Northern Plains (8 Man) recap October 8, 2013
Southern Cloud's Ryan Perkins recorded the longest rushing play in Northern Plains (8 Man) this season in his game against White City last week. Perkins scampered for 79 yards on the play and finished with 162 on the day as his team topped the Huskies.
St. John's/Tipton Catholic extended the longest winning streak in the league this week by beating Northern Valley, 54-28. This was the team's fifth consecutive win.
Wilson's dynamic duo of Justin Zamecnik and Marcus Denham proved tough for Healy/Western Plains to stop, as they were the top passer and receiver in the league this week. Zamecnik threw for 168 yards and 3 touchdowns and Denham had 105 yards receiving. Jordyn Steinike helped Wilson's passing attack out by catching 2 balls for 48 yards.
Perkins provided a threat through the air and on the ground as Southern Cloud beat White City. He completed 4 passes for 96 yards and 3 touchdowns and also ran for 162 yards. Perkins' key target this week was Dakota Cooper, who caught 2 passes for 63 yards.
He went 10-13 with 0 interceptions.
Uriah Steinike was a key player and the best on defense this week as the Dragons lost to the Eagles. He pulled down 1 interception.
6-foot-0 quarterback Chanse Copple of Rock Hills is the league leader in passing yards this season with 690. He has also thrown 11 touchdowns. The leading receiver in the league this season is Luke Eilert. The St. John's/Tipton Catholic star has 17 catches for 308 yards.
A big matchup in the league this week will be when Tescott takes on Chase. As it stands, the Trojans are in seventh, while the Kats are in eighth.
The Grizzlies took down Pike Valley 58-0 last week, the largest margin of any game. Devon Freeman ran for 111 yards in the win.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
