With a playoff game on the line, Morgan County rose to the challenge on Friday. They secured a 36-30 W over the Sumter County Panthers. Morgan County's win was all the more impressive since the Panthers were averaging only 12.5 points allowed on the season.
Morgan County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christian Monfort, who rushed for 207 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 37 receiving yards and a touchdown. Monfort's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 199 rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Jasper Cason, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns.
Morgan County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 432 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Although Sumter County took the loss, they still got scores from Aaron Kearse and Ishmael Jones.
The win made it two in a row for Morgan County and bumps their season record up to 11-1. As for Sumter County, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-2.
Morgan County has already played their next match, a 49-40 loss against Rockmart on the 29th. Sumter County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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