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Rio MesaVentura

Spartans
13
Cougars
40

The Ventura (CA) varsity flag football team won Thursday's home conference game against Rio Mesa (Oxnard, CA) by a score of 40-13.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rio Mesa----13
Ventura----40
Final score provided by G. Simpson.
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Game Stats

Rio Mesa (25-26)

Ventura (25-26)

Rio Mesa

Passing

#Athlete NameCompAttYdsComp %AvgTDIntLngQB Rate
Team Totals1425162.56011.62185.8
15J. Gonzalez (Jr)1425162.56011.62185.8
Ventura

Passing

#Athlete NameCompAttYdsComp %AvgTDIntLngQB Rate
Team Totals2335253.65711.05126.5
11Ava Ortman (Sr)2334253.67611.05129.0
19A. Hernandez (So)010.00039.6
Rio Mesa

Rushing

#Athlete NameCarYdsAvgLongTD
Team Totals13211.610
7Nevaeh Gonzalez (Fr)4-3-0.82
15J. Gonzalez (Jr)9242.710
Ventura

Rushing

#Athlete NameCarYdsAvgLongTD
Team Totals141208.6281
5Kaiya Cooke (Sr)144.04
8Vail Newman (Jr)6274.58
11Ava Ortman (Sr)78912.7281
Rio Mesa

Receiving

#Athlete NameRecYdsAvgLongTD
Team Totals1416211.6437
3Saniya Holloway (Sr)23919.5311
16Sophia Ramirez (Jr)5489.614
22Nona Moreno (Fr)77510.7436
Ventura

Receiving

#Athlete NameRecYdsAvgLongTD
Team Totals2325311.0565
0Kailey Champion (So)6294.8101
5Kaiya Cooke (Sr)8637.9282
10Mya Rodriguez (Jr)610717.8561
13Riley Hotzler (Jr)35418.0261
Rio Mesa

Tackles

#Athlete NameSoloAsstTot Tckls
Team Totals2929
3Saniya Holloway (Sr)1111
5Jenny Brewer (Jr)33
7Nevaeh Gonzalez (Fr)22
10Sarah Briones (Sr)33
11Karla Guillen (Jr)11
16Sophia Ramirez (Jr)44
20Yareli Torres (Sr)11
22Nona Moreno (Fr)33
23Isabelle Ambriz (Jr)11
Ventura

Tackles

#Athlete NameSoloAsstTot Tckls
Team Totals26430
3B. Kightlinger (Jr)415
5Kaiya Cooke (Sr)213
7Danika Simpson (Sr)33
12Shay Torres (Sr)22
15Ellie Noah (Jr)213
16Sofia Pimentel (Fr)11
17Naima Tovar (Sr)516
21Sophia Cota (Sr)22
23Jordyn Ward (Sr)11
24Piper Murray (Fr)22
55Zen Guelcher (Fr)22

Sacks

Rio Mesa has not entered any sacks stats.
Ventura

Sacks

#Athlete NameSacksYdlHur
Team Totals3.08
12Shay Torres (Sr)1.01
17Naima Tovar (Sr)2
21Sophia Cota (Sr)1.02
23Jordyn Ward (Sr)1.02
25Amani King (Jr)1
Rio Mesa

Defensive Statistics

#Athlete NameIntInt YdsPDFmb RecFR YdsCaus
Team Totals4
7Nevaeh Gonzalez (Fr)1
10Sarah Briones (Sr)2
16Sophia Ramirez (Jr)1
Ventura

Defensive Statistics

#Athlete NameIntInt YdsPDFmb RecFR YdsCaus
Team Totals115
5Kaiya Cooke (Sr)11
15Ellie Noah (Jr)2
16Sofia Pimentel (Fr)1
17Naima Tovar (Sr)1
55Zen Guelcher (Fr)1
Rio Mesa

Punts

#Athlete NamePYdsAvg.LngIn 20
Team Totals514629.232
20Yareli Torres (Sr)514629.232

Punts

Ventura has not entered any punts stats.

Punt Returns

Rio Mesa has not entered any punt returns stats.
Ventura

Punt Returns

#Athlete NameRetYdsAvgLngFC
Team Totals3268.711
6Desiree Nelms (Sr)11010.010
24Piper Murray (Fr)2168.011
Rio Mesa

Scoring

#Athlete NameTot PtsTDS
Team Totals137
3Saniya Holloway (Sr)61
22Nona Moreno (Fr)76
Ventura

Scoring

#Athlete NameTot PtsTDS
Team Totals6
0Kailey Champion (So)1
5Kaiya Cooke (Sr)2
10Mya Rodriguez (Jr)1
11Ava Ortman (Sr)1
13Riley Hotzler (Jr)1

Game Story

California High School Flag Football - Rio Mesa thwarted by Ventura

September 18, 2025: Ventura, CA 93001

Ventura Cougars (Ventura, CA) fans went home in high spirits Thursday as they saw their flag football team achieve victory over the visiting Rio Mesa Spartans (Oxnard, CA), 40-13 in a league battle.

