There's no place like home for West Johnston, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 30-27 victory over the South Johnston Trojans on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wildcats have posted since August 23rd.
Josiah Wells continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 130 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Kaden Dowdy, who picked up 32 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
West Johnston didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Michael Gaetani led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Despite the loss, South Johnston still got an impressive performance from Holt Langston, who rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry.
West Johnston pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for South Johnston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
As of now, neither West Johnston nor South Johnston have any future games scheduled.
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