The Monroe Central Seminoles will challenge the Toronto Red Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monroe Central will be strutting in after a victory while Toronto will be coming in after a defeat.
On Friday, Monroe Central got the win against Shenandoah by a conclusive 35-12. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-6.
Cooper Howell went supernova, rushing for 105 yards and four scores, while also throwing for 125 yards on perfect 10-for-10 passing. Those 125 passing yards gave him a new career-high. Arville Rutter was another key player, rushing for 105 yards and one TD.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Monroe Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 48 points the game before, Toronto was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They came up short against Tuslaw, falling 33-12. The contest marked the Red Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Monroe Central will have to keep a close watch on Brady Fair and Brody Close, a pair of players who had a big impact on Toronto's prior game. Fair gained 94 total yards and a touchdown, while Close picked up 35 receiving yards and one touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for Monroe Central and bumps their season record up to 3-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 24 points in those games. As for Toronto, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
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