Division II-B recap October 1, 2013
Adding to the longest winning streak in Division II-B this week, North Kingstown beat Pilgrim 52-22. This was the team's fourth consecutive win.
St. Raphael Academy was the team that gained the most ground in the standings this week, jumping from sixth to fourth in the league. Earlier in the week, the Saints defeated West Warwick 21-8.
St. Raphael Academy's offense was unstoppable this week, as it produced the league's top passer, rusher and receiver. Emmanuel Leake threw for 147 yards and James Kelly had 83 yards receiving. On the ground Josh Alves chipped in 84 yards. Alcino Aviles-Soares helped St. Raphael Academy's passing attack out by catching 4 balls for 44 yards.
Leake put up the best numbers in passing as Michael Sassi's team defeated the Wizards. Leake's favorite target this week was Kelly, who caught 3 passes for 83 yards.
The leading receiver in the league this season is Kelly. The St. Raphael Academy star has 6 catches for 131 yards.
The marquee game in the league this week will be the clash between Cumberland and the Saints. The Clippers enters the game ranked eighth in the state, while St. Raphael Academy ranks 17th.
Next week's game between Cumberland and the Saints will feature a good passing match up as Tyler Calabro will test his arm against Ben Roy's defensive ability. For the year, Chris Skurka's team's Calabro has managed 354 yards and 3 touchdowns, while Roy has 1 interception for St. Raphael Academy.
One of Division II-B's premier quarterbacks will go head-to-head with its top pass rusher when the Clippers and the Saints face off next week.
The league will see a high scoring game when Cumberland and St. Raphael Academy face off this week. The top two offenses in the league, the Clippers comes in having scored 37 this season, while the Saints have scored 47. Cumberland scored 27 points last week as it bested Rogers.
The Patriots lost to North Kingstown 52-22 last week, the largest margin of any game.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
