The Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies will head out on the road to square off against the Watkins Memorial Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Johnstown-Monroe's defense has only allowed 12 points per game this season, so Watkins Memorial's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Johnstown-Monroe is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They never let Mt. Vernon onto the board and left with a 41-0 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Johnnies, who have now won three matchups by 38 points or more so far this season.
Johnstown-Monroe's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sam Marasek, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Nana Owusu, who rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Marasek has posted since back in August of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Johnstown-Monroe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Johnstown-Monroe wouldn't let Mt. Vernon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Johnstown-Monroe can thank Ryan Sager and Stephon Grady for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Watkins Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were dealt a 37-7 defeat at the hands of Bishop Hartley. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 405th, while the Hawks are ranked 86th).
Johnstown-Monroe's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Watkins Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Johnstown-Monroe was taken down by Watkins Memorial 41-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Johnstown-Monroe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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