Greater Johnstown kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell 38-26 to the Forest Hills Rangers. The Trojans just can't catch a break and have now endured 11 losses in a row dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Greater Johnstown lost, don't look at Julius Reed. Despite the final result, he threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Zymir Reed was Julius' top target, picking up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Nate Cornell and his top target Xander Richardson. Cornell threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns while Richardson gained 150 total yards and three touchdowns.
Greater Johnstown will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Tyrone at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Forest Hills, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge Clearfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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