Upstate Eight - River recap October 1, 2013
Blake Crowder of Batavia ran for the longest rushing play in Upstate Eight - River this season against West Chicago last week. Crowder's team topped the Wildcats as he sprinted for 82 yards on the play and finished with 89 in all.
Batavia took down West Chicago 48-7 last week, the largest margin of any game. Anthony Scaccia ran for 104 yards and caught 2 passes for 21 yards in the win.
Max Powers was a key player and the best on defense this week as East defeated Elgin. He.
Jimmy Mitchell threw for 258 yards and 5 touchdowns. He was 11-18 with 1 interception.
Daniel Santacaterina was a passing and rushing force as Geneva topped North. He completed 13 passes for 271 yards and 4 touchdowns and also ran for 31 yards. Santacaterina's favorite target this week was Pace Temple, who caught 6 passes for 125 yards.
Mitchell put up the best numbers through the air as the Fighting Saints defeated the Maroons. Mitchell's favorite target this week was Brannon Barry, who caught 3 passes for 78 yards.
The leading receiver in the league this season is Temple. The Geneva star has 23 catches for 494 yards.
Next week's game between East and the Vikings will feature a good passing match up as Mitchell will test his arm against Temple's defensive ability. For the year, Mike Fields' team's Mitchell has managed 1,213 yards and 17 touchdowns, while Temple has 3 interceptions for Geneva.
An important game coming up in the league this week will be when Dennis Piron's team takes on Larkin. The Bulldogs are currently in second, while the Royals are in third.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
