League recap: Panas climbs in state rankings

By Staff Report Sep 24, 2013, 3:59pm

Section 1 A - 1 league recap: 9/24/13

Section 1 A - 1 recap September 24, 2013

Panas scaled the state rankings by moving to 154 from 265 this week, the biggest jump in Section 1 A - 1. The Panthers were able to move up by topping Pearl River 28-14.

Greeley was the team that made the biggest jump in the rankings, moving from eighth to fifth in the league. Earlier in the week, the Quakers defeated Saunders Trades & Tech 40-10.

Sleepy Hollow's dynamic duo of Devin Lopez and Nick Arduino proved tough for Byram Hills to stop, as they were the top passer and receiver in the league this week. Lopez threw for 226 yards and Arduino had 80 yards receiving. Anthony Curanaj helped Sleepy Hollow's passing attack out by catching 4 balls for 60 yards.

The Horsemen's dynamic duo of Lopez and Arduino proved to be unstoppable against the Bobcats, as they were the top passer and receiver in the league this week.

John Brophy was the best running back in the league this week. He ran for 110 yards on 23 carries as Panas bested Byram Hills. Russel Mlynar also contributed to the rushing game with 11 yards on the ground.

Arduino was the best receiver in Section 1 A - 1 this week as Steve Borys' team topped John Naughton's team.

Lopez put up the best numbers in passing as the Horsemen defeated the Bobcats.

Panas' offense has been unstoppable this season and the Panthers feature the season leaders in passing, rushing and receiving yards. Liam Hagens has thrown for 442 yards and 3 touchdowns this season, while William Hodge has 7 catches for 192 yards.

A big matchup in the league this week will be when Greeley takes on Harrison. As it stands, William Tribou's team is in fifth, while the Huskies are in fourth.

Daniel Patronik's team made the biggest leap in the national rankings this week, rising to 5,917 from 8,174. The improvement came about via a 28-14 victory over the Pirates last week.



Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.