Missouri River Valley - West recap November 13, 2013
Adding to the longest winning streak in Missouri River Valley - West this week, Oak Grove beat O'Hara 49-14. This was the team's sixth consecutive win.
Excelsior Springs lost to Lafayette 40-0 last week, the largest margin of any game.
Oak Grove's offense was tough to stop this week, as it produced the league's top passer, rusher and receiver. Austin Blackston threw for 49 yards and Tanner Kanak had 39 yards receiving. On the ground Ethan Fugitt contributed 142 yards. Tyler Wilcox helped Oak Grove's passing attack out by catching 1 ball for 16 yards.
Pat Richard's team's dynamic duo of Blackston and Kanak proved tough for the Celtics to stop, as they were the top passer and receiver in the league this week. Wilcox helped Oak Grove's passing attack out by catching 1 ball for 16 yards.
Fugitt provided a threat through the air and on the ground as the Panthers topped O'Hara. Fugitt's favorite target this week was Kanak, who caught 2 passes for 39 yards.
The leading receiver in the league this season is Nick Masoner. The Excelsior Springs star has 38 catches for 581 yards.
The top two teams in the league will face off this week when first place Pleasant Hill takes on second place Oak Grove. Pleasant Hill topped Raytown South last week, while Oak Grove bested James DeMarea's team.
In 120 carries Josh Shewmaker has accumulated 917 yard this year.
The Panthers led the league in scoring this week after putting up 49 points on the Celtics. Fugitt ran for 142 yards and caught 1 pass for 10 yards during the win.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.