North Jersey - Patriot recap October 29, 2013
Emerson was the team that made the biggest jump in the rankings, moving from fifth to third in North Jersey - Patriot. Earlier in the week, the Cavaliers defeated Park Ridge 23-7.
Wallington and Weehawken played the closest game in the league this week, with Wallington eventually emerging with a 45-42 victory. Ryan Adzima threw for 480 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 28 yards during the win.
He was 28-42 with 0 interceptions.
Oliver Molano was a force in the backfield as the Indians fell to the Panthers.
Brian Kowalczyk had an awesome week catching the football as Wallington topped Weehawken. He caught 11 passes for 214 yards.
Kowalczyk was the best wideout in the league this week as Barry Blauvelt's team beat Zac Naszimento's team. Kowalczyk tallied 11 receptions for 214 yards. Dan Severino helped Wallington's passing attack out by catching 9 balls for 122 yards.
Leading North Jersey - Patriot in both passing and receiving yards, the Panthers' Adzima and Kowalczyk have proven to be a lethal combination. 6-3 quarterback Adzima has thrown for 2,215 yards this season, while Kowalczyk has 50 catches for 866 yards. The Indians' Molano leads the league in rushing yards with 735.
The top two teams in the league will face off this week when first place St. Mary takes on second place Wallington. St. Mary bested Bogota last week, while Wallington beat Weehawken.
The Panthers' offense has scored 197 points this season, good for No. 1 in the league, while the Gaels have allowed only 95 on the year.
St. Mary took down the Buccaneers 41-0 last week, the largest margin of any game.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
