Football Preview: Bishop McCort Crushers vs. Greater Johnstown Trojans
The Bishop McCort Crushers will face off against the Greater Johnstown Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop McCort will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Bishop McCort is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Somerset to the tune of 55-7 on Friday. With the Crushers ahead 42-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Greater Johnstown, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They took down Westmont Hilltop 24-6 on Friday.
Bishop McCort better keep an eye on Cordell Porter. He was instrumental in Greater Johnstown's win, rushing for 142 yards and three touchdowns. Those 142 rushing yards gave Porter a new career-high.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Greater Johnstown proved: they limited Westmont Hilltop to a paltry two yards per carry. The team can thank Jaimeer Dykes for the heroic effort on defense: he. Greater Johnstown didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.7.
Greater Johnstown's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Ronnison Edwards was especially locked on to Westmont Hilltop's QB and sacked him twice.
Bishop McCort's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Greater Johnstown, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Bishop McCort was able to grind out a solid victory over Greater Johnstown in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, winning 23-14. Do the Crushers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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