Football Recap: McNair Mustangs vs. Utopian Academy for the Arts
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McNair). They took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging an 80-0 win over Utopian Academy for the Arts. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Mustangs with their most commanding win of the season.
McNair had a senior duo take command as Anterion Theodore rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries and Jeremy Victor rushed for 115 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. Victor's posted a season-high passer rating of 177.1. Another player making a difference was Mauri Johnson, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown.
McNair was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 494 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was McNair's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. Evans Johnson Lll led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. Maruice Belcher also sacked two sacks, which is notable because McNair is 3-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-5 otherwise. McNair got some further help from Emmanuel Clark: he made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
The victory made it two in a row for McNair and bumps their season record up to 4-6. As for Utopian Academy for the Arts, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
McNair does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Utopian Academy for the Arts, they will venture away from home to challenge Jasper County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jasper County's defense has only allowed 13.4 points per game this season, so Utopian Academy for the Arts' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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