North Rockland couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 21-14 to the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders on Friday. The Raiders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crusaders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Despite the loss, North Rockland still got an impressive performance from Jaquan Johnson, who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Nate Coulanges had a dynamite game for Monroe-Woodbury, rushing for 162 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 49 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Noah Flores, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown.
North Rockland will look to defend their home field on Friday against Arlington at 6:00 p.m. As for Monroe-Woodbury, they will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Cornwall Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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