Football Recap: Monticello Starts Season with Defeat at Home
By Team Reports
Sep 5, 2024, 10:53am
Football Recap: Monticello Sages vs. St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans
Monticello couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 40-28 to the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Sages in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost three in a row.
KODEY MCKINNEY had a dynamite game for St. Joseph-Ogden, throwing for 208 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. MCKINNEY got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible67 yards. Coy Taylor was MCKINNEY's top target, picking up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 43 yards and a touchdown.
Monticello will square off against Illinois Valley Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Tolono Unity at 7:00 p.m.
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