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Kamone Best

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28 Kamone Best
  • Height:
    5'9"
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Eastern Wayne, NC
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Fr
  • High School:
    Eastern Wayne
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    683
  • yds/g
    62.1
  • td
    7
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 129 86
Yards 683 445
Yards per game 62.1 89.0
Yards per rush 5.3 5.2
Touchdowns 7 4
Fumbles 3 2
Fumbles lost 2 1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 15 Mt. San Jacinto W, 30-13
Oct 22 at San Bernardino L, 13-10
Oct 29 at San Diego Mesa W, 32-21
Nov 5 Southwestern W, 51-34
Nov 12 Victor Valley W, 48-41
Nov 19 East Los Angeles L, 63-37
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 25 at Santa Ana - - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 at Saddleback L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 LA Valley L, 23-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at West LA W, 61-35 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Antelope Valley W, 41-35 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Santa Barbara L, 47-18 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Mt. San Jacinto W, 30-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at San Bernardino L, 13-10 0 2 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 at San Diego Mesa W, 32-21 4 8 50.0% 39 4.9 0 0 2 10
Nov 5 Southwestern W, 51-34 6 8 75.0% 62 7.8 0 1 0 0
Nov 12 Victor Valley W, 48-41 9 10 90.0% 115 11.5 1 0 2 15
Nov 19 East Los Angeles L, 63-37 1 1 100.0% 13 13.0 0 0 1 6
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 25 at Santa Ana - - - - - - -
Sep 3 at Saddleback L, 31-17 4 7 1.8 4 0 - -
Sep 10 LA Valley L, 23-14 1 2 2.0 2 0 - -
Sep 17 at West LA W, 61-35 14 72 5.1 14 1 - -
Sep 24 Antelope Valley W, 41-35 3 25 8.3 23 1 - -
Oct 1 at Santa Barbara L, 47-18 12 75 6.3 20 0 - -
Oct 15 Mt. San Jacinto W, 30-13 28 164 5.9 21 1 1 1
Oct 22 at San Bernardino L, 13-10 17 38 2.2 10 0 - -
Oct 29 at San Diego Mesa W, 32-21 14 115 8.2 31 2 1 0
Nov 5 Southwestern W, 51-34 15 109 7.3 41 1 - -
Nov 12 Victor Valley W, 48-41 12 19 1.6 12 0 - -
Nov 19 East Los Angeles L, 63-37 9 57 6.3 20 1 1 1
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 25 at Santa Ana - - - - - - -
Sep 3 at Saddleback L, 31-17 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 - -
Sep 10 LA Valley L, 23-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at West LA W, 61-35 4 59 14.8 30 0 - -
Sep 24 Antelope Valley W, 41-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Santa Barbara L, 47-18 3 2 0.7 2 0 - -
Oct 15 Mt. San Jacinto W, 30-13 2 79 39.5 67 1 1 1
Oct 22 at San Bernardino L, 13-10 3 17 5.7 11 0 - -
Oct 29 at San Diego Mesa W, 32-21 - - - - - 1 0
Nov 5 Southwestern W, 51-34 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Victor Valley W, 48-41 1 2 2.0 2 0 - -
Nov 19 East Los Angeles L, 63-37 2 9 4.5 10 0 1 1
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 25 at Santa Ana - - - - - -
Sep 3 at Saddleback L, 31-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 LA Valley L, 23-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 at West LA W, 61-35 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 Antelope Valley W, 41-35 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Santa Barbara L, 47-18 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Mt. San Jacinto W, 30-13 - - - 0 0 0
Oct 22 at San Bernardino L, 13-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at San Diego Mesa W, 32-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Southwestern W, 51-34 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 Victor Valley W, 48-41 - - - - - 0
