Southern Buckeye - American recap September 17, 2013
Brody Brewer and Jake Nelson provided fans with a highlight when they connected against Bethel-Tate. The longest such play in Southern Buckeye - American this season, the connection resulted in 89 yards.
Scotty Nichols of Goshen ran for the longest rushing play in the league this season against the Tigers last week. Nichols scampered for 52 yards on the play and finished with 143 on the day as his team beat Bethel-Tate.
Western Brown's dynamic duo of Devyn Wood and Eean Hornung proved to be unstoppable against Ross, as they were the top passer and receiver in the league this week. Wood threw for 455 yards and 4 touchdowns and Hornung had 128 yards receiving. Jarred Haggerty helped Western Brown's passing attack out by catching 11 balls for 101 yards.
The Broncos' dynamic duo of Wood and Hornung proved tough for the Rams to stop, as they were the top passer and receiver in the league this week.
Hornung was the best receiver in the league this week as Western Brown topped Ross.
Nichols was the most successful running back in Southern Buckeye - American this week. Issac Hart also contributed to the rushing game with 120 yards on the ground.
Pierce Elmore was a key player and the best on defense this week as Goshen beat Wayne Stacy's team. The 6-foot-1 senior grabbed 2.0 sacks.
He went 52-66 with 0 interceptions.
Wood put up the best numbers in passing as Evan Dreyer's team defeated Brian Butts' team.
The Broncos' Wood and Christian Dawson have formed a dream team this season, leading the league in both passing and receiving yards. 6-2 quarterback Wood has thrown for 1,378 yards this season, while Dawson has 25 catches for 460 yards. Nichols from Mark Slagle's team leads the league in rushing with 268 yards.
The top two teams in the league will face off this week when first place Western Brown takes on second place New Richmond. Last week, Western Brown bested the Rams, while New Richmond topped Little Miami.
The Broncos' offense has scored 134 points this season, good for No. 1 in the league, while the Lions have allowed only 13 on the year.
Western Brown moved up to 206 from 269 in the state rankings this week, the biggest jump in the league. The Broncos climbed the ranks as a result of defeating Ross 34-31.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
