It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Morristown can now relate to. They were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 34-33 to the Elizabeth Minutemen. While the Colonials had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Minutemen 13-0.
Reed Donegan and Jasiah Brown certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Donegan rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown, while Brown picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Brown got all that yardage with just one huge grab
Elizabeth found their leader in sophomore Arique Fleming, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes. Elizabeth is 4-1 when Fleming posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Antoine Blount was another key pass catcher, picking up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Morristown has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.8 points per game. As for Elizabeth, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-4.
Morristown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Elizabeth, they will square off against Passaic County Tech at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Passaic County Tech's defense has only allowed 10.8 points per game this season, so Elizabeth's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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