Greater Johnstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 35-28 to the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers.
Despite the defeat, Greater Johnstown saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Julius Reed rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Kaleem Taylor.
Greater Johnstown wouldn't let Philipsburg-Osceola keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Greater Johnstown can thank Cordell Porter and Zymir Reed for forcing both of them.
Sam Mcdonald was his usual excellent self, rushing for 256 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 16.0 yards per carry for Philipsburg-Osceola. Those 256 rushing yards gave Mcdonald a new career-high. Colton Chapman was another key rusher, rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns.
Greater Johnstown's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
Greater Johnstown has already played their next match, a 38-18 defeat against Bellefonte on the 1st. Philipsburg-Osceola does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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