On Friday, McKinley Tech faced Paul Public Charter International in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The McKinley Tech Trainers took their match at home with ease, bagging a 53-0 victory over the Paul Public Charter International Pirates. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Trainers considering their 12-point performance the matchup before.
Andre Johnson had an outrageously good game as he threw for 312 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.5 passing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ziyon Walters, who gained 162 total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, McKinley Tech was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 468 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
The win got McKinley Tech back to even at 1-1. As for Paul Public Charter International, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. McKinley Tech will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bishop Ireton at 6:00 p.m. on September 20th. As for Paul Public Charter International, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Digital Pioneers Academy at 2:00 p.m. on September 21st.
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