Nov 19 East Los Angeles L, 63-37 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 25 at Santa Ana - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 at Saddleback L, 31-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 LA Valley L, 23-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at West LA W, 61-35 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Antelope Valley W, 41-35 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Santa Barbara L, 47-18 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Mt. San Jacinto W, 30-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at San Bernardino L, 13-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at San Diego Mesa W, 32-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Southwestern W, 51-34 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Victor Valley W, 48-41 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 East Los Angeles L, 63-37 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 25 at Santa Ana - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 at Saddleback L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 LA Valley L, 23-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at West LA W, 61-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Antelope Valley W, 41-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Santa Barbara L, 47-18 1 11 11.0 11 0 - - - - -
Oct 15 Mt. San Jacinto W, 30-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at San Bernardino L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at San Diego Mesa W, 32-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Southwestern W, 51-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Victor Valley W, 48-41 4 72 18.0 36 0 - - - - -
Nov 19 East Los Angeles L, 63-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 25 at Santa Ana - - - - - -
Sep 3 at Saddleback L, 31-17 1 7 -3 - - 4
Sep 10 LA Valley L, 23-14 1 2 - - - 2
Sep 17 at West LA W, 61-35 1 72 59 - - 131
Sep 24 Antelope Valley W, 41-35 1 25 - - - 25
Oct 1 at Santa Barbara L, 47-18 1 75 2 - 11 88
Oct 15 Mt. San Jacinto W, 30-13 1 164 79 - - 243
Oct 22 at San Bernardino L, 13-10 1 38 17 - - 55
Oct 29 at San Diego Mesa W, 32-21 1 115 - - - 115
Nov 5 Southwestern W, 51-34 1 109 - - - 109
Nov 12 Victor Valley W, 48-41 1 19 2 - 72 93
Nov 19 East Los Angeles L, 63-37 1 57 9 - - 66
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 25 at Santa Ana - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 at Saddleback L, 31-17 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 LA Valley L, 23-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 at West LA W, 61-35 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 Antelope Valley W, 41-35 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at Santa Barbara L, 47-18 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Mt. San Jacinto W, 30-13 14 1 1 - - - - 0 - - 0 1
Oct 22 at San Bernardino L, 13-10 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at San Diego Mesa W, 32-21 12 2 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Southwestern W, 51-34 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 Victor Valley W, 48-41 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 19 East Los Angeles L, 63-37 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 25 at Santa Ana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 at Saddleback L, 31-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 LA Valley L, 23-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at West LA W, 61-35 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Antelope Valley W, 41-35 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Santa Barbara L, 47-18 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Mt. San Jacinto W, 30-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at San Bernardino L, 13-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at San Diego Mesa W, 32-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Southwestern W, 51-34 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Victor Valley W, 48-41 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 East Los Angeles L, 63-37 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2016-17 11 20 29 69.0% 229 20.8 7.9 1 1 33 139.8
2017-18 10 5 25 20.0% 75 7.5 3.0 0 2 33 29.2
Total 21 25 54 46.3% 304 14.5 5.6 1 3 33 88.6
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2016-17 11 129 683 62.1 5.3 7 41 3 2
