D2 District 8 (8 Man) recap October 8, 2013
Medicine Valley scored a shocking upset when it eliminated Hitchcock County, 48-36. At the time, the Falcons were ranked 21st in the state, while the Raiders were 43rd.
The biggest upset of the week belonged to Medicine Valley, who took down 21st ranked Hitchcock County, 48-36. Chase Barthel ran for 205 yards in the win.
Wallace's dynamic duo of John Marquardt and Andrew Gardner proved to be unstoppable against Brady, as they were the top passer and receiver in the league this week. Marquardt threw for 127 yards and 4 touchdowns and Gardner had 49 yards receiving. Jacob Melton helped Wallace's passing attack out by catching 1 ball for 39 yards.
He was 5-8 with 0 interceptions.
Dalton Simants was a key player and the best on defense this week as the Eagles lost to the Wildcats. The 6-foot-0 senior forced 1 fumble.
Barthel was a passing and rushing force as Scott Johnsen's team defeated Clark Benne's team. He completed 2 passes for 18 yards and also ran for 205 yards. Barthel's favorite target this week was Zane Mickelsen, who caught 2 passes for 18 yards.
The Falcons' Alex Whipps and Austin Blume led D2 District 8 (8 Man) in both passing and receiving yards. Whipps has thrown for 733 yards this season, while Blume has 20 catches for 432 yards. Hayes Center's Tristan Johnson leads the league in rushing yards with 754.
Fans will be treated to a premier battle in the secondary when Hitchcock County's Blume goes up against Wallace's Marquardt.
Next week's game between the Falcons and Gary Hager's team will feature an aerial matchup as Whipps tests his arm against Marquardt's defensive ability.
One of the league's premier quarterbacks will go head-to-head with its top pass rusher when Hitchcock County and the Wildcats face off next week.
As it stands, the Falcons are in third, while Wallace is in first.
The top two defenses in the league will face off this season when Hitchcock County takes on the Wildcats. The Falcons have allowed 110 points this season, while Wallace has given up 22. Hitchcock County allowed 48 points last week as it fell to the Raiders.
The league will see a high scoring game when the Falcons and the Wildcats face off this week. The top two offenses in the league, Hitchcock County comes in having scored 213 this season, while Wallace has scored 224. The Falcons scored 36 points last week as they lost to Medicine Valley.
The Wildcats' Landon Sweedberg rumbled for the longest rushing play in the league this season in his game against Brady last week. Sweedberg's team topped Andy Seamann's team as he sprinted for 60 yards on the play and finished with 170 in all.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
