League recap: Diamond scores huge upset over McAuley Catholic

By Staff Report Oct 3, 2012, 7:57pm

Spring River Valley league recap: 10/3/12

Spring River Valley recap Oct. 3, 2012

The biggest upset of the week belonged to McAuley Catholic, who took down 240th ranked McAuley Catholic, 36-18. Zach Renfro ran for 217 yards and caught one passes for one yards in the win.

Sarcoxie extended the longest winning streak in Spring River Valley this week by beating Greenfield, 46-8. The victory was the sixth in a row for the team.

Miller's dynamic duo of Dalton Gulick and Chance Taylor proved tough for Pierce City to stop, as they were the top passer and receiver in the league this week. Gulick threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns and Taylor had 90 yards receiving. Derrick Estell helped Miller's passing attack out by catching four balls for 43 yards.

The Cardinals' Gulick and Estell have formed a dynamic duo this season, leading the league in both passing and receiving yards. Gulick has thrown for 1096 yards this season, while Estell, a 5-foot-11 receiver, has 18 catches for 294 yards. Cedric O'Hara from the Eagles leads the league in rushing with 979 yards.

O'Hara of the Pierce City is only 21 yards short of surpassing 1,000 rushing yards for the season.

A big matchup in the league this week will be when the Warriors take on Lockwood. At the moment, McAuley Catholic is in fourth, while the Tigers are in fifth.

Sarcoxie took down the Wildcats 46-8 last week, the largest margin of any game.



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