Sports
Washington stops Dos Palos, takes NSL title
Posted:  11/07/2009 12:25 AM

By Nick Giannandrea / The Fresno Bee
DOS PALOS -- In this, the year of the star quarterbacks around the Central Section -- particularly those in the greater Fresno area named Bray, Orender and Taubler -- don't forget about Adam McCurley.

The people in Dos Palos won't.

McCurley directed Washington up and down the field with precision and ease, passing for 306 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Panthers to a 42-14 victory over the Broncos and wrap up the North Sequoia League title.

The 6-foot-1, 180-pound senior pushed his season totals to 12,469 yards passing with 27 touchdowns, right up there with the numbers put up by Kingsburg's Tyler Bray, Buchanan's Lance Orender and Bullard's Kerr Taubler, all strong candidates to become The Bee's Player of the Year.

"I lean a little bit obviously, but I wouldn't trade Adam for any quarterback in the section," Washington coach Jeff Freitas said. "Those other guys are real good, but Adam is the perfect fit for our team.