The St. Joseph Jayhawks will challenge the Monticello Buckaroo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Joseph has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 186 points over their last three matchups.
St. Joseph is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (St. Joseph was ranked second). St. Joseph simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams 69-6 at home. Considering the Jayhawks have won four games by more than 32 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gunner Windsor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 232 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Joseph's defense and their nine sacks. It was truly a group effort as Koi Simpson, Kayden Huss, and Jordan Coley picked up two apiece. Huss also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 105.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 54-8, which was the final score in Monticello's tilt against Dove Creek on Friday. The match marked the Buckaroo's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
St. Joseph pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Monticello, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
St. Joseph took a serious blow against Monticello in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 54-7. Thankfully for St. Joseph, Jay Mcdonald (who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 78 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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