of the best specialists in Northern California, made field goals of 37 and 27 yards and had three touchbacks on kickoffs in a 12-8 win over Del Oro in a smashmouth Sierra Foothill League opener. Boeker is a returning Bee All-Metro and the best in the section, according to coach Casey Taylor, whose team is Bee-ranked second and hosts No. 4 Granite Bay on Friday.
Ryan Corum, Yuba City: The senior running back rushed 21 times for 214 yards and four touchdowns, in a 33-14 win over crosstown rival River Valley. Corum has nine rushing scores for the Honkers, who are 3-2.
Lua DeBerry, Folsom: The junior defensive lineman for The Bee’s top ranked team jumped to grab a pass and rumbled two yards for a game-changing touchdown in a 34-21 win over Rocklin in an SFL opener. DeBerry said that had he had an interception at midfield, he would have scored: “I would have just stiff-armed someone.”
Eli Duff, Lincoln: The senior quarterback completed 13 of 19 passes for 169 yards for 169 yards and four touchdowns, two of them to Mason Volzer, in a 41-6 win over Foothill in nonleague action to move the Zebras to 3-1. A third-year starter, Duff has 12 TD passes, six of them to Volzer, a sophomore.
Isaiah Ene, Granite Bay: The senior and four-year starter headed to Sacramento State rushed 22 times for 133 yards and three touchdowns and had four tackles to spark a 31-20 win over Jesuit in an SFL opener. Granite Bay is 4-1.
Connor Frontiera, Twelve Bridges: The senior quarterback completed 18 of 27 passes for 268 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions in a 38-30 nonleague win over Destiny Christian Academy as the Raging Rhinos extended impressive streaks. 12B has won 25 consecutive non-playoff games in a row dating back to 2023 with 14-game regional road-game winning streak.
Odie Jefferson, Monterey Trail: The senior running back rushed 27 times for 231 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 8.6 yards a carry with a long of 47, in a 34-13 victory over Laguna Creek in a Delta League opener. The Mustangs are 3-1.
Joseph Krohn, Whitney: The junior had nine tackles and broke up three passes to set a defensive tone, rushed for 43 yards in averaging 10.8 yards a carry and led a 43-0 win over Davis . The Wildcats are 2-2 heading into Friday’s Sierra Foothill League clash at Rocklin.
Joe Lara, Liberty Ranch: The junior two-way starter for the Hawks of Galt rushed 12 times for 97 yards and two touchdowns, scored on 2-point conversion and recovered a fumble in a 37-8 win over Union Mine of El Dorado. Liberty Ranch is 4-0.
Braylen Robinson, Franklin: The junior quarterback engineered the Wildcats’ first victory over storied Elk Grove in 13 years with an inspired 24-8 win over the cross-town Thundering Herd. Robinson completed 13 of 18 passes for 200 yards and a touchdown to Caden Bowers, and he rushed 7 times for 73 yards and a score as Franklin moved to 4-1.
Alex Rodriguez, Rosemont: The senior LB/RB who goes by “Pit” ran for a touchdown, had two catches for 16 yards, deflected a pass on defense and made nine tackles, three of them for losses, in 41-7 nonleague win over Amador. The Wolverines of the Sacramento City Unified School District are 3-1.
Ryder Trantham, Rio Americano: The senior passed for 192 yards and hit Devin Pointes and Josh Squaglia for touchdowns to power the Raiders past Vista del Lago of Folsom for the first time. VDL opened in 2007. Pointes had four catches for 96 yards, and the senior ran for a score as Rio Americano improved to 3-2 after the Capital Valley Conference opening effort.
Braden Scritchfield, Sutter: The senior quarterback completed nine of 10 passes for 212 yards and three touchdown passes, two of them to Hayden Azevedo, and he ran for a score in a 64-8 rout of Woodland. The defending Golden Empire League champions are 5-0.
Elijah Stevens, Oakmont: The junior quarterback passed for 223 yards with touchdown strikes to Ocean Munoz and Gavin Harder, a junior who had 41 yards rushing and 110 yards receiving, in a 34-21 win over Colfax. The Pioneer Valley League opening victory improved the Vikings of Roseville to 2-2.
This story was originally published September 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM.