Football Preview: Triway Titans vs. Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies
The Triway Titans will play host again on Friday to welcome the Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Triway is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 54-35 victory over Orrville on Friday.
Luke Starr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 335 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Posten, who rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns.
Triway didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Starr and Brody Snyder.
Meanwhile, Johnstown-Monroe entered their tilt with Newark Catholic on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They blew past the Green Wave, posting a 49-0 win. Considering the Johnnies have won eight contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Nana Owusu, who rushed for 279 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 78 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Myers, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Johnstown-Monroe's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Aj Hollis and Erik Marohl, who racked up seven sacks between them. With that strong performance, Marohl is now averaging an impressive 5.4 total tackles per game.
Johnstown-Monroe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 506 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in 15 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Triway's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Johnstown-Monroe, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
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