Dwight Morrow and West Essex squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Dwight Morrow had to settle for second. They lost 43-20 to the West Essex Knights. While losing is never fun, the Maroon Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Knights are ranked 43rd).
Despite the loss, Dwight Morrow still got an impressive performance from Damani Williams, who rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 154 yards on 14 of 21 attempts.
Even though they lost, Dwight Morrow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
With the loss, Dwight Morrow broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-3-1. As for West Essex, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Dwight Morrow does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Essex, they will take on West Morris Central on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (West Essex: 12.9, West Morris Central: 10.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
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