Delta River League recap November 5, 2013
Oak Ridge scored a stunning upset when it knocked off Pleasant Grove, 28-14. At the time, the Eagles were ranked 21st in the state, while the Trojans were 28th.
Oak Ridge was able to crack the Top 25 in the state rankings this week after defeating Pleasant Grove. Eric Cavaliere's team came in at 21 in the state poll after placing at number 28 last week.
Jake Browning threw for 337 yards and 6 touchdowns.
Drew Lackowski was the best running back in Delta River League this week. He ran for 109 yards on 19 carries as the Trojans defeated Ponderosa. Teammate Stephen Douglas added to the ground attack by rushing for 69 yards.
The Bulldogs' Browning and Will McClure have formed a dream team this season, leading the league in both passing and receiving yards. 6-2 quarterback Browning has thrown for 3,458 yards this season, while McClure has 48 catches for 1,035 yards. Jesuit's Ben Parietti leads the league in rushing yards with 872.
The marquee game in the league this week will be the clash between Folsom and Joe Cattolico's team. Kris Richardson & Troy Taylor's team enters the contest ranked fifth in the state, while the Eagles ranks 25th.
Sheldon's Taron Johnson is a few successful plays short of surpassing 1,000 yards receiving this season. He needs only 41 receiving yards against the Bruins to hit that benchmark. He has recorded 43 catches for 959 yards this year.
The league will see a high scoring game when the Bulldogs and Pleasant Grove face off this week. The top two offenses in the league, Folsom comes in having scored 487 this season, while the Eagles have scored 330. The Bulldogs scored 52 points last week as they topped Ponderosa.
Adding to the longest winning streak in Delta River League this week, Folsom beat Jason Tenner's team 52-0. The win marks ninth in a row for the the Bulldogs.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