With the win, Ventura improves its record to 8-4 on the season. The Cougars travel to Madera (Madera, CA) to play the Coyotes in a non-league match on Friday, September 19. The Coyotes come into the match with a record of 4-8. Madera won 36-7 in their recent non-league match against Golden Valley (Merced, CA)

Coming up next, the Spartans meet the Dos Pueblos Chargers (Goleta, CA) in a Channel challenge, on Tuesday, September 23. Rio Mesa will attempt to improve on its 6-10 season record. The Chargers go into the challenge with a 16-1 record after their 43-6 league win over Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA).

Players of the Game

Rio Mesa (25-26)

Rio Mesa has not selected any Players of the Game.

Ventura (25-26)

Congratulations to #8 Vail Newman for being selected the Ventura Girls Flag Football Player of the Game.

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    Rio Mesa
    Spartans
    13 - 40
    Ventura
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    Posted @ 4:26a

Rio Mesa @ Ventura Flag Football Game Info

Thu., Sep. 18, 2025 @ 6:30p
The Ventura (CA) varsity flag football team won Thursday's home conference game against Rio Mesa (Oxnard, CA) by a score of 40-13.

Rankings & Records

Rio Mesa (25-26)

NationalCASection
40119486
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
9-143-114-62-63-2.391.214453418

Ventura (25-26)

NationalCASection
28109
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
20-99-57-38-55-1.690.643873455

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rio Mesa		1.25.01.22.319.7
Ventura		2.83.13.720.730.1

Head-to-Head

  • Ventura won last month
    9/18 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Rio Mesa----13
    Ventura----40

    The Rio Mesa (Oxnard, CA) varsity flag football team lost Thursday's away conference game against Ventura (CA) by a score of 40-13.

    Box score
  • Ventura won this month
    10/14 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Ventura----25
    Rio Mesa----14

    The Ventura (CA) varsity flag football team won Tuesday's away conference game against Rio Mesa (Oxnard, CA) by a score of 25-14.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Rio MesaVentura
54.3Rushing Yards Per Game66.6
169.9Passing Yards Per Game237.0
170.3Receiving Yards Per Game242.1
224.1Total Yards Per Game303.6
25.7Tackles Per Game30.5
2.4Sacks Per Game1.9
1.4Interceptions Per Game0.8
17.0Points Per Game0.2

Team Leaders

Rio MesaVenturaNational Avg.
#7 Nevaeh Gonzalez19.6Rushing Yards Per Game#11 Ava Ortman53.611.1
#15 Jadeline Gonzalez167.4Passing Yards Per Game#11 Ava Ortman245.046.5
#24 Analysia Brewer58.5Receiving Yards Per Game#10 Mya Rodriguez91.915.1
#15 Jadeline Gonzalez181.3Total Yards Per Game#11 Ava Ortman298.631.4
#3 Saniya Holloway6.3Tackles Per Game#17 Naima Tovar5.11.9
#33 Anika Bittner1.0Sacks Per Game#25 Amani King1.00.5
#22 Nona Moreno0.5Interceptions Per Game#5 Kaiya Cooke0.20.3
#24 Analysia Brewer6.0Points Per Game#5 Kaiya Cooke0.21.9

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Rio Mesa3-10Ventura8-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
8/23/25CamarilloRio Mesa(L) 26-88/14/25CamarilloVentura(L) 36-31
8/28/25Rio MesaDos Pueblos(L) 53-09/9/25VenturaDos Pueblos(L) 36-33
9/23/25Dos PueblosRio Mesa(L) 45-610/2/25Dos PueblosVentura(L) 31-19
9/2/25OxnardRio Mesa(L) 32-69/11/25OxnardVentura(W) 32-13
9/25/25Rio MesaOxnard(L) 18-610/7/25VenturaOxnard(L) 28-25
9/4/25Santa BarbaraRio Mesa(L) 14-129/2/25VenturaSanta Barbara(W) 34-0
9/30/25Rio MesaSanta Barbara(W) 39-129/25/25Santa BarbaraVentura(W) 34-18
9/9/25Rio MesaSan Marcos(L) 34-79/16/25VenturaSan Marcos(L) 32-0
10/6/25Rio MesaSan Marcos(L) 21-010/9/25San MarcosVentura(L) 41-25
9/11/25Rio MesaPacifica(L) 7-68/28/25PacificaVentura(W) 46-14
10/7/25PacificaRio Mesa(W) 32-09/23/25VenturaPacifica(W) 20-0
9/16/25BuenaRio Mesa(L) 20-139/4/25BuenaVentura(W) 41-0
10/9/25Rio MesaBuena(W) 26-69/30/25VenturaBuena(W) 33-0
10/4/25BuenaVentura(W) 27-7

Record Breakdown

Rio Mesa (25-26)

Ventura (25-26)
9-14
Overall
20-9
3-11
League
9-5
2-0
Non-League
0-2
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
3-10
Common Opponent
8-6
4-6
Home
7-3
2-6
Away
8-5
3-2
Neutral
5-1
0-0
Playoff
2-1
9-14
In-State
20-9
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0