Marine recap Oct. 16, 2012
Narbonne's Tony Gates recorded the longest rushing play in Marine this season in his game against Banning last week. Gates ran for 85 yards on the play and finished with 218 on the day as his team topped the Pilots.
Carson moved up to 108 from 172 in the state rankings this week, the biggest jump in the league. The Colts were able to make the jump by besting San Pedro 57-0.
Gardena's dynamic duo of Phil Johnson and Tyree Simmons proved tough for George Washington Prep to stop, as they were the top passer and receiver in the league this week. Johnson threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns and Simmons had 92 yards receiving. Domenic Toliver helped Gardena's passing attack out by catching one ball for 40 yards.
Narbonne's Troy Williams and A.J. Richardson have formed a dynamic duo this season, leading the league in both passing and receiving yards. Williams has thrown for 1182 yards this season, while Richardson, a 6-foot-1 receiver, has 25 catches for 394 yards. The Panthers' Simmons leads the league in rushing yards with 905.
Gardena's Simmons is a mere 95 yards away from breaking the 1,000-rushing-yards mark for the season.
A big matchup in Marine this week will be when the Pirates take on Manuel Douglas' team. San Pedro is in third place, while the Gauchos are in first place.
The top two defenses in the league will face off this season when Mike Walsh's team takes on Narbonne. The Pirates have allowed 90 points this season, while the Gauchos have given up 59. San Pedro allowed 57 points last week as it fell to Carson.
Narbonne extended the longest winning streak in the league this week by beating Tim McTyer's team, 54-7. The victory was the seventh in a row for the Gauchos.
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Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
