Southwest Seven recap September 24, 2013
Wood Memorial lost to Eastern Greene 57-36 last week, the largest margin of any game.
North Central and North Knox played the closest game in Southwest Seven this week, with North Central eventually emerging with a 27-21 victory. Chase VanSchoyck ran for 215 yards and caught 2 passes for 45 yards during the win.
Leading the league in both passing and receiving yards, the Thunderbirds' Briar Martindale and Cody Hopkins have proven to be a lethal combination. Martindale has thrown for 662 yards this season, while Hopkins, a 5-foot-9 receiver, has 10 catches for 334 yards. The Thunderbirds' VanSchoyck leads the league in rushing yards with 894.
Fans will be treated to a premier battle in the secondary when Eastern Greene's Hopkins goes up against North Central's Dillon Bailey.
One of the league's premier quarterbacks will face off with its top pass rusher when Luke Dean's team and Travis Nolting's team face off next week.
Next week's game between the Thunderbirds and the Thunderbirds will feature an aerial matchup as Martindale tests his arm against Bailey's defensive ability.
A big matchup in Southwest Seven this week will be when Eastern Greene takes on North Central. The Thunderbirds are in third place, while the Thunderbirds are in first place.
The league will see a high scoring game when Eastern Greene and North Central face off this week. The top two offenses in the league, the Thunderbirds comes in having scored 72 this season, while the Thunderbirds have scored 223. Eastern Greene scored 57 points last week as it defeated the Trojans.
The Thunderbirds led the league in scoring this week after putting up 57 points on Wood Memorial.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
