Northern Illinois Big 12 - East recap October 1, 2013
The biggest upset of the week belonged to Yorkville, who defeated 195th ranked Morris, 14-6.
Adding to the longest winning streak in Northern Illinois Big 12 - East this week, Sycamore beat Ottawa 34-0. The win marks fifth in a row for the the Spartans.
The Redskins' offense was unstoppable this week, as it produced the league's top passer, rusher and receiver. Griffin Sobol threw for 77 yards and Jeremy Shannon had 47 yards receiving. On the ground Sobol contributed 48 yards. Kyle Hill helped Morris' passing attack out by catching 3 balls for 25 yards.
Sobol put up the best numbers through the air as Morris fell to the Foxes. Sobol's favorite target this week was Shannon, who caught 6 passes for 47 yards.
Morris' offense cannot be tamed this season and the Redskins feature the season leaders in passing, rushing and receiving yards. Sobol has thrown for 486 yards this season, while Trevor Allbert has 10 catches for 162 yards.
An important game coming up in the league this week will be when DeKalb takes on Kaneland. The Barbs are currently in fifth, while the Knights are in second.
Yorkville moved up to 217 from 278 in the state rankings this week, the biggest jump in the league. The Foxes were able to move up by defeating Alan Thorson's team 14-6.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
