II Section VI recap November 13, 2013
Mesquite added to the longest winning streak in II Section VI this week by beating Buena, 42-27. The win marks ninth in a row for the the Wildcats.
Mesquite took down the Colts 42-27 last week, the largest margin of any game. Payton Haslam threw for 222 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 36 yards in the win.
6-foot-2 quarterback Joshua Eckley of Marcos de Niza is the league leader in passing yards this season with 2,144. He has also thrown 28 touchdowns. The leading receiver in the league this season is Nolan Tondreau. The Mesquite star has 53 catches for 903 yards.
The most important game in the league this week will be the match up between Campo Verde and Jim Jones' team. The Coyotes comes into the matchup ranked 25th in the state, while the Wildcats ranks 13th.
Tondreau of the Mesquite's is a few catches away from breaking 1,000 yards for the season. He needs only 97 receiving yards in this week's game against Campo Verde to get there. So far this year, he has garnered 53 catches for 903 yards.
There should be lots of points scored when Max Ragsdale's team and the Wildcats face off this week. The top two offenses in the league, the Coyotes comes in having scored 374 this season, while Mesquite has scored 334. Campo Verde scored 34 points last week as it bested Sahuaro.
The Wildcats led the league in scoring this week by notching 42 points on Buena. Haslam ran for 36 yards during the win.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
