Freelance recap November 19, 2013
East Chicago Central moved up to 44 from 72 in the state rankings this week, the biggest jump in Freelance. The Cardinals were able to move up by defeating New Prairie 38-37.
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory was the team that made the biggest jump in the rankings, moving from seventh to fifth in the league. Earlier in the week, the Braves triumphed over Guerin Catholic 38-17.
East Chicago Central's dynamic duo of Carlos Fernandez and TreQuan Burnett proved tough for the Cougars to stop, as they were the top passer and receiver in the league this week. Fernandez threw for 276 yards and 3 touchdowns and Burnett had 163 yards receiving. Deontae Rush helped East Chicago Central's passing attack out by catching 2 balls for 50 yards.
Tommy McGowan made the biggest impact on defense this week as Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory topped Guerin Catholic. The 5-foot-9 senior forced 1 fumble and racked up 1 sack.
He was 12-25 with 0 interceptions.
Trinity Lutheran's Blake Levy and Jonathan Rollins have formed a dream team this season, leading the league in both passing and receiving yards. 6-0 quarterback Levy has thrown for 2,881 yards this season, while Rollins has 57 catches for 1,099 yards. North Daviess's Colton Lengacher leads the league in rushing yards with 2,870.
Stacy Adams' team's Anthony Hunt is a mere 65 yards away from breaking the 1,000-rushing-yards mark for the season. In 123 carries Hunt has accumulated 935 yard this year.
Going into this week's contest against the Saints / Tuffy, the Cardinals' Fernandez needs 194 passing yards to surpass 2,000 on the season. Accruing a total of 18 touchdowns this year, Fernandez has thrown for 1,806 yards with 5 interceptions.
Linton-Stockton extended the longest winning streak in Freelance this week by beating Fountain Central, 47-28. The victory was the 13th in a row for the Miners.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
