Football Preview: Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies vs. Granville Blue Aces
The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies will head out to square off against the Granville Blue Aces at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Johnstown-Monroe is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Coshocton: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Johnstown-Monroe blew Coshocton out of the water with a 39-0 final score. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Johnnies.
Nana Owusu went supernova for Johnstown-Monroe, rushing for 134 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Owusu is now averaging an impressive 2.5 rushing touchdowns per game. Landon Myers handled things on the ground, rushing for 102 yards.
Myers wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Johnstown-Monroe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 365 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Johnstown-Monroe's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Erik Marohl and Evan Smith who racked up four sacks between them. Smith also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Granville won against Clear Fork on Friday with 31 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Granville enjoyed a cozy 31-14 win over Clear Fork. Given the Blue Aces' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Colts are ranked 315th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Johnstown-Monroe's record now sits at 2-0. As for Granville, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Johnstown-Monroe was dealt a bruising 31-0 defeat at the hands of Granville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Johnstown-Monroe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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