Sunflower recap October 22, 2013
The biggest upset of the week belonged to Leavenworth, who defeated 70th ranked Lawrence, 16-8. Isaiah Ross ran for 67 yards and caught 1 pass for 37 yards during the win.
Fans got a thrill when Connor Leach and Braxton Love connected against Blue Valley North. The longest such play in Sunflower this season, the connection resulted in 52 yards.
Jordan Brown was a beast in the backfield as Olathe East beat the Mustangs.
Branden Trinkle was a key player and the best on defense this week as the Hawks defeated Blue Valley North. The 5-foot-10 senior nabbed 1 interception.
AJ Verdini threw for 217 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was 8-9 with 1 interception.
Connor Alexander was the best receiver in the league this week as Olathe East beat the Mustangs. Alexander racked up 4 receptions for 102 yards. Love helped Olathe East's passing attack out by catching 2 balls for 79 yards.
Leading the league in both passing and receiving yards, West's Verdini and Andre Maloney have proven to be a lethal combination. 6-5 quarterback Verdini has thrown for 1,015 yards this season, while Maloney has 12 catches for 353 yards. Jason Randall from the PIONEERS leads the league in rushing with 995 yards.
Leavenworth's Randall needs only 5 yards against Lawrence Free State next week to surpass 1,000 rushing yards for the season. In 145 carries Randall has accumulated 995 yard this year.
An important game coming up in Sunflower this week will be when East takes on the Vikings. The Lancers are currently in second, while West is in fifth.
South fell to Gardner-Edgerton 52-7 last week, the largest margin of any game.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
