Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Johnstown-Monroe). They really took it to the Heath Bulldogs for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-13 victory at home. The result was nothing new for the Johnnies, who have now won four contests by 29 points or more so far this season.
Nana Owusu continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 233 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Landon Myers was another key rusher, rushing for 92 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Johnstown-Monroe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 456 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Johnstown-Monroe's defense and their four sacks. Aj Hollis was especially locked on to Heath's QB and sacked him twice.
Johnstown-Monroe's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Heath, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Johnstown-Monroe will head out to face off against Northridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Johnstown-Monroe: 13.7, Northridge: 15.5) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Heath, they will welcome Lakewood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heath is facing Lakewood at the right time seeing as Lakewood is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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