Troy Mott left Dodd Stadium at Justin-Siena High School late Friday with a lot on his mind.

The head football coach of the 5-0 Napa High Indians — who outscored their five nonleague opponents 192-34 — was looking forward to seeing the film of his team’s 44-7 win over Antioch and examining why officials called Napa for 16 penalties. The flags resulted in 140 yards against the Indians, who went into the game listed No. 15 in the CalHiSports.com CIF Division I North Bowl Game Rankings.

“Believe it or not, I’m less concerned with tonight’s game than I have (been) in prior (games),” he said. “Our kids play aggressive and they play hard. The penalties tonight, while I don’t like to excuse them, were aggressive penalties. They weren’t the pushing and shoving after the whistle things. They were things just from kids playing hard.”

Napa was called for several motion penalties, which after a 23-point first quarter, affected the Indians’ tempo and rhythm. Zack Sims and Cody Thompson split time in Napa’s two-quarterback system, and the different cadences is something that the Indians plan to work on in practice. They have a bye this week and start the Monticello Empire League season Oct. 8 against Vacaville at the new Memorial Stadium.

“That’s something we definitely have to clean up and get our cadence similar, so that our linemen can get off together with the confidence that they’re going on the snap, in a rhythm with our cadence,” said Mott. “That’s something we have to work on in practice, the quarterbacks getting together with their cadence.”

The health of the team is also key. Brad Forster and Josh Boyenger were both injured against Antioch. Napa has two weeks to not only prepare for Vacaville (3-1), which lost Friday to Valley Christian-San Jose, 48-7, but to also get as healthy as possible in what could be a championship game to kick off the MEL schedule.

Napa won with big plays against Antioch. Cody Jensen ran for 133 yards on just nine carries and scored on runs of 46 and 47 yards. It was one of Jensen’s best games for the Indians, as he also had a pair of two-point conversion runs, caught two passes for 23 yards, and returned a punt 20 yards.

Sims had a super game, completing 8 of 14 passes for 178 yards and throwing a 58-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Cunningham. Sims also scored on a 26-yard keeper and had 53 yards rushing.

“He’s a great quarterback. There’s no doubt about it,” said Mott. “We’ve got two great quarterbacks. We feel good about that position and both those guys. I feel comfortable with both those guys taking snaps. We’ll just continue to work them and continue to get better and see what we get.”

Boyenger scored on a 52-yard run, Zack Scheinholz carried seven times for 65 yards, and Napa had 545 yards of total offense. The Indians also turned the ball over twice — once on an interception and once on a fumble.

“We’re still a work in progress,” said Mott. “I think we’ve certainly got a lot of work to do. It’s up to us as coaches to make sure our kids are handling the success the right way. We are not going to back down one second at practice and in our study — we won’t let them. I’m pretty sure that they know that about our staff, that we’re going to go to work as if we’re 0-5.”

The Indians’ defense has established an identity after five weeks. The defensive unit, led by assistant coach Dylan Leach, has two shutouts and is equally tough against the run as it is against the pass.

“We really feel like we’re a defensive-minded team. They like playing,” said Mott. “Dylan asks for a lot of different contributors on our defense. Guys know that come Friday night, a lot of guys are going to get an opportunity to play on that side of the ball. We have a lot of guys preparing hard on that side of the ball. We come in each week with a really good game plan. We’re happy with where we’re at.”

The toughest — and most important — stretch of the season awaits Napa, with five MEL games to go. In order, the Indians will face Vacaville, Armijo, Wood, Fairfield and Vintage.

“It was great to really evaluate our team and to develop players and to develop a rhythm with special teams, offense and defense in the preleague, and that’s what it’s for,” said Mott. “But now it starts. The season starts from here on out. Every win is just paramount to the success of your team.

“We have goals that we set for ourselves. All our goals are set for league and playoffs. All our goals are in front of us right now. It’s going to take a ton of work and a big commitment from our kids in order to accomplish all those goals.

“I think that this team’s up to the task. They’re a great group to coach, they’re a fun group to coach. We have a lot of fun with them at practice. We’ve just got to make sure that we maintain a focus at practice and a focus for our preparation.”

Napa won each of its four games at Dodd Stadium, the Indians’ home while Memorial Stadium is being rebuilt. Fans have packed Dodd Stadium for games against Atwater, Burbank-Sacramento, Beyer-Modesto and Antioch.

Dodd Stadium was a $2.5-million redevelopment project to upgrade athletic facilities through a private-public partnership. The design of a new field and track will allow for maximum use of the facility.

Vintage High has also used Dodd Stadium this fall.

“It was a community-based project, we’re part of the community, we want to take care of the community, and this was the right thing to do,” said Bob Bailey, the vice principal for student life at Justin-Siena. “The administrations of both schools did awesome work. It’s been great working with them.”