2017-18 10 101 500 50.0 5.0 2 33 5 2
Total 21 230 1183 56.3 5.1 9 41 8 4
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2016-17 11 16 1.5 165 15.0 10.3 1 67
2017-18 10 9 0.9 73 7.3 8.1 0 21
Total 21 25 1.2 238 11.3 9.5 1 67
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2016-17 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2017-18 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Total 21 - - - - 0 0 - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 21 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2016-17 5 83 16.6 0 36 - - - - -
2017-18 1 13 13.0 0 13 - - - - -
Total 6 96 16.0 0 36 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2016-17 11 683 165 - 83 931 84.6
2017-18 10 500 73 - 13 586 58.6
Total 21 1183 238 - 96 1517 72.2
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2016-17 50 4.5 7 1 0 - - - 0 - 1 0
2017-18 14 1.4 2 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 0
Total 64 3.0 9 1 0 - - - 0 - 2 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2016-17 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 21 1 0 1.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 20 29 69.0% 229 20.8 7.9 1 1 33 139.8
Conference 5 19 28 67.9% 216 43.2 7.7 1 1 33 137.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 6 16 19 84.2% 190 31.7 10.0 1 1 27 175.1
Away 5 4 10 40.0% 39 7.8 3.9 0 0 33 72.8
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 6 19 26 73.1% 216 36.0 8.3 1 1 33 147.9
Losses 5 1 3 33.3% 13 2.6 4.3 0 0 13 69.7
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 4 10 40.0% 39 9.8 3.9 0 0 33 72.8
November 3 16 19 84.2% 190 63.3 10.0 1 1 27 175.1
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 129 683 62.1 5.3 7 41 3 2
Conference 5 86 445 89.0 5.2 4 41 2 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 68 376 62.7 5.5 4 41 2 2
Away 5 61 307 61.4 5.0 3 31 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 86 504 84.0 5.9 6 41 2 1
Losses 5 43 179 35.8 4.2 1 20 1 1
Month
September 4 22 106 26.5 4.8 2 23 - -
October 4 71 392 98.0 5.5 3 31 2 1
November 3 36 185 61.7 5.1 2 41 1 1
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 16 1.5 165 15.0 10.3 1 67
Conference 5 6 1.2 98 19.6 16.3 1 67
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 5 0.8 90 15.0 18.0 1 67
Away 5 11 2.2 75 15.0 6.8 0 30
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 7 1.2 140 23.3 20.0 1 67
Losses 5 9 1.8 25 5.0 2.8 0 11
Month
September 4 5 1.3 56 14.0 11.2 0 30
October 4 8 2.0 98 24.5 12.3 1 67
November 3 3 1.0 11 3.7 3.7 0 10
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Conference 5 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - 0 0 - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 5 83 16.6 0 36 - - - - -
Conference 4 72 18.0 0 36 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 72 18.0 0 36 - - - - -
Away 1 11 11.0 0 11 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 72 18.0 0 36 - - - - -
Losses 1 11 11.0 0 11 - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October 1 11 11.0 0 11 - - - - -
November 4 72 18.0 0 36 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 683 165 - 83 931 84.6
Conference 5 445 98 - 72 615 123.0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 6 376 90 - 72 538 89.7
Away 5 307 75 - 11 393 78.6
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 6 504 140 - 72 716 119.3
Losses 5 179 25 - 11 215 43.0
Month
September 4 106 56 - - 162 40.5
October 4 392 98 - 11 501 125.3
November 3 185 11 - 72 268 89.3
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 50 4.5 7 1 0 - - - 0 - 1 0
Conference 32 6.4 4 1 0 - - - 0 - 1 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 32 5.3 4 1 0 - - - 0 - 1 0
Away 18 3.6 3 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 44 7.3 6 1 0 - - - 0 - 1 0
Losses 6 1.2 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Month
September 12 3.0 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 26 6.5 3 1 0 - - - 0 - 1 0
November 12 4.0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
2016 Season in Review - COD Football
  • Article
  • November 23, 2016
2016 Season in Review - COD Football

