It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Johns had no problem doing just that on Friday. They secured a 28-22 W over the DeWitt Panthers. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Redwings' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Panthers are ranked fourth).
Defeat or not, DeWitt got some senior leadership from Elliott Larner and Abram Larner. Elliott threw for 234 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, while Abram gained 130 total yards and four touchdowns. Elliott is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played.
The win made it two in a row for St. Johns and bumps their season record up to 7-3. As for DeWitt, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-1.
St. Johns will have a chance to go back-to-back against DeWitt: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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