Olympic recap September 24, 2013
Fans got a thrill when Eli Snyder and Darron McWhorter connected against La Salle. The connection was good for 65 yards, the longest such play in Olympic this season.
Maranatha fell to the Lancers 40-0 last week, the largest margin of any game. Baile McDavid was a bright spot for the Minutemen, as he ran for 98 yards and caught 4 passes for 53 yards in the loss.
Noah Evans was the best receiver in the league this week as Whittier Christian fell to St. Margaret's. Evans tallied 5 receptions for 139 yards. Nick Watase helped Whittier Christian's passing attack out by catching 8 balls for 50 yards.
Snyder was a passing and rushing force as Maranatha fell to La Salle. He completed 17 passes for 235 yards and also ran for 6 yards. Snyder's favorite target this week was McWhorter, who caught 4 passes for 75 yards.
McDavid was the best running back in the league this week.
Jack Struiksma put up the best numbers through the air as Valley Christian lost to Mayfair. He finished with 6 completions for 72 yards and 23 touchdowns. Struiksma's favorite target this week was Trent Berkenkamp, who caught 2 passes for 28 yards.
He was 6-12 with 1 interception.
Jacob Olson made the biggest impact on defense this week as Jude Oliva's team lost to Russ Gordon's team. The 6-foot-3 defensive lineman.
5-foot-11 quarterback Snyder of the Minutemen is the league leader in passing yards this season with 1,082. He has also thrown 9 touchdowns. The leading receiver in the league this season is Evans. The Whittier Christian star has 26 catches for 424 yards.
Village Christian led Olympic in scoring this week after putting up 35 points on Village Christian.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
