3A Region 2 recap Oct. 23, 2012
The biggest upset of the week belonged to Nettleton, who took down 215th ranked Mantachie, 28-27.
Aberdeen extended the longest winning streak in 3A Region 2 this week by beating Water Valley, 20-13. The victory was the sixth in a row for the team.
Aberdeen's offense was tough to stop this week, as it produced the league's top passer, rusher and receiver. Josh Williams threw for 136 and two touchdowns and Aaron McMillian had 70 yards receiving. On the ground Chico Harrison chipped in 120 yards. Sammie Burroughs helped Aberdeen's passing attack out by catching five balls for 63 yards.
On the ground, Mark Bray's team's Harrison has rushed for 806 yards which leads the league. The leading receiver in the league this season is McMillian. The Aberdeen star has 19 catches for 565 yards.
Going into this week's game against Mooreville, the Tigers' Dakota Cruber needs 48 passing yards to surpass 2,000 on the season. Accruing a total of 10 touchdowns this year, Cruber has thrown for 1952 yards with 10 interceptions.
A big matchup in the league this week will be when the Blue Devils take on the Mustangs. Water Valley is in first place, while Mantachie is in third place.
Nettleton led 3A Region 2 in scoring this week after putting up 28 points on Lynn Moore's team.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
