Football Recap: Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes vs. East Hall Vikings
Monroe Area won the last time they faced East Hall and things went their way on Friday too. The Purple Hurricanes walked away with a 38-28 victory over the Vikings. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Purple Hurricanes.
Monroe Area was led to victory by Jitt Carr and Ezra Harrison. Carr rushed for 181 yards and three scores, while Harrison rushed for 145 yards and one TD while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Carr's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards.
Monroe Area didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited East Hall to a completion percentage of just 37.5%. The team can thank Kenzi Battle for the heroic effort on defense: he. Monroe Area has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.63 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.63 in their last three games.
Parker Sims
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Monroe Area didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Mason Scarborough, Parker Sims, and Battle picked up one apiece. Sims also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with nine. Another thorn in East Hall's side was Cortavious Scott, who picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made 17 total tackles.
When it comes to explaining why East Hall lost, don't look at Jamarcus Harrison. Despite the final result, he rushed for 130 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 74 yards and one TD. Harrison also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because the Vikings are 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. Kani Williams got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Monroe Area's record is now 5-1. As for East Hall, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Monroe Area is set to square off against their familiar foe Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Purple Hurricanes 11.3, the Dragons 11.3) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, East Hall will face off against rival Oconee County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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