League recap: McKinleyville scores huge upset over Del Norte

By Staff Report Nov 7, 2012, 11:13am

Humboldt-Del Norte - Big 5 league recap: 11/7/12

Humboldt-Del Norte - Big 5 recap Nov. 7, 2012

The biggest upset of the week belonged to McKinleyville, who took down 703rd ranked Del Norte, 35-18.

The Panthers moved up to 799 from 848 in the state rankings this week, the biggest jump in Humboldt-Del Norte - Big 5. McKinleyville climbed the ranks as a result of defeating the Warriors 35-18.

Del Norte's Dylan Pease and Aaron Fitch have formed a dynamic duo this season, leading the league in both passing and receiving yards. Pease has thrown for 1197 yards this season, while Fitch, a 6-foot-2 receiver, has 31 catches for 534 yards. Arcata's Tyler Keil leads the league in rushing yards with 1414.

Fortuna took down Eureka 27-8 last week, the largest margin of any game.



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