League recap: Rogers surprises North Kingstown

By Staff Report Oct 3, 2012, 7:52pm

Division II-B league recap: 10/3/12

Division II-B recap Oct. 3, 2012

Rogers scored a stunning upset when it knocked off North Kingstown, 34-6. At the time, the Skippers was ranked 17th in the state, while the Vikings was 27th.

The biggest upset of the week belonged to West Warwick, who took down fourth ranked West Warwick, 42-14.

St. Raphael Academy's offense was tough to stop this week, as it produced the league's top passer, rusher and receiver. Emmanuel Leake threw for 44 yards and James Kelly had 29 yards receiving. On the ground Charles Correa chipped in 44 yards. Nick Sisto helped St. Raphael Academy's passing attack out by catching one ball for 11 yards.

Cumberland's Brendan Guerin and Mitchell Baxter have formed a dynamic duo this season, leading Division II-B in both passing and receiving yards. Guerin has thrown for 372 yards this season, while Baxter has 12 catches for 214 yards. Correa from the Saints leads the league in rushing with 272 yards.

The marquee game in the league this week will be the clash between St. Raphael Academy and Central. Michael Sassi's team enters the game ranked 17th in the state, while the Knights ranks 23rd.

Rogers was able to crack the Top 25 in the state rankings this week after beating North Kingstown 34-6. Frank Newsome's team came in at 19 in the state poll after placing at number 27 last week.



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