Northeast Ohio - River recap October 8, 2013
Shaker Heights lost to Mentor 56-14 last week, the largest margin of any game.
North Royalton made the biggest jump in the national rankings this week, rising to 5,149 from 5,321. They were able to move up in the ranks after a 27-26 victory over the Bears last week.
North Royalton's offense was tough to stop this week, as it produced the league's top passer, rusher and receiver. Jack Marousek threw for 160 and 1 touchdown and Henry Meinberg had 86 yards receiving. On the ground Austin Smith contributed 178 yards. Joey Davidson helped North Royalton's passing attack out by catching 2 balls for 64 yards.
Nick Ciulli's team's dynamic duo of Marousek and Meinberg proved to be unstoppable against Twinsburg, as they were the top passer and receiver in the league this week. Davidson helped North Royalton's passing attack out by catching 2 balls for 64 yards.
Smith was a passing and rushing force as the Bears lost to the Tigers. Smith's key target this week was Meinberg, who caught 3 passes for 86 yards.
Connor Kamczyc made the biggest impact on defense this week as Elyria fell to Brunswick. The 6-foot-1 senior nabbed 1 interception, forced 1 fumble, recorded 1 fumble and grabbed 1 sack.
Elyria's offense cannot be tamed this season and the Pioneers feature the season leaders in passing, rushing and receiving yards. Hunter Parsh has thrown for 1,321 yards and 8 touchdowns this season, while Tavon Kurtz has 28 catches for 484 yards.
A big matchup in Northeast Ohio - River this week will be when North Royalton takes on the Pioneers. As it stands, the Bears are in fifth, while Elyria is in second.
There should be lots of points scored when North Royalton and Kevin Fell's team face off this week. The top two offenses in the league, the Bears comes in having scored 128 this season, while the Pioneers have scored 211. North Royalton scored 26 points last week as it fell to Twinsburg.
Elyria led the league in scoring this week by notching 35 points on Elyria.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.