League recap: Ukiah rises in state rank

By Staff Report Oct 28, 2013, 9:53am

North Bay league recap: 10/22/13

North Bay recap October 22, 2013

Ukiah scaled the state rankings by moving to 719 from 775 this week, the biggest jump in North Bay. The Wildcats climbed the ranks as a result of falling to Montgomery 38-35.

Adding to the longest winning streak in the league this week, Casa Grande beat Rancho Cotate 42-13. The victory was the seventh in a row for the team.

The Vikings' offense was unstoppable this week, as it produced the league's top passer, rusher and receiver. RJ Flores threw for 120 and 4 touchdowns and Etienne Ezeff had 70 yards receiving. On the ground Logan Francavilla contributed 170 yards. Justin Eatmon helped Montgomery's passing attack out by catching 3 balls for 20 yards.

He was 12-19 with 0 interceptions.

JaJuan Lawson was a passing and rushing force as Casa Grande bested the Cougars. He completed 12 passes for 241 yards and 3 touchdowns and also ran for 94 yards.

Francavilla was the most successful running back in the league this week. He ran for 170 yards on 24 carries as Montgomery topped Ukiah. Teammate Julian Combs added to the ground attack by rushing for 47 yards.

6-foot-1 quarterback Lawson of Trent Herzog's team is the league leader in passing yards this season with 1,207. He has also thrown 11 touchdowns. The leading receiver in the league this season is Ezeff. The Montgomery star has 28 catches for 353 yards.

Dean Haskins' team's Francavilla is a mere 49 yards away from breaking the 1,000-rushing-yards mark for the season. In 161 carries Francavilla has accumulated 951 yard this year.

A big matchup in North Bay this week will be when Windsor takes on Cardinal Newman. As it stands, the Jaguars are in fourth, while the Cardinals are in third.

The Vikings and the Wildcats played the most contested game in the league this week, with the Vikings eventually emerging with a 38-35 victory. Flores during the win.



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