Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Jordan). They breezed by the Kearns Cougars on the road to the tune of 48-0 on Thursday. The win was familiar territory for the Jaguars who have now won four contests in a row.
Cody Johnson had a dynamite game for West Jordan, rushing for 86 yards and three touchdowns. Gio Polanco was another key rusher, rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Jordan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 196.7.
West Jordan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Porter Creasy and Polanco. Those 55 rushing yards gave Polanco a new career-high.
West Jordan now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Kearns, they dropped their record down to 0-9 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
West Jordan will take on Taylorsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Kearns, they will face off against Cyprus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kearns is facing Cyprus at the right time seeing as Cyprus is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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