Johnston fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Pilgrim on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pilgrim Patriots by a score of 52-50. Even though they lost, the Panthers' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 27.8 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Loss or not, Johnston got some senior leadership from Dean Paris and Matt Clements. Paris gained 233 total yards and three touchdowns, while Clements threw for 196 yards and four touchdowns. Paris also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 176. Ethan Placella also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Johnston's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Pilgrim, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Johnston will square off against Classical at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Classical is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38 points per game this season. As for Pilgrim, they will challenge Ponaganset at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Ponaganset will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Pilgrim surely won't give up without a fight.
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