— The Feather River College football team delivered a dominant performance on both sides of the ball Saturday, recording five interceptions and returning two for touchdowns in a 76–0 home victory over Contra Costa College.
The Golden Eagles improved to 5–2 overall and 1–1 in conference play while limiting Contra Costa to 167 yards of total offense.
Kash Lexing (Seattle, Washington) produced the afternoon’s standout defensive performance, intercepting three passes and accumulating 78 interception-return yards. Lexing turned one of those takeaways into a 56-yard touchdown during Feather River’s 21-point third quarter.
Miguel Quijas (Forest Grove, Oregon) added another defensive touchdown with a 75-yard interception return. Quijas also recovered a fumble as the Golden Eagles continually disrupted the Contra Costa offense.
The five interceptions generated 180 return yards for Feather River, while the defense also recorded three sacks and nine tackles for loss. The Golden Eagles’ special teams and defense combined for three touchdowns.
Quarterback Kayden Leaf (Red Bluff, California) directed an explosive offensive effort, completing 12 of 17 passes for 123 yards and three touchdowns. Leaf also rushed for 91 yards and two scores, giving him five total touchdowns in the victory.
Marcellus Clay (Boise, Idaho) found the end zone twice. Clay caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Leaf in the first quarter before returning a punt 54 yards for another score early in the second.
Leaf also connected with Zach Clarke for a 52-yard touchdown and Braden Dunham for a 10-yard score. Nason Rodriguez, Deshon Moore and Bradley Mayville each contributed rushing touchdowns as Feather River finished with 257 yards on the ground and 386 yards of total offense.
The Golden Eagles led 21–0 after the opening quarter and carried a 48–0 advantage into halftime. Feather River added 21 points in the third quarter and seven more in the fourth to complete the shutout.
Home Football Returns Saturday
Feather River will remain at home to face Los Medanos College on Saturday, October 24. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 PM as the Golden Eagles continue conference play. Jordan and Samson will be doing Play by Play and broadcasting live on KJDX.
Golden Eagle fans are encouraged to come out and support the team for another afternoon of football in Quincy.
Additional information is available on the Feather River College football schedule.
