Football Recap: Houston Guesman Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Carmichaels

By Team Reports Sep 21, 2024, 5:10am

Football Recap: Jefferson-Morgan Rockets vs. Carmichaels Mighty Mikes

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Jefferson-Morgan put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down the Carmichaels Mighty Mikes 21-6. The 21-point effort marked the Rockets' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jefferson-Morgan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Houston Guesman, who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Guesman has posted since back in August of 2023. Jefferson-Morgan also got a significant boost from John Woodward, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 96 yards.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Jefferson-Morgan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.

Jefferson-Morgan's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Carmichaels, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1-1.

Jefferson-Morgan will face off against West Greene at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson-Morgan's defense has only allowed 13.6 points per game this season, so West Greene's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Carmichaels, they will head out on the road to square off against Bentworth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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