Under third-year head coach Jack Steptoe, Desert finished the regular season with a record 6-5 overall and 4-1 in conference. As a reward for winning the American Division-Mountain Conference title and going to the Patriotic Bowl, Coach Steptoe was handed Coach of the Year honors.

  • November 23, 2016
COD Football struggles to find rhythm, falling in Patriotic Bowl to Huskies, 63-37
  • Article
  • November 19, 2016
COD Football struggles to find rhythm, falling in Patriotic Bowl to Huskies, 63-37

COD (6-5) finished the year hosting the Patriotic Bowl and found themselves in a huge hole early, fighting their way back they took a 37-28 lead midway through the 3rd quarter, then the game went sideways, falling to the Monterey Park East Los Angeles Huskies (9-2), 63-37.

  • November 19, 2016
COD Football will host the Patriotic Bowl this Saturday
  • Article
  • November 14, 2016
COD Football will host the Patriotic Bowl this Saturday

Desert will play host to the East Los Angeles Huskies in the Patriotic Bowl on Saturday, November 19, kick off is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Boone Field and tickets are $12.

  • November 14, 2016
COD Football is going bowling after knocking off the Rams in OT, 48-41
  • Article
  • November 12, 2016
COD Football is going bowling after knocking off the Rams in OT, 48-41

COD (6-4; 4-1) got into a heavyweight brawl to take a shot at their first bowl game since 2011, as each team traded scores, neither would relent, forcing the game into a crucial overtime period, where the home team would prevail over the Victorville Victor Valley Rams (6-4; 3-2), 48-41.

  • November 12, 2016
COD Football stuns #18 Jaguars, 51-34
  • Article
  • November 05, 2016
COD Football stuns #18 Jaguars, 51-34

COD (5-4; 3-1) played their best game of the season at just the same time that the #18 team in the state decided to have their worst game of the season, as the Roadrunners stunned the previously unbeaten Chula Vista Southwestern Jaguars (8-1; 3-1), 51-34.

  • November 05, 2016
COD Football thumps the Olympians, 32-21
  • Article
  • October 29, 2016
COD Football thumps the Olympians, 32-21

COD (4-4; 2-1) scored on their opening drive going on a 19-0 run, then the Roadrunners had to hold on for dear life, but they eventually knocked off the San Diego Mesa Olympians (2-6; 0-3), 32-21.

  • October 29, 2016
COD Football falls in frustrating loss to Wolverines, 13-10
  • Article
  • October 22, 2016
COD Football falls in frustrating loss to Wolverines, 13-10

COD (3-4; 1-1) had a real chance to take another trophy away from an opponent, but over 190 yards in penalties and only 150 yards of total offense led to a road game let down, falling at the San Bernardino Valley Wolverines (3-4; 2-0), 13-10.

  • October 22, 2016
COD Football: Best named PCAC Athlete of the Week
  • Article
  • October 17, 2016
COD Football: Best named PCAC Athlete of the Week

COD Football freshman running back Kamone Best (Goldsboro (NC) Eastern Wayne) has been named as an honorable mention selection of the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference’s (PCAC) Male Athlete of the Week for the week of October 17th.

  • October 17, 2016
COD Football holds onto Palms-To-Pines Trophy, punishes the Eagles, 30-13
  • Article
  • October 15, 2016
COD Football holds onto Palms-To-Pines Trophy, punishes the Eagles, 30-13

COD (3-3; 1-0) began American Division-Mountain Conference play by scoring 28 unanswered points en route to dominating on both sides of the football, while retaining the Palms-To-Pines Trophy for another year, defeating the Mt. San Jacinto Eagles (3-3; 0-1), 30-13.

  • October 15, 2016
Preview: Desert Football Heads To Santa Barbara
  • Article
  • September 30, 2016
Preview: Desert Football Heads To Santa Barbara

A winning streak will come to an end this week. It will either be Desert's 2 consecutive wins or Santa Barbara's 3 game streak. Desert heads to Santa Barbara to get that answer. Desert has needed to come down after their dramatic last second win over Antelope Valley last week to prepare for the Vaqueros who are putting up 461 yards of offense a game.

  • September 30, 2016
Roadrunner have "No Quit" In them In Win
  • Article
  • September 25, 2016
Roadrunner have "No Quit" In them In Win

Palm Desert - Roadrunners proved a lot of excitement for their fans at Boone Field Saturday night. Antelope Valley brought their 2-1 record and 5th ranking in the Southern California American Division to College of the Desert where Desert, 9th ranked in SC American Division, were waiting for them.

  • September 25, 2016
COD Football Lights Up Scoreboard For First Win
  • Article
  • September 17, 2016
COD Football Lights Up Scoreboard For First Win

Culver City, CA - The College of the Desert's Football team had their foot on the gas pedal from the opening kickoff and didn't let off until the game was well in hand. The Roadrunners scored 29 first quarter points starting with an Anthony Ellison 77 yard run :17 seconds into the game.

  • September 17, 2016