Football Recap: Washingtonville Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 18, 2024, 10:17am

Football Recap: Washingtonville Wizards vs. Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders

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Washingtonville entered their contest against Monroe-Woodbury on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Washingtonville Wizards fell to the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders 28-24. While losing is never fun, the Wizards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Crusaders are ranked 22nd).

Monroe-Woodbury was led to victory by Noah Flores and Ethan Maldonado. Flores rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while Maldonado threw for 109 yards and three touchdowns. Flores got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 81 yards.

Washingtonville now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Monroe-Woodbury, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Washingtonville will host Minisink Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Minisink Valley will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Washingtonville surely won't give up without a fight. As for Monroe-Woodbury, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Kingston at 6:00 p.m. Monroe-Woodbury's defense has only allowed 12.7 points per game this season, so Kingston's offense will have their work cut out for them.

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