League recap: Palmyra stuns Macon in upset

By Staff Report Sep 4, 2013, 10:10pm

Clarence Cannon league recap: 9/4/13

Clarence Cannon recap September 4, 2013

The biggest upset of the week belonged to Macon, who took down 140th ranked Macon, 36-25.

Clark County was the team that gained the most ground in the standings this week, jumping from eighth to third in Clarence Cannon. The Indians defeated Monroe City 41-25 earlier in the week.

The Tigers' offense was tough to stop this week, as it produced the league's top passer, rusher and receiver. Craig Smith threw for 75 yards and Brendan Watts had 30 yards receiving. On the ground Joe Lewis chipped in 175 yards. Lewis helped Macon's passing attack out by catching 3 balls for 28 yards.

Macon's offense was unstoppable this week, as it produced the league's top passer, rusher and receiver.

Pete Claas' team's offense was tough to stop this week, as it produced the league's top passer, rusher and receiver.

The Tigers' dynamic duo of Smith and Watts proved tough for Palmyra to stop, as they were the top passer and receiver in the league this week.

Macon's dynamic duo of Smith and Watts proved to be unstoppable against the Panthers, as they were the top passer and receiver in the league this week.

Smith and Lewis gave the Tigers a balanced attack through the air and ground last week. Chris Little also contributed to the rushing game with 60 yards on the ground.

Smith and Lewis gave Macon a balanced attack in passing and rushing last week.

Lewis was a passing and rushing force as the Tigers fell to Palmyra.

Smith put up the best numbers in passing as Macon fell to Jason Keilholz's team.

Watts was the best wideout in the league this week as the Tigers lost to the Panthers.

Lewis was the best running back in the league this week.

One of Clarence Cannon's premier quarterbacks will face off with its top pass rusher when Macon and South Shelby face off next week. Smith has thrown for 75 yards and 1 touchdowns this season, while Tayler Foster has terrorized opposing QBs to the tune of 1.0 sacks.

A big matchup in the league this week will be when Palmyra takes on Centralia. The Panthers are currently in second, while the Panthers are in fourth.

The league will see a high scoring game when the Cardinals and the Tigers face off this week. The top two offenses in the league, South Shelby comes in having scored 23 this season, while Macon has scored 25. Rob Wilt's team scored 23 points last week as it beat Louisiana.

Palmyra scaled the state rankings by moving to 137 from 165 this week, the biggest jump in the league.



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