Thomas More Prep-Marian hasn't had much luck against Smith Center recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs will host the Smith Center Redmen at 7:00 p.m. Thomas More Prep-Marian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Thomas More Prep-Marian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Stanton County at home to the tune of 50-7 on Friday. Given the Monarchs' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Trojans are ranked 210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jackson Gillespie and he. Gillespie rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries while he rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Logan Baalmann also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making three total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Thomas More Prep-Marian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Thomas More Prep-Marian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Grant Nehls.
Meanwhile, Smith Center was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell to Plainville/Natoma 14-8.
Thomas More Prep-Marian's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Smith Center, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Thomas More Prep-Marian was taken down by Smith Center 34-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Thankfully for Thomas More Prep-Marian, Jaden Atwood (who